Cora: Week 23.

This past Saturday - 23 weeks. At the USO's Remembrance Run 10k on Futenma. (I didn't run.)

Today is: May 21, 2013

How far along: 23 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: -

Baby is the size of: A grapefruit! She's likely somewhere between 10.5 to 11.8 inches long, and anywhere from 12.7 to 20.8 ounces.

 What's going on with the babe: Her face is fully formed, she just needs some fat to help fill it out.

What's going on with the mama:  My allergies are out of control.

Baby is a: a girl.

Maternity clothing: Some - mostly jeans. I can still wear my normal tops but wear maternity tops sometimes.

Sleep: I'm sleeping relatively well at night and nap when Evelyn naps, but lately I do wish her naps would stretch longer so I could catch some extra zzzzs as well.
 
Movement: Tons! Two days or so ago I saw her from the outside, which is earlier than I remember seeing Evelyn from the outside.

Cravings/Aversions: I've been craving taco rice, and Diet Coke. I'm still craving chocolate. On Saturday I really wanted a steak (weird).

Symptoms:
-Braxton Hicks contractions, or "practice" contractions. I never had these with Evelyn, or never noticed if I did.

How this pregnancy is different than the first: BX contractions.

How the big sister was this week: She's been good though yesterday after her nap she was not a happy camper. She is obsessed with going to the petting zoo / mini-zoo / egg farm, which we went to these weekend with her Dad for the first time. She enjoyed playing with her friends at yoga yesterday morning.

The best moment(s) of this past week:
- The small bits of sunshine we had. Rainy season is upon us, so when the sun is out it feels like a really big deal.
- Dan had a three day weekend, so it was nice to spend an extra day with him.
- On Saturday night I went out to eat at Four Seasons (a teppanyaki restaurant) with twenty + other Stroller Warriors for "Girls Night Out". It was a lot of fun.
- I ordered our new double jogging stroller...on sale!

I'm looking forward to:
- Stroller Warriors on Wednesday and Friday, depending on the presence or absence of rain.
- Ordering my shirt for the Glo Run.
- Getting my diploma (!!) and double stroller in the mail, hopefully sometime this week.