24 weeks and an eggplant

Baby should be as big as an eggplant (aubergine) right now, he isn't and we know that, but it's still fun to know.

What's happening in the pregnancy symptoms department at the moment?

Still quite a lot: big boobies and new bras without underwire - pure bliss!!

Weight gain: I'm now +5.5kg's. Still eating more than I used too, but nothing exceptional. No weird cravings, and no foods really that I don't like. Can't stand it that I can't eat sushi.

Sense of smell is much stronger and I already had a very good nose!! Absolutely hate the smell of coffee and cigarette smoke. And DH's hair gel makes me gag, as does any other perfumed thing really. And lots of other smells, grrrrr. Always keep peppermints handy, to fight off sudden nausea caused by horrible wafts.

Waking up at least once at night to go to the bathroom. And crying now and then: when contestants are eliminated from cooking shows, project runway, the x factor and next top model for example. Or because of a lottery commercial where a dog on a sailing trip with his owner dives after a winning lottery ticket that's been blown into the sea in a storm, he travels all over the world to get back home to NZ to find his owner happily home with a cat!
And blubbering without a reason happens too.

What else... I'm out if breath a bit quicker, and still have that bloated feeling after dinner, you know, that you think you're about to explode.

Bedtime is around 9.30pm, with often a nap somewhere during the day. And since a couple of days I notice some swelling in my fingers, could be that I'm retaining water, could be related to the warmer weather, or both. There's one ring I've taken off, but I don't like it a bit as I've worn this ring continuously for the last 15 years!


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