23 Weeks and Counting Down

As of today, I am 23 weeks pregnant with our little boy.  Which may seem crazy since I haven't posted about it till now.  Our little man is due at the end of April.  We have only 4 more months to get ready for him.  On one hand, 4 months feels like forever away, but I know once we get closer, it may of gone by too fast.

Life being pregnant thus far:

• I had a little bit of morning sickness in the beginning   It mostly consisted of getting sick once (with several close calls)  and just avoiding a LOT of stuff.  Little man is not a fan of sugary things. (especially chocolate)  I can tolerate most of the stuff that used to make me sick except for eggs.
• Things that I have craved- cold pizza, Cambodian soup made by a friend of ours, homemade pumpkin empanadas, french fries  corndogs, KFC coleslaw, steak, black pepper, mustard, and plums.  I have also been wanting some pumpkin cheesecake lately, but I cant tell if it is a baby craving, or just a "its that time of the year" thing.
• I have been trying to sleep mostly on my left side, which they say is what you are supposed to do, but man, sleeping on the same side the whole time makes me sore.
• The hubby does not smell good anymore.  I remember sitting with him in church and leaning over just to smell him.  Not anymore.  Though that, just like my eating habits, are starting to go slightly back to normal.  That is, he doesn't stink anymore.
• I love being kicked.  Nothing too hard yet.  Just little ones.  They make my day though.  I like to try and lay in bed a little longer in the morning because he kicks the bed.  Night time too.  Occasionally he will kick me during the day.  Though Sarah has been telling me she could feel him kick since I was about 10 weeks.
• The cramping has started.  Oh man, does it hurt.  sometimes it will happen when I move my feet around at night, but a lot of the time, it happens around my hips when I try to get up.  Not fun.
• As bad as that sounds, I think my least favorite part of this is the prenatal vitamins.  Talk about not fun.  I had to switch to gummy ones because every time I would try to swallow those giant pills, my body would try to throw it and everything else out of my system.  Even though the gummies don't make me throw up when I eat them, they taste so icky that I have to be careful of what I do afterwards.  Toothpaste is pretty much not going near me within half an hour of me taking them.
• The main thing that has been getting to me most everyday is how tired I am.  Growing a person is hard work, and my body definitely lets me know that.

Mostly, I have had a super good pregnancy.  I am very fortunate in that. I also have a lot of support around the house.  I have the best husband at times like these.

We are so excited and nervous to be parents.  Mostly excited though.  I just want to meet him already and shower him in hugs and kisses.  Dress him in cute little sweaters and ties.  Teach him how to be a gentleman, and how to cook.  Watch him wrestle with daddy and to boys(Freckles and Zuko)  Mostly I cant wait to see him smile.  It will definitely be an exciting start to a new part in our lives.