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Baby Jarbs @ 25w5d

It is amazing to see my belly grow each week. By now, Baby Jarbs should be between 13 - 14 inches long and weighing close to 2 lbs!! In two weeks, I'll be on my 3rd trimester. Holy cow! Where did time go?!

Yesterday, I tried wearing my regular (non-maternity) work pants to work. Although, I can still pull the pants up, I can't zip them up anymore :-(. I had to wear a belly band over it to prevent it from falling off. I love the maternity pants with full panel waist bands. They're so comfy. I only have 2 and refuse to buy more until I get much bigger and feel I really HAVE to. As for tops, I can still fit in my regular size small shirts/blouses but as you can imagine, they're tight around the belly!! I don't mind having my belly stick out. At least now it's more obvious that there's a baby in there and I did not just eat my breakfast, lunch and dinner in one sitting :-). Growing belly means Baby Jarbs is growing as she should! Yes, grow baby grow! :-).

25 weeks!

Weekly check-in:

How far along?: 25w3d
How big is baby: Size of an eggplant!
Weight gain/loss: None since last week; still up 16 lbs
Pregnancy symptoms:  For the last couple of days, I have been experiencing mild cramping in my tummy which, according to my books and google, may be Braxton Hicks contraction. Occasional lower back pains are gone. Stretching/yoga helped! Linea negra getting prominent.
Maternity clothes: I love my 2 pairs of maternity pants! I finally received the maternity clothes that my mom sent me and I love them!
Stretch Marks: None. Still crossing fingers I won't have any.
Sleep: I still can't get myself to bed to go early. Bedtime for me is ~1 am which I am trying to change. I've been getting about 6-6.5 hrs of sleep this week.
Best moment this week: Daddy Jarbs' playtime with Baby Jarbs 
Movement: Yes. It feels like she's doing some backstroke inside my tummy :-). She moves a lot after I drink soda and kicks when Daddy Jarbs talks to her.
Food cravings: Banana pancake and caffeine free rootbeer
Food aversions: Nothing in particular
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: Hmm 1/4 out? :-)
What I miss: still medium RARE steak 
What I am looking forward to: doctor's appointment next week
Milestones:

That oh-so-handy sense of equilibrium is kicking in, and baby's learning to distinguish right side up from upside down.