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Apparently our baby girl has taken up kick-boxing! She’s so so so active all the time and we just love getting to feel her movements. She responds to our voices (she loves her Daddy’s voice) and to music (she loves all kinds!). My laptop is balanced on my lap right now and every few seconds she kicks and my laptop bounces!

Baby girl is approximately 1.5 pounds and 13.5 inches long (hard to believe!). I think she’s supposed to double in size by the end of the sixth month.

Tad and I were talking today about how I haven’t had a lot of food cravings. From the very beginning I had food aversions (I think I didn’t eat chicken for about 2 months), but my cravings have been minimal and not too weird… yet.

This week I haven’t slept great, but I used my body pillow last night (I had gotten out of the habit) and that helped a ton. I just have some trouble falling asleep at first even though I’m tired. I usually wake up twice each night to use the bathroom, but I can always fall back asleep quickly.

I’ve had several total strangers ask when I am due or how far along I am, so I officially look pregnant now! One lady said she thought I was carrying a boy (which I think is a compliment) and said she could tell it was my first baby. It’s fun wearing clothes that highlight my little bump!

Here we are at week 24! It’s amazing how quickly things are speeding along. Click here to compare with last week’s photo. I think that I am carrying really high! (As in… I can still wear my low-rise skinny jeans buttoned, though they are getting tight.)

I don’t really have a lot to say that is new… things are going well and we are enjoying doing more towards the birth. I’ve been reading a parenting book (I’ll post a review when I’m finished), working on baby registries, and making more things for the nursery. She’ll be here in less than 4 months!

We haven’t decided officially on a name yet, but even once we do we’re going to wait to share it until she is born.

I still haven’t been sleeping very well at night; it takes me forever to fall asleep. I think I’m still adjusting to the new house, and some nights baby’s kicking keeps me awake for a bit (in a happy, I’m-glad-I-can-feel-her way). I’ve still been experiencing some lower back pain and ligament cramping, but I know this is because my belly is growing so much right now!

I read that by the end of the sixth month (I’m at the beginning), our baby will have doubled in weight! I find I’m hungry more often than I used to be.

Thank you for praying for us and for our baby girl!