25 weeks!

How Far Along: 25 Weeks

Size of baby: Mason now weighs about 1 ½ pounds. He's 13 ½ inches long from head to heel! It’s crazy to look at a ruler and think that he is longer than that now and fits inside my belly.

Weight Gain/Loss: 12 pounds

Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants now and mostly maternity shirts. I am so thankful that my Dad and Teresa got me so many cute maternity shirts for Christmas. Mason and I will be set until he gets here!!

Gender: It's a BOY!! Mason Carter Mitchell

Movement: Mason still has days where he is more active and days where he must be sleeping more. I like it when he is more active. It makes me a little nervous when he hasn’t moved very much!  

Food Cravings: I could still eat french fries with every meal. But, if you know me I’ve always been this way! I love french fries!! So, I’m not sure if we can really call it a “pregnancy craving”.

What I miss: The only thing I can think that I miss right now is sleeping on my back.

Sleep: I'm having more trouble getting comfortable while sleeping. Since I'm just sleeping on my side, my hips get very sore after I lay on one side for a while. No crazy dreams in a while.

Symptoms: Mostly just being uncomfortable while sleeping. I’m really feeling very good these days and I’m able to enjoy being pregnant.

Best Moment this week: Spending time with family for Christmas. We got so many nice things! Scotty got me a glider (the REALLY BIG box I spoke of last week) to use in Mason’s room. It is very comfortable and I foresee me spending many hours in that chair!

What I am looking forward to: I’m looking forward to my day off this Friday! It will be my last vacation day that I take before Mason is here. Luckily, I’ll have 2 bank holidays before he arrives, but this will be the last time off I’ll take before he gets here. Have to save up all my time to spend with him once he arrives. Now I say this along with a little prayer that I won’t have any complications that will require me to take off before Mason gets here.

Here is a front view picture of me I took to show off one of the new sweaters that Dad & Teresa got me for Christmas ;-)