Yesterday I had a regular appointment and everything went very well. The jelly bean is measuring 22 weeks and his heart rate was 144. He is super active and made it difficult for the nurse to find his heart rate because he kept kicking and skewing it. He's like that all of the time though. He keeps me up at night and makes napping difficult. Charlee was active, but not this active! It makes me nervous about how he will be once he's out in the world. This family likes to sleep and none of us do very well without it...
The doctor says my weight gain is perfect and I'm exactly where I should be. But I feel like I'm going to be a whale at this rate. And it doesn't help that I am hungry all of the time. The only other time in my life where I've been this hungry was when I was nursing Charlee. I eat a meal and an hour later I'm hungry again. I'm doing my best to eat healthy, but it isn't easy. 17 more weeks...
I'm still having crazy dreams every night. They're so vivid that I wake up in a haze. That is when I'm not waking up to pee 4 or 5 times during the night. Or waking up to search for my heartburn medicine. I don't know how I don't wake up Eric when I have to unbundle myself from my body pillow and sheets that many times, but he rarely budges. I wish I could still sleep like that!
Charlee is getting more curious about my growing belly. She asks to kiss my belly or her brother almost every day. She has started asking when she can play with him too. The other day we were sitting in the recliner and she started patting my belly saying she was "playing with baby brother." It was one of the cutest mommy moments ever! 
Baby is currently the size of a large mango at 11.5 inches and 1.1lbs. I am currently craving tomato sandwiches with bacon, chocolate ice cream, and strawberries.
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