25 weeks

At 25 weeks ...

- I'm still feeling great!

- I tire more easily which is a little embarrassing, especially when I'm totally winded after climbing a flight of stairs. Maybe I should be exercising a little more. :)

- I could really use a tan. I'm not lookin' so hot lately and it's not just the big belly.

- I've finished What to Expect When You're Expecting with the exception of the remaining weekly chapters. Lots of information and I'm definitely on overload! I still have yet to convince Rob to read chapter 19 which is the measly little section devoted to fathers-to-be.

- I've now moved on to reading A Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy. TMI to its fullest. It's good stuff to hear but  yikes. Thankfully my closest girlfriends (my sisters) have told me not to worry about half that stuff. Now about that other half ...

- Baby Simms is more active than ever! I notice it most when I lay on the couch in the evenings. He's getting stronger and stronger and his daddy could not be more proud.

- Rob is already brewing up ways for him and the nugget to gang up on me. Sometimes he even lays down on my belly and whispers secrets to him as if it's a No Girls Allowed club or something.

- Heartburn is still my enemy. I've been munching on punishing the salsa I made (from a packet - don't be impressed) even though I know it's going to hurt later.

- I've been making lots of to-do lists lately. Things to pack in our apartment, stuff for my hospital bag, what I need to blog about, etc.

- I'm tackling my classroom to-do list little by little. I'm so thankful to have 2 more than capable labbies to help me create several documents for next year. I'm trying my best to organize my things perfectly so when I open them (last minute) in my new classroom they'll be exactly as I want it.

- I've been more forgetful. Hence the necessity for all my to-do lists!

- We're getting closer to deciding on a name! I think we're down to a mutual top 4 list and I can't wait to stop calling him Trout! Which I have yet to do, for the record.

- Rob is still actively searching for a job but to no avail ... yet. He has a conference lined up for April 8 where he'll hopefully do lots of networking. I'm not very good at being patient sometimes and it's rubbing off on my dear husband.

- The nugget is the size of a rutabaga. Because that's a normal item to use for comparison. Come on, daily pregnancy emails!