23 Weeks with Baby Girl

I've skipped a couple weeks, but as of yesterday I am officially 23 weeks pregnant.....and shocked to have come to the realization that I will be starting my third trimester in just a couple of weeks!!!  Where is this pregnancy going???!!!  I swear with my first it felt like I was pregnant forever, but this one is flying by......the benefit of having a toddler at home with me I suppose :)
Actually I felt a lot better when I did realize that I'm nearing the end of the 2nd trimester, and was somehow a little bit more OK with how I've been packing on the pounds lately.  I just feel as though since Christmas (actually the entire month of December) I've really started to get a lot bigger and I am feeling the difference in weight.  I can feel it in everything I do, and even catch myself waddling sometimes!   I've definitely gained more this time around and a lot sooner to!

    From last week when I forgot to post!

I'm feeling lots of kicking and movement, and every time I try to get Johnny to feel what I'm talking about she totally stops.  Its like she knows and is playing her own little game with is.  He finally was able to feel her last night!!! 

This weeks TOP 5:

1.  Like I said, feeling her kick and move ALL of the time now and to feel her that much more is so much fun!!  Also for the longest time she was very low every time she moved, but lately I've felt her higher up which is always a surprise to feel.
2. We've started the nursery!!  YAY, it took me long enough to get motivated but I finally really started to get into it.  Now its all I think about.  We are going with soft shades of purple, cream, and grey, with pops of pinks here and there.  I want to keep the walls more neutral so that I'm not having to paint again later on.  Johnny ripped up all of the carpet and has the space ready to start the hardwood floors.  I've picked out material to make curtains with and all of the paint colors.  Now we just need to find the time and energy to START!
3. Not really baby news but she is the reason I started thinking about this whole thing.  I'm moving the changing table/dresser from Jack's room into the new nursery but then Jack will need a new dresser.  I hemmed and hawed about what to do.....do I buy him a whole new matching bedroom set to have as he grows up?  Do I buy something on craigslist and refurbish it to be unique and his own?  Johnny and I talked and decided that since we have never had a matching bedroom set before, its always been a mix of different pieces that we've collected over the years.  So we are going to buy ourselves a nice set of dressers and give the kids ours.  One of them is the dresser I grew up with and used as a little girl.  We are going to paint and refurbish both to make them special for each kid and pass them along.  I figure they are only going to get dinged up and ruined over the years with kids anyway so why buy brand new stuff.  SO this means only one thing now.....MASTER BEDROOM MAKEOVER!!!!  I have so many ideas :)
4. We took Jack's crib down, set it aside for baby #2, and moved a big boy bed into his room.  He is not sleeping in it yet, I still need to get the rails for either side, but SOON, it will happen and I'm actually pretty excited about it since it is only getting more and more uncomfortable for me to move around in my sleep! 
5. Trying to eat healthier for two - like I said earlier, I feel like I've eaten a lot of crap over the holidays and really want to get back on track for both  baby and my growing self.  So I've been buying more fruit and eating more yogurt, cottage cheese, salads...etc...  I've also been making a point to cook more at home.  Somehow you just eat more wholesome and healthier when you cook at home.  AND This benefits the entire family!!  Also I'm all about joining the smoothie craze I see all over Instagram these days, Jack and I are always down for a good smoothie, and there are endless yummy combos to try.

   My little peanut all bundled up for our               brave outing in polar vortex!