24 Week Pregnancy Update

I'm 24 1/2 weeks! I can't believe I'm over halfway done with this pregnancy and that in just over 3 months our little girl will be with us! Our biggest update is that she is moving. A ton! I first felt her move at 20 weeks, which surprised me because my doctor said I may feel her later than most due to the anterior location of the placenta. It felt like a small twitch at first and would happen maybe once a day, but now a few weeks later I feel her moving and kicking many times throughout the day. I love feeling her move! It is also a huge comfort to me because it means she's still doing okay! David first felt her move at 21 weeks while we were at church. He's since felt her many times and it is so fun to see how excited he gets, he will be such a great dad! 

The other big change has been to my waste line! I finally look really pregnant and my belly is definitely getting big. It's fun to wear actual maternity clothes too that accentuate my stomach. 

I haven't had too many cravings or aversions to foods. I still like all the normal things, but eat them more being pregnant because I allow myself more splurges than I normally do. Like Mac and cheese. It's always been my favorite food but I usually don't eat it a ton since it's so unhealthy, but being pregnant I have been eating it all the time while the calories don't count ;) I have been buying lots of chocolate milk too, which I love. Basically, I eat like a kid! Ooh I almost forgot, I have been wanting a good turkey sandwich! I'll definitely be getting that after baby comes. 

I've gained about 10 pounds so far, and I'm sure I'll pack on many more in the coming months! They will have to do another ultrasound around 30 weeks to see if my placenta has moved. I have placenta previa and my doctor said there is a 50/50 chance I'll need a c-section. After the ultrasound they'll have a better idea of whether I will need one for sure. I have a great doctor so I am in good hands, and am fine with however our little girl comes, as long as she's okay! 

Last update: we bought a crib! It was one I loved and on sale so it was a great deal! We are in the process of planning out the nursery. We got paint samples the other day and are planning on painting it a light grey. The colors will be light and bright: light pink, light grey and white. Hopefully it turns out cute. I'll put up pictures once we have something to document, but for now here are some pictures of my bump:

20 weeks, 6 days (right before Mexico):

22 weeks: 

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

We just got back from Mexico two weeks ago and had so much fun- it's about time I update this little space of ours! The dental school had a spring break this year, and we were all so excited after not getting one last year. David and I knew we wanted to plan something [in the sun] as it may be one of our last big vacations until baby girl makes her debut, we just didn't know what exactly that would be. One of the other dental couples and our good friends, Kyle and Paulina, invited us to go down to Mexico with them to stay at their uncle's house in Playa del Carmen. It was so nice of them to invite us and of course we said YES! There were 5 couples total that went down and it was such a blast!

The first day, we flew into Cancun and had to rent cars to drive down to Playa, which ended up being a long travel day. We were all starving that night and decided to head over to 5th Avenue, which is the main street of the town that has all the fun shops, restaurants and nightlife. It makes for lots of crowds (mostly tourists) and great people watching. We ended up going here almost every night to try out new places for dinner, and it was super fun.

The next day was pretty relaxing. I slept in and did a workout video (I hardly did anything) with Jessica, then we all packed up our towels and food and laid at the beach all day. It was beautiful and so nice to lay in the sun. Although, I will tell you this...if you are pregnant, it is worth it to get or rent a chair, back rest or something. Laying in the sand is so uncomfortable! Anyways, after the beach we cleaned up and headed to 5th Avenue for dinner again.

The whole group:

The next day we went to Xel-Ha (pronounced Shell-ha), which was beautiful! We snorkeled, walked around, ate lots of food, and had a great day. Overall, kind of an overrated place, and I wouldn't go again, but we had a great time.

David on the ropes course:

All the girls:

The next day, we tried out a new beach in the morning:

Yes, that is me under David's shirt, he thought he was SO funny ;)

In the afternoon, we headed to the pool at the place we were staying. We only got a picture of all the girls, since the boys were on the other side of the pool filming their synchronized dance routine...it was pretty hilarious.

The day after that, we went down to Tulum, which is the site of an ancient Mayan civilization. It was super neat! I would have loved to do a tour a learn more, but they were really expensive...so we just wandered around. It ended up being a good thing though, because after 30 minutes, we were all dying of heat! I seriously felt like I was melting and told David he may need to carry me out of there...

Selfie with the cliffs of Tulum in the background:

Luckily I survived, and we made it to Akumal where there is a beautiful beach! There were tons of sea turtles and sting rays, and although the snorkeling wasn't nearly as good as Roatan, it was still so fun to explore and swim in the warm water.

 I love this selfie the guys took while snorkeling:

And of course we wanted to get a pic of everyone in their gear:

We ended up going back to Akumal for our last day as well because it was our favorite beach, and then out to dinner at this fun restaurant on the beach called Fusion. We actually ate at that restaurant twice in the week because the atmosphere was so awesome (plus the nachos were great too)!

Here we are in front of the place we stayed for the week before heading out to dinner:

 We had such a blast with this crew and laughed non stop! We are so grateful to Kyle and Paulina for inviting us, we had the best time!