How's this for an actual update?

I am realizing that my weekly updates have been quite slack in actually updating anyone on anything baby related! So I searched and found an update template that a couple other mommy bloggers have used, and I'm going to build my updates off of that from now on. Since today is OFFICIALLY 22 weeks, I figured I would start there.

How far along?  22 weeks

Total weight gain/measurements: 6 lbs. But that's a little misleading I suppose because I lost weight in my first trimester (thanks morning sickness).

Maternity clothes: Definitely. Always, always in maternity clothes. Here's my 20 weeks picture (that wouldn't upload on Monday - so now I owe you both 21 and 22 weeks) and you can see that my regular t-shirts were starting to be a bit tight at 20 weeks. And now I'm bigger. I can still fit into most of my dresses though, so that's nice for work!

I know, I'm cute.

Stretch marks: Well, I thought I was doing okay and that those nasty buggers I had when I was bigger were being held at bay, but hanging out last night on the couch, my husband pointed one of them out to me. It seems that they are not going to be held at bay for much longer...time for belly butter!

Sleep: Yes, I'm sleeping. Mostly well, at that. However, that middle-of-the-night trip to the bathroom is really disrupting. And it's worse now than it has been the past couple of weeks because this is the state of my upstairs bathroom, the one that's closest to me: 

That means that in addition to getting up in the middle of the night to pee, I have to trek downstairs and back upstairs, which gets the blood pumping and, unfortunately, keeps me awake!

Best moment this week: Yesterday morning. I was laying in bed, on my right side, after having snoozed my alarm. I could feel baby moving around a lot and was wondering if I could feel it from the outside. I shifted on to my back, and put my hand where I could feel a spot of pressure, on the upper left of my uterus. And baby kicked! Not a little fluttering of movement, but a very solid kick! And then last night, after Pete pointed out my stretch mark, I could see my belly moving, and Pete put his hand in just the right spot at just the right moment and he got kicked too!

Miss anything? I'm missing liking bacon. I really liked bacon before I got pregnant...

Movement: A ton.

Food cravings: Just food. Like I said on Monday, I'm just always hungry.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Brushing my teeth.

Gender: We don't know, and we don't plan to find out!

Labor signs: Nope, none of those!

Symptoms: Heartburn. Stretch marks (as mentioned above!). Fatigue. Shortness of breath. Back-ache. And this new feeling is starting to take over me...I think it's nesting...that would be why my husband has ripped out my bathroom and why I made this over the weekend:

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy. Only grumpy when I'm tired.

Looking forward to: Getting started on the nursery!