21 weeks through 23 weeks update....

Okay, so I have been slacking on my updates, yeah yeah.  You tend to get pretty busy when you have a mutant fetus of awesome inside you growing and doing amazing sidekicks and uppercuts to your cervix, bladder, belly button, and right kidney.  He's very precise with which organ or place of the womb he's not pleased with.  Very much like his daddy when trying to get comfortable enough to sleep.

Up to 39 inches around the waist and am at 149lbs.  So, that's a whopping 13lbs so far...I haven't been this heavy in seven years......my word.  But, it is totally worth it.

21 Weeks!

22 Weeks

23 Weeks along...

Been having bad muscle cramps, realized I haven't been eating any bananas-bananananannanananananananananas--sorry, have to get that out of the system.  We finally had new bananas in the commissary on base which took them four weeks, but hey! It's okay!

I started growing and planting orange mint, pepper mint, lavender (from propagation), mesclun, and spinach. Oh, and Japanese chives. The chives were EASILY grown.  They grow more quickly in water by itself, but sturdier in the soil, so I will have to transplant the final two soon.  The lavender looks half dead, but from what I have been reading, that's what most being to look like after trying to transplant from cuttings. I have found mint to grow like weeds. They would make EXCELLENT ground cover near walking paths, so that when you step on them, they will give off a nice minty scent.  I now have 22 pots covering my stairs and hanging from makeshift metal grate.  It looks KINDA tacky, but I haven't had time to crochet pothangers yet.

On the crocheting note, I have completed my baby's jacket! Aside from the buttons, of course. But I think I am just going to turn them into snappies.  Can't seem to find decent buttons to add to his awesome hooded jacket.  I also crocheted the cutest bootie socks!!!  They will come up to his knees. Which should be fine. It's going to get as low as 20 degrees in Germany, don't want my baby a popsicle.

Freaking out about not having enough maternity/fitting clothing.  Tired of wearing the same 10 shirts over and over again. They are shrinking already....