23 Weeks

So I totally missed the 22 week update.  I have been very tired and busy lately.  Probably tired because I've been so busy.

My husband and I also ended up going to labor and delivery this past Saturday (23 weeks and 1 day).  Around 9:30 pm, I woke up from a 3-hour nap (I was exhausted from registry shopping), went to the bathroom, and noticed some brown discharge/spotting.  I had also been having a stomachache since 3:30 that afternoon.  I called labor and delivery and asked them if I should come in or not, and they said to come in just to be on the safe side.  They monitored baby girl's heartbeat as well as mine, had me pee in a cup, listened to my breathing, and made sure I wasn't having any swelling.  After about an hour, they discharged me saying that it appeared to just be some old blood and that Ava was doing just fine.  The nurse felt my stomach and said that I wasn't having contractions because my stomach wasn't hard.  My stomachache was most likely just from something I ate.  They also told me that I could have been dehydrated and just plain worn out.  I've been trying to take it a little more easy these past few days.  The last thing I want is baby Ava to come too early!

How far along? 23 Weeks 6 Days
Total weight gain/loss: +15 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? Some under my boobs
Sleep: Have had 3 charlie horses now in the middle of the night.  Still waking up once in the night to pee.
Best moment this week: Registry shopping.  I went with a co-worker who has a 1-year-old little boy and she was so helpful!  I was very overwhelmed before we went and my co-worker really helped me decide what to register for.
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything?  Sleeping on my stomach AND my back.
Movement: Yes - big waves of movement, at various times throughout the day.
Food cravings:  Still loving fruit and also fruit leather
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender prediction: Baby is a GIRL! :)
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Leg cramps, stretch marks
Belly Button in or out? In...for now.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody.  I have been sad one day and then happy the next.  Mainly I'm just sick of being sick.  I have had a bad cough (with not much of a voice) for over 3 weeks.  I've talked to 1 doctor, a nurse practicioner, and a nurse who have all told me it's not strep, bronchitis, or pneumonia.  I have not had a fever or any vomiting, so pretty much what I've been told is to just suffer through it as best as I can until it decides to go away.  :(
Looking forward to: The day after Valentine's Day.  I have to work a 12-hour day and my husband has to be at school until 8 pm on Valentine's Day, so we won't be celebrating until the day after.

Here's some info. from babycenter.com on pregnancy at 23 weeks:

How your baby's growing:

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.