22/23 week stats:

how far along? 23weeks, 6 days
total weight gain/loss? +3/4 pounds {sidenote: i fluctuate a lot right now. i hit the +5 mark on saturday but then went backwards two pounds in the last two days. so take it for what it's worth!}
maternity clothes? as i've mentioned several times before, terri sent me her maternity clothes in may and i've been loving every second of them. but on sunday a.m. i found three skirts of hers that somehow got 'tucked' behind some wintery pants! i felt like i'd struck gold. they're the stretchy knit kind and i've been wearing them ever since!!
stretch marks? no technical stretch marks - but i've gotten several new spider veins behind my knees AND that nasty line is beginning. you people who've been prego before know the one - ugh. what is the purpose of that thing anyway?
sleep? this week - VERY heavy sleep - with very real nightmares. not anything related to the baby - but very vivid. and here is the weird thing: i tend to have nightmares when i'm stressed or overly tired to the point that i wake up screaming. please understand, this has only happened on occasion since we've been married, and it scares jeff senseless - but these aren't the same kind. these are different. those i can hardly remember when i wake up - sometimes i don't even wake up at all. but these are vivid. what does this mean? {i sound like the double rainbow guy}
best moment this week? we painted charlotte's room this weekend! it's the most perfectly sweet shade of green you've ever seen! {we went through 6 samples to get it, but it IS perfect}
movement? very abrupt movements - two the point of hurting!!! last week i let out a little squeal because it was so quick and painful!
food cravings? really 'good' food - anything that is super delicious and filling is right up my alley right now.
what i miss: cooler weather. {i think i've said this one before}
what i'm looking forward to: {a.k.a. what i'm ready to get on with} making the big boy transition....
how are you feeling? pretty good. short of breath a lot of the time, i tire easily and get teary a lot. but i have no complaints, seriously.
comparisons to last pregnancy? as far as the actual pregnancy goes - i'm a lot more calm and a lot more at peace about everything. i know it's going to be chaos after she gets here - but nothing we can't handle together with the lord's help. i don't know - i am feeling much more at ease - enjoying it a lot more - even though physically it's been harder.
milestones? sunday night we went to the rangers game and i couldn't get my rings off of my finger. was it the heat or was it the beginning of me starting to swell? i don't know. but i'm starting to be super careful. i was going to wait until after vacation - and i still will to be super strict - but for right now, i'm just sort of watching it. {still having ice cream treats though} by the way - if i wasn't clear last week - i'm not concerned about gaining weight - i am just concerned about SWELLING.... but my doctor said that truthfully swelling is going to happen of some degree....... OH - and this weekend, b. started saying 'baby' whenever we'd go into charlotte's room or do anything with her clothes or anything pink. maybe that means he's starting to get it?