22 weeks

I'm officially 22 weeks pregnant today (5 1/2 months). I've been feeling pretty decent, despite the fact that now people just want to touch my belly like it was a free bowl of peanuts, or sometimes say comments that are a little rude or annoying and don't even realize it.

"You're barely even showing!!" or "all my friends were big by the 3rd month of pregnancy, you're almost 6 and you JUST started to notice." I'm thinking... "ok, good for them, everyone is different."

I've gained about 13 lbs so far. According to the Pregnancy Weight Gain Calculator I"m right on track with my weight gain, and from now on I'm supposed to gain about a pound per week.. ahh!! scary!

I've started to get 'new' symptoms... hooray!! (sarcasm) at least they aren't nearly as bad as the first ones.

These Include:
-itchy breasts, thighs, and belly area.
This is supposedly because I'm growing in those areas and the skin is stretching :/ I haven't noticed any stretch marks yet (thank god!) but I'm gonna buy more of my stretch mark lotion, just in case!

-Thicker, more lustrous hair.
you'd think this is a good thing.. but this goes for all the areas where you have hair... even areas where you don't even want hair to begin with, not that great if you think about it lol

-Faster-growing/stronger fingernails: yay!

-Skin changes.
this one is good and bad. I've noticed a bit of acne which I usually never get, and the unnoticeable line we all have below our bellybutton is now noticeable, just like I read it would happen. A "good" skin change is that I've noticed I look a little blushed on my face, like I put on makeup.

-Larger feet: Yup, my shoes feel a little tighter :/

Oh well, if I have to go through all these changes, symptoms, and crap so my baby can grow and be healthy then it's all worth it! Can't wait to have him, about 4 months to go :)