Week 24...one week till we're in the Midwest!

How's momma feeling: I am still feeling well. I feel like I'm getting tired a bit earlier these days (could be because I'm getting up early). Appetite has lessened since the weather has gotten warm, but my fluid intake has increased! Yay for bathroom breaks! Last Sunday in church was difficult. Our church doesn't have air conditioning, so I just tried not to move, to hold my hair up, and to drink water (thankfully, I took some with me). I wore a long skirt, so I tried pulling it up a bit (not too much under the circumstances:)). I think I might just wear my swimsuit this week:), or maybe I'll just wear a shorter outfit, wear my hair up, sit in the back (we were toward the front), and bring MORE water...might be more appropriate than a bathing suit. 
Size of baby: She's about the size of an ear of corn and has probably gained about 1/4 a lb. since last week, so now she's probably a little over 1 lb. and around a foot long. If I'm remembering correctly, I believe I had a dream last night where she was weighed (in the womb I think), and she was around 9 lb. 5 oz. (the scale kept changing, but I think it went back to a 9 lb. weight)...it was just a dream...it was just a dream....it was just a dream?:)
Cravings: Cold stuff or picnic type foods...since it's now warm, things from the oven or stove aren't sounding all that "refreshing".
Aversions: The stuff in our fridge:). I made 3 different things this past weekend for the week and by last night, I didn't want any of them. I just wanted a sandwich:). Thankfully, Tom has dinner four nights a week with the people in the program he's in for 6 weeks this summer and brings home a plate for lunch for himself for the next day. I just ate that instead;)...He was so sweet to share!
Sleep: Sleep has been great this week. I definitely sleep with pillows galore now, and it helps. I switch sides a few times during the night, but it's nothing to mess up my sleep too much. As long as I have all my pillows to put between my legs, to hug on to, and sometimes to put behind my back, I'm great! Along with that good night's rest, I am waking up between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Tom is already up by then since he has already been to get milk from the dairy for school, but I usually feel rested and am ready to start the day. You can get a lot more done when you get up at 6 on the weekends:).
Exercise: I'm grateful I can still balance ok.
Clothes: Went shopping with my friend this week and didn't get a thing. I'll have to keep looking. I have come to realize that being pregnant I DEFINITELY want my clothes (especially pants) to fit and feel right. I also want things that will fit me when I'm huge:).
Looking forward to: Getting to see friends and family in a week! Woohoo! It will be a quick trip but definitely can't wait! 
Something fun: Tom and I get to meet up with one of our veterinary friends from the Univ. of Wisconsin this weekend. It will be super nice to see him and catch up. He and his family let me stay at his home when Tom and I went to visit the Univ. of Wisconsin (when Tom was looking at schools), and it's been nice to keep in touch since.  (don't know why this section won't unbold)
FYI: (new section) There seems to be differing opinions on the breakdown of pregnancy by week/month/trimester. I always got confused when pregnant women would say how many weeks they were...I wanted to know months, but now that I'm pregnant, I realize now that the weeks are what you care about (months are the confusing part:)). Here's a simple chart. Most of them seem to lay out pregnancy is this format. Some start with month 0 instead of month 1. When you think about it, since each month is not necessarily 4 weeks, it can get confusing. 

 
 
Thank you, Lord, for: Kicks and tumbles...I just love feeling her moving all around, and I love watching her kick! It's so good to know daily that she's in there. I just love it! (no kicks at night...yet:))