Let's talk Details!

How far along: 24 weeks/1 day

Total weight gain: 13 pounds (That's down a pound. Weighed at my doctor's office on Wednesday. Hmmm.)

Maternity clothes: Oh yes, daily. Although I did wear one outfit last week that was made up of completely non-maternity clothing and was very proud.

Stretch marks: No.

Main symptoms: Forgetful. Big belly. In this past week, discomfort and backache from fibroids.

Exercise: Prenatal yoga and walk with Papa Bean and Ruben the Dog on Sunday; did an hour on the ellypitcal machine last week during American Idol.

Best moment: We bought a house! Yay!

Movement: Lima has been moving daily, kicking or turning over or just doing something that makes my belly jump and shift. It's fun to feel, watch and let Papa Bean feel too!

Food cravings: Frozen yogurt, smoothies, fruit popsicles, bagles, pita and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Gender: Es una seniorita!

Labor signs: None.

Belly button in or out? Still in.

What I miss: Soft cheese! Love goat cheese on my salad and brie at events like the White House Correspondent's Dinner!

What I am looking forward to: So many things... Bruce concert on Monday! Seeing Lima Bean during another ultrasound on Wednesday! Buying a car! Moving into our house so I can decorate the nursery!

Weekly wisdom: Check out Nymbler, an amazing baby naming tool that suggests names based on other names you like!

Milestones: Bought a house! That is HUGE! We also have started asking around and looking into pediatricians! Now that we have a house, we can focus on finding doctors who are nearby.

24 weeks down, only 16 to go!

Wait. I still have FOUR MONTHS to go?

If you are doing the math, welcome to my world where pregnancy really equals 10 months. I guess that means that I am 60% of my way. At least I'm past halfway! Yay!

According to one pregnancy book, at a weight of one and a half pounds and length of eight and a half inches, Lima Bean has "outgrown the fruit refrences and is now the size of a standard letter." See below.

Some details about Lima Bean's development:

• Her face is now fully formed, complete with a full set of eyelashes and eyebrows and a good amount of hair on her head! She must be adorable. I mean, look at who her parents are!
  
• So take one guess as to what color her hair is? If you guessed brown, that would be a good guess, but it would also be wrong. Right now, her hair is snow white since there's no pigment in it yet! Once she goes to the little salon in my ute, she'll come out with her burnette ringlets.
  
• Also, by now Lima Bean may have facial expressions such as frowning, squinting and pursing of the lips. You know, practicing the looks she'll give mommy and daddy to get whatever she wants!
  
• Finally, she can make a fist now and may already have a preference for the right or left hand. Any bets for whether she'll be a righty or lefty?