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20 Weeks 3 Days

They say 20 weeks is halfway through pregnancy, but I call bullshit on that because technically the first two weeks of pregnancy are freebies. I will consider myself halfway done when I get past my 22nd week and have only 18 weeks left. I'm still in shock I've made it this far. I'm now wearing maternity clothes and I have gained about 11-ish pounds, which is apparently right on track despite the fact I feel like a whale most nights. I should probably invest in a couple more pairs of Gap Body maternity leggings because the Old Navy ones just don't fit me correctly. Also, my placenta is anterior, so I'm not feeling as many kicks as I would like... but oh, well. I'm sure in a couple more weeks this baby girl will get her sea legs and I will be wishing for a break.

We are moving to our new house at the end of May and I am excited to have a bigger space, but moving is a friggin' hassle. I haaaaate moving. We have met two of our 4 cul-de-sac neighbors and so far so good. The people immediately next to us have 3 kids under 9yrs old, so obviously my son is happy about that.

Currently, I am trying to get through until May 1st, when my last nursing final is for the semester. I would like to be able to take a break this summer, but I'm signed up for an online microbiology course because I will really not have time to do it next summer with an infant and I have to get this done before I start the university's RN-BSN program in Fall 2019. I know people do school with babies (and other kids) all the time, but this is probably going to be the most exhausting thing I've ever done. I will survive, but I will be soooooper tired.

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