Almost Friday

I am so happy it is almost Friday.....for obvious reasons and also because it marks the end of the pregnancy week.  I will be officially 25 weeks tomorrow.  Only two weeks left in the Second Trimester!!

I feel like I have gone from 28 to 58 in a week....I am starting to have lower back pain and I think I might have developed a pretty serious waddle.  Weird thing is that I have only gained 8 pounds over all so I don't know where the waddle is coming from.  I can only imagine how I will feel 15 weeks from now :/

Another issue I have been dealing with is frequent Braxton Hicks contractions.  I have researched them extensively and now know that they are normal, but usually don't start until around 28 weeks.  They are basically "practice" contractions that cause your belly to contract and get really hard.  They don't hurt but can get really annoying.  I have started to record when they happen so that I can talk to my doctor about them.

I have started to crave vegetables again (I craved fresh spinach and sweet potatoes when I first found out I was pregnant, but have had a bit of an aversion to the green stuff for several months).  Last night all I wanted was a salad....I even got off the couch and went to the store at 6pm to buy tomatoes (in my PJs no doubt).  Lets hope I keep up these cravings and don't move on to Girl Scout Cookies :)