How far along?<\/em> 23 weeks- in 7 days I\u2019ll be SIX months<\/span> pregnant. Wow.<\/p>\n Weight gain?<\/em> 16 pounds of beautiful baby (it\u2019s all baby, right?!)<\/p>\n Just how big is that baby?<\/em> At 23 weeks, babies are 11 inches long and weigh over 1 pound. I\u2019m anxious for out appointment next week so I can get some real stats \u2013 I think Baby D is bigger than average \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n I\u2019m definitely starting to notice changes. Sitting up from a reclined position is becoming more difficult (ab muscles, where did you go??). I\u2019m beginning to feel winded more easily, like walking up the stairs. Once I\u2019m exercising, I\u2019m OK, but it takes a little while to get warmed up.<\/p>\n I am also getting some calf cramps in the middle of the night. Nothing too bad, and they\u2019re normal, but what a weird symptom! Getting up 2x\/night to use the bathroom might be causing me to notice them more.<\/p>\n Oh, and did I mention my snoogle?? I finally got my snoogle pillow, and what a difference it makes in sleep quality!!<\/p>\n Everything? I need to get it together. I\u2019m eating a lot and last week, pizza, Mexican and heavy carbs like bagels and pancakes snuck in more times that I care to admit. Oops.<\/p>\n This week I\u2019m recommitting to less processed, more made-at-home whole foods.<\/p>\n Though I\u2019ve been sticking to my schedule of wogging 3x\/week + prenatal yoga, it\u2019s becoming difficult. I\u2019ve been experiencing some pain in my lower legs on the outsides of my calves and I\u2019m beginning to think that wogging may need to take a backseat until September.<\/p>\n My new plan? Prenatal yoga 1x\/week. 35 minutes of elliptical OR speed walking at incline intervals 4x\/week.<\/p>\n I\u2019m also going to start adding in more strength training. Instead of saying more, I should really just say adding in SOME<\/em>, since I haven\u2019t been doing much at all. My Y has a circuit that covers both upper and lower body. I\u2019m going to do half the loop each time I go to the gym.<\/p>\n Now that I have some new workout gear, that doesn\u2019t stretch tight across my tummy, I\u2019m ready to go!<\/p>\n 17 weeks -><\/p>\n![\"23](\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/23weeks.jpg\" "\\"23")
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