Week 23

How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain: 2
Sleep: depends on the night
Best moment this week: catching up on things with my sister Amanda, and Valentines Day
Movement: very sporadic
Food cravings: Sweetarts (ate a hole bag of jellybean sweet tarts yesterday)
Gender: boy!
What I miss: being able to walk up the stairs carrying Owen and it not hurting
What I am looking forward to: Owen's birthday on Sunday

From Baby Gaga: about baby's growth

At this point you’ve pretty much adjusted to the fact you’ve got a moving little gymnast inside of you, but now they’re going to kick up the party a notch because they can hear and react to sounds from the outside world. Sounds from your alarm clock, a thunder roll, or that darned car honking at you across the intersection can actually jar their little ears enough to elicit a kick or violent bout of squirming. Of course this also means that their little ears are picking up the sounds of your voice and those near you. So go ahead, sing a lullaby to your little angel—if they start kicking, it’s likely they just want you to stop… or maybe it was a kick of approval? You decide. Your baby's tiny taste buds are still growing and their bones are continuing to ossify (harden), their tiny veins are visible through their translucent yet wrinkly skin. (Think of it this way: they’ve been swimming in the equivalent of a long hot bath for the past 23 weeks, so you can’t blame them for being a little prune-like.)