Favorite Things & 25 Weeks

Weeks along: 25

Baby Size: 13.5 inches

Symptoms: Heartburn, sleeping REALLY well, hungry ALL. THE. TIME., lots of BH contractions

Cravings: (my sweet tooth arrived) Poptarts, Peanut Butter Protein Balls, Burgers, Sweet Potatoes, sweet tea, coconut water.

Movement: Love her baby kicks! How her movements change week to week remind me daily of how much she's growing. I can sort of distinguish body parts now. Just yesterday my MIL was able to feel her booty followed by a kick. Pretty special.

News this week: I passed the glucose test with flying colors but I am slightly anemic (first time for me) so I'm now on an iron supplement.

Here are some of my Favorite Things this week:

SWEET TEA. With the beautiful weather that has arrived I've been loving me some sweet tea. How many days does it take a pregnant lady to drink 2 gallons of it? Answer: 3. It's that good!

Recipe:

6 regular tea bags (decaf) in a large pitcher with 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup sugar

Add 1 tea pot of boiling water

Stir and let it steep for 30 minutes

Remove tea bags

Fill the pitcher to the top with cold water

Add ice and enjoy :)

Chicken and Avocado on toast or crackers. I love avocados this pregnancy. I also love chicken salad. I like to pre-cook chicken breasts in the crock pot and freeze them to use later for lunches, etc. It is one of my favorite time savers (details here).

Recipe:

1 shredded chicken breast and one avocado

Shred and mash together

Add pepper, a squirt of mustard, and a dollop of plain Greek yogurt.

Eat plain or with crackers or on toast. Enjoy! :)

PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN BALLS. Like I said, the sweet tooth has arrived and these are great little energy bites that aren't terrible for you and help satisfy my sweet cravings. Recipe here.

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