21 Weeks! It's all downhill from here! (Maybe)

I have passed the halfway point in my pregnancy, so the rest should be easy, right?! Ha! We will see. The number of clothing items I can still wear is dwindling quickly as the belly grows. Luckily my friend Winnie was kind enough to give me a couple items from her maternity stash!
I know you have read my previous rants about items that are not available on island, so you know we are limited here. I had no idea how limited the selection of maternity wear was until I needed it! Kmart, supposedly the largest one in the world here, does not have a maternity section. Macy's, the only "real" department store we have here, does not have a maternity section. There are no maternity specialty stores. The only places I have found actual maternity clothes are at the Exchange on the Navy Base and at the Air Force Base. The selection at the Navy Base Exchange was pitiful.....about four different pairs of shorts, eight different tops, and a few dresses. Luckily I happened to be up near the Air Force base today and their maternity section is about triple what the Navy has! Thankfully I was able to buy several items there! I have also ordered some items from Old Navy (thankfully they ship here) and I just discovered that Motherhood Maternity also ships here in case I need more items! YAY!
So here is the cute creature that is about the same size as the baby this week...the Least Weasel!

Isn't it cute?

21 week baby bump!

This past week the baby has gotten to be about 3/4 of a pound and about 10.5 inches long. I have been feeling more movement and usually about 20 minutes after I have eaten. The baby now has its own bone marrow, has developed eyebrows, and can achieve REM sleep so probably dreaming at this point! I know I have had some funky dreams!

Other "exciting" things going on here, I am getting my stove/oven replaced tomorrow! I have already started my holiday baking and over the past couple of weeks I had noticed that the oven was getting warmer than it should. I had batches of cookies that were getting over-baked! I had to reduce the temperature and time for them to come out okay. I had maintenance come out last week and when the guy tested the temperature, it would jump to about 380 and then drop to about 340 when the temperature was set to 350. According to him, that was normal!! I explained to him the difficulties I have had with my baking and he put in for the unit to be replaced! Hopefully the one they bring on Monday will work better.....we will see!

Hope you are all doing great!!!
XOXO
Jen