17 Weeks

Whoops! The baby bump is covering the H in halloween!

 

How far along? 17 Weeks
Total weight gain: About 4 pounds
Stretch marks? Nope
Maternity clothes? Some.  Have a couple of jeans from Motherhood that fits perfect and I love them.  Also got some shirts and leggings from Old Navy.  I'm so in love with the leggings!  I might just keep wearing them after the baby arrives!
Sleep: Still about the same.  Some nights I sleep great, some just toss and turn.
Best moment this week: Having a check up and finding out that everything is going great with the baby!
Miss Anything? Still coffee
Movement: Maybe?  I think I felt a little flutter but not really sure.
Food cravings: Chocolate ice cream from Mayfield, but I'm always craving chocolate ice cream...so not sure if it's from the pregnancy or just my love of CHOCOLATE!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Plain eggs makes me feel a little icky.
Gender: ???
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: No
Belly Button in or out? In for the time being, but don't know how much longer it'll stay that way.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Still happy and excited! 
Looking forward to: Have a wedding to attend this weekend and hoping I'll be able to fit into the dress that I want to wear.

16 Weeks

How far along? 16 weeks! Moving right along!

Total weight gain: 3 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes, right now I only have one pair of jeans so I have to go out and get more!
Stretch marks? No, and hope it stays that way!
Sleep: Still get up once to pee, but actually slept through the entire night last night! Yay!
Best moment this week: Sleeping through the night!
Miss Anything? Regular cup of joe
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Loving the Welch's Mango Passion Fruit juice
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Gender:  Don't know yet, still have 4 more weeks to go before we find out!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Still on 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender.  Counting down the weeks!

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 Weeks

Total weight gain: 2 pounds
Maternity clothes? not yet but will need to very soon!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: some nights are great and will sleep through the night, but some nights  I get up once to pee then back to tossing and turning sleep
Miss Anything? a regular cup of joe!
Movement: no, but looking forward to it!
Food cravings: french fries and pizza
Anything making you queasy or sick: no, so glad the queasy/nauseous feeling has finally passed
Gender: don't know yet
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: none
Belly Button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy and excited!
Looking forward to: finding out the gender

What I've Been Cooking

  

That's right, my friends, we are having a baby!  And this picture explains why I have not been blogging the last couple of months.   

 

The day I thought I probably should have taken a pregnancy test was Saturday, August 4th.  My husband, Park and I were helping friends move into their new apartment and I remember telling my friend Sarah that I should have probably taken a test before helping her move since I was already a few days late.  The next morning (Sunday), I took a pregnancy right when I woke up and after I peed on the stick, I was reading the instructions.  The instructions said it would take about 3 minutes to process.  After I read that sentence, I looked up and saw this:

 

I didn't believe it at first, thinking maybe it was still processing and had to do a double take.  It still said PREGNANT the second time I looked at it!  Pregnant!  I couldn't believe it!  I took the test downstairs to show Park and he was just as excited!  The pregnancy was confirmed the following Tuesday by my doctor.  We didn't tell anyone the news right away because we wanted to be sure so we waited till I was at the 12th week "safe zone."  

My first sonogram picture was taken at 6 weeks and the baby was no bigger than an apple seed.  The heartbeat had just started to beat so it was a little slow, but just seeing the heart fluttering...it was so amazing.  I couldn't help myself and started to tear up a little bit.  Our next sonogram was at 8 weeks and the baby was about the size of an raspberry.  The heart was also stronger and just fluttering furiously! 

We waited another month before our next appointment.  When the tech put the wand on my stomach and I saw the baby for the first time, I could barley believe my eyes.  Last time, the baby was just a little jellybean,  now the baby's an actual baby!  Just seeing the growth of the baby after only 4 short weeks was incredible!  We were able to hear the heartbeat this time and it was loud and strong. 

I still can't believe that I am growing a baby.  Looking at this sonogram picture just makes my heart burst with happiness and love.  We are both so excited and have been having a great time telling our friends and family. 

Today, I am at 14 weeks and so happy to be feeling better and more like myself again.  I was fine the first 6 weeks of the pregnancy but after the 6th week hit, I started to feel nauseous.  I didn't have morning sickness, no, I had ALL day sickness!!!  I was so tired by the end of the work day from pretending to be happy and feeling fine, but on the inside, I just wanted to throw up and wish I was at home on the couch.  I do feel a little lucky because I didn't get sick sick (throwing up sick) but just 3 times.  And they weren't that bad.  Once I was half way through my 12th week, I was starting to feel better.  And now at 14 weeks, I'm finally feeling like myself again, minus the little baby bump.