18 Weeks

*** I will post a picture hopefully tomorrow ***

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Gender: Find out next week as long as baby cooperates!

Maternity Clothes: Nope, but some of my pants are fitting a little more snug!

Weight gain: 2 lbs, I go next week and I'm sure I've gained more!

Movement:  Yes I believe so! :)

Sleep: Not too bad

Symptoms: Nothing, other than my stomach being itchy!

Cravings: Lemon water, I sip on this ALL day at work and love it! I want more salty foods than I do sweets, cheese and crackers, pretzels things like that.

Aversions: Pizza (still), I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

What I miss: Running and feeling in shape, I miss the feeling you get after a good run!

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move (if thats for sure what I'm feeling)

Just some thoughts/ things that we've done this past week:

I'm still unsure of how I want to tell our families what we are having.  I had thought of having the tech just put the gender in an envelope and opening it up with everyone, but then I don't know that I could wait.  I  have a feeling I will just want to know that day.  I'm just ready to figure out what were having because I have ideas that I want to use and get the nursery started! :) I will post a picture hopefully tomorrow, the Hubs is at the Illini game so he's not here to take it!

16 Week Update

Sorry for the bluriness.  And yes I wear the same sweats each time.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 16 Weeks and 1 day

Gender: Don't know, we'll find out at the next appointmet. I believe its a boy, I've had a feeling from early on that it is, guess we'll see in a few weeks.

Maternity Clothes: Nope, but some of my pants are fitting a little more snug!

Weight gain: 2 lbs!!!

Movement: I don't know if it was movement but as I was laying in bed Sunday watching a movie my stomach felt really weird, I thought maybe thats what it was but who knows!

Sleep: Alright--- I have to pee at least once during the night and probably should go twice, I will hold it if I look at the clock and it says 4, lazy I know! ha

Symptoms: Still get times where I feel sick to my stomach!

Cravings:  Lemon water, I sip on this ALL day at work and love it! I want more salty foods than I do sweets, cheese and crackers, pretzels things like that.

Aversions: Pizza (still), I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

             What I miss: Running and feeling in shape, I miss the feeling you get after a good run!

Best moment this week:  Reaching 16 weeks and hearing the babies heartbeat last week!

Just some thoughts/ things that we've done this past week:

-Michael and I went Christmas shopping last Saturday and we went to Toys R Us to get the kids gifts and he tried to park in the 'expectant mothers parking,' thank god they were all taken I told him I was still fully capable of walking.   

-My sister comes home next Tuesday for a couple weeks so I'm REALLY happy about that, we haven't seen her since August!! 

-I'm going back to see Sharri tomorrow night for a massage and I can't wait!!!

- I finally got my wedding rings back from being sautered, I wish I would have done it sooner! It's so much nicer not having to constantly adjust since they were always turning different directions.

- I'm still trying to figure out where to take our baby to daycare/sitter after I go back to work, the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach but I know it's something that I need to start looking into, so if any of you know of someone who will take on a newborn I'd love to hear.

15 Week Appt.

I had my 15 week appointment today- Unfortunately no U/S so no new pictures! :( I did get to hear little one's heartbeat and it was 155 bpm, so slower than last time but still beating strong.  'It' was also pretty active, 'it' would move and interrupt us listening to the heartbeat.  Dr. said I was right on track and everything looks good.  I did gain 2 lbs!!!! Ahh and so it begins the dreaded weight gain! I also had to have blood drawn to check my thyroid level. I go back in 4 weeks and we'll meet with Dr. Gratkins who will be delivering me and we get to find out if 'it' is a HE or SHE-- Except I scheduled it on the 'biggest day of the year' according to Michael, college football bowl games are on- So I may be switching that, but I told him if I switch Momma gets something in return, like oh perhaps a coach diaper bag! ;) I told him thats what the Baby is requesting if we have to move it--he didn't fall for that! ha!

14 Week Belly Pictures & Christmas Tree Pictures

These pics are more like 14 weeks and 5ish days.  Little late but better than never right?

Here is our Christmas tree- I LOVE cheetah print if ya can't tell so here is my cheetah tree! :)

My mom got me these two high heel ornaments and I LOVE them- If I could find a bunch of them I think I would have to have a high heel tree too!! :)

Back to the pregnancy, I know I don't look big in my pictures but let me tell ya I feel HUGE, I know I'm in for a rude awakening in a few more months if I feel huge now.  I almost had a break down at the mall yesterday- like bawling my eyes out break down because I am so frustrated on what to buy clothes wise.  My clothes are fitting more snug, not horribly but I just don't feel comfortable in them.  I know that I am pregnant but in my clothes I swear it just looks like I'm getting fat.  So if any of you out there have been pregnant feel free to comment/share what you did.  I bought the belly band yesterday- I don't know that I need it just yet, but I have it just in case.  I also ordered some flats tonight because I think wearing high heels to work e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y are far and few now.  I also bought a new pillow yesterday (since I didn't know what to buy clothes wise) I started out with it last night but then had to switch to my regular one- because its for side sleepers. Other than that I don't think there's anything else going on.  I'm hoping to get my Christmas cards mailed out early this week! :) Have a fabulous work week!