21 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 21 Weeks (completed 5/24/14)

This was right before we left to go camping, so I'm looking rather haggardly. No sense in getting ready when you're just going to be driving then heading to bed... or maybe I'm just lazy? Haha both, I'm sure.

Total weight gain: I'm not sure on this week, because we were camping when I normally weigh myself. So I'll have to get back to this next week.

Maternity clothes: Nothing new. In my photos I am wearing a maternity top from Target, and the capris are maternity ones from Motherhood Maternity.

Stretch marks? Pretty sure my legs are getting new ones. Boo! I mean, I already had some on my thighs before anyway, but they are creeping their way toward the front of my thighs instead of just on the sides.

Sleep: So not good the beginning of this week. I honestly could not breath out of my nose due to the congestion, per usual these days. I ended up borrowing a humidifier and some Vick's VapoRub from my parents to try and help me breath and keep my mouth/throat from drying out at night. I don't think the humidifier helped to keep me from drying out too much, but the Vick's did help with the breathing through my nose. After a couple days I could finally breath through one side, so I actually got a bit of sleep. By the end of the week I was able to sleep pretty well, which was needed. I had gotten hardly any the first few days.

Best moment this week: Camping! I love camping! We went over Memorial Day weekend on my family camping trip. It was a lot of fun and relaxation. Here are just a few photos from the trip. I took hardly any, I'm so terrible with photo taking. But... enjoy!

Just some fun pics of us hanging out. I didn't get pictures of half my family. But they were many more of us there.

The hubby making some dutch oven... YUM! And my oldest brother helping out with the coals, because ours weren't good for some reason.

My nephew Jace! He didn't want to take a picture with me, but I finally got one with his head up... cutie!

Family photo in front of our tent!

Miss anything? Beginning of the week I would've said being able to breath out of my nose again, but since that was mostly gone by the end of the week, I got nothing. Which is good!!

Movement: Yes! And I love it :)

Food cravings: Nadda, boring... I know.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Guess what!?!? I have not gotten sick from riding passenger in a car in like a week! YAYAY!! I made it all the way down to and back from our family trip without getting sick. It was just the best!

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Felt rather dizzy this week. One day was pretty bad, I didn't want to drive home from work, but I made it safely. As mentioned above, the congestion continued. It was really really bad the beginning of the week and started to taper off by the end. So I still had some congestion, just not quite as bad. Otherwise, I feel pretty good to be honest. I am feeling a lot like myself again and I am loving it!

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! :)

 
Looking forward to: Our next appt! We get to do another ultrasound and I am excited to see my little girl. Also, still looking forward to when she is big enough that John can feel her more often as she moves. It's only once in a while right now.

20 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 20 Weeks (completed 5/17/14)

Total weight gain: Up 2 lbs this week. So a total of 11 lbs gained so far.

Maternity clothes: Didn't buy anything new this week, but I am wearing both maternity jeans, and top in my pics this week. Both from Motherhood Maternity. Very comfortable!

Stretch marks? Haven't noticed anything new yet.

Sleep: Not so great this week. Hubby and I switched sides of the bed so I could sleep on my left side with a body pillow more easily. Now I'm on the left side of the bed, so he is not in front of me when I'm on my left side. It is just more comfortable that way, and I can move the pillow and myself easier than if he was in front of me. Oh and speaking of... I started using a body pillow to sleep with. I didn't think having a pillow between your legs would make that big a difference, but it really does! I've noticed that when I use it my back hurts a lot less the next day. So that will be sticking around the rest of the pregnancy I'm sure! The worst part of sleep this week though has been my congestion. It's just so bad, I can't breath through my nose, and the alternate is just not fun and keeps me up. Breathing through my mouth at night keeps me awake more often than not. I'm just always waking up because I'm so dry and need water to hydrate my mouth again, and again.... and again. Not loving it.

Best moment this week: Definitely when John got to feel the baby move for the first time! It only happened once, just a really strong kick or punch or something, but it was the best! When I felt her move I would wait to see if he reacted at all. He didn't with most of them, but then the really big one he looked at me like he was in shock, and asked if that was her. It was cute, he was so excited! Can't wait til she is a little bigger and stronger so he can feel the movements more often.

Second best moment this week was Mothers Day. I don't really consider it my first mothers day since the baby isn't born yet, but John surprised me anyway. I woke up to blueberry muffins being made, fresh flowers, and some cute new earrings (I am wearing them in the pictures). It was adorable, and he is just the best husband a girl could ask for. He really knows how to make me feel special. Love you babe!

Miss anything? I'm going to stick with being able to breath normally again this week. The things we take for granted... right?

Movement: Yes! So it was Monday that John felt her move for the first time. Pretty normal movements all week, except Thursday she hardly moved at all! But she made up for being so calm Thursday, because Friday she was moving around like crazy! I think she was moving the entire time I was at work... and that night. It was just constant, and I loved it :)

Food cravings: Monday I had a crazy craving for fruit, but that was it for the week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Let's see.... on Friday night we went out for Mexican because I thought that I could finally handle eating it again. Well, I was wrong. As soon as my plate of food came out, it made me want to hurl. It was sad, but I managed to down like 4 bites, then took the rest home.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Such bad acid reflux the beginning of this week, probably the worst I've had yet as far as that goes. But it went away around Wednesday, then my congestion came back worse than ever (as previously mentioned). I seriously don't think I slept a full nights worth of sleep between Wednesday and the end of the week.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I feel like this question should be answered by my husband every week. Haha, maybe I'll start making him chime in on here. I would say happy, but I'm probably just blocking out the moody! Lol! I know my boss would think moody. He thought I was in a bad mood all week, but I wasn't... I just didn't want to be at work. I wanted to be home getting ready for baby, even though it's still so far away til she gets here.

 
Looking forward to: My family camping trip next week! We are going to Huntington State Park. I have never been there, but it should be fun. I love the outdoors! And the best part is, it's free. Who doesn't love free things, right?

19 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 19 Weeks (completed 5/10/14)

Week 19

Total weight gain: No weight gain this week, which is just crazy because I specifically ate way more this week after hearing baby was measuring 2 days small for our due date. So I thought I'd definitely be a couple pounds heavier this week. Oh well, still up 9lbs total so far.

Maternity clothes: Didn't buy anything new, and probably won't for a while if I do at all. No maternity clothes in the pics this week either. Somehow I managed just to squeeze into my pre pregnancy stuff. Bad idea by the way. Boobs just aren't meant to be that smashed for that long! It was pure bliss to take that dress and belt off after church! Haha

Stretch marks? No new ones, thank heavens! I have a feeling they are about to start popping up all over though. Really not looking forward to it. But hey, maybe I'll get lucky and bypass them on my tummy? Fingers crossed!

Sleep: Not too bad this week. No leg cramps, and my congestion started to die down so I slept a lot better than last week!

Best moment this week: Ummm.... our doctors appointment! It was our '20 wk' check up where they do an ultrasound to check all the of baby's vital organs and what not to make sure baby is growing healthy and there are no complications. I was soooo nervous going into it, but so relieved and happy after we left! Baby was still breech and sitting really low in my pelvis, so the u/s tech couldn't measure or see everything he needed to to make sure baby is completely healthy, however everything (like 90% of the needed things) he did check was looking great and healthy!  Happiest thing ever to hear I think! We are scheduled for another u/s at our next appt to finish checking the things they couldn't get this time. Also, luckily he was able to move baby just enough and go low enough that we were able to find out the sex of the baby!! YAY! You can find that out below. All in all, it was a fantastic day! :)

Miss anything? Not really missing anything this week. It was a good week!

Movement: Yes! I was hoping John would possibly be able to feel something this week from the outside, but no luck. One night while we were watching tv, I kept my hand on my stomach to see if I could feel from the outside and their was one movement I know I could, so I told him to hurry and come over. But baby stopped moving after that, silly baby.... must be shy. Maybe in a couple weeks he'll get to feel some of the fun!

Food cravings: Dutch oven potatoes! Oh my gosh, I can't even tell you how badly I want those this week! I wish we had a dutch oven so we could've made some, but we don't. Good thing we get some on Mothers Day! Seriously cannot wait!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still just the riding passenger thing, so we try to avoid that at all costs.

Gender: Its a................................ GIRL!!! :D I am so excited!! John was slightly disappointed in the appointment when we found out. He was totally set on it being a boy this week, but he's still really excited too. And lets get real, he is going to be wrapped around her itty bitty finger, he'll love it! One of the reasons I am so excited it's a girl also, is that this will be the very first baby girl on my side of the family. I put baby in italics simply because I already have a beautiful little niece on that side, however she was introduced into our lives when she was a bit older. I want to say maybe around 4 or 5? So she is really the first girl grand daughter, but we didn't get to enjoy her as a baby. So glad she is in our family now though! My mother however, is just simply ecstatic that she gets a baby grand daughter finally! All of my brothers have had adorable little boys so far, but she has been dying to buy sundresses and girl clothes for far too long. You're welcome Mom! ;)

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Headaches, headaches, headaches... they are unrelenting. Got a bit of nausea on Friday and Saturday. I have been having a lot of acid reflux, which is just gross and uncomfortable. I also lost a lot of my energy I had gained back recently. I was just exhausted all week! A lot of shortness of breath too... like all the time. Who knew breathing would become such a chore, haha! Honestly though, I feel so much better now than I did in the first trimester that I am just happy it's not as bad and I feel way more normal.

Belly button in or out? In, however I have noticed over the last couple weeks that my belly button is way more shallow than it used to be. So so weird! Makes sense though, what, with a big old baby filled uterus moving up past it, haha! I just really don't want it to pop out, though I know that is very unlikely.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! Just such a good week. Loved, loved, loved it :)

 
Looking forward to: The halfway mark next week and it all being downhill from there. I cannot believe we have made it halfway through already (well, almost).

18 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 18 Weeks (completed 5/3/14)

Is that PJ's she's wearing you ask? Why yes, yes it is... haha I was feeling lazy :)

Total weight gain/measurements: 2lbs gained this week. Total gained so far is 9lbs.

Maternity clothes: Lots of new maternity clothes! YAY! I had $60 in 'Bump Bucks', from a promo they had going on last time I went shopping at Motherhood Maternity, and the money had to be spent by May 4th, so hubby and I went shopping. Got some shorts, a swim suit for summer, and a couple shirts. All so comfy and I'm excited to wear them.

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Eh, some days good, some days not so good. Had leg cramps twice this week, but the worst was my really really bad congestion! I honestly couldn't breath out of my nose, so I'd sleep with my mouth open and that's just not fun. My mouth was just gross when I'd wake up and my throat was dry. I hate congestion :P

Best moment this week: Maternity clothes shopping? Haha I just like to shop, and it was a fun date night for me and the hubby. Well, for me... haha, I doubt he had that much fun.

Miss anything? Being able to breath out of my nose!

Movement: Yes! Some days it's the cutest thing in the world to feel baby move, and other days it is the weirdest thing and it freaks me out a little. I mean, there is a human just living inside me and moving around. Craziness!

Food cravings: Nadda

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing but car rides in my husbands truck, too bumpy.

Gender: We find out at our appointment next week!!!!

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Congestion!! Leg cramps, headaches, ugh I hate headaches. Weirdest thing of the week was on Friday my sense of smell was so strong it literally started hurting my teeth to breath in. WEIRD! I mean, I had a strong sense of smell before from the pregnancy, but that day was just out of hand. It went away by the next day though thank goodness :)

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Little of both this week.

 
Looking forward to: Next week's appointment! Soo excited to watch baby on the screen for a good amount of time. Nervous to find out if everything is okay. Extremely excited to find out what we're having!