17 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 17 Weeks (completed 4/26/14)

Yup, I've gotten bigger since the last photos! Haha! Fyi, I am wearing maternity capris from Macy's that I just tucked into my boots (since they are capris instead of skinny's they look a little bunched, but it worked for me), also the black t-shirt is a maternity top from Target.

Total weight gain/measurements: I gained 1 lb this week, so I'm up a total of 7lbs.

Maternity clothes: The only maternity item I bought this week was a maternity tank top to wear at my dance competition. Other than that, nothing new, but I wear something maternity like every day, either pants or a shirt. I just love how much more comfortable they are than my old clothes with like elastic bands around the buttons or a too tight shirt that I can't wait to take off at the end of the day. Pregnancy is uncomfortable enough on its own, I don't see the point in adding to your discomfort! But that's just me ;)

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Eh, it was okay this week. I was dying of heat most nights.... so much so, that it would wake me up multiple times. Also, the weird thing with my right hip hurting like crazy happened again this week. So weird! Same thing though, just woke up to use the restroom and it hurt really really bad, so I just stretched before going back to bed and it was fine when I woke up.

Best moment this week: Hmm... that is a good question! Nothing specific really stands out. I'd want to say the dance competition I performed in, but that gave me more anxiety than anything I think, haha! So, I'm just gonna go with the times I felt baby move, because that always puts a smile on my face :)

Miss anything? Being lady like? Haha oh man, just half the symptoms are so not lady like and it drives me nuts! And honestly, feeling confident. I just feel big and gross more often than not, can't remember the last time I felt good about myself (or sexy for the hubby).

Movement: Yes! Just little movements mostly. Feels like the little one does a lot of flips and moving side to side. No official "Oh that was a kick!" or anything. I think baby is still a little too small for that, but its been fun to feel the little movements. The baby even already has a pretty regular schedule as far as movements (I have no idea if that is normal or not, but there is definitely a schedule). The first movements always come right when I get to work so typically 9:30ish to about 10:30. Then again around 2pm and lasts til about 3pm, and those are usually the last ones for the day that last a while. Once in a while I'll get a night time movement, but its always the smallest of the day, and it doesn't last long at all. Just one little movement.

Food cravings: Alas, nothing to report in this section again. Boring pregnancy right? Haha people always ask me about cravings, but I just don't have one thing that I really crave all the time.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing specific, just some bouts of nausea this week, bleh.

Gender: Sooo close to finding out! :)

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Lets see... threw up on Monday, super nauseous on Tuesday, bleeding gums, thought my ankles were becoming cankles for a night (John even agreed they were bigger) but they were fine the next day. Sensitivity to smell (another one I've forgotten to mention since way back in the beginning), back aches (oh the back aches!), congestion, exhaustion, have I missed any? Haha I'm doing better at keeping track of all the "fun" ;)

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I'll be honest, I can't even remember this week well, so I guess I'll just go with both? I'm sure I was happy and moody at one point or another.

 
Looking forward to: More movements, and more obvious movements from baby! Also, of course our '20wk' appt!

16 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 16 Weeks (completed 4/19/14) Sorry, I kept forgetting and/or procrastinating photos this week. So they never got taken. Next week I'll be back on track!

Total weight gain/measurements: Lots of weight gain this week, and I've eaten the same as normal. Up 4 lbs this week alone, so a total of 6 lbs so far.

Maternity clothes: Lots of new maternity clothes! YAY! My fellow pregnant friend Laura and I went maternity clothes shopping on Saturday night. It was a blast! We were the only ones in the store, so we would try stuff on then walk around in whatever we liked, with the fake belly they let you use, and browse for more things to try. So I got a couple of good things. I'll have to take pictures and post them later this week. I got a new pair of jeans, a couple t-shirts, a pair of really light weight capris, and a super huge and comfy night shirt. I am in love with comfy maternity clothes. I also cleaned out my closet of all things that I know I won't be able to fit into til after I lose all the baby weight, lets just say my closet is basically empty. Looks like I'll need to do some more maternity shopping so I've got at least a few wardrobe options!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Good! Except one night that I woke up and my right hip was killing me. I don't know why it hurt so bad, but I just got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night and it hurt like crazy so I stretched it out for a while and went back to bed. The pain was gone by morning, thankfully!

Best moment this week: Shopping with my mom, and finding the absolute cutest little baby store that I fell in love with. I think we will be getting our nursery furniture from there. Also, maternity shopping with Laura, it really was just so fun.

Miss anything? Just Mexican food. Still can't really handle the thought of eating it, and its my favorite... so I miss it a ton. I'm sure the hubby does too. We used to eat out at a Mexican restaurant about once or twice a week!

Movement: Okay I'm 99.9% sure what I've been feeling lately is baby. Its the best/weirdest feeling. I guess you could say its like butterflies like a lot of books describe it. But to me honestly it really just feels like a tiny little baby just doing flips and moving around in my belly (which it is, but its just like what I thought it would be). On Saturday night though, I felt something that totally caught me off guard. It just felt like baby jabbed me hard from inside. So so strange. But so great too! Can't wait til I feel it more often. Right now its just a couple times a day.

Food cravings: Nadda... I always thought I'd get lots of cravings or have one thing that stuck out when I got pregnant, guess I was wrong! Maybe with the next one :)

Anything making you queasy or sick? I thought I was doing really well in this department, so well in fact that I let my dear husband drive around the other night thinking I'd be okay to ride passenger.... boy, was I wrong! It made me so sick, I almost made him go get my car from home so I could drive the rest of the night (we had his work truck with us, I don't drive that). Anyway, I didn't... but I think it'll be a while before I let him drive me around again.

Gender: 2 weeks and 1 day til we find out! Well, assuming baby cooperates and lets us see :)

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: I can never think of symptoms when I type this up on Mondays, but during the week I think of like a million. Also, looking back over my past weekly updated I realize I've left out many. So let me just catch you up.
DISCLAIMER! BODILY FUNCTIONS AND POSSIBLY GROSS THINGS WILL BE DISCUSSED, SO SKIP THIS IF YOU'D RATHER PASS!
Now, moving on. First, I realized that I completely skipped over how horribly bad my boobs hurt when they were getting bigger, I mean seriously. It hurt just wearing clothing, especially a bra, or not wearing clothing too. Basically they were always just super tender and achy, and oh man my nipples were extra sensitive (and not in a good way). Glad that phase has mostly passed. They only hurt once in a while now. Also with my boobs, my areolas are like double the size and have a dark ring around the outside edge. My nipples are also about double the size. The human body is so weird! Lol. Okay, moving on from the boobs. Did I ever mention how constipated I was? Yeah, it was bad for a while. Still happens here and there, but not as bad as it was from like week 8 or 9 to about 12 or 13. I know I mentioned the gas and burping, those two still just make me laugh more than anything and are still occurring (Sorry John!). Hmm, just got interrupted and now I can't remember what else I was going to tell you. Let me think! Oh, the discharge... yes, vaginal discharge. Its not bad to the point of needing a liner, but I've noticed a difference for sure. Isn't pregnancy just glamorous ;) Haha! That's about all I can think of right now. Oh because of another symptom I have that I also left out. PREGNANCY BRAIN IS REAL! I mean, I knew it was, but not to this extent. I am so extremely forgetful, and I mess up at work more often (and I rarely did before, not to brag but I'm a perfectionist and super detail oriented, so its just not like me). I just can't believe how forgetful I am mostly. Its weird. I'm the one that remembers everything between me and my husband, now I have to rely on him more often for remembering things. I think he enjoys it a little. Haha!

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I was pretty happy this week, except I'd get little sad/worried feelings that something was wrong with Baby here and there. Then on Saturday it all came crashing down on me and I bawled like a little child. I even cried into my mom's shoulder like a child... well because I am still her child, but you know. I was just so worried, but she came over and comforted me and I just love my mom! She made me feel so much better and we had such a great day together. LOVE YOU MOM! :)

 
Looking forward to: Our appointment in 2 weeks (and 1 day)! I just want to see the little one on the ultrasound, I want to know that everything is going well and baby is healthy, and of course I want to know what we are having! Really, I can't wait!

15 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 15 Weeks (completed 4/12/14)

Look at my cute kitty! Haha she was by me feet for the pics so I couldn't resist picking her up and sharing in the fun :)

Total weight gain/measurements: I've finally gained some weight! At first I was a little sad, but then I was happy because it means baby is growing and it needs me to gain weight. This week I put on 2 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Last day of this week my mother and I went shopping for some maternity shorts. Couldn't find any shorts that were long enough, but I found some capris. They aren't my favorite, but they'll do. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I won't wear for too long, and who knows what season it will be the next time I am pregnant. So they are just some cheap ones from Macy's, but they'll work for the next couple months and that's all that matters.

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Pretty average, it is getting a little more uncomfortable some nights, but overall not too bad. I still sleep like a rock though, which is always nice!

Best moment this week: Our 3rd doctor's appt! It was quick but everything was good. My mom even convinced the doctor to let me come back the next day for a gender check, however, the baby was breech and sitting way too low in my pelvis that we couldn't tell the gender. So another 3 weeks til we find out. It was so great to see the little one on the ultrasound though. Already so much bigger than last time! I love that little one :)

Miss anything? Fitting into normal clothes? Haha! And, really still just the eating thing. I still get aversions to food, and can't eat what I know I really want all the time.

Movement: None that I'm sure of. I guess there have been 3 times (the first being last week) that I think I've felt something from the baby. But I know it's also really uncommon to feel things early on. They just didn't feel anything like gas/digestion. Little feelings I've never had before in my pelvic region really. So chalk it up to what you will, I'm sticking with being lucky to have felt a jab here or there from baby super early ;)

Food cravings: Nothing this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really! Thank goodness!

Gender: Unknown -- we'll find out soon! Can't wait!

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: I was only nauseous once this week... it was all day that day, but I'm glad it was just once. I have still been getting the headaches. Had about 3 really bad ones this week. Not such a bad week though, I'm enjoying feeling nauseous less and getting my energy back. I haven't been nearly as tired lately as I was a few weeks ago.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy Happy! Only one time I was pretty sad, and that was after the gender check when we couldn't tell what the little one was. I was so excited, and knew it was a possibility that baby wouldn't cooperate but it was still a little heartbreaking that we couldn't tell.

 
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move for the first time, and having no doubt it was the baby I felt. Hoping that comes in the next couple weeks.

14 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 14 Weeks (completed 4/5/14) First week of the Second Trimester!!

Week 14

Total weight gain/measurements: I didn't get a chance to weight myself when I typically do for the week since we were on a weekend getaway and the hotel room of course didn't have a scale, so we'll skip this for this week and see how much I've gained by next week instead.

Maternity clothes: Still nothing new, but I have a feeling that is going to change rather quickly!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Sleeping has been a lot more enjoyable this past week. I rarely wake up to use the restroom, and I sleep like a rock! Its been great! Only downside is the really crazy and unusual dreams I've been having. Some nightmares too, just waking up completely freaked out and even made John turn on a light once I was seriously scared!

Best moment this week: Our weekend getaway! It was so fun and relaxing :)

Miss anything? Honestly still just the eating thing. I still get aversions to food, and can't eat what I know I really want all the time.

Movement: None

Food cravings: Nothing really specific.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Did I ever mention that riding passenger in a vehicle makes me sick? That has been going on for probably about a month. I have to drive everywhere or I just get extremely nauseous. And I've never had motion sickness before. So that's not fun. Hoping it goes away soon. I don't like having to drive everywhere all the time. Haha!

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: Occasional nausea (thankfully it's not as bad as it has been), still getting headaches, also getting the abdominal pains (round ligament I believe?) and I think that was about it for the week. It was a pretty good week :)

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy this week! It was definitely a better week than last, thankfully!

 
Looking forward to: Our next appt! It is next week, and I can't wait! Hoping by some miracle the doc will do a quick gender check, but I know it's highly doubtful. We are still trying to decide if we will wait til the 20wk appt to find out, or go to an ultrasound place that does gender checks earlier for you. Can't decide, can't decide!

13 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 13 Weeks (completed 3/29/14) Last week of the first trimester, and as promised... I finally got pictures!

Now, a little explanation for the pictures. Yes, there are 2 sets, and here is why. You see, I have this stomach condition that causes my intestines to swell up to 10x more than the average person after eating. And it doesn't matter how much or how little I eat, my stomach will be huge. So basically, I already always look pregnant! Except in the mornings before I eat anything, this is when I am "normal". So to show you the difference, I had John take my picture in the morning before I ate anything, and then again that same night after a full day of normal eating. And no, I am not pushing my stomach out in the second photos, that is just how it is.
 

These are the morning shots. I may not be the tiniest person ever, but I'd like to think I don't look pregnant in these photos.

And these are late that night. Note: I actually had not eaten a full meal since about 2pm, for dinner at this point (11pm) I had only had a few bites of ice cream so far. After these pics, I of course continued with the deliciousness that was my shake. Anyway, definitely looking more pregnant here than in the morning.

 So to sum up the whole belly photo thing. From here on out with the weekly pictures, my belly probably won't 'grow', haha! It will really just depend on the time of day I've taken the photos how pregnant I look. So one week I might look smaller and the next I might look huge! It'll be interesting to see how this is all affected once I've "popped".

Total weight gain/measurements: Official weight gain of the first trimester: 0 lbs
I know... this doesn't seem right, but lets be honest, I wasn't like 120 or anything before I got pregnant. Haha baby had plenty of room and squish ;) 

Maternity clothes: No new clothes. Still want some jeans though! Soon

Stretch marks? No new ones, just the couple that popped up on my chest. The downside to gaining a little over a full cup size in a very short amount of time, right?

Sleep: Better this week, for sure. I don't get up as often in the middle of the night. And I think I've definitely slept more soundly this week. I usually notice when John gets up to get ready (he wakes up about 2 hours before I have to), but this week, I didn't notice til he kissed me goodbye.

Best moment this week: The last day of the first trimester! Crazy that the first stage of my first pregnancy is already over, but I couldn't be more excited!

Miss anything? I miss not being nauseous all the time, and my stomach not hurting all the time, and eating food I know I really love. But other than that, I think I'm alright :P Haha

Movement: None

Food cravings: Can't think of anything I specifically craved this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? The baby? Haha, no, just feeling that way in general still. Nothing that really screams "I want to throw up!".

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: HEADACHES! Oh my gosh, the headaches are killing me. Please someone, make them go away! I hope these don't last too long. Still nauseous, a lot. This week didn't start great or end great as far as either of those symptoms go. The middle wasn't terrible though.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Sadly going to have to go with moody this week. It's been bad. Just a roller coaster of emotions.

 
Looking forward to: The second trimester! I hear its the best trimester (typically), and I can only hope that's true for me. Annnd... mine and Johns little getaway this weekend. We are sick of being home all the time, and we want to do stuff like this while we still can. So this weekend we are going to go up to Midway to stay at the Zermatt Resort. We are super excited to just relax and swim, the water just sounds amazing right now.

12 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 12 Weeks (completed 3/22/14) Sorry, failed on the start of belly pics. Next week... I promise!

Total weight gain/measurements: Still no weight gain. But its coming soon, I just know it. Haha

Maternity clothes: Nothing new, though I did try on some maternity jeans the other day. Too bad they were way out of my price range. They were soooo comfy though! Maybe in a few weeks I'll get them. Well, find a cheaper pair anyway. I've only looked at one store, so I've still got a lot of shopping to do in that area.

Stretch marks? Nothing new 

Sleep: Haven't been getting up to use the restroom as much, but this week I had a lot of really high anxiety dreams. So I'd wake up just totally anxious and feeling like I got no sleep. Hope those go away soon. Can't handle that much anxiety while I'm awake, let alone when I'm asleep!

Best moment this week: My brother Jeremy's surprise b-day party. Went to a Grizzlies game, it was a lot of fun. Love when I get to hang out with my family. And I was even able to stay up later than usual and enjoy it instead of being dead tired. That was great :)

Miss anything? Mexican food still, haha. That's like our go to food when we go out. And we haven't been to a mexican restaurant in forever. Still too many food aversions.

Movement: None

Food cravings: Nothing too specific this week. Not even fruit as much as the past little while. I mean, I still love it, but it's just not as much a craving anymore. I have really wanted the cereal Just Bunches, but can't find it anywhere. If you see it in your local store, please let me know! I would love to get it.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope, just feel that way typically anyway.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: My skin is still extremely dry, but nothing new. Oh, wait... that's a lie. I get dizzy a lot now. Sometimes just when I'm sitting still, or sometimes when I'm moving too much. But other than that, just all the usual symptoms. Exhaustion, nausea, burping (this one still makes me laugh), back pain, etc.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I'm gonna go with both this week.

 
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender! I know it's still a few weeks or more away, but I'm just so excited :)

11 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 11 Weeks (completed 3/15/14) Next week I will try to start with belly pictures. I just don't love having my picture taken right now, so we'll see.

Total weight gain/measurements: Again... nothing yet

Maternity clothes: I caved! I bought two t-shirts and a dress for church this week. I already love them. I don't feel as fat when I wear those versus my regular clothes. Still looking for some good maternity jeans though. I think I'll just buy one pair right now, and buy more when I actually have a belly, so I don't have to spend too much money on new jeans in like 4 months.

Stretch marks? Pretty sure the marks/lines whatever you want to call them on my chest are stretch marks... boo! I was going to get creams and stuff (still might) for stretch marks, but now that I know they are just hereditary and going to happen one way or another if its in your genes, I kind of figured I'd save the money. 

Sleep: Not bad, still waking up a lot to use the restroom, but other than that and slight discomfort I get a pretty good nights rest.

Best moment this week: Our second doctors appointment! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Just too cute! At first the doc just used the doppler, but then he was like "Why don't we just see if an ultrasound room is open and go take a look at the little one?" So we did! It was the best. Got to see and hear the heartbeat. Melted my heart. Already love the little one lots! And he/she is looking much more like a baby. Though it's also still a little unreal to me at the same time. Anyhow, heartbeat was 158 :)

Miss anything? I miss being able to eat normally still, and of course my energy. But right now, mostly the eating thing. I used to be able to eat a lot more variety of foods, and now most everything just sounds gross. Can't wait to get my appetite back. Especially for Mexican food. I miss Mexican food sooo much!

Movement: None

Food cravings: Fruit still, loving watermelon and canteloupe.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Again, just feel queasy and sick in general.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: Hmm, this week pretty much the usual's, you know, sick & tired (as previously mentioned), still burping a lot (haha, so random), frequently visiting the ladies room, the terrible pain in my back/butt, etc.  

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy and Moody? I'd say there were definitely some of both in there this week. So I guess technically that would make for mood swings right? One minute happy, the next... really not for whatever reason. Oh well, at least there was happy in there!

 
Looking forward to: So many things to come in the next little while! But right now, mostly getting out of the first trimester and hoping that all the things people say about the second are true. That the nausea and exhaustion go away. Oh man that would make me the happiest!