Week 18: Sweet Potato

Our baby is the size of a sweet potato!

(But much cuter)



How many weeks? 18 WEEKS

Total weight gain/loss: UP 4LBS FROM FIRST APPOINTMENT.
Maternity clothes? JEANS STILL FIT, BUT SKIRTS ARE A LITTLE SNUG. SO FAR JUST 2 MATERNITY SHIRTS.

Stretch marks? NOT FROM PREGNANCY YET.

Symptoms: GROWING, CRAMPING, DISCOMFORT, SMASHED BLADDER, GAGGING, INABILITY TO FORM SENTENCES, SPACEY, GAS...SHALL I GO ON?
Sleep: Uncomfortably

Best moment this week: DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS AND THINKING OF NEXT CHRISTMAS WHEN WE'LL HAVE OUR LITTLE ONE HERE TO SHARE IT WITH!

Movement: SOMETIMES I THINK I FEEL SOMETHING BUT I BELIEVE IT'S JUST GAS SO FAR.

Food cravings: CHEESEBURGERS, PIZZA, AND FISH&CHIPS
Anything making you queasy or sick: NOTHING IN PARTICULAR. I RANDOMLY FEEL SICK.

Have you started to show yet: YES! A FIRMING LIL' BUMP.
Gender prediction: I'M LEANING TOWARDS A BOY BUT REALLY, WHO KNOWS?!
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON

Your top two name choices: BROOKLYN ROSE (g) KOBE or QUINN (b)
Worst Thing about being pregnant: GAGGING AND SCIATICA.
Best Thing about being pregnant: JUST KNOWING MY BABY IS SAFE INSIDE OF ME.

Are you more scared or excited: SO EXCITED AND ANXIOUS!
Last time you cried over something ridiculous was: STILL THE WALMART INCIDENT. NOT MANY MOOD SWINGS YET.

You pee an estimated __ times a day?: 20ish
Weirdest dream you've had since pregnant?: BESIDES THE SMOKING WEED DREAM, I HAVE A SERIES OF RANDOM WEIRD DREAMS PRETTY MUCH EVERY NIGHT. I SHOULD MAKE A BOOK.

Looking forward to: FINDING OUT WHAT WE'RE HAVING...NOVEMBER 30TH!!

November Bumps

Kim = 15 weeks-Orange.

Jannica = 17 weeks-Onion.

Week 16: Avocado

Our baby is the size of an avocado!

 

How many weeks? 16 WEEKS

Total weight gain/loss: UP 4LBS FROM FIRST APPOINTMENT.
Maternity clothes? JEANS STILL FIT, BUT SKIRTS ARE A LITTLE SNUG. SO FAR JUST 2 MATERNITY SHIRTS. 

Stretch marks? NOT FROM PREGNANCY YET.
Sleep: OH NOT MUCH...ALREADY UNCOMFORTABLE.

Best moment this week: WHEN THE DOCTOR WAS KIND OF DANCING TO THE BABY'S HEARTBEAT.
Movement: NOT YET BUT THE DOCTOR SAID TO EXPECT SOME ANY DAY NOW!
Food cravings: ALL I WANT IS BURGERS AND PIZZA...BUT I'M BASICALLY EATING EVERYTHING.
Anything making you queasy or sick: NOTHING IN PARTICULAR. I RANDOMLY FEEL SICK.

Have you started to show yet: YES! I'VE GOTTA SAY, IT FEELS WEIRD HAVING A SWOLLEN/HARDENING STOMACH.
Gender prediction: NO IDEA.
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON

Your top two name choices: BROOKLYN ROSE (g) KOBE or QUINN (b)
Worst Thing about being pregnant: BARFING AND SCIATICA.
Best Thing about being pregnant: NOW THAT I'M SHOWING IT'S BECOMING REAL...ALL THE NEW SENSATIONS OF PREGNANCY MAKE IT EASIER TO FORGET ABOUT THE CRAPPY PARTS (SO FAR).

Are you more scared or excited: SO EXCITED AND ANXIOUS!
Last time you cried over something ridiculous was: IT WASN'T A FULL-ON CRY BUT I WAS HUNGRY, TIRED, AND IRRITATED AND WALMART WASN'T A GOOD PLACE TO BE. I DID MY BEST TO HOLD IN THE TEARS THAT WANTED TO COME FROM THE IRRITATION.
You pee an estimated __ times a day?: 15+ (7 JUST LAST NIGHT)
Weirdest dream you've had since pregnant?: I WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR SMOKING WEED. *DON'T JUDGE ME; I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM AND HAD NO CONTROL*

Looking forward to: FINDING OUT WHAT WE'RE HAVING...NOVEMBER 30TH!!

15 Week Belly

I'm kind of weird about numbers and so I'm not going to update in depth until next week (Week 16 = an even number). Until then, here's my belly... I popped a little bit a few days ago!

An update to our house

I wrote about this on our house blog, but I wanted to include it on here too. Lane had this idea and vision of building a desk and shelves around our fireplace. He didn't grow up the handyman that his grandpa, uncles and brother did, but I have to say, it must run in the family. He put his ideas to work and built this from scratch...he did a great job and it looks beautiful!

If you don't follow our house blog, here's what our fireplace looked like when we moved in:

Better yet, when we first looked at the house...

 



Week 13: Peach

So guess what?! My sister is pregnant too! That makes 3 little babies all within a month (Britt is due April 1st, I'm due April 19th, and Kim is due May 6th)! How crazy is that? Well my sister does cute updates on her blog, so I'm halfway copying her. I don't feel like being cutesy and creative yet. I had all these Pinterest plans for pictures and such, but I'm just not havin' it. Maybe later...?

Our baby is the size of a peach!

 

How many weeks? 13 WEEKS

Total weight gain/loss: DOWN 5 LBS BUT IT'S STARTING TO GO BACK UP
Maternity clothes? NO. JEANS STILL FIT, BUT OUTSIDE OF WORK/CHURCH I BASICALLY JUST WEAR SWEATS BECAUSE I'M CLASSY

Stretch marks? NOT FROM PREGNANCY YET.
Sleep: I HAVE SCIATICA AND BACK PAIN THAT KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT, BUT I SLEEP DURING THE DAY WONDERFULLY WHEN I HAVE THE CHANCE!

Best moment this week: HEARING THE LITTLE ONE'S HEARTBEAT
Movement: NO...UNLESS YOU COUNT MY STOMACH TURNING AND FOOD COMING UP?
Food cravings: PANCAKES! I WAS ALSO CRAVING CHOCOLATE CAKE EARLIER THIS WEEK SO I MADE MYSELF ONE.
Anything making you queasy or sick: WHEN I HAVE MEDIOCRE-to-BAD BREATH I GAG. OTHER THAN THAT, JUST ALL THE USUAL YUCKY SMELLS. I WAS ALREADY HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO SMELLS PRE-PREGNANCY SO NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED.

Have you started to show yet: A LITTLE...IT'S MORE OF A POOCH BUT I STILL LIKE IT, ESPECIALLY AFTER I EAT. I'LL SAVE MY "I'M FAT" COMPLAINING FOR LATER.
Gender prediction: LANE AND I KEEP HAVING DREAMS ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER, WHOSE NAME IS BROOKLYN. THAT PROBABLY MEANS WE'RE HAVING A BOY THOUGH.
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON

Your top two name choices: BROOKLYN ROSE (g) KOBE or QUINN (b)
Worst Thing about being pregnant: BARFING AND PINCHED NERVE.
Best Thing about being pregnant: IMAGINING LIFE WITH OUR BABY AND CONTINUALLY BEING AMAZED AT THIS PROCESS THAT GOD CREATED.

Are you more scared or excited: SO FAR, EXCITED...AND ANXIOUS!
Last time you cried over something ridiculous was: UMM..OTHER THAN CRYING WATCHING ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (THAT'S NOTHING NEW), I WAS LONELY THE OTHER DAY WHEN LANE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND I CRIED LIKE A BABY OUT OF SELF-PITY.
You pee an estimated __ times a day?: 10+
Weirdest dream you've had since pregnant?: NOTHING WEIRD THAT I CAN RECALL, YET.

Looking forward to: FINDING OUT WHAT WE'RE HAVING!

 

I wish that my sister lived closer to join in on this fun, but at least Kim and I are able to do this: since we are due so close, we are taking a picture together the first Sunday of every month to watch our bellies grow! This is so fun to me!

First "Belly Pic"

I don't have much going on there; just a little pooch forming. My mom said I should still take the "before" picture, so this is as "before" as it's going to get...10.5 weeks. The stripes probably give the belly more of an effect anyway.