Week 22

How far along? 22 weeks...in this photo 22.6.... it's fine

Total weight gain? still -8.

Maternity clothes? Yes! I have bought a couple shirts at Gap this week. They are way cute, but I'm having a hard time wearing them. I feel like maternity clothes make you feel 10x bigger than you already are :-/

Stretch Marks? none!

Sleep? I feel like I sleep a lot, but not sleeping on my stomach has become a real pain in my hips

Best moment this week? I haven't taken zofran this week. It's been rough but I think the nausea is finally manageable with out medicine.

Food cravings? This week I wanted pizza really bad. I ate one slice and was sick.

Anything making you sick or queasy? the sight of blood has never really bothered me until this week. I have been in several deliveries this past week where I was so hot I felt like I was going to pass out and then puke.

Gender? still a little man

Labor signs? I think I may have had a few braxton hicks just today. My stomach gets super tight. It's not painful but I don't like it

Symptoms? No heart burn this week, knock on wood! Just still sick!

Belly button in or out? It's still in there but it feels so funny. I give it five more weeks

Wedding ring on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to? Halloween tomorrow! I LOVE the month of October. sad it's coming to an end.

The Anatomy Scan

The anatomy scan. AKA the best, and longest ultra sound you will get your entire pregnancy. My appointment wasn't till later on in the day, that way Steven could still make it to the appointment.

I seriously could not sleep the night before. I'm pretty sure every parent worries that everything will be alright with their baby. I think I was more nervous for this ultrasound than the gender. We made it to the appointment, and they were a little bit behind so we waited about an hour to be seen. I think I was shaking a little, because Steven kept on looking over at me and asking if I was okay. In the mean time they gave me this drink..

I've heard great things about it. Good thing I don't have to drink it for four more weeks. I'll let you know how it goes...

We went back into the ultrasound room, and we began the scan. The first part was about ten minutes long. The doctor went through just to show our baby to us. Which was so fun to see. Baby was asleep the first half of the scan, but the doctor finally got him to wake up, and he was going crazy! He kept on wiggling and arching his back, so we didn't get a very good profile of him. The doctor made us a dvd of the first ten minutes. I love that we can watch our baby whenever we want!

The second half went through every single detail of our little man. He first started out with the heart to make sure there were four chambers, then on to the brain. It was so cool to hear the doctor talk about every little detail of the brain. If this bone isn't fused it means this, and if there is fluid in the brain it means this. We found out that our baby, from what the doctor could tell from the scan has zero birth defects! I was so happy to hear that! He then checked to make sure baby had two hands, ten fingers, two legs, ten toes.. everything was there!

The last half the doctor measured our little guy to make sure he was growing on time. More good news! He is measuring EXACTLY 21 weeks. He measured my stomach next to see if that was still growing on time, and again I was measuring exactly 21 weeks. Steven was in a bit of shock when he heard my stomach was growing on time. He still thinks I'm too small for 5 months pregnant, but I am okay with that.

Here is baby Suprise's hand. Just sayin hi to everyone

Man I'm getting big. WOOF

Playing Catch Up Week 21

Playing a Little bit of catch up this week! Between work, meetings,birthday, and an anniversary, I feel like I haven't had much time to think about being pregnant. So here is a little up date. 

How far along? 21 weeks.. over half way. Can you hear the hallelujah chorus?

Total weight gain? I gained three pounds at my last doctors visit! Which still puts me at -8 pounds, but I'll take it

Maternity clothes? Not yet. I feel like my pants are super loose, but my shirts these days are starting to fit me a little funny. I went to gap and found a few cute tops on sale. Hoping I wont have to wear them for at least a few more weeks.

Stretch marks? Zero

Sleep? sleep for me has been a hit an miss. With my stomach getting bigger I feel like laying on my stomach is next to impossible. I have been trying to sleep with a body pillow, but I miss my old sleeping habits. 

Best moment this week? Steve hadn't felt the baby move yet and so every night I would tell him to put his hand on my stomach, and every time baby wouldn't give him a good kick. Finally one night baby was kicking so hard, I told Steven to lay his head on my stomach. Baby was not shy on giving him a good kick to the head :)

Food cravings? No real cravings this week. But food has sounded good lately. At work one night one of my co-workers was craving taco time (she is pregnant too). It sounded so good to me that I left work and got us some crunchy beef burritos. It was so good, until about 1 in the morning. I got called back to scrub a c-section, and I could tell I was not feeling so good. Finally I thought maybe I just need to eat some yogurt. After I got home that morning, Steven was leaving for work and I kept telling him over and over that I wasn't feeling well. I sat on the side of the curb and threw everything up for the next 10 minutes. Maybe next time darn it.

Gender? Another ultrasound this week confirmed BOY!

Labor Signs? zero

Symptoms? Just my morning sickness that has been bothering me a lot this week!

Belly button in or out? Still in, but it seriously doesn't feel like it will be in for long. 

Wedding ring on or off? Still fits

Happy or moody most of the time? This week HAPPY! I think my ultrasound made my whole month

Looking forward to? Getting 10 days off of work!! I'm excited for some "me" time.

  

Week 19

How far along? 19 weeks!!

Total weight gain? -11 pounds

Stretch marks? no but my skin is super itchy! I hope that's not a sign of starting them!!

Sleep? Worked three graveyards this week.. I think that says it all

Best moment this week? Celebrating our third anniversary!!

Food cravings? So far nothing this week has sounded amazing.. the toaster strudel phase has sadly ended

Anything making you sick or queasy? If waking up every day counts haha.

Gender? still a boy!

Labor signs? No, but my back pain has started this week. And it hurts!

Symptoms? heartburn, morning sickness, tired, the typical pregnancy

belly button in or out? still in there, but it definitely doesn't feel the same

Wedding ring on or off? Still on, and as it's starting to get colder outside the looser it gets so hopefully it gets a little hard to wear.

Happy or Moody most of the time? This week moody. sigh

Looking forward to? maybe this week will be the last week I'm sick?

On a different note, Steven bought me this awesome new camera lens for my birthday. Making fall that much more beautiful.

Week 18

How many weeks? 18, almost half way done!!

Total weight gain? I weighed myself today and I'm now -12 pounds. I'm hoping to at least gain a few pounds before my next appointment,but we will see what the doctors have to say :-/

Stretch marks? None. scared for the next few weeks though

Sleep? I have slept like a baby most of the week. I love it! Haven't even woken myself up to go to the bathroom

Best moment this week? Buying new clothes for the baby!

Food cravings? I can't get enough of toaster strudels! I love them!

Anything making you sick or queasy? Yes! I have been wanting a sugar cookie for awhile now so I went out and bought some, and let me tell you this baby HATES sugar! It was good while it lasted.

Gender? It's a boy! we can't wait to meet our little man

Labor signs? Nope! wish I could get rid of the round ligament pain though

Symptoms? Still have morning sickness. Does it ever go away?

Belly button in or out? In. It has been hurting a lot lately

Wedding ring on or off? Still on

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to? My next appointment which will be our anatomy scan!


Also it is officially October!! I love this time of year.