How far along? 23 weeks
How big is the baby? Baby is the size of an ear of corn!! I believe ours is bigger though since baby is measuring ahead.
Total weight gain: None of your business
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes are my best friend! I even want some maternity pajamas. The support of over belly pants make the biggest difference ever.
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: I am not sleeping very well. I guess my body is trying to prepare me for having a kid...sleepless nights from here on out!
Best moment this week:Eric finally felt baby from the outside! It was so exciting to see his face when he got to feel the baby. I absolutely loved having him finally feel the pregnancy. :)
Miss Anything? I miss sleeping, I miss working out, skinny jeans, fitting behind chairs in the kitchen, and I miss looking like a normal sized human being. :) Just kidding, I like my pregnant belly, just not sure why my arms look pregnant too!
Movement: I am feeling movement from the inside and outside now. :)
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken...oh and sadly sprees which are VERY hard to find.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No aversions anymore, except to skinny pregnant women.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: All of them? Blimping up, round ligament pain, so tired, major pregnancy brain a.k.a. pregnesia, and quite moody. Not to mention major nesting kicking in. But it is all so worth it!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on which is very shocking. For as much as I feel like I have blimped up, I thought the rings would be off much sooner.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both. This weekend at Caitlin's wedding I was VERY misty eyed. But I am also very happy. So I would say I can be a good balance of both.
Looking forward to: My next appointment because I get another sonogram :)
How far along? 21 weeks...that officially the COUNTDOWN!!! Well, not really.
How big is the baby? Baby is the size of a spaghetti squash!! Not sure what that is...although ours is actually bigger than that since baby is measuring closer to 2 weeks ahead in size.
Total weight gain: 12 pounds last doctor appointment. By now, probably more. I REALLY like sweetarts.
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes are my best friend!
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Not much sleep, but thank goodness for my snoogle body pillow!
Best moment this week: Best moment this week? Would that be when my mom told me that we needed to widen the door frames to fit me through? Or possibly when she looked at me sitting on the couch and goes "oh goodness you're so fat! It's cute!" I must admit though, it's quite funny just how much I take after my mother! If this is a girl, I will warn her ahead of time about genetics!
Miss Anything? I miss sleeping, I miss working out, and I miss skinny jeans lol
Movement: I am definitely feeling some movement from the inside. Baby is active when I am laying down and when I eat citrus.
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken. Oh, new this week: McFlurries!!!! Turns out, you can have them mix m&m AND oreo for when you can't make up your mind!
Anything making you queasy or sick: My aversions have gone away for the most part.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: Blimping up, round ligament pain, so tired, major pregnancy brain a.k.a. pregnesia, and quite moody. Not to mention major nesting kicking in. But it is all so worth it!
Wedding rings on or off? On, no clue how. For as quickly as I ballooned up, I was expecting my rings to come off already.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I would say happy BUT moody. I am generally happy and so looking forward to the baby and being so far along, but I definitely get upset easily.
Looking forward to: Looking forward to continuing to have a healthy and happy pregnancy and I cannot wait to feel movement from the outside. Also really looking forward to those "alien" moments!
How far along? 20 Weeks...officially marking my halfway point!
How big is the baby? Baby is the size of a banana!
Total weight gain: 12 pounds...EEKS!!! I gotta get that under control!
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes are my best friend!
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: I honestly think that the reason pregnant ladies can't sleep is to get them prepared for when the baby is here. I have not gotten a solid night's sleep in a VERY long time!
Best moment this week: Definitely starting to feel baby from the inside. It is not consistent yet, but it is absolutely amazing to sit there and feel what I know is my little baby kicking and waving! And officially looking "pregnant", that's a big milestone.
Miss Anything? I honestly miss motivation and miss working out. I also miss sleeping, and seeing my toes :)
Movement: Every sonogram I go to, I am told that the baby is SUPER active. It's nice to be able to start feeling that. It isn't as often as a lot of moms, but I attribute that to the baby being super low and transverse.
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My aversions have gone away for the most part.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: Blimping up, round ligament pain, so tired, major pregnancy brain a.k.a. pregnesia, and quite moody. Not to mention major nesting kicking in. But it is all so worth it!
Wedding rings on or off? On, no clue how. For as quickly as I ballooned up, I was expecting my rings to come off already.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I would say happy BUT moody. I am generally happy and so looking forward to the baby and being so far along, but I definitely get upset easily.
Looking forward to: I am looking forward to the first time I feel baby move from the outside. That is going to be so amazing! I also cannot wait until my next appointment so I can hear baby again.
How far along? 19 Weeks
How big is the baby? Baby is the size of a mango! 6.5 inches, 10 ounces approx.
Total weight gain: 12 pounds...EEKS!!! I gotta get that under control!
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes are my best friend!
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Sleep is rough, even with my maternity pillow. Sadly, most mornings I wake up with some soreness from sleeping the wrong way.
Best moment this week: I got to hear my baby's heartbeat again and see the baby again. Eric got to see and hear the baby for the first time and it was absolutely amazing! Heart rate was between 148 and 163 throughout the appointment. Baby was moving a lot and doing things that normal babies at this stage of development don't do. Also, the baby is 8 days bigger in size than it should be! Looks like it's taking after daddy. :)
Miss Anything? I honestly miss motivation and miss working out.
Movement: Starting to feel movement. The feelings are light, but often. This is a VERY active baby.
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My aversions have gone away for the most part.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: Feeling super fat, tired, little bit of acne, started "showing", pretty moody, round ligament pains.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely moody. I get misty a lot, and angry easily. And then I get sad too.
Looking forward to: I am looking forward to getting bigger and bigger and looking for sure pregnant! And I hope it's only my belly getting bigger and bigger, not my entire body. :)
How far along? 17 Weeks
How big is the baby? Depending on the site I look at, baby is the size of an onion or a sweet potato.
Total weight gain: 6-7 pounds depending on the day
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes are my best friend!
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Sleep is hard some nights. I tend to wake up a lot throughout the night due to being uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: No new baby developments or anything cool. Just excited to know my baby can start hearing my voice. :)
Miss Anything? I honestly miss motivation and miss working out.
Movement: No movement yet.
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My aversions have gone away for the most part.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: Feeling super fat, tired, little bit of acne, started "showing", pretty moody, round ligament pains.
Wedding rings on or off? On. In fact, thanks to the cooler weather they're actually too loose on me.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely moody. I get misty a lot, and angry easily. And then I get sad too.
Looking forward to: I want to feel movement and I cannot wait to get to see my baby again at my 19 week sonogram.
How far along? 16 Weeks
How big is the baby? I believe the sites I look at say the baby is the size of an avocado right now!
Total weight gain: 6-7 pounds depending on the day
Maternity clothes? Yes definitely more comfortable in maternity now. I can still pull off some non maternity shirts, but I definitely need maternity pants.
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Sleep is hard some nights. I tend to wake up a lot throughout the night due to being uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: Being told I finally look pregnant. By multiple people.
Miss Anything? I miss being motivated. All I want to do is sit on the couch, watch TV and cuddle with Lexus. I honestly don't have the drive to do anything at all, and that isn't like me.
Movement: No movement yet.
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cuties clementines, and chicken.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My aversions have gone away for the most part.
Labor Signs: No, luckily not.
Symptoms: Feeling super fat, tired, little bit of acne, started "showing", pretty moody, round ligament pains.
Wedding rings on or off? On. In fact, thanks to the cooler weather they're actually too loose on me.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely moody. I get misty a lot, and angry easily. And then I get sad too.
Looking forward to: I want to feel movement and I cannot wait to get to see my baby again at my 19 week sonogram.
How far along? 14 Weeks
How big is the baby? Depending on the site I look at, the baby is the size of a naval orange or a lemon!!
Total weight gain: 4-5 pounds depending on the day. However, I haven't weighed myself since my last doctor's appointment so it could be more by now.
Maternity clothes? Wearing my belly band but no maternity clothes yet. Things are definitely getting tighter. Started with just my work pants, but now my jeans are tighter.
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Sleep is difficult. Got a snoogle to help me try to get comfortable, but it isn't quite working yet.
Best moment this week: Officially hitting my second trimester. Knowing I hit that milestone felt really good.
Miss Anything? I miss being motivated. All I want to do is sit on the couch, watch TV and cuddle with Lexus. I honestly don't have the drive to do anything at all, and that isn't like me.
Movement: I thought I felt some movement a few weeks ago, but haven't felt any since. I am really looking forward to feeling movement!
Food cravings: Sweetarts, cheese fries, chicken tenders. Those are the big contenders. Get urges for other stuff every once in a while, but those are the major ones. Oh actually, cuties clementines and kiwi. Craving those big time.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Red meat, coffee, the smell that old cars emit...the gassy smell.
Labor Signs: Luckily no! This baby has a lot longer to cook!
Symptoms: Feeling super fat, tired, little bit of acne, still some nausea, still very bloated which I thought would go away by now but it hasn't, and pretty moody.
Wedding rings on or off? On. In fact, thanks to the cooler weather they're actually too loose on me.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely moody. I get misty a lot, and angry easily. And then I get sad too.
Looking forward to: I want to feel movement, I want to have my belly pop, I want to finally feel like I am in the clear and this baby is healthy and safe.
