Week 17

How far along? 17 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 9 lbs...too many :( Gotta stop eating potatoes every meal.

Maternity clothes: I love them. I want to live in them. Forever. 

Stretch marks? No. 

Sleep: I never sleep well the night before I post these blogs. Should sleep well tonight! 

Best moment this week: Seeing baby girl kicking and being alive. More on this. 

Miss anything? Mango margaritas, hot baths, activated glutes. 

Movement: Now that I've seen her kicking me, the kicks I thought I was feeling were not kicks.

Food cravings: POTATOES. So sad to be told to cut them out. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? The weirdest things...usually words. I get grossed out so easily now. 

Gender: Baby girl. 

Labour signs: No, thank goodness! 

Symptoms: Sore legs and glutes, nausea has returned

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy...and worried. 

Looking forward to: the Just Between Friends sale on Thursday! I am hoping to get a stroller. 

So I fell this week while playing with Lucy. I sat on the floor and bawled like a baby for 15 minutes, hurting, but mostly scared. Texted the doctor and she said everything seemed okay, but I asked her to come in anyway. I slept terribly, just so stressed out about my baby girl. Luckily they were able to get me in for an ultrasound at 2 pm today. Right away we saw her trying her best to suck on her fingers, heart beating away, and kicking my cervix with everything she had. I am feeling very grateful that I can't feel those kicks, to be honest...though  on the flip side, I am ready for them to start up. :) 

Week 16

How far along? 16 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 5 lbs, which I think is an okay amount? 

Maternity clothes: Bought some SUPER cute shirts this week. The dress in this picture is maternity too. 

Stretch marks? No. 

Sleep: Tossing and turning a lot. Woke up at 1 am having a panic attack last night, so it was not a great night for me. :( 

Best moment this week: Starting our registry at Buy Buy Baby!

Miss anything? Not really! 

Movement: The jury is still out on this one. 

Food cravings: POTATOES. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Trash, going hungry.

Gender: Little girl. 

Labour signs: No, thank goodness! 

Symptoms: I randomly got sick at 4 am the other day :( I'm still pretty tired, but I have progressed from going to bed at 7 pm to waiting till 9 pm! My lower back hurts now, and my legs are so sore after walking. I have to get better at stretching. 

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: I think pretty happy this week, but probably because I got to do whatever I want. I LOVE SPRING BREAK!

Looking forward to: nothing special happening this week...just enjoying being pregnant!

Week 15

How far along? 15 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 2 lbs as of my last dr's appt, but probably more. 

Maternity clothes: Just pants and dresses. 

Stretch marks? Not that I know of. :| 

Sleep: Got the most amazing night's sleep ever last night. But I mostly toss and turn a lot. 

Best moment this week: Our Gender Reveal party yesterday!

Miss anything? Not really! 

Movement: MAYBE??? Sometimes at night if I roll on my stomach I feel flutters. Today it felt like someone kicked me when I moved a weird way...it's progress!  

Food cravings: Fruit, salt, all kinds of potatoes

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still trash and nachos. Bending over at the waist automatically triggers my gag reflex for some reason. 

Gender: IT'S A GIRL!! We were so convinced it was a boy. We were so shocked.

Labour signs: No, thank goodness! 

Symptoms: I feel better, but the nausea still kicks in occasionally and I never say no to a nap! My skin is still scaly like an alligator.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Remember how last week I said I was surprised that Mike thought I was being moody? Yeah. I am super moody.

Looking forward to: Our next dr's appointment Wednesday. 

At some point, I'll post a blog about our gender reveal party. It was so much fun and Mike worked so hard getting it ready. I'm so blessed to have such a crafty, wonderful husband!! 

Week 14

How far along? 14 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 2 lbs as of my last dr's appt, but probably more. 

Maternity clothes: Yes. I love them. Don't judge me because I am way more comfortable than you! 

Stretch marks? I found one on my hips and died, but there is no absolute guarantee it wasn't there before. 

Sleep: Last night it was terrible, but I sleep pretty soundly! 

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender!! 

Miss anything? It was weird not drinking at the wedding last night, but I don't necessarily miss alcohol? I miss not being starving all the time. 

Movement: None. 

Food cravings: Fruit, salty things

Anything making you queasy or sick? Mike's cologne. Random foods. The sound of someone pretending to throw up. Trash. Nachos and red velvet cake :( 

Gender: :) 

Labour signs: No, thank goodness! 

Symptoms: Gigantic boobs, nausea, exhaustion, super dry skin!! 

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On, but my eczema is so bad that my ring finger keeps swelling and makes it difficult to take my ring off sometimes. 

Happy or moody most of the time: I thought I was being happy but when Mike and I were going over old wive's tales, he informed me I was quite moody. 

Looking forward to: Our gender reveal party this Saturday!! 

It's kind of hard to come back to this blog, but I really don't want to go anywhere else? This pregnancy is so incredibly different from my first. I feel so blessed to know that God had a hand in this, that he is watching over this baby. Thank you all for your continued prayers. It can be hard to be pregnant after a loss!