19 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 4lbs

*How big is baby?: 6 inches and 8.5 ounces!

*Sleep: Same as last week.  Some nights are better than others.  I am hoping since I got pretty much everything done for this week that I needed to do I won’t have a wondering mind when I wake up at 3am.

Sex: We had the gender confirmed today!  Can’t wait to share with everyone on Sunday!

*Maternity clothes: Love the band on my maternity jeans that hold my belly in..haha.

*Showing yet?: Just have a little pot belly.  I have been told that I am carrying pretty low, but I think I am poking out right in the middle.

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: Finally feeling some pretty strong kicks!  The kicks are strong enough that Doug has actually gotten to feel a few too!

*Food cravings: Nothing super crazy.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 21 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: In.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Lower back pain!  I think this symptom is here to stay.

*What I miss: I am missing my tan!  I am getting fatter and tan fat looks so much better than white fat.  I haven’t laid in the tanning bed since I found out I was pregnant, so I am getting pretty pale.  (I know it is bad for you no matter if you are pregnant or not, but living out here in the Pacific Northwest I will take fake sun anytime I can get it.)

*What I'm looking forward to: Really looking forward to the Super Bowl Party/Birthday Party/Gender Reveal Party this weekend.  Here is a little sneak peek of the candy buffet.

*Best Moment of the Week: Seeing the baby on the ultrasound screen and the ultrasound tech telling us that the baby is growing perfectly!  This little one is measuring right at 19 weeks.

Week 19: Baby is the size of a Mango.

18 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 3lbs

*How big is baby?: 6 inches and around 1/2 lb.!

*Sleep: Some nights are better than others.  I have found that if we sleep with the TV on then I can usually fall right back to sleep.  But if there is no white noise then my brain starts to wonder and I come up with all these things that I need to do or look up on the internet and I never fall back to sleep.

Sex: ?!?!?!  It is so funny to listen to different friends tell me they think it is a girl or a boy because I’m carrying high/low etc…  It is so hard to keep it a secret.  Only 2 more weeks and the secret will be out!

*Maternity clothes: I can still fit in some of my jeans, but the maternity ones are so much more comfy.

*Showing yet?: Showing…but stuck in the “just feeling fat stage.”  Maybe I will really start to pop soon!

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: This little one is moving around!  I am not feeling any really strong kicks or movements, but I’m definitely feeling something!

*Food cravings: Gotta have my OJ.  I have been going through a whole jug a week by myself!

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 22 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: Way in as usual.  I did take out my belly button ring this past weekend (gotta grow up sometime) and Doug keeps making fun of how deep my belly button is now!

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Nothing really bad to report this week and I am not complaining about that!

*What I miss: Not a thing this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: The ultrasound coming up next Monday!  We went on Saturday to play with the ultrasound machine in the clinic again.  The first thing Doug said when he put the paddle on my tummy was, “He/She is getting big”!  It amazes me how little he thinks is going on each week.  I’m making a baby here and things are changes everyday!

*Best Moment of the Week: Buying the stroller and car seat!  My mom also bought us a pack and play that we picked up too!  We have three big items out of the way!

Week 18: Baby is the size of a Sweet Potato.

17 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 3lbs…at the Doctor’s office.  She said barely gaining anything is perfectly normal at this point and that the weight should really start coming on at the end of the second trimester.  If it doesn’t happen then, then she will be worried.

*How big is baby?: 5.3 inches and around 5.3-7.0 ounces!

*Sleep: Finally able to fall right back to sleep after I wake up to use the bathroom! YAY!

Sex: Invites are out for the Gender Reveal Party!!!  Wish you all could come.

*Maternity clothes: Pants and some tops-just because I like the length of maternity tops.

*Showing yet?: Showing…but still in the “just feeling fat stage.”

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: Pretty sure I had three strong kicks on Thursday, but haven’t felt anything else since .

*Food cravings: Nothing much this week.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 23 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: Way in as usual.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Low back pain is still around…but I have a brace that I am going to try this week to see if it helps any.

*What I miss: Not a thing this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: Another weekend of Doug not being on call.  I’m enjoying spending lazy weekends with him!

*Best Moment of the Week: Feeling the baby kick for the first time!

Week 17: Baby is the size of an Onion.

16 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 0!  I am going to ask the doctor at my appointment this week about not gaining any weight, just to make sure that 0lbs at this point is ok.

*How big is baby?: 4 1/2 inches long and weighs about 3 1/2ounces.

*Sleep: Sleeping in between peeing!

Sex: So we have a little secret?!?!?  We went on Friday to find out the gender and it was clear as day!  We are waiting to reveal the gender at our Superbowl party…so I am staying hush on here until then.

*Maternity clothes: Bought a new pair of black pants from H&M…so far my go to store for maternity pants.

*Showing yet?: I am showing some…but not so much that I can’t hide it.

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: I believe that I have felt some fluttering this past week, but I am still not sure.

*Food cravings: Still loving the OJ!

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 24 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: Way in as usual.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Still having bad low back pain, but not as bad as last week.  I am having some major stomach cramps this past week as well.  I think it is just some more growing pains/round ligament pain.

*What I miss: Not a thing this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: My doctor appointment this week.  Love to hear that everything is going ok.

*Best Moment of the Week: I told Doug that this week our baby can hear music.  He pulls out his phone, finds a song, and puts the phone to my belly.  His song that he wants our child to hear is Family Tradition by Hank Williams Jr.  He cracks me up.  I had to stand there with the phone to my belly for the entire song!

Week 16: Baby is the size of an Avocado.

15 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: +1 due to my continuous snacking over Christmas and New Years!

*How big is baby?: 4 inches long and weighs about 2 1/2ounces.

*Sleep: Sleeping part of the night.  Gotta love pregnancy insomnia.  I hope this goes away soon, but I hear it comes back in the 3rd Trimester…blah blah blah.

Sex: I have no idea and I really want to know now!!!  I could never make it all the way through without finding out.  I have no patience.

*Maternity clothes: Still living it up in my two pairs of jeans from H&M!

*Showing yet?: I think so!  And it freaks me out every time I walk by a mirror.  I forget it is there sometimes.

*Stretch marks: Not yet…and I have gone through one bottle of BioOil so far to prevent them!

*Movement: I think that I have felt something this past week, but still not too sure.

*Food cravings: Orange Juice!  I could chug a whole jug in 5 minutes!

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 25 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: Way in as usual.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Horrible low back pain that Doug says is only going to get worse….GREAT!!!!

*What I miss: Not a thing this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: Only working three days this week!  And hearing from Julie and Brittney that their new little bundles of joy have arrived!

*Best Moment of the Week: Having everyone over for New Year’s Eve.  I will have to blog about the party soon.

Week 15: Baby is the size of an Apple