Halloween

We recently dressed up for Halloween with a group of friends. Matt went with a Mario theme that a few other of our friends were dressing up as, I decided to skip that theme- not all that flattering :-)
So we went to the costume place to find something for a nearly 5 month pregnant person to wear...not an easy task!! In case you haven't noticed, costumes for women are pretty skimpy these days. Now, normally I'm fine with this...but no one wants to see a pregnant lady showing skin! I opted for a Flapper costume, not my fav but as I said, I had limited choices. It ended up being cute after all though. It was freezing too...go figure so I was cold all night. The cold probably wouldn't have been such an issue if I was occupied by a drink in my hand all night!! I made it through the night though, thats what matters!

Halfway through...20 weeks!

How far Along: 20 weeks

Maternity clothes: I am not "technically" wearing maternity clothes. I have however, invested in a bella band, which lets you wear your same clothes which is really nice. When not at work, I wear alot of leggings and dresses too, which of course still fit fine. But for the purpose of this question, yes my clothes barely button :-)

Weight Gain:  Holding steady at 5 lbs. I did ask the doctor about my weight gain this week and he was completely fine with it. He said as long as the baby is growing (which she is) then no need to worry about my weight gain.

Stretch Marks: not yet...hopefully I never will :-)

Sleep:  sleep? what sleep? ok, its not that bad but yes its difficult now. My arms go to sleep, my legs ache, my shoulders hurt. Its weird and I don't like it.

What I miss:  I'm doing good this week. although, when work and life is stressful, that glass (or bottle) of wine would be SOOO nice!

This week:  No big changes this week. Baby moves alot after I eat something, so thats fun.

Symptoms:  Other than random pain when I sleep on my side all night, I'm symptom free!

Cravings:  This weeks craving is peanut butter and jelly.

What I'm looking forward to: Mexico!! Ok, not baby related but it is my focus right now. 2 weeks from today, I will be on the beach!

Our 20 week appt with the doctor went really well. Everything looks good and I was measuring right on target, which is a relief! All is going well...this is much easier than I ever expected it to be!!

Pink Roses!

I have the sweetest husband...just throwing that out there! 
After our ultrasound where we found out we were having a little girl, we both went our seperate ways, I went back to work and Matt was off to the airport. I was a bit sad that we weren't able to "celebrate" that evening together since Matt was traveling for work...but oh well. Anyhow, that afternoon at work I got a special delivery! Matt had sent me a dozen pink roses for our little girl!

Its the little things in life!

19 weeks!!

How far Along: 19 weeks

Maternity clothes: My clothes are finally getting a little uncomfortable. I can still wear everything but my pants are getting tight. I'm going to invest in a bella band this week! 

Weight Gain: 5 lbs

Stretch Marks: not yet...hopefully I never will :-)

Sleep: This is not improving, but no worse either. My shoulders hurt from laying on my sides all night. I like sleeping on my back but you aren't supposed to anymore.

What I miss:  Sleeping normal!

This week: Baby is definately moving around!! I feel her everyday now especially if I haven't eaten in awhile!! Matt actually felt a little kick last weekend, so that was exciting!

Symptoms:  I get light headed if I get up too fast, either from bed or during the day at work. Apparently blood pressure is particularly low in the 2nd trimester. Other than that, I feel great! 

Cravings:  I'm still struggling with chocolate! It doesn't help that around our office all the halloween candy is out, so its way to easy to indulge!

What I'm looking forward to:  Getting the nursery started. We didn't quite get to anything this weekend BUT we did decide on a paint color.
I also registered...well started it at least at Babies R Us. I'm sure I'll continue to add to it but its a start, right!

Next Friday we go back to the doctor for our 20 week (5 month!!!) visit. I'm anxious to go as I feel like its been SO long since we were there last. I'm making myself nervous about leaving the country in a few weeks for our Mexico trip as well. I have no good reason to but I keep thinking what if something happened while in Mexico!! ahhhh! Then I tell myself that people in Mexico are pregnant too and give birth in that country and survive. haha

I'll share a picture I took last week of the "bump". There is a little one but I really think I look like I have a beer belly. I do have a book that you keep weekly pictures of it but keep in mind, Matt is gone all week, so its all on me to take the picture, so I have to get creative and take it in the mirror!! Don't laugh!



18.5 weeks



Week 18...4.5 months along!

How far Along: 18 weeks

Maternity clothes: Not yet..still in my regular clothes.

Weight Gain: My weight fluctates a bit. This morning I weighed myself and I was still holding steady at 3.5 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight.

Stretch Marks: nope

Sleep: ahhh, still so, so. Seriously, these dreams I have are really annoying and I wish the dreams would stop. I was actually reading in one of my pregnancy books last night about this and everything I'm dreaming about is completely standard for pregnancy. Its really weird though!

What I miss:  Par-taking in happy hour. A few of my friends asked me to happy hour and as much as I want to see them and catch up, happy hour doesn't quite have the same appeal as it once did :-)

This week: I think I felt the baby move last night!! I'm 99% sure anyways. We were in bed and I was pushing on my stomach and could feel movement, I'm guessing it was in response to me poking and prodding at her. It was exciting though! I'm excited to feel more movement!

Symptoms:  headaches but other than that, not much really.

Cravings:  I'm on a chocolate kick right now. Where I was getting much more disciplined about what I ate before I got pregnant...that is now out the window.

What I'm looking forward to: creating the nursery! Matt currently has his home office set up in the room that we will use for the baby. So, we are going to set up Matt's office in a different room this weekend, so its a small step!

The countdown is on...for Mexico!

In about one month from now, we will be sitting on the beach all day long, basking in the sun and enjoying unlimited pina colada's (virgin for me, of course!).

We are heading to Cancun over Thanksgiving this year with Matt's parents. This is a first for us all, as I'm usually big on spending the holidays with all our family but this year, we are getting away for the holiday! I'm really excited for our trip, which has now turned into our babymoon too :-) When we booked the trip, I was not pregnant, so I wasn't planning on going to Mexico and NOT drinking while there. I mean, beer and mexico just go together!! This will definately be an interesting change to my daily vacation agenda that I'm accustomed to. All for the good though! :-)   Anyways, I'm starting the one month countdown this week for our trip.

OH and I can't forget to mention, I have now begun a search for a swimsuit. Normally, no big deal. However, now I'm trying to find a suit for a 6 month pregnant belly...no easy task.  As most probably haven't noticed lately, maternity suits are not all that "cute" or really my style. So, the search is on going for something cute. At this point, I'm thinking I'll just be buying a few tankini's and ordering a size up. I have NO clue how big (or not) i'll be in a month. At this point, I have only gained maybe 5 lbs  (and wearing my clothes just fine) and I think people are beginning to question if I am really, truly pregnant or not.  I'll need all the luck I can get in this search....

Week 17

How far Along: 17 weeks

Maternity clothes: No...BUT some of my work pants are beginning to get tight around the waist. My jeans all fit pretty well but ummm, I must admit, I'm not in any hurry to go buy a new wardrobe so I'll wear my clothes as long as I can :-)

Weight Gain: I still haven't really gained much...maybe 3 pounds. I can't eat alot at once so I eat alot throughout the day. If I sit down to eat dinner, or even lunch, I get SO full so quick. I'm guessing its becuase there is less room?! I haven't noticed any increase in appetite really either. Although, on the weekly update I get it did say the baby would be going into a growth spurt over the next few weeks, so I may start to notice a difference sooner than later.

Stretch Marks: nope
On the sleep topic, my poor husband has to be bored with me. On weekends, I can't stay up IF we are at home. If I'm busy, out and about, I'm fine. But the second I sit on the couch, I'm out...even if its 8pm. We got a movie Friday night and I think I lasted past the previews but not sure. I am exhausted in the evenings AND i thought this would be better in the 2nd trimester but its not yet!! (see pic below)

Best Moment of the week: Seeing the baby was healthy and growing as she should and of course finding out its a GIRL!!!

Gender:  see above :-)

What I miss:  Not having crazy dreams and sleeping better than I am now.

Symptoms:  I still am fairly symptom free. I have noticed more headaches lately and my lower back aches alot.

Cravings:  Cravings have subsided recently. I was craving ice cream, which I still do but with less intensity. I think now I'm just used to eating ice cream so I want it. Other than that,  I crave fruit related food, so thats a plus!

What I'm looking forward to: Finally I can buy things for a baby girl! I haven't purchased one thing because I didn't know what the baby was going to be...I'm free to shop and plan the nursery accordingly now! woo hoo


Matt took this picture of me and both dogs passed out on the couch Friday night (probably at 8:30pm)! Isn't he sweet!   I am only posting it for a good laugh...you can barely see little Sig's ears in the back behind Brice!!

Sleep: I have been having crazy dreams and lots of them...I don't like this change!! I feel like I'm never in a deep sleep! Plus from my dreams (Ill spare the details) I think I have anxiety of something happening in general to the baby/pregnancy. I worry about everything, so this is no big surprise!