18 Weeks!

How Far along: 18 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: 5 or 6 inches? Something like that. Big enough to kick my organs. 

Total weight gain: +1 pound! So I gained about 1.5 pounds in the last week. Mmm, Thanksgiving.

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Yes, please. I love sleeping. I got to sleep in til 10 yesterday, it was heavenly.

Best Moment this week: Feeling Hush Puppy more and more! Also, J just spontaneously coming up, picking up my shirt, and kissing my belly. And Thanksgiving.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy. Random cleaning lady at work told me that it was a girl based on how I am carrying. I'll take it!

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Peppermint + chocolate = yum. Thanksgiving food. Food in general. Mmm, food. No aversions, particularly, aside from spaghetti sauce.

What I miss: Sleeping like a normal person. Wanting to have sex on a regular basis, and not having stupid ligaments and belly getting sore after sex...Also just not having a sore/achy lower belly most of the time.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: Way bigger than I was with J at this point. This baby is very different than J was, s/he is much more mellow and all about the subtle movements versus solid kicks. My cravings are also very different.

What I am looking forward to this week: More wiggles, leftovers, work Christmas party on Friday.

17 Weeks

How Far along: 17 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: I added this one this week. In theory HP is about 4 1/2 inches CRL.

Total weight gain: -1 pound still. Well, maybe more like -1/2 pound, but still. Not back up to pre-pg weight yet. Hopefully I'll start gaining soon!

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Yes, please. I love sleeping.

Best Moment this week: Feeling Hush Puppy more and more! Also, J just spontaneously coming up, picking up my shirt, and kissing my belly.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy. Yet more dreams about HP being a girl! Also, C thinks it's a girl, too.

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Cinnamon bears, Thanksgiving food. Food in general. Mmm, food. No aversions, particularly, aside from spaghetti sauce.

What I miss: Sleeping like a normal person. Wanting to have sex on a regular basis, and not having stupid ligaments and belly getting sore after sex...

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: Way bigger than I was with J at this point. This baby is very different than J was, s/he is much more mellow and all about the subtle movements versus solid kicks. I also had to dig out my 34G bras from when my milk came in with J. I really hope my boobs don't get bigger than this. Ugh.

What I am looking forward to this week: I'm still looking forward to finishing Voyager, book 3 in the Outlander series, since I didn't get as much reading in this weekend as I'd hoped. I only have 100 pages left though! I am also, of course, looking forward to more HP wiggles, Thanksgiving, and putting up our Christmas stuff after Thanksgiving Day.

Potty Training Rewards

Last night right before bed, J peed in the regular toilet, standing up like a big boy. He only seems to do this at bed time, but he's always very proud of himself for it and if he tells me that he needs to use the potty and then uses is, he gets to wear his big boy underwear over his diaper. Anyway, last night wasn't anything out of the ordinary. After he peed, he picked out his Cars underwear and proudly helped pull it up. Once his pajama bottoms were back on, he started marching toward the kitchen. I asked where he was going. His response?

"I peed in the big potty. I get a cold beer."

I have no idea where he got the idea that he'd get beer, but it was pretty funny.

16 Weeks, Sickie Edition

How Far along: 16 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain: -1 pound still.

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Yes, please. Though it's been rough the last week, since I'm battling the chest cold from hell at the moment.

Best Moment this week: Feeling Hush Puppy more and more! C actually felt a wiggle a few days ago, HP always wiggles more when he rests his hand on my belly, and he got a palmfull of flutter. It was wonderful!

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy. I've had another dream about HP being a girl though.

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Chicken chimichanga smothered in pork green chili, and cinnamon bears. Mmmm. Still no real aversions.

What I miss: Sleeping like a normal person. Wanting to have sex.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: Same stuff as last week. Also, thanks to the chest cold from hell, I currently pee myself a little every time I cough, thanks to the kid sitting on my bladder. Thank goodness for pantiliners. At least it's just a pregnancy thing, but not one I had with J, since he's the one who killed my pelvic floor muscles.

What I am looking forward to this week: Getting over this damn cold, so I don't piss myself all the frickin time. I took a sick day from work, since it was a rare day when I had nothing scheduled, but oy. I actually have bags under my eyes from lack of sleep. I coughed intermittently for 4 hours last night after going to bed, and didn't even drift off until after midnight. On the upside (I guess?) my primary care doctor said I don't need to go in unless I am having shortness of breath or wheezing. Apparently coughing up bloody phlegm is no big deal, alarming though it may be.
That was a bit of a rant, wasn't it? Sorry about that. I'm also looking forward to finishing Voyager, book 3 in the Outlander series.

15 Weeks!

How Far along: 15 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain: -1 pound still.

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Yes, please.

Best Moment this week: Feeling Hush Puppy more and more! Also C and J both got to feel him/her the other morning while we were all snuggling. I had a hard spot that when I pushed on it caused pressure on the opposite side of my ute, so C and J both got to feel the hard spot that was probably HP's head.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy.

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Craving grilled chicken salads from Chipotle and Qdoba, though salad in general is a big craving. Also red wine (which I finally got a small bit of this weekend, what a wonderful relief). Junior Whopper, gotta say, few things are more amazing than mayo + lettuce + tomato + burger. Red meat in general, really, sounds pretty fricking amazing. No really powerful aversions, I'd say I'm not a huge fan of spaghetti/spaghetti sauce. The smell makes me queasy.

What I miss: Being able to carry my son or my nephew without my belly pulling uncomfortably. Also, sleeping like a normal person. Wanting to have sex.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: I guess the m/s is gone, but it was gone by now with J too, so I guess that's not really different aside from how much sicker I was with this kid. Hips have already spread, boobs have already gotten bigger. Felt the baby a few days sooner than I did with J. I have a very definite bump that is definitely bigger this time. Also the dreams I am or have given birth to a girl, which I didn't have with J.Oh, and my hair is much drier this time, it's crazy, versus being normal/oily with J. I am very easily chilled this time, too, whereas with J I tended to just be warm or at least comfortable all the time, rather than cold.

What I am looking forward to this week: More HP wiggles! Also, lunch, but I'm not sure if I am going to go get Subway again or eat the stew I brought. Hmm.Tough decision.

14 Weeks, holy cow.

How am I 14 1/2 weeks already?! And hey, the belly is bigger than the boobs!


How Far along: 14 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain: -1 pound. I gained 2 pounds in 1 week. I guess I need to slow down on my pigging out.

Maternity clothes: Pants. Some shirts, though I'm mostly just putting long camisoles under everything.

Sleep: Mmm, sleep. Deep sleep still evades me but I'm generally sleeping pretty decently. I definitely have more energy during the day than I did, though.

Best Moment this week: Still gotta go with feeling Hush Puppy, but Halloween with J was pretty awesome. He got to go Trick or Treating twice, once on Saturday and once on Sunday.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, and I've had another dream it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy.

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Meatball subs from Subway are still a staple. I have discovered I MUST have protein at every meal or I feel sick. No real aversions still.

What I miss: Red wine. Absinthe. Being able to carry my son or my nephew without my belly pulling uncomfortably. Also, sleeping like a normal person.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: While I did throw up this weekend (once again, in a public restroom, this time at Chick-fil-A) I am still considering m/s to be gone, which is awesome. Hips have already spread, boobs have already gotten bigger. Felt the baby a few days sooner than I did with J, and I have a very definite bump vs just chub. Also the dreams I am or have given birth to a girl, which I didn't have with J.

What I am looking forward to this week: Midwife appointment this Friday! More HP wiggles! Also, lunch, because I get a meatball sub. Mmmm.