21 weeks

How far along?  21 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of a pomegranate  

Heartbeat? I forgot to ask at the last dr. apt.

Total weight gain/loss? +2

Maternity clothes? Yep! I can still wear some shirts, but I don’t like worrying if the band at the top of my pants is showing or not.

Stretch marks? Not yet, but I have blue veins in various parts of my body.

Sleep? Pretty good this week except for the 2-3 bathroom trips per night.

Best moment this week? I can feel movement sometimes now. Nothing significant. I feel things that feel like the ocean in the bottom of my stomach.

Movement? See above

Food cravings? Nothing really. I kinda want French fries and I’ve never really wanted French fries before.

Gender predictions? GIRL

What I miss: nothing really. I need to get back into the habit of going to the gym although I don’t really think that’s something I miss.

What I'm looking forward to: starting the process of putting the baby’s room together.

How are you feeling? Pretty good! 

Gender reveal party

The video of us cutting the cake. 

There was a quiz with wives tales and my answers to them that people took as they came in to kill some time. 

Based on the wive's tales and my answers people would make a guess and then pick up a mustache or a bow off the pink and blue Christmas trees. 

My friend Sarah made these. 

All of my desserts were pink and blue

Ocean water and limeades. 

Everyone's guesses- they both were right.

wrong

wrong

right

wrong

wrong

wrong

wrong

wrong

wrong but cute

really cute but still wrong

She cheated

too cute

wrong

The cake made by Jen Hadley

Someone told Anthony to dig in so he pretended like he was going to eat it with his face. I really thought he was going to do it too!

The official pink cake!

Not pictured- pink/blue popcorn, pink/blue rice Krispee treats, pink/blue chocolate covered strawberries on cheesecake. 

Half Way There!!!

This was taken a couple days before but I didn't want to take another picture. This is technically 19 weeks and 5 days. Oh well.

How far along?  20 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of a banana

Heartbeat? I forgot to ask what it was at our appointment on Thursday and the sonogram didn’t say. Oh well

Total weight gain/loss? +1.8

Maternity clothes? Yep! I can still wear some shirts, but I don’t like worrying if the band at the top of my pants is showing or not.

Stretch marks? Not yet, but these 2 blue veins on both sides of my stomach showed up this week.

Sleep? Pretty good. Still 3-4 bathroom trips per night.

Best moment this week? Finding out that we’re having a GIRL!!!

Movement? Not yet. I keep thinking I feel things but then nothing else happens so I don’t know.  

Food cravings? Salty things

Gender predictions? GIRL- now we just have to find a name.

What I miss: I can’t really think of anything this week.

What I'm looking forward to: Christmas break!!

How are you feeling? Well Anthony and I both had sore throats this weekend so that wasn’t fun, but we’re both feeling a lot better now.  

19 weeks

How far along?  19 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of a mango

Heartbeat? It was 172 BPM at our appointment this week.

Total weight gain/loss? +.6

Maternity clothes? Yep! I can still wear some shirts, but I don’t like worrying if the band at the top of my pants is showing or not.

Stretch marks? Not yet

Sleep? I slept pretty good last night. Hopefully that’s a good sign for this week!

Best moment this week? This week was rough. I was just glad to survive it.

Movement? Not yet. I still sit really still waiting for something and I get nothing. I always think I feel something when I’m busy and moving so then I’m not sure.

Food cravings? French fries!

Gender predictions? We find out on Friday! Yay! I think it’s probably a girl though.

What I miss: people not saying “oh it’s because she’s pregnant” every time I get upset. My students even say it. Why can’t I just be upset? If you do something stupid or mean and I get upset, it’s not because I’m pregnant that I’m upset, but because you were mean or stupid!

What I'm looking forward to: Finding out if baby Piccolo is a boy or girl on Friday at our reveal party!

How are you feeling? TIRED!! 

18 weeks

This one is late, and i don't have a picture because I really wan't feeling into it, but I know I'd be mad later that I skipped this week.

How far along?  18 weeks

Size of baby?  The size of a sweet potato

Heartbeat? At the last dr. apt it was 172/bpm

Total weight gain/loss? I’m still at my starting point which means I gained back the 5 lbs I lost but I have a feeling that will start to pick up soon! I am going to try really hard to stick to the suggestion 1 lb per week.

Maternity clothes? I am wearing all maternity pants because I hated the belly band and most of my regular pants hurt. I can wear regular shirts, but most of them aren’t long enough to cover the band at the top of maternity pants so I don’t have a lot to choose from there so I wear mostly maternity shirts too.

Stretch marks? Not yet

Sleep? Haven’t slept well this week.   

Best moment this week? This week was pretty stressful so I don’t have a moment that stands out. I was glad to get the dentist off my to-do list although they upset me and added to my stress level, but at least it’s over.

Movement? I sit really still to see if I can feel something but then the second I start talking or moving I feel like I felt something but I don’t know.

Food cravings? Depends on the day. There are still more things that I don’t want than I do.

Gender predictions? 9 more days until our gender reveal party. I’m still hoping for a boy, but I think it’s a girl. Boy room décor is way cuter than pink girl stuff!

What I miss: Cesar Salad.

What I'm looking forward to: Finishing the details for the gender reveal party

How are you feeling? Well I’m not feeling as sick at night so that’s a good thing. However the rash on my face that’s apparently “normal” isn’t so pretty and the bloody noses that are apparently “normal” aren’t so great either!

week 17

I accidentally washed my t-shirt with the weeks on it, so I have to take normal pics. Oh well, the t-shirt wasn't super flattering. 

How far along?  17 weeks

Size of baby?  The size of an onion.

Heartbeat? At the last dr. apt it was 172/bpm

Total weight gain/loss? 0 I haven’t gained anything but I’m back at my starting weight; probably from all the Thanksgiving food.

Maternity clothes? I hated the bellyband way too much, so yes. I got lots of things to hopefully get me through winter. They are WAY more comfortable than that stupid band!

Stretch marks? Not yet

Sleep? Pretty good although I’m getting up to use the restroom a lot again.  

Best moment this week? Getting a week off from school

Movement? Not yet, but I keep waiting for that to happen!

Food cravings? Still just milk, but there are more things I don’t want than do. Anthony made steak for dinner tonight and it was good, but steak doesn’t really sit well right now.

Gender predictions? 18 more days until we find out!

What I miss: Being able to pick things up myself.  

What I'm looking forward to: Our reveal party in 18 days!

How are you feeling? I made it all the way to Burnet and back without getting sick!