18 Weeks

Baby B is the size of a sweet potato this week! About 5.6 inches long and 6.7 oz.  I follow thebump.com to see how big Baby B is and what she (or he) is learning to do every week and what fruit or veggie size she's compared to.  In week 18 it says she's sucking, hiccuping, yawning and swallowing already!  Crazy!  I'm still waiting to feel some strong movements in there.  Every once in a while I think I may have felt something, but it's still hard to tell the difference between what might be the baby and what might just be my insides working away.  I was hoping Baby B would give some good kicks that the family might be able to feel while they were all here in town, but no luck.  Oh well.  This baby is making it clear that's she's going to do things on her own time.  I guess I should get used to that...

Stephen and I decided that our New Years resolution was to start eating healthier and exercise more.  I'm pretty sure that's everyone's resolution every year.  Stephen wants to shed a few and I'm really just wanting to eat healthier for the baby now that the holidays are over and I'm not surrounded by delicious looking sweets 24/7.  Note to self: Not only is it bad to go grocery shopping for food when you're hungry, but it's even worse when you're pregnant and hungry.  The ice cream aisle sucked me in like a bug drawn to the light.  I stood there looking at all the different flavors and my mouth literally started watering.  So I narrowed it down to two and tried to make a decision from there.  A few minutes later I had both quarts of Mint Brownie and Drumstick ice cream in my cart.  I got out of there as quick as I could...

For Christmas Stephen and I got a fancy new camera, so we're excited to be posting pictures that will hopefully look better than the ones we've been taking with our phones.  I'm also super excited to have a nice camera for when our little jellybean arrives!  We should get some pictures up of my every so slowly growing belly up soon. :)

Oh, and our most exciting news (which I'm surprised I didn't say first thing) is that we find out the sex of the baby on January 9th!!!  I can't wait!!!!  I still I have this feeling that it's a boy, but Stephen has decided that we've jinxed it with all this boy talk and that it's a girl.  Only 9 more days until we know for sure!  Once we know I think I'll officially start going crazy buying things and picking our furniture.  Can't wait!!!

Here's a few pictures from Christmas with the Perkins Crew!

Thanks Isaacsons!

We love our Monopoly!  Trading at it's best!

We can't get together without taking a crazy family picture!

16 weeks

I can't believe I'm already 16 weeks along.  Crazy.  It's flying by!  I still don't have much of a bump to show off yet, but I have a feeling it's just going to pop out one week and BAM!, I'm going to finally look prego.  It's nice to be past the morning sickness part of pregnancy and into the much easier second trimester.  I feel really lucky not to have ever really gotten sick (only felt really nauseous).  A friend told me that means I'm going to be having a boy.  We shall see...about one more month until we find out!  I can't wait!

I think the most exciting thing that Baby B was able to start doing this week was being able to finally hear us!  It actually made me start to cry when I read that. (These pregnancy hormones are definitely making me cry easier these days)  But really, how amazing is it that our baby can hear our voices already?!?  Some of the first things Baby B is going to start hearing is us all celebrating Christmas and spending time with so many of our favorite people.  

How far along? 16 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: not really sure, I'll find out on Wednesday

Maternity clothes? still just using the ole' ponytail holder on the unbuttoned jeans 

with the BeBand.  I would much rather wear leggings or sweatpants all day though.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: No good as of the last couple of weeks.  In addition to waking up at least once a night to go to the bathroom, my back and neck are so sore when I wake up.  Looks like I need to get off my always-exhausted booty and start exercising more.  :\

Best moment this week: Knowing that Baby B can hear us!

Miss Anything? Just a good night's sleep.

Movement: Nothing yet.  Sometimes I think I feel a little something, but I think it's just in my head.  I'm clearly really looking forward to feeling some movements.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Salad with dark lettuce still grosses me out.  And chicken by itself doesn't ever look to appetizing.

Have you started to show yet: barely...just the little awkward pooch

Gender prediction: Ever since our last ultrasound, I have had this feeling it's a boy.

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Feeling some kicks and Stephen being able to feel them too!

When life gives you a lemon...

... it's probably just your baby!

Yeah, that joke fell flat. They can't all be winners.

14 WEEKS!!!!!