BUMPdate - 18 WEEKS

How Far Along: 18 weeks. 22 to go!

Baby Size: 6 to 7 oz, 5 to 6 inches (Sweet Potato)

Total Weight Gain: I try to stay off the scale, but 6 pounds as of last week

Maternity Clothes: I caved and bought 3 maternity shirts at Target this week. And I love them.

Stretch Marks? Nope

Sleep: Once I get to sleep, all is well. But lately, I’ve had a rough time falling asleep…I think it’s the “stuff” that runs through my brain every night as soon as I hit the pillow. To do lists, registry items, etc.

Best moment this week: My mom and cousins came to visit me this weekend. It’s the first time I’ve seen anyone since we announced we were pregnant and the first time one of my cousins has been to my house. It was great to see them.

Miss Anything? Coke, cold turkey lunchmeat – I have a feeling this is what I’ll be missing until the day I give birth!

Movement: Not yet!

Food Cravings: Lemonade, Starburst jellybeans, fruit

Anything making you queasy or sick? An empty stomach. My vertigo is back, so I have to take a moment each morning when I wake up to let the room stop flipping over. 

Gender: 2 more weeks!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? Innie

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy!

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender, picking out bedding and furniture and registering

Lily Sunday

Here's Lily after her grooming appointment. The place she goes always puts a sweet bandana on her (it's their way of marking the dogs that are finished), but I love them and I keep them on her until she tries to rip it off :)

BUMPdate - 17 WEEKS

I put the camera in front of my face? I have no idea why I didn't take another picture!

How Far Along: 17 weeks. 23 to go!

Baby Size: 5 oz, the size of my palm (Onion)

Total Weight Gain: 6 pounds!

Maternity Clothes: Loving my maternity pants. Seriously, why don’t all jeans come with this panel?!

Stretch Marks? Nope

Sleep: Going well. I still wake up about once a night, but I’m able to fall right back to sleep.

Best moment this week: Due to a mistake at our doctor’s office, we were sent to the hospital a week early for our anatomy scan. We got to see Little L really clearly, hear the hearbeat and ask a lot of questions. The “mistake” was not great, but seeing the baby was wonderful. And no, we weren’t able to find out the gender…too early still!

Miss Anything? Coke, cold turkey lunchmeat – I have a feeling this is what I’ll be missing until the day I give birth!

Movement: not at all

Food Cravings: Apples, candy (jellybeans and sweet tarts this week), lemonade

Anything making you queasy or sick? An empty stomach

Gender: Your guess is as good as mine!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? Innie

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, despite a major issue with our doctor's office

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender in 2.5 weeks!

Lily Sunday

Lily loves to help Mr L with his homework. Too bad she's not so great at Mechanical Engineering grad work :)

BUMPdate - 16 WEEKS

How Far Along: 16 weeks. 24 to go!

Baby Size: 4 to 5 inches long, 3 to 5 ounces (Avocado)

Total Weight Gain: about 5 pounds up from my original doctor’s appointment in December (I lost a bunch while I was on bed rest)

Maternity Clothes? I bought 4 pairs of maternity pants and 1 pair of maternity leggings this week! I can still wear two of my regular jeans with the belly band, but I figured “why?”…maternity pants are so comfortable! Still wearing my regular shirts, but might need to upgrade soon.

Stretch Marks? Nope

Sleep: Great! No longer getting up 6 times a night to pee is awesome

Best moment this week: Going to the maternity store and buying pants that actually fit! I also got a Snoogle, so sleeping has been much more pleasant.

Miss Anything? Coke, cold turkey lunchmeat

Movement: Nope

Food Cravings: Apples, candy (jellybeans and sweet tarts this week), lemonade, cheese fries with gravy (this is not just a pregnant thing, I eat them like this a lot)

Anything making you queasy or sick? An empty stomach makes me queasy, along with terrible heartburn, so I try to avoid that. My appetite has finally returned!

Gender: your guess is as good as mine!

Labor Signs: no way

Belly button in or out? innie

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: mostly happy

Looking forward to: pretty much everything. After a stressful first three months, I’m looking forward to actually enjoying the rest of my pregnancy!