20 Weeks (Halfway there!)

How far along: 20 weeks
Total weight gain: Three pounds. I am starting to feel quite round. But I'm only halfway there!
Maternity clothes: I have everything I need as far as maternity clothes go. I have a few pairs of pants for weekend/work, two dresses and a few shirts that work for the office or weekends.
Stretch marks: I've started to notice some slight ones on my sides. Yay for stretch marks...
Sleep: Still doing OK with sleeping, especially because John gave me one of my Christmas presents early. He got me a pregnancy pillow and it's so nice. It really does help me to sleep because it supports my back and belly.
Best moment of this week: I finally felt the baby move for sure! I have been feeling little flutters/bubbles for a week or two now, but I wasn't sure if it was the baby. On Friday, I know I felt baby for sure!
Miss anything: Nothing in particular. We did go out to a sushi restaurant and I couldn't get my favorite roll. I guess I missed being able to eat it.
Movement: See above. Finally! It's so weird, but cool at the same time.
Food cravings: Nothing much this week. I have eaten a variety of stuff and have been feeling pretty good with all foods/smells.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. It's so nice to finally be over that feeling!
Have you started to show yet: Yes, for sure. I feel like my belly is huge, but I know I have a LONG way to go before I'm done.
Gender: We find out Dec. 23. That's only 2 days away! Eeek!
Labor signs: Nope. Way too early.
Belly button in or out: In. Let's hope it stays that way for a while, haha.
Wedding rings on or off: On.
Happy or moody most of the time: I am emotional. I can't help it. I'm mostly happy, but we've had a rough week this last week. Someone went on a spending spree with our debit card and we have had to do several repairs to my car, which are two things that really suck right before Christmas.
Looking forward to: Finding out if we're having a boy/girl on Dec. 23!

18 Weeks

How far along: 18 weeks
Total weight gain: Two pounds. It is amazing how fast the weight starts to come on all of a sudden. I went from gaining nothing to a pound a week in the last two weeks. Is that normal?
Maternity clothes: John bought me the dress in the picture above. I love it! I needed it for work events and our friends' wedding and any other nice things that come up between now and baby.
Stretch marks: None yet, but my belly is getting pretty round.
Sleep: I am finally back to being able to sleep normally after having a cold that lasted 2 weeks. I'm enjoying every minute of it, because I hear eventually it's going to get harder and harder to sleep comfortably.
Best moment of this week: Well, it's still early in the week, so I'm hoping my best moment will be feeling baby move for the first time.
Miss anything: Not really this week. I find that I really enjoy being pregnant, even though there are some aches and pains!
Movement: See above. Still nothing. Hoping for something this week!
Food cravings: Nothing weird. I still drink a lot of juice.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I have felt queasy a couple of nights in the last week or so, but when I go to bed it goes away by morning.
Have you started to show yet: Yep. I even had an acquaintance, who didn't have any idea that I was pregnant, ask me today if I was expecting. I guess it's finally obvious to the world now.
Gender: We find out Dec. 23. I started a fun online poll for close friends/family instead of doing a gender reveal party. Right now it's split about 50-50 between people who think it's a boy and people who think it's a girl.
Labor signs: Nope. Way too early.
Belly button in or out: In. Let's hope it stays that way for a while, haha.
Wedding rings on or off: On.
Happy or moody most of the time: I think I'm still pretty happy, but again, I do find myself crying at weird stuff...even NFL commercials. What's up with that?
Looking forward to: Finding out if we're having a boy/girl on Dec. 23!

16 Weeks

Keep in mind this was taken right after I had Thanksgiving dinner ;)

How far along: 16 weeks
Total weight gain: I've officially gained my first pound! I have been trying to eat really healthy (with the exception of Thanksgiving), so I think that's really helped to keep the weight gain low.
Maternity clothes: I ordered a couple of things online from Gap, including a pair of maternity jeans and the dress I'm wearing in the pic! I didn't really need them yet, but they were on sale! If you know me, I can't ever pass up a good sale! ;)
Stretch marks: None yet, but my belly is getting pretty round. Any day now...but hopefully not!
Sleep: I had a cold for a week and that really messed with my sleep.
Best moment of this week: Going to my doctor's appointment and hearing the heartbeat (a healthy 151!) and spending Thanksgiving weekend with the family!
Miss anything: Not being able to take meds while sick. That really sucked.
Movement: Nothing yet. I'm starting to get impatient. I want to feel something!
Food cravings: I've gotten a lot better about food. I'll eat pretty much anything, though some things I used to love don't taste as good (like chocolate), while other things I used to not care for taste really good (like orange juice). I've also been eating a lot of guacamole. I guess that's a craving.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing really. While I was sick when I was coughing sometimes I'd feel queasy right after but no barfing occurred. Whew!
Have you started to show yet: Yep, I think around 15-16 weeks is when my belly officially popped.
Gender: We find out Dec. 23! Eek! According to a tarot reading from my Aunt Kara, it's a boy.
Labor signs: Nope. Way too early.
Belly button in or out: In. Let's hope it stays that way for a while, haha.
Wedding rings on or off: On.
Happy or moody most of the time: I've been pretty steady with my emotions, though I think John would say I've been harder to live with. I do cry at commercials now though, which is really weird. They don't even have to be that sentimental...but man those holiday ones get me going!
Looking forward to: Finding out if we're having a boy/girl on Dec. 23 and celebrating our last Christmas season just the two of us.

 

John and I at the Zermatt after our Thanksgiving feast with his parents. I'm so
grateful for all our blessings, especially the fact that we get to be parents soon!