I completely blanked on writing a post while I was 16 weeks. In my defense, Jesse and I were in Bemidji, visiting my little sister so I didn't really have much time to sit down and post.
How far along? 17 weeks
Weight Gain/Loss: I've been able to gain back most of my lost weight so I'm only down 3 lbs now.
Maternity Clothes? Still wearing my regular pants and shirts but maternity jeans are getting really comfy :)
Symptoms: Just a little bit of back pain at night and when I wake up. I'm trying to get better about sleeping on my side but I end up turning onto my back in my sleep. Also I am producing colostrum and it started coming out at 16 weeks.
Best moment this week: Just enjoying being pregnant with no morning sickness, food aversions, etc. It's so nice to spend quality time with Jesse before the baby comes and just enjoy each other.
Food Cravings? I have realized that I crave whatever I ate the day before. It's odd to me and also inconvenient when I ate out and didn't have left overs.
Gender? I really go back and forth on the gender but currently thinking it's a girl. A lot of my family is guessing it's a boy so we will see in a couple weeks what I have inside of me!
Belly button in or out? Still in. It starts to hurt and stretch when I've eaten a lot.
Stretch Marks? No
Movement? Once in a while I feel a little flutter but it's always so faint and quick that if I'm not paying attention I miss it.
What Im looking forward to: I can't wait to find out what we are having and feel the baby move more.
Milestones: Our baby is busy learning to suck and swallow as well as forming fingernails and toenails. The baby is growing hair on their head and face.
Baby Size: Our baby is the size of an onion.
We are finally in the second trimester! There are different sources that say different dates for when a pregnant woman is in her second trimester; either 12 weeks, 13 weeks 3 days, or 14 weeks. Well it's official to say that I'm in the second trimester since I surpassed all of those dates. I am absolutely loving second trimester. Last night I even stayed up until 11 pm! Before that I was going to bed at 7 or 8 pm and sleeping about 11-12 hours a night!
How far along? 14 weeks
Weight Gain/Loss: Now that I'm feeling better I have been able to gain some of the weight back. I am only down 9 lbs now. My doctor did inform me that I need to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight, then gain 25-35 lbs.
Maternity Clothes? The baby has moved up and out of the pelvic area so my bump is sticking out a lot more now. I'm still able to wear regular pants using the hair tie trick but maternity pants are also fitting me.
Symptoms: No more morning sickness!! The only symptoms I have now are round ligament pain, which is mostly at night and feels like menstrual cramps, and sore breasts.
Best moment this week: Seeing my bump getting bigger! One night after work, I was taking my jacket off in front of Jesse and he saw my stomach and said "Whoa! Look at your stomach!" It was cute :)
Food Cravings? Bring on the cravings! I have been craving Dairy Queen's chicken tenders with honey mustard and diet pepsi. I was trying to go this whole pregnancy without caffeine but having a few here and there isn't going to hurt anything.
Gender? I'm so torn now between boy and girl that I really don't know!
Belly button in or out? In but it doesn't feel as deep as it used to.
Stretch Marks? No
Movement? No, but by the next time I post, I might have felt the baby moving.
What Im looking forward to: I'm looking forward to feeling the baby move. I feel like that is one of the biggest blessings us women get to have that our husbands and no one else will get to experience. I hope to never take it for granted. I am also looking forward to more time with Jess now that I can stay up later and I am feeling better. Our nightly routine used to be dinner and a movie but during my morning/night sickness period, the routine became Jesse trying to make me something I wouldn't gag on and me falling asleep on the couch within 5 minutes of us watching something together. I'm sure Jesse is looking forward to having his personal chef back :)
Milestones: Our baby is busy making facial expressions, he/she can now squint, frown, smile, and grimace. Our baby is working on sucking its thumb and wiggling its toes.
Baby Size: Our baby is the size of a lemon.
