22 Weeks

Piper's taste buds are forming this week! That must be why I really want to eat now! She is FINALLY realizing that food is our friend!  The bad news is all she wants are sweets and I don't want to eat a ton of sweets because it's not healthy for either one of us. Eating those sweets must have helped though because I am now two pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight! And, because I am now over my pre-pregnancy weight I will not be letting all of you know how much I am gaining from here on out. 

How far along: 22 weeks!

Gender: A sweet baby girl! We are so excited to be adding a princess to our family!

Maternity clothes: I can still button my jeans, but I don't. I need to go buy some maternity clothes, but I don't want to get pants and such until I'm much bigger. Is that dumb? I know nothing about maternity pants...are they supposed to fit throughout different stages of pregnancy? I feel like that's a stupid question...

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: It's still in, but not for long! 

Sleep: Pretty normal. The only difficult part has been falling asleep. I am just not tired. Weird.

Best moment this week: Our doctor appointment. Even though we sat there waiting for an hour only to meet with the doctor for 3 minutes...But we got to hear our baby's heartbeat! I love hearing that. He also said that I am right on track with weight and size and that I carry my sweet little girl really well! 

Worst moment this week: Being bored. Now that I'm not working I am incredibly bored throughout the day. I also ran out of books to read right as we had to take the car to the shop so I couldn't go to the library.

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach. 

Movement: A little bit! My doctor said I should be able to feel a little, but Piper still has a lot of room to move around and in a few weeks I will be able to feel her a whole lot more. 

Cravings: I guess...they aren't like crazy cravings where I have to have it, but sweets are always a good thing :)

Queasy or sick: Nope! Thank heavens. 

Looking forward to: The weekend. Always the weekend. When I get my hubby to myself and I don't have to send him to work it's always a good day!

21 Weeks

I can't believe we are now more than halfway there. This week has been full of ups and downs. But I have total faith that the Lord is in charge and is doing what's best for my family. Also, I talked to my thyroid doctor today and she said that my most recent blood work came back completely normal. Yay! I am also one pound away from my pre-pregnancy weight. I'm supposed to have gained like 15 pounds...oh well. 

 

How far along: 21 weeks!

Gender: A sweet baby girl! We are so excited to be adding a princess to our family!

Maternity clothes: I'm still able to wear and button my jeans...but I don't really want to. They are tight. 

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: It's still in, but not for long! 

Sleep: Sleeping has been find. Nothing out of the ordinary. 

Best moment this week: My little brother coming home. I know that may be weird to you, but he needed to come home and get his anxiety issues under control. I am so proud of the choice he made to come home and get some help and then go back out to the West Indies. Oh, and buying a car. That was a really great moment. 

Worst moment this week: Ya know, I don't think that I can pinpoint a 'worst' moment. There was some emotional turmoil...worrying about my brother's well-being, but it was a good week. 

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach. 

Movement: I think so. I guess I don't really know what it's supposed to feel like. But this morning Caleb and I felt a few things that felt like a baby kicking...I think. lol 

Cravings: No, again. Is it possible to go your entire pregnancy without any cravings? Because that would suck. 

Queasy or sick: Nope! Thank heavens. 

Looking forward to: The weekend. I have been busy this week so I need some R&R.

20 Weeks

The bump continues to grow! I am still not up to my pre-pregnancy weight...2 pounds to go! This morning in my pregnancy app it said that I should have gained 10-13 pounds by now...Oh well. I'll get there. This week has been really emotional, and being pregnant has certainly not helped. I'm so grateful for this sweet baby! She is going to be such a lifesaver in our family as we miss our brother/son. Read on for more!

How far along: 20 weeks!!! We are halfway there! That seems so crazy to me! We are almost done with our fifth month! It's going by really fast...but I'm also not uncomfortable so that might be why. 

Gender: A sweet baby girl! We are so excited to be adding a princess to our family!

Maternity clothes: I can still wear my jeans and button them too, but by the end of the day I'm ready to be in my pajamas. I have one pair of maternity pants that I did wear this week and those were very comfy, although having elastic all the way up my stomach was a little annoying. I guess I'll have to go shopping for some bigger clothes pretty soon. 

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: Still in. 

Sleep: Sleeping this week was awful, but not because of being pregnant. 

Best moment this week: Sending my brother off on his mission. It's so hard and I miss him like crazy, but I'm crazy proud that he's serving the Lord and is making this sacrifice. 

Worst moment this week: Sending my brother off on his mission. It was bittersweet. That's why it's both the best and the worst moment. Also, my husband being out of town Monday and Tuesday. That's the longest we've been apart since we started dating. It was difficult and sleeping Monday night  without him was pretty much impossible. It'd be nice if I never had to do that again. 

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach. 

Movement: I think so. At least my mom says what I'm feeling is movement! 

Cravings: No, again. Is it possible to go your entire pregnancy without any cravings? Because that would suck. 

Queasy or sick: Nope! Thank heavens. 

Looking forward to: Seeing our best friends, the Tobler's! It will be such a nice little visit considering all the emotions this week. 

19 Weeks

As you can see I have a bump! It really poked out this week. I'm starting to get my appetite back, which is great! I'm still not back to my pre-pregnancy weight...three pounds to go! Hopefully I will gain that back soon! I got an ultrasound on my thyroid last Friday. The technician wasn't allowed to tell us anything but she said the radiologist would look at it, which would take around 24-48 hours, and then it would be sent to my thyroid doctor. It's been almost a week and I still haven't heard back from my doctor, so I'm taking that as a good sign that my thyroid isn't dangerously affecting me. That being said...I would like to know the results so hopefully I hear from the doctor soon. 

How far along: 19 weeks

Gender: We will know tomorrow! Holy cow I'm so excited! One more day!!!! Be sure to watch my Facebook page tomorrow afternoon/evening for that announcement! 

Maternity clothes: Nope! I'm still wearing (and buttoning) my own size three jeans. I'm going to relish in that because I think my time in a size three is swiftly coming to an end. 

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: Still in. 

Sleep: Great! I am sleeping through the night still and have figured out if I go to the bathroom right before I go to sleep and don't drink water afterwards I can go all night without having to pee. Hopefully that lasts a long time.

Best moment this week: Eating lunch with my husband twice this week. Now that I'm not working I have the opportunity to eat lunch with him! It's great!!!

Worst moment this week: Tripping into the door...I was hurrying out of my room and tripped on the blanket that was hanging from my bed and fell into the door. My face caught my fall and really busted up the inside of my lip...It's like a quarter size owie inside my mouth. No bueno. 

Miss anything: Not feeling fat...I know, it's just the baby, but I can't help but feel fat. 

Movement: No...still. I keep thinking maybe I felt the baby, but so far no definite movement. 

Cravings: Not really. I have been wanting food, but not like I have to have it right now kind of things. 

Queasy or sick: Yes, from heat exhaustion and not eating.

Looking forward to: Tomorrow! Finally finding out the gender and being able to see our little wiggle worm again, probably for the last time before he/she is born! Also, I'm looking forward to later today when my Grammy gets here!!!!!!!