Bump Day - 19 Weeks

It looks like I skipped weeks 17 and 18,  so I'll go ahead and blame that on pregnancy brain. I can tell you that during those two weeks we started our baby registries at Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry and Target. Our main registry with all of our big items is at Babies "R" Us and I did a small registry online at Target. Let me tell you, registering is exhausting! It took us over four hours and there may have been a couple of times where I just sat down on the floor in the middle of the aisle! It was a very different experience than registering for wedding gifts. For one, I knew how to use a crock pot when I was registering for one. I'm not sure I know just yet how to use half the items I had to register for to keep this baby happy. And I definitely found it hard to register for bottles, formula and diapers because how do you know which kind your baby will like best?! So I just got them all...haha!

Bump Day Survey -19 Weeks

• How far along: 19 Weeks 

• Total weight gain: Still holding strong at 8 pounds

• Gender: Baby GIRL!

• Maternity clothes: Still just jeans. I tried a few of my dresses on last night and they have now turned themselves into shirts. ha. 

• Stretch marks: Nope  

• Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good. I've been told I'm not suppose to sleep flat on my back, which happens to be the only way I'm comfortable sometimes, so I think I might invest in a pregnancy pillow to see if that helps. 

• Best moment this week: Feeling her kick on the outside! Josh still hasn't been able to feel her yet though. 

• Miss Anything: Being able to pull anything out of my closet and wear it...I need to go shopping! 

• Movement: Yes! She kicks mostly at night and early in the morning...like at  5:30 AM. I guess she is preparing me for early mornings already. 

• Food cravings: Baked potato and cucumbers. I have literally eaten this every night for dinner for the past two weeks. 

• Food aversions: Nothing really comes to mind.  

• Symptoms: I've actually been feeling pretty great! I did go to the doctor last week after I called and told them I was having an intense pressure in my pelvic area. I felt like the baby was going to fall out of me. My doctor wanted to check me because at this stage in my pregnancy those are symptoms of an "incompetent cervix". Thankfully, everything look great and Baby Girl just had her head directly pushing on my uterus and that was causing my pain. Let's hope that's not an indicator of the size of her head. ;-)
• Belly Button in or out? In, but definitely getting more shallow. I can actually see the bottom of it now...weird. 

• Looking forward to: Our Anatomy Scan at our 20 week appointment next Thursday. We get to bring a DVD to record the entire ultrasound! 

• Weekly Wisdom: Pushing out your baby bump can get you just as many things as pushing out your boobs. :-)

19 Weeks

Baby Bump Bonding

Bump Day - 16 Weeks & Gender Reveal

As I'm sure most of you know by now, it's a...GIRL! We are over the moon excited about being team pink! Full discloser, our doctor actually told us that he was 90% sure we were having a girl at our 12 week appointment, but before we shouted it to the world, we wanted to make sure our baby girl didn't grow anything between her legs. So below is the money shot we were looking for...or as my doctor called it, "a hamburger, not a hotdog."

I've been wanting to do weekly bump updates, so I guess starting at 16 weeks is better late than never.

• How far along: 16 Weeks 

• Total weight gain: 8 lbs. (It's all boobs, I tell ya, ALL boobs!)

• Gender: GIRL! 

• Maternity clothes: Just my jeans. All my other clothes are regular. 

• Stretch marks: No. When are you supposed to start greasing your belly up?   

• Sleep: Sleep has been normal, although Josh might disagree with you. He says I toss and turn all night...and snore.  

• Best moment this week: Being able to officially confirm we are having a GIRL! 

• Miss Anything: Margaritas...this answer might never change. :-)

• Movement: Yes, I've been feeling tiny little flutters! 

• Food cravings: Ketchup, macaroni and tomatoes (it's a family food). 

• Food aversions: I haven't really been into Mexican food...shocker, I know. But that might also have to do with the fact that I can't have a margarita with it. 

• Labor Signs: Definitely not! 

• Symptoms: I've been sick this week with an awful cold, so that has overpowered any pregnancy symptoms I might have. 

• Belly Button in or out? In, but definitely getting more shallow. I can actually see the bottom of it now...weird. 

• Looking forward to: Ready to really feel her kick and for Josh to be able to feel her too. And registering for baby items. 

• Weekly Wisdom: Don't assume you know what someone has gone through in their journey to become parents.