24 weeks***Vday***

* How far along?: 24 weeks 2 days

* Total weight gain: +12 pounds at my last appointment

* How big is baby?: Between a pound and a half and 2 pounds (the Dr. said I am measuring big)

* Maternity clothes?: Pretty much everything now

* Stretch marks?: None yet. I am making sure I lotion my belly every day!

* Sleep?: It's been nice this week because I am off work, so I can sleep as late as I want (which is usually 8am or so)

* Best moment this week?: Sharing our name with family and friends, getting new carpet in the nursery and starting to paint.

* Movement?: Every day, I feel him a few times every hour, Stephen can feel him a lot too and he can even see my belly move if he looks closely.

* Food cravings?: Cereal with ice cold milk! I could eat it for every meal, and I have been lately. * Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in, but I have noticed it is not as deep as it used to be.

*Sex? It's a BOY--Seth Allen!!!!

* What I miss:nothing really, I am just ready for fun things to start happening.

* What I'm looking forward to: Finishing the paint in the nursery!

* Milestone: Making it 24 weeks (V day) keep growing baby!!!

22 weeks

* How far along?: 22 weeks 0 days

* Total weight gain: +9 pounds

* How big is baby?: Over a pound now

* Maternity clothes?: All of my pants and I finally bought some shirts this last week. I seem to look more pregnant with my new shirts on, at least that's what people tell me.

* Stretch marks?: None yet. I am making sure I lotion my belly every day!

* Sleep?: Normal for now, but no matter how early I go to bed, I am still tired in the morning.

* Best moment this week?: We had an ultrasound this week and got to see our little guy moving around and sucking his thumb!

* Movement?: Every day, I feel him a few times every hour.

* Food cravings?: Cereal with ice cold milk! I could eat it for every meal, and I have been lately. * Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in, but I have noticed it is not as deep as it used to be.

*Sex? It's a BOY!!!!

* What I miss:nothing really, I am just ready for fun things to start happening.

* What I'm looking forward to: Getting Stephen to paint the nursery!

* Milestone: continuing to grow a healthy little boy!!

20 weeks

* How far along?: 20 weeks

* Total weight gain: +8 pounds

* How big is baby?: The size of a large mango. 3/4 pound

* Maternity clothes?: All of my pants and more and more shirts

* Stretch marks?: None yet. I am making sure I lotion my belly every day!

* Sleep?: Normal for now

* Best moment this week?: Being able to feel the baby move regularly.

* Movement?: Every day, mostly in the evenings

* Food cravings?: None really.

* Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in, but I have noticed it is not as deep as it used to be.

*Sex? It's a BOY!!!!

* What I miss:nothing really, I am just ready for fun things to start happening.

* What I'm looking forward to: Ordering bedding for the nursery this week!

* Milestone: making it half way through my pregnancy...time is really starting to fly!!

18 weeks

* How far along?: 18 weeks

* Total weight gain: +5 pounds

* How big is baby?: The size of a mango. 1/2 pound

* Maternity clothes?: Just my maternity pants, I am still wearing mostly regular shirts, but I did buy some cute dresses too for conferences.

* Stretch marks?: None yet. I am making sure I lotion my belly every day!

* Sleep?: Normal for now

* Best moment this week?: Finding out the baby is a boy!!

* Movement?: Only after I eat

* Food cravings?: None really.

* Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in, but I have noticed it is not as deep as it used to be.

*Sex? It's a BOY!!!!

* What I miss:nothing really, I am just ready for fun things to start happening.

* What I'm looking forward to: Putting new carpet in the "nursery"

* Milestone: surviving my cold.

16 weeks

* How far along?: 16 weeks 2 days.

* Total weight gain: +3 pounds (woof..I haven't gained any at all and it all snuck up on me this week at the doctors)

* How big is baby?: The size of a turnip.

* Maternity clothes?: Just my maternity pants, I am still wearing mostly regular shirts

* Stretch marks?: None yet. I am making sure I lotion my belly every day!

* Sleep?: I have not been able to sleep well at all this week.

* Best moment this week?: We got to hear the heartbeat again this week. Still strong at almost 160 beats per minute

* Movement?: None yet

* Food cravings?: No real cravings, but I have been really trying to stay away from the Halloween candy this week.

* Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in, but I have noticed it is not as deep as it used to be.

*Sex? Finding out November 9th!!!<--- can't wait!!!

* What I miss:this week it has been SLEEP!

* What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby so we can start painting and decorating!!

* Milestone: surviving this week with a cold feels like a huge milestone.

Weight Gain

Ok, so I went to the doctor's last Tuesday and got lectured by my doctor about my weight. I kind of knew it was coming, and it didn't help that I ate a huge burrito right before I weighed in. Anyways, throughout my whole first trimester, I lost about 5 pounds. I did not have any morning sickness, but I did have a lot of naseau and food aversions so I just didn't eat as much as I should have.
Since I have been feeling better the past few weeks, I have been eating more, especially for dinner. Overall, since I got my BFP I am up 3 pounds. To me, this does not seem like a lot of weight. I was overweight to begin with so I don't need to gain a lot of weight, but still...3 pounds in 16 weeks doesn't seem like the end of the world.
My doctor just asked me to be more conscience of my food choices and eat more small meals. I am trying, but to be completely honest, I am not going to stress out about it. I am not eating a lot of a junk food and I am trying to eat everything in moderation. As long as my baby is healthy, I can lose my weight later. (hopefully)

15 weeks

* How far along?: 15 weeks 1 day.

* Total weight gain: -1

* How big is baby?: The size of an avocado.

* Maternity clothes?: Bought a couple more pairs of jeans this week and couple sweaters.
* Stretch marks?: None yet, but I know they are coming.

* Sleep?: up at least once a night.

* Best moment this week?: Having my belly actually look like a baby belly, not just a food baby.

* Movement?: None yet

* Food cravings?: No real cravings, but I have been trying to eat more smaller meals this week to help with my headaches.

* Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in.

*Sex? Finding out November 9th!!!<--- can't wait!!!

* What I miss: I really wanted to sit in the Jacuzzi this week, but it was too hot.

* What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby so we can start painting and decorating!!

* Milestone: I only had one headache this week. I know that is kind of a lame milestone, but I have been miserable for the past couple weeks. It was nice to not have so many this week.

14 weeks

* How far along?: 14 weeks 0 days.

* Total weight gain: -3

* How big is baby?: The size of a large navel orange

* Maternity clothes?: Bought my first pair of pants this week. HEAVEN!!!

* Stretch marks?: None yet, but I know they are coming.

* Sleep?: up at least once a night.

* Best moment this week?: Buying maternity pants.

* Movement?: None yet

* Food cravings?: For some reason I have been wanting cheeseburgers this week.

* Labor signs?: n/a

* Belly button in or out?: Still in.

*Sex? Finding out November 9th!!!

* What I miss: Raw fish.

* What I'm looking forward to: Cleaning out the guest bedroom this weekend so we can start thinking about turning it inot a nursery.

* Milestone: I am still just excited to have made it this far! What a blessing!

The cat is out of the bag!

After 2 doctors appointments, we have finally "come out" and told everyone that I am pregnant! We told our immediate family and close friends in September after my first appointment. We were able to show off our ultrasound picture which was a lot of fun. Last Thursday we went to the doctors again and we were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time. It was 160 beats per minute, and the doctor said it sounded really strong. After we got home on Thursday we decided that it was silly to keep it a secret any longer.
It feels so good to let everyone know. Now I can walk around, on even my worst bloat days and not feel like I need to suck it in! I am still wearing all of my normal clothes, but they are getting tighter and tighter each week. As soon as I start getting a belly, I will display it proudly for all to see!

BFP!!!!

I know this might be old news to some of you, but we got a BFP on Tuesday!!! It was our third cycle TTC and we are beyond excited. I know that it can take months or even years for a couple to concieve so we really do feel blessed that we were successful so early on.
I had my bloodwork done on Tuesday and made my first appointment for Monday, August 31st. I am looking forward to blogging, and I promise that I will try to update this blog regularly.