16 weeks!

How far along? 16 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain: 6.4lbs

Maternity clothes? 
I bought another pair of maternity pants at Old Navy as everything was 30% off.

Stretch marks?
 Nope

Sleep: My lower back is starting to hurt a bit at night.. I really need to do some YOGA!!! 


Best moment this week: 
Felt first kick!!! It was very light but very AMAZING :) Also, had a 'one month til xmas' get together and got to decorate the house and eat appys. It was fun!

Miss Anything? Being independent and tougher lol. I cry so easily argh.

Movement: 
YES!!! Twice on Tuesday and once Friday. The first time was at work and i was like OMG what was that. So amazing :)

Food cravings:
 Well I ate a whole bag of all dressed chips friday night lol... followed by cold stone creamery YUM!

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
Just not eating enough

Gender: 
Girl

Labor Signs: 
n/a

Symptoms: 
itchy and a bit of back issues.. time to book a massage!

Belly Button in or out? 
In but it will so but out by the end I bet.

Wedding rings on or off? 
On

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
Mostly happy. I cried when Miller ate a raw chicken wing lol. He just gets so sick from eating chicken and he also ate the bone argh.

Looking forward to: Christmas baking! Work Christmas party next Sunday (going to a Xmas play) and of course ultrasound on the 14th!!




It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas :) I will post some of the Christmas crafts I am working on soon! Oh and more belly pics of course (sorry been lazy with chalkboard... busy decorating)!

Our stockings hung on the banister (since we don't have a mantle)

Makeshift mantle :)

I love the burlap on the tree!

15 weeks!!

      Nov. 16
How far along? 15 weeks

Total weight gain: about 5ish lbs

Maternity clothes? 
Trying to stay out of the mall this week.. lol.. I really need to go through all the clothes I have and see what works. I hate trying on a million outfits before work.

Stretch marks?
 nope.. oil :)

Sleep: 
sleeping is alright. I do wake up at least once (if not more) throughout the night to go pee/weird dream etc. But since I go to bed soo early I seem to be good to go by 7am.

Best moment this week: 
Booked ultrasound for Dec 14th!!! Cannot wait!! Other than that started putting up christmas decorations ( i know it is early but we have friends visiting next weekend and won't see them again until after xmas so having a 1 month til xmas party hehe.. good excuse right?!)

Miss Anything? Being active. Ugh.. sometimes I feel like a slug lol. I miss hard workouts and running. I know I could go for a light run but its icky out so I think to myself meh..

Movement: 
not yet

Food cravings:
 all dressed chips! lol

Anything making you queasy or sick: umm not really.. just eating too much or waiting too long to eat. Mornings still seem to be the worst. But really I feel pretty normal now :) 


Gender: 
Girl

Labor Signs: n/a 


Symptoms: 
I had another bad headache monday but my coworker gave me a great neck massage and it went away (hooray!).. see I need yoga! lol Other than that.. sometimes tired, sometimes a bit nauseous but for the most part feel really good right now!

Belly Button in or out? 
In

Wedding rings on or off? 
On.. but I am worried about trying to get it off for cleaning and inspection in Dec lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
Happy :) I did have a few random teary moments (I have to laugh at myself lol)

Looking forward to: Christmas pre-party next weekend!!! Baking.. more crafts :) Oh and of course ultrasound!!! I am trying to not get too excited in case we can't find out what the gender is.. but either way it is going to be awesome.


We love you sweet pea :)

14 weeks!

Nov. 9

How far along?  14 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain: 4.8lbs I have had a few customers ask if I am pregnant! It is kind of a relief that I don't just look like I am getting chubby lol. Especially being a nutritionist.. wouldn't want clients thinking I am not taking my own advice ;)

Maternity clothes? 
My Old Navy purchases.. which I am loving :) So comfortable! I bought some killer new boots that come to the knee too. They are kind of a mauvy brown color. I love wearing boots and tights almost every day lol.

Stretch marks?
 No

Sleep: 
Not too bad.. most nights I only get up once to pee. On occasion I just wake up for no reason (get use to it!! lol)

Best moment this week: 
We got to hear heatbeat again today!! It was exciting as Neil got to hear it first hand this time :) She had a time finding our lil sweetpea at first.. and then we heard some kicks which was cool! I have a kicker in there (uh oh!) lol I also found out last weekend that one of my gfs is pregnant and due in June! YAY!!! I am so excited :) I wish she lived in town but still.. nice to have someone to go through things around the same time.

Miss Anything? Being able to lift things! Ugh.. I have to go grocery shopping more often so I dont have to get a cart and it is not a struggle to carry my groceries (I know.. I am stubborn! haha) I miss yoga too.. I need to get back to that.

Movement: 
not yet

Food cravings:
 nachos and salsa (woohoo! love it again) I also made some killer Veg Chili this week mmm  (thank you Gpa for the recipe!!) and some minestrone soup. I am sure my Hubs is excited that I am cooking decent food again!! I want to cook more crockpot stuff coming up :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
waiting too long to eat but that is about it

Gender: 
After the kicker remark I am thinking boy! but girls can be fiesty too.. maybe even more so! haha

Labor Signs: 
n/a

Symptoms: 
headaches still :( not every day at least. Oh and I had a nose bleed in the shower.. that was awkward lol.

Belly Button in or out? 
In

Wedding rings on or off? 
On but I don't think I could take them off lol

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
Happy when I don't have a headache lol

Looking forward to: Next ultrasound!! Midwife said around Dec. 15th so I am crossing my fingers that we can find out if baby H is a girl or boy before christmas!!! Oh also my gf and I are planning to do christmas crafts soon and then christmas baking early Dec! I am stoked :)

I look skinny here

Ok seriously.. bump is bigger by end of day haha

13 weeks!

Nov. 2

How far along? 13 weeks 5 days

Total weight gain: 4 lbs

Maternity clothes? 
I actually bought some this week!! And I am excited about it haha. I went in to Old Navy to get some leggings and found some awesome dark skinny maternity jeans and colored jeans! Oh and skinny cords. lol So excited to wear comfortable pants!

Stretch marks?
 Nope :)

Sleep: 
Not too bad this week

Best moment this week: 
Halloween was fun!! I had fun dressing up and LOVED giving candy to the lil kids at work. So stinkin cute!!

Miss Anything? I actually wanted a drink for the first time this week lol. At the keg.. ya Strawberry Marg!

Movement: 
Nothing yet

Food cravings:
 Not really..

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
Was nauseous on Halloween like all day.. I think the sushi made me feel gross :S blah

Gender: 
This week I am thinking boy

Labor Signs: 
no

Symptoms: 
headaches :( I seem to get them in the afternoon at work. I don't know if it is because of working on the computer.. or lights.. or lack of foods?! Sucks though. Oh and also feeling super full after eating sometimes. Like uncomfortable full!

Belly Button in or out? 
In

Wedding rings on or off? 
On

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
Well crabby when I have headaches. But happy overall :)

Looking forward to: I am really excited about Christmas (I know it is early!!). But I found some stuff at Zellers closing sale for super cheap so I couldn't help myself. Next week is next midwife appt so looking forward to that as well!

My cute lil fam :)

Coworkers