25 weeks!

How far along? 25 weeks and 6 days (Jan 26th)

Total weight gain: 13lbs

Maternity clothes? 
Exchanged my orange pants for a bigger size and they were on sale for $8! woot!

Stretch marks?
 nope

Sleep: 
could be better.. but could be a lot worse!

Best moment this week: 
Finding out one of my besties is pregnant!!! And finding out my other gf is having a girl :) We also put together the change table. Yay! I hate when they only show pictures and no words but after a few hours of team work we got'r done!

Miss Anything? sleeping, running, drinking, summer (I know that has nothing to do with being preg lol)

Movement: 
lots! It never gets old :)

Food cravings:
 not really..

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
not really..

Gender: 
boy!

Labor Signs: 
n/a

Symptoms: 
my bladder has been bothering me.. I am not sure if he is pushing on it or if it is an irritation. Trying to drink extra water!

Belly Button in or out? 
Mostly out.. you can see it through my shirts lol

Wedding rings on or off? 
On and lots of room.. must not be holding water.

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
Pretty good week I would say :)

Looking forward to: Buying more baby stuff! Mom and I went shopping and bought a ton of cute stuff at Baby Gap (40% off!! HOLA!) and a few things at winners. It is so much fun buying baby clothes omg. I want to buy bedding soon.. waiting on the swatches to come in. So then we can pick out official paint colors etc. I really like the blue, brown and orange motif though!

Unflattering pic... camera died lol

Miller is proud of our handywork :)

24 weeks!

How far along? 24 weeks 6 days (Jan 19)

Total weight gain: scale said 11.8lbs this morning?? Did I really go down in weight when I feel bigger?

Maternity clothes? 
Bought a few more long tops from Old Navy. They had their red/orange skinny jeans on for $11.99 so I picked up a pair of those but they are soo small (I swear my black ones are the same size!) so I will see if I can trade up a size.

Stretch marks?
 still looking ok

Sleep: 
some nights are good.. some not so much. I have woken up a few nights this week feeling slightly nauseous.. I am not sure if its the food I am eating or not enough food or flu?

Best moment this week: 
Finally finding baby bedding i heart! Yay.. it is the little things lol. Also went to an awesome prenatal yoga seminar. Very informative :)

Miss Anything? Well I finally wanted a beer when we were watching hockey tonight. Ahh!! I am glad I can have a few this summer :)

Movement: 
Lots! He is getting stronger. It is such a cool feeling.

Food cravings:
 Fruits and veg.. mostly just light food. My gf and I went to this new bistro which was amazzzing! We have truffle fries (omg so good) and I had a great blackened cod dinner.

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
heavy fatty foods dont appeal to me

Gender: 
boy

Labor Signs: no 


Symptoms: 
some sleeplessness, a bit of nausea

Belly Button in or out? 
half out lol

Wedding rings on or off? 
on

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
this week has been pretty good :)

Looking forward to: working on more of the baby room! Ordered the matching change table and will be ordering bedding asap (just have to decide what pieces I want.. I want them all!) I did send for their swatches so we can pick paint colors.

I can't seem to DL pics right now :( will try again soon!

23 weeks!

How far along? 23 weeks 6 days (as of January 12th)

Total weight gain: 13.2lbs! The pounds seem to be coming on fast now! ahh! I am doing yoga three times a week and my little workouts every day. Took Miller for a big walk today and did over 200 stairs (my cardio is horrendous these days haha)

Maternity clothes? 
nothing new

Stretch marks?
using oil still and also shea butter

Sleep: 
not too bad considering the pup takes up most of my spot lol. Neil and I got body pillows this weekend but now there is even less room in the bed. Oh well.. good excuse to get a king size bed ;)

Best moment this week: 
putting up the baby crib! YAY! Finally! On Friday went to pick paint colors and look at material with mom. I am starting to get a bit of a vision of what I want.

Miss Anything? Being fit :( Other than that pregnancy isn't so bad these days :)

Movement: 
lots of lil kicks/punches.. it's so cute that I poke him and he pokes me back. hehe

Food cravings:
nothing really. Still eating super healthy and drinking lots of water.

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
nope just eating small meals more often

Gender: 
BOY :)

Labor Signs: 
n/a

Symptoms: 
pressure on my bladder,  growing pains.. OH and worst calf cramp ever!! I have never had one that bad.. i screamed lol. It actually hurt for days after too. I have up'd my magnesium.

Belly Button in or out? 
Half and half these days

Wedding rings on or off? 
on but don't seem tight. Maybe not holding water right now.

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
It has been a pretty good week and I have been in relatively good spirits. I had a lil breakdown with a my gf but just normal girly emotions. I find keeping busy is helping.

Looking forward to: Working more on baby room!

Crib!! YAY :)

Neck point walking Miller

Beautiful arbutus tree

22 weeks!

How far along? 22 weeks, 5 days (as of Jan. 5th.. behind again!)

Total weight gain: 11lbs.. it feels like a lot more! I swear people don't believe me when I say that's all I have gained lol.

Maternity clothes? Same stuff.. lots of long shirts, tights and boots lol

Stretch marks?
nope

Sleep: it has been a bit better this week. It helped that I was on vacation for most of it :)

Best moment this week: 
NYE on the mountain! So pretty up there

Miss Anything? having a few festive drinks.. oh and my body! I am starting to be more active again and it actually feels good. My goal is to do yoga 3 times per week and mini workouts every day. Right now I am doing 20 squats and 10 pushups every time I go pee.. needless to say I pee a lot haha.

Movement: 
Yes lots of kicks and punches :) It is pretty funny to watch my belly move.

Food cravings:
I made a batch of rice krispie squares.. all gone! lol But since New Years day we have been eating healthy!

Anything making you queasy or sick: 
not really

Gender: 
boy boy boy !!

Labor Signs: 
n/a

Symptoms: 
sore back, dreaming a lot, itchy, tired

Belly Button in or out? 
it is pushing out

Wedding rings on or off? 
on

Happy or Moody most of the time: 
another bit of a rollercoaster of a week. Very happy at times and then all of a sudden emotional. I talked to midwife on friday and she said that is normal.. but don't want to go into a depression. I am def not depressed but I def have days I feel anxious and not ready. Everything is just happening so quickly! Neil has been really good at helping out though.. dinner and movie night tonight!

Looking forward to: Working on baby room :)

Wishing I could snowboard!!

View from our chalet

Pups sitting nicely

Enjoying a walk in the snow

Miller sleeping on me while I am trying to knit! so cute

Bad picture of me but this is the headband and scarf I made at the mtn :)