17 weeks!!

"My how your baby has grown! She's about the size of your palm, weighs about five ounces, and is developing some body fat (join the club, baby!). Her heart is now regulated by her brain (no more random beats) to beat 140 to 150 times per minute — about twice as fast as yours! What else is up? She’s practicing the survival skills she’ll need at birth — like sucking and swallowing."

whattoexpect.com

How far along? 17 weeks already! Holey Moley!!

Maternity clothes? Nope, but I'm practically living every single day in the stretchiest pants ever that I just found buried in my closet lol


 Stretch marks? Nada!


Sleep: Pretty good! I am finally able to sleep past 10-- huzzah!! Still getting up in the middle of the night buuut that's okay.


Best moment this week: The victorious moments when we actually feel like we've made some progress moving haha! Also the olympics opener and getting Castle seasons 2 and 3 in the mail hehe :)


Miss Anything? Cider. Sushi. I feel like this will be my answer every week. I DID however find a veggie sandwich that is almost an PERFECT substitute for a Boney Billy, so I feel better on that account :)


Showing Yet? I think it is safe to say that I am! I pretty much just look chubby, but at least I know it's baby in there haha


Movement: I don't think so. I'm being hypersensitive about all movement/ feelings in my tummy though so hopefully soon!


Food cravings: Nothing particular, just random cravings. Thanks to another blogger I have enjoyed two apples dipped in cream cheese frosting lately. And I hoard the pickles from Jesse lol


 Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really...


Gender Prediction: Still feeling like it's a mister.


Symptoms: Restroom breaks, starting to get a tiny bit of lower back ache.... round ligament stretching and feeling like my stomach is too full.


Belly Button in or out? IN


Wedding rings on or off? ON


 Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Though today has been terrible for my temper-- it seems that today is piss of Megan day-- thank goodness for the dancers, especially JD and Lindsey for cracking me up like a bazillion times haha


Looking forward to: Feeling baby move and KNOWING it for sure haha! Also being moved. That will be blissful!

Sooooo we've got another room or two to pack and then we will be moved!! After moving the furniture of course haha! We will be living with my mom for about 3 weeks before sayin goodbye to MN!! We're planning a tiny road trip out to Wright and St. Cloud next week and I'm excited that Jesse gets to see his bestie and parents an extra time before we leave! :)


In other news, the show rehearsals are going well, but I can't wait to be done with it-- I always forget how stressful it is!! X-P


Weeeelllll, ta ta for now!

Baby's first photos :)

Ultrasound pics!!!!

Isn't he or she a cutie?? ;)

Surprise!!

"Your baby now weighs in at a whopping three to five ounces, and he's four to five inches in length. The bones that are now in place in his ears means he can probably hear your voice as you talk to your partner and pals and sing in the car. While he’s getting used to your voice, the tiny muscles in his body, especially the ones in his back, are gaining strength, so he can straighten out a little more. And thanks to his developing facial muscles, your baby is capable of making a few expressive frowns and squints, even at this early stage. (Don’t worry, those frowns have nothing to do with the sound of your voice!) And his eyes are finally working, making small side-to-side movements and perceiving light (although the eyelids are still sealed)."
-- whattoexpect.com


...SOOOOOOOOO.... We had our first Ultrasound and exam today and found out we are actually at 16 weeks and 6 days rather than 14 weeks and 4 days. So baby's new due date is DECEMBER 29TH!

How far along? Apparently almost 17weeks now!! Whoa!

Maternity clothes?  Nope, just comfy stuff!
 Stretch marks? Nada
Sleep: Good, usually still get up once in the night to use the restroom though lol
Best moment this week: Seeing baby!!!!! Jesse and I kept having giggle fits and "Whoa" moments for the rest of the day haha!
Miss Anything?  Yes, still lunchmeat and hard cider....
Showing Yet? Yes, I gots a bump!
Movement: Not that I can feel though baby was pretty active today-- already a dancer ;) and apparently doing a Capoeria block in the womb for a good 15 min or so
Food cravings:  Sweets at the moment, though it's starting to lessen.
 Anything making you queasy or sick:Gross stuff haha
Gender Prediction: Still thinkin it's a boy :)
Symptoms:  Not much, just fatigue mainly.
Belly Button in or out?  IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON
 Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!!! :)
Looking forward to: Baby shower and moving haha!

So I was terrified and anxious as heck for these appointments but it wasn't that bad! The ultrasound took about 45 minutes, and of course since it is our kid, it is already super stubborn-- the tech kept trying to measure it's head but it refused to move no matter how many times she poked, prodded or jiggled it (I told Jesse the whole thing was like getting punched in the stomach slow motion lol). We had the results of the gender sealed, to be revealed at the shower!!!

The exam was a whole lot of answering questions and asking questions and by that time my tummy was growling haha! But the whole thing went pretty fast and went well so that's all good :)

The lab work was pretty normal-- they took 6 vials of blood which wasn't that bad other than tingling in my hand and a sore back of my upper arm for awhile. I also had to do a urine sample which as usual is SUPER fun haha ;) I did have one abnormal thing, but it's very minor and easily treatable so I should be fine in a week with my new prescription :)