18 weeks

 

 

How far along: 18 weeks, 0 days

 

Total weight gain: About 10 lbs. 

 

Maternity Clothes: 1 pair of jeans and 1 shirt so far.  I am having to wear long tank tops under my regular shirts now so that they are long enough.

 

Stretch Marks: Not yet

 

Sleep:  Sleeping is getting easier.  I'm getting up to go to the bathroom less and less.

 

Best moment this week:  Christmas :)  We have a growing collection of baby things.  Seems like a lot to me since we have 5 months to go, but I know we are going to be getting so much more in the weeks to come!

 

Movement: Nothing yet, I found out I have an anterior placenta, so it will be closer to 20 weeks before I feel anything :(

 

Food cravings:  Milk and mandarin oranges (not at the same time)

 

Anything making you queasy: The Flu :(

 

Have you started to show yet:  Yes!  My bellybutton is getting shallower too.

 

Gender prediction:  It's a boy! Confirmed!

 

Labor signs:  Too soon!

 

Belly Button:  In, but getting shallower.

 

Wedding Rings:  On!

 

Happy or Moody:  Happy

 

Milestones: Made it through Christmas, with the flu, while pregnant.  Also, the husband and I agreed on crib bedding, only to discover it was discontinued 2 years ago and cannot be bought ANYWHERE (even Amazon/eBay!)

 

Looking forward to:  Feeling movement.  I'm hoping I can feel something by week 20.

16 Weeks - It's a...

 

It's a BOY!

 

We've decided on the name Grant, but are still working on a middle name. :)

 

How far along: 16 weeks, 0 days

 

Total weight gain: About 10 lbs. 

 

Maternity Clothes: Only have 1 pair of jeans.  My normal shirts still fit for the most part.

 

Stretch Marks: Not yet

 

Sleep:  I go back and forth between exhausted and can't sleep.

 

Best moment this week:  Announcing that it was a boy!

 

Movement: Nothing yet, I found out I have an anterior placenta, so it will be closer to 20 weeks before I feel anything :(

 

Food cravings:  Sour Punch Straws!

 

Anything making you queasy: Thought the nausea was gone but it came back in FULL FORCE! 

 

Have you started to show yet:  My bump is getting bigger!

 

Gender prediction:  It's a boy! Confirmed!

 

Labor signs:  Too soon!

 

Belly Button:  In!

 

Wedding Rings:  On!

 

Happy or Moody:  Still moody! 

 

Milestones: Chose a first name :)

 

Looking forward to:  Feeling movement

 

We had a gender reveal party to tell our families and here are a few pictures from the party.

 

We based our cake off of our invitation (which I ordered here).

 

We chose to color the frosting blue and have chocolate cake (we LOVE our local bakery's chocolate cake)

 

Here's the table!

 

The blue punch recipe I found here. I wasn't a fan, but in the recipe's defense, I grabbed white grape juice instead of white cranberry juice, so I'm sure that made a difference! It was a beautiful color though!

 

The Pink Punch was a HUGE hit!  You can find that recipe here! I threw in some pretzels and marshmallows dipped in white chocolate and pink/blue sprinkles.

 

We had guests wear "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" stickers based on their prediction.

 

And they also voted on the bulletin board by pinning either a bow or tie with their name on it.

 

Here was the final tally! Looks like everyone had a feeling :)

14 Weeks - We have a bump!

 

 

How far along: 14 weeks, 0 days

 

Total weight gain: About 7-8 lbs.  Haven't gained anything since week 12.

 

Maternity Clothes: Only have 1 pair of jeans.  My normal shirts still fit for the most part.

 

Stretch Marks: Not yet

 

Sleep:  I've been sleeping a lot better.  I've even been waking up before my alarm.

 

Best moment this week:  Hitting 14 weeks! Officially in the 2nd trimester!

 

Movement: Nothing yet, but I'm hoping for small flutters soon.

 

Food cravings:  Italian

 

Anything making you queasy: Nausea is FINALLY going away.  I haven't been sick in almost a week now.  Still have some nausea though.

 

Have you started to show yet:  I have a tiny bump!

 

Gender prediction:  Been dreaming about boys and girls, so who knows!

 

Labor signs:  Too soon!

 

Belly Button:  In!

 

Wedding Rings:  On!

 

Happy or Moody:  Still moody! 

 

Milestones: In the 2nd trimester!

 

Looking forward to:  Finding out the gender in 7 days :)