17 Weeks

I keep looking out for signs about the gender of this baby. This week I've seen our boy's name a few times. This morning when one of my students was on the computer, I noticed they had an activity to do based on the book that our boy's name comes from. I've also heard one of our possible girls names today. I guess I'm not going to get a clear cut sign. That is okay. I can wait two weeks to find out. (More of my friends are thinking the baby is a boy than a girl. We'll see if they are right.)

How far along? 17 Weeks
Maternity clothes? I've washed a few pants and shirts, though really have only worn one pair of capris and a shirt. I'm sticking with my 'bigger' pants from before I lost weight and dresses. I'm going to have to start storing away prebaby clothes soon though.
Stretch marks? No new ones.
Sleep: I am sleeping a little better this week. Still waking up in the middle of the night, but I can fall back asleep pretty quickly.
Best moment this week: Going to the Jason Mraz concert yesterday. We have nicknamed the baby Raz (after Jason Mraz). It was nice to share that concert with my baby.
Miss Anything? Wine...blackberry wine....
Movement: I think I've felt some more flutters from the baby. Still not sure, so I'm waiting to feel some kicks.
Food cravings: chocolate
Anything making you queasy or sick: I puked again earlier this week in the morning. Just a tiny bit, but still. Both times I've gotten sick, Sophie is down by my legs asking if I'm okay. My sweet little girl.
Any pregnancy complications?: My sciatic nerve has still been acting up. Not as much as last week, but it still isn't pleasant.
Have you started to show yet: Yes. I can't wait until my stomach starts getting bigger and rounder.
Gender prediction: This week I had more of a boy feeling than my normal girl feeling. Who knows.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender. Only two more weeks!

16 Weeks

How far along? 16 Weeks
Maternity clothes? Yup. I lost 12 pounds before getting pregnant, so I can still fit into a lot of my old (pre-weight loss) pants and jeans. I am starting to get a nice muffin top from them though, so I figured I should just go ahead and start wearing some maternity pants. I'm also wearing dresses and skirts a lot to work. I am all about being comfortable.
Stretch marks? No new ones. Sophie did a pretty good job on those, so hopefully this baby has some mercy on me.
Sleep: I keep waking up in the middle of the night. Some nights it is only once, but there were a few nights this week when I woke up 2 or 3 times. I feel so unrested.
Best moment this week: Possibly feeling some movement
Miss Anything? Coke Zero and all those jeans that I used to fit into after I lost weight.
Movement: I've thought that I've felt a little something a few times, but I can't be sure if it is the baby or gas.
Food cravings: Nothing really
Anything making you queasy or sick: I actually puked for the first time on Thursday, but I have no idea why. I don't think I ate anything that made me sick, so who knows.
Any pregnancy complications?:  My sciatic nerve has been acting up. It likes to focus on my right butt check. Joy. Sometimes walking and getting up really hurts. Sleeping with a body pillow helps some, but teaching all day makes it act up. Hopefully that will stop soon.
Have you started to show yet: Yeah, you can tell now. It is still that early phase where you just look super chubby, but I think you can definitely tell I'm pregnant. 
Gender prediction: I've been saying all along that this is a girl. However, this week I have caught myself calling the baby a boy. Who knows.
Looking forward to: Feeling more movement (or being sure that is what I've been feeling) and knowing the gender of little Raz.

15 Weeks

Today was the day that I have been dreading: the first day of school. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy teaching and I love getting to know my students each year. I just am not ready to give up my days with Sophie (and my daily naps). The day went well, but I missed my girl. It is going to be even harder when I have to leave two kids behind.

In other news, I went for a check-up yesterday. My mom went with me so that she could entertain Sophie and hear the heartbeat. Oh, that heartbeat. I was so excited to hear it again. I waited patiently while the doctor searched for the heartbeat...and searched...and searched. You could hear my pulse very loudly, but no baby heartbeat. Again and again the doctor searched. I just heard static and my pulse. I was trying very hard not to freak out and to be patient. (Earlier this week I had actually had thought this same scenario would happen.) The doctor finally found a spot where he was able to hear the baby's heartbeat in the background of my pulse (heartbeat in the 150s). Thank goodness! I turned around to see Sophie's reaction, and she had her fingers in her ears. Goofball. I asked why my pulse was so strong this time, and the doctor thinks maybe my placenta is more in the front of my stomach and the baby is behind it. If that is the case then I hope it changes because I don't want to go through that worry of not finding a heartbeat right away again.

How far along? 15 Weeks
Maternity clothes? No, but I think I'm going to have to start wearing dresses to work all the time if I don't start pulling out some maternity dress pants.
Stretch marks? No new ones
Sleep: I am always tired, but some energy is coming back
Best moment this week: hearing the heartbeat again. This would probably be the scariest moment of the well, too. 
Miss Anything? Coke Zero and wine
Movement: No
Food cravings: No big cravings this week
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Any pregnancy complications?:  No *knock on wood*
Have you started to show yet: Yeah. Well, if you know I am pregnant you would think so as my stomach definitely has a bulge to it. If you haven't seen me in awhile or you didn't know I was pregnant you would probably just think I was fat.
Gender prediction: girl
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby kick and knowing what I am having

14 Weeks

I picked up a cold and I have been miserable the past couple of days. I hate not being able to breathe! It makes me crabby and whiney.
How far along? 14 Weeks
Maternity clothes? No, but my pants are getting tighter. My pile of jeans that I can wear is getting smaller and smaller. I haven't even started trying on my clothes for work. I need to get on that though, as school starts next week!
Stretch marks? No 
Sleep: I am always tired, but some energy is coming back
Best moment this week: Sophie kissing my belly/the baby and saying, 'luv ouu' to it
Miss Anything? Being able to take good cold medicine!
Movement: No
Food cravings: I really wanted a steak one day. I'm a chicken kind of girl, and it has probably been 6+ months since I had a steak. The steak I had this week was soooooo good. Yum!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just this stupid cold.
Any pregnancy complications?: No
Have you started to show yet: My stomach is still growing.
Looking forward to: Finding out what we are having.



14 weeks 6 days - This dress makes my stomach look even bigger. (It makes my butt look bigger, too. Hmmm...)

13 Weeks

Everyone knows now! I'm still not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
When I was pregnant with Sophie, I made a little photo book of family pictures for my mom. The last picture in the book was a picture of my positive pregnancy test. My mom mentioned once that I would have a hard time topping that surprise. Challenge accepted. While playing on Pinterest one day, I came across this. I knew it was the prefect way to announce a future pregnancy. I couldn't wait to not only make Sophie a big sister, but also to take those photos of her. Once I had my ultrasound I was able to have a little photo shoot with Sophie. (see last week's post for a link to the pictures.)
I mailed out cards with Sophie's sibling announcement on Tuesday night. Each of our parents called on Wednesday, but they still had no idea. Thursday afternoon though I received a call from Joe's mom. She was very excited for us. Then came a call from a sister-in-law, as well as text messages from other sister-in-laws. Still nothing from my mom though. After an hour of waiting, Sophie and I laid down for a nap. About 30 minutes into my glorious slumber, the phone rang. It was my mom. "You're pregnant?"
"Yes." (I was pretty groggy though, so it might have sounded more like, "Ylesh")
"Due in February."
"Uh huh."
"When were you going to tell me?"
"Um, the card did that for me."
"What card? I didn't get a card. I just saw Joe's post on Facebook..."
At this point I sit straight up and panic a bit. I had no idea what she was talking about, nor why it was on Facebook already. "Um, you are getting a card in the mail...today...That is what was going to tell you I was pregnant. What are you talking about with Facebook?"
My mom explains that Joe posted something on Facebook. I immediately hang up on her to go call Joe (I  looked on Facebook first, and sure enough, there was a post by my dear, sweet husband.) I told Joe that my mom hadn't received her card yet and that his post kinda ruined the surprise. Plus, there were a few friends I wanted to tell first before all of Facebook knew (Oh, Facebook...I have such a love/hate relationship with you.). He apologized and set off to delete the post. I called my mom back and apologized some more about the ruined surprise. She didn't care; she was too happy. She did call later to say that she received the card and loved it. Maybe I should stop with the 'surprises' next time. It is kinda fun though...



How far along? 13 Weeks
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No 
Sleep: I am so tired when I go to bed at night, but it takes forever to fall asleep!
Best moment this week: Our friends and family finding out.
Miss Anything? Wine and Coke Zero (I gave up caffeine this time. I didn't when I was pregnant with Sophie-I still kept within the suggested limit-but I am trying it this time.)
Movement: No
Food cravings: Not really
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Any pregnancy complications?: No *knock on wood*
Have you started to show yet: My stomach is getting bigger, but it still just looks like I have been eating too much.
Gender prediction: girl
Looking forward to: Finding out what we are having. We still have awhile though.