Baby Love - Week 19

How Far Along: 19 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 6 inches long, about the size of a Heirloom Tomato

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: I'm still fitting in to 1 or 2 pairs of my jeans with help from the belly band.  I did buy my first pair of maternity pants this weekend though.

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: I started to feel the baby move about a week ago, its been pretty constant since then.
Sleep: I am sleeping as well as I can in between 4 or 5 bathroom breaks a night....

Food Cravings: Still loving all types of pasta.  I am also loving fresh strawberries and ice cream this past week

What I Miss: I miss trying clothes on at the store.  I seem to have a hard time remembering that I do not fit into my normal size clothes any longer.  I learned this after my 4th trip to the dressing room at target and only leaving with a couple of items, which were maternity.

Symptoms: I don't want to jinx it but I haven't had a headache in almost a week.  I have, however been way more achy and crampy this week.  I think the baby is trying to make more room for itself in there.

Best Moment This Week: There were a couple of fun moments last week.  I had a nice birthday lunch with my husband and doggie.  We also had a yummy pasta dinner this weekend.  Last but not least we booked our babymoon, we are heading to Maui in just a few weeks!  

What I Am Looking Forward To: The weekend and hopefully motivating myself to finally clean out the nursery.

Baby Love - Week 18

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 5 1/2 inches long, about the size of a bell pepper

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes, but I am loving my leggings even more these days.  I just wish it would get a but warmer so I cant start wearing some dresses

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: Not feeling any real movement just yet
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: Still loving all types of pasta

What I Miss: I have been missing fitting into my clothes comfortably

Symptoms: I HATE headaches

Best Moment This Week: Spending out 3 day weekend relaxing and having a nice lunch by the coast.

What I Am Looking Forward To: My yummy birthday dinner this weekend :)

Baby Love - Week 17

How Far Along: 17 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 5 inches long, the size of a Turnip

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes. however the belly band has become a constant staple in my daily wardrobe

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: I thought I felt some movement last night but I'm not positive if it was the baby or my stomach not being happy about something I ate.
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: I love pasta.  I have always loved pasta, but now I want it every night for dinner.  This is why I should not be in charge of planning meals anymore, 90% of them involve pasta.

What I Miss: Sushi, especially spicy tuna rolls and a cold Sapporo.  Yes, I am still craving this, along with a large Italian Grinder with tons of Prosciutto.  These are all on my list of post-baby meals

Symptoms: I HATE headaches

Best Moment This Week: I always love hearing the heartbeat, such an amazing sound.  Dan and I also grabbed an especially yummy pasta lunch at Piatti's after our appt. last week.  The food was so good we have plans to return for my birthday and then hopefully after our next appointment as well.  I could eat that pasta everyday....

What I Am Looking Forward To: My goal this week is to start to clean out one of the bedrooms for the nursery.  Also looking forward to the weekend and hanging out with my husband and doggie :)  I am also going to work on getting cuter pictures for the blog....

Baby Love - Week 16

How Far Along: 16 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now the size of an Avocado

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes. however the belly band has become a constant staple in my daily wardrobe

Gender: Still a mystery
Movement: Not yet
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: No major cravings this week.....however i'm pretty sure I ate almost the whole bag of Tapatio flavored chips on Sunday.   The baby was not very happy about my choice in chips though.

What I Miss: Sushi, especially spicy tuna rolls and a cold Sapporo

Symptoms: Ugh I hate the headaches

Best Moment This Week: This is more  like the best and worst moment.  We had a really fun Superbowl party on Sunday, however the Patriots were not able to pull off the win :(

What I Am Looking Forward To: Doctors appointment this week!  Also, happy hour with some friends.