17 Weeks

So after much pestering from my family and friends, I give you a belly pic....a sad version via picture phone, but hey, as you see, I look like I've had 2 dozen cupcakes...fun. I'm so so ready to look like i'm actually pregnant and not fat. And i'm kind of waiting for some stranger at the grocery store to ask me how far I am, since that will be confirmation that I actually look preggs. 


So without any further delay...

Nice for a belly full of cupcakes right? 

We find out the sex in SIX DAYS. Time cannot go any slower, and if this baby is shy I will be so bummed. 

Here's the stats!

How far along? 17 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still no Clue. I still fit in all of my shirts (some are short ish), and my jeans technically still fit but have been tossed aside due to the comfy-ness of my one pair of maternity jeans.
Maternity clothes? Haven't bought anymore yet...probably wont until BLACK FRIDAY!!!

Stretch marks? Thankfully no, And i've gotten better about cocoa buttering. 
Sleep: Suddenly i'm sleeping through the night without potty breaks...which could be bad because i might be slacking on fluid intake....but other than that and bizarre dreams, sleeping good!
Best moment this week:  Eating the chocolate cake that I made from scratch today ( http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/ )
Miss Anything? still margarita's. 
Movement: maybe? still?
Food cravings:I'm pretty sure Saturday I had my first Legit craving...A chili cheese coney. It was divine. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: just the usual typical nausea 
Gender Prediction : Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Round ligament pain, some nausea.
Belly Button in or out? In still :)
Wedding rings on or off? I've had it off all week, but I haven't gone anywhere.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Quite happy this week, maybe due to the sono coming up and my clean house since i have had some decent energy.
Looking forward to: Still finding out the sex and holidays..... And a drink in less than 180 days...

16 Weeks - Busy Sunday

First off, yesterday was horribly un-productive, not totally a loss but didn't get much don't. Got some chores done but that was about it. Spent the rest of the day crocheting and facebooking and...pinning (addiction alert!). Highlight of the day, Bambino and I experienced our FIRST earthquake! It was pretty weird, Shook the couch and I thought I was going crazy but the news was on and shortly after they said it had just happened. Quincy was asleep and missed it. Although it was pretty neat, I think they need to quit. I mean, each region should only have to deal with one possible natural disaster. We have tornado's....not earthquakes. 

Today, Quincy worked again so I busied myself with finishing laundry, cleaning up my french toast mess (Cloe ruined my french toast dreams yesterday by stealing a WHOLE loaf of bread off of the counter), and cleaning the mud room. My goal is to do a decent sized organization task once a week until the holidays and keep the house really clean. God knows everyone is busy during the holidays and i just really don't want to deal with it, not to mention we find out what this baby is right before thanksgiving so i'm sure once the holidays are finished we'll be jumping straight into painting the baby's room etc;....so it just needs to be done...

Here are somethings that have me swooning this weekend, besides the chili cheese coney I had to have 20 minutes ago....it was divine. 

This elephant hat. so freaking cute. 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58335925/elephant-hat-prop-or-gift-newborn-to-18

This Deer wall art. If we have a boy i'm thinking a fun nature ish fun nursery is just the ticket, and I'm pretty sure i can swing this one DIY.

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2011/02/diy-deer-head-silhouette-wall-art-decor.html

16 Weeks - Theme Thursday - Gadget

So, as my first Theme Thursday I thought I'd post about something that I think has grown SO much over the last few years, and that is baby gadgets. It's ENDLESS the stuff you can buy to make life easier as a mom (or dad). Here are a few baby gadgets that have been blowing my mind lately. 

http://www.parenting.com/blogs/show-and-tell/melanie-parentingcom/nestle-launches-high-tech-baby-formula-machine


Check that puppy out. If i was using formula, was rich, and lived in Sweden, I would be all over that Keurig for Baby formula. It even filters the water. 
**Correction, If I lived in Switzerland**


P.s. Bear with me, i'm still trying to learn how to image map things to make images clickable. 




And the thing I would really like to spring for

Philips AVENT Baby Monitor with Temperature and Humidity Sensors

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YC0W7W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thebucom0d-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003YC0W7W

This is not your average baby monitor. It lets you know the temperature, the humidity, It lights up and vibrates when it hears something in your baby's room, it talks to you, and even has a nightlight and sings lullabies to your baby. Freaking COOL.

That's all for Theme Thursday! I'm off to do dishes!

16 Weeks

It seemed like a good time today at 16 whopping weeks to start a blog for our pregnancy. I have a lot of family that live outside of Kansas and would like to not only share our milestones but also things that I'm checking out, researching, and mulling over. 

Some things that have been in daily conversation here at home have been 

     -The Ultrasound coming up (13 days!), we'll find out the sex. I STILL think its a boy and have thought that since months ago. 

     - The fishy like movements I keep having. My stomach was rolling last week and I thought maybe it was the baby, but thought the movements were a little big to be something the length of a Lemon. But over the last few days its felt like a little Betta in my belly. (Quincy laughed when I said Betta). 

     - Names, we've officially given up on thinking of a name for a boy and a girl, because our Boy name has been promptly turned into a trendy name and we know 3 people in Town that have used it. We planned to use the name Barrett for a boy, but like I said...apparently trendy. oh well! We will just wait until we know what this betta fish is before we start thinking too seriously of names

     -The Birth, We plan to have the baby naturally with as few intervention as possible (because I have learned that a lot of the interventions just snowball into the next intervention then you end up having a c-section and probably wouldn't have had you not started the first intervention. Thank you Business of Being Born.) Obviously I'm still researching but have been researching since roughly a year and a half ago when my little sister found out she was pregnant. I know ladies, "it hurts" "I'm crazy" "I'll never make it" "Are you sure you doing whats best?"......here's were my frankness kicks in (god know's I'm pregnant, and I've FINALLY gotten irritated with this)....You are not birthing our baby, I am. So please keep your DARN OPINIONS on birthing to yourself. Yes, I know it COULD hurt (read into hypno birthing, it'll do you good! And some other options too because there are MORE THAN ONE). Yes, I know that labor can be long. But guess what, just because 99.9% of America is getting induced and having epidurals doesn't mean everyone needs them or that anyone needs them in the first place. I'm all for hearing positive Birth stories, but i'm sick of hearing all these broads thinking they're too weak or not able to have a baby without all these 'things'....i know sometimes they're necessary, but how often are they REALLY necessary? Venting done...for now. 

     -The baby's room, We have LOTS of ideas, thank you Pinterest. But obviously nothing solid until we know what baby is. 

For all you mama friends that have been begging and dying for me to post a belly pic....well I refuse to post that on Facebook...there are just too many judging men on there. lol. But next week or maybe tomorrow or this week, I promise i will post some kind of belly picture. And will continue to post them throughout the next 24 weeks. (really...only 24 left??)

So here's the breakdown for this week...

How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Honestly, No clue.
Maternity clothes? A few, just a pair of jeans and some T's
Stretch marks? No...but I've been rubbing down with some cocoa butter randomly...I should probably be more religious abut that.
Sleep: Sleeping good except for 2 or 3 potty breaks, and getting to sleep. Once asleep I sleep hard, and have LOTS of bizarre and funny dreams.
Best moment this week:  Feeling a possible fish movement!
Miss Anything? My regular jeans, some shirts and obviously...a few cocktails
Movement: maybe?
Food cravings: I don't know that I have any legitamate cravings yet. But I have really loved Kool-Aid this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing that I can Pinpoint
Gender Prediction : Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Round ligament pain, some nausea.
Belly Button in or out? In still :)
Wedding rings on or off? On sometimes. I've always swollen easy (thanks mom!) so I really only wear it if we're going somewhere
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time, with the exception of a mood change due to stress
Looking forward to: Finding out the sex obviously, AND the holidays :) :)