17 Weeks

I am wearing another white shirt this week, but it isn't the same shirt!

How Far Along: 17 weeks 2 days

Total Weight Gain:  8lbs overall 

Sleep: I am usually up once per night for one reason or another.  

Symptoms:  I have some back pain but I think it has more to do with carrying Ellie around all the time rather than the new baby.  Ellie is in an "up" phase and wants to be held 24/7!  Luckily she is still a peanut at 20lbs. 

Maternity Clothes? Pants for sure, some tops now - i am running out of non-maternity shirts that are long enough. It hasn't quite gotten warm enough in the northeast to switch to my spring/summer wardrobe yet. 

Cravings: Milk.

Next Appointment: May 4th - Anatomy scan with the MFM!  I am trying to think of a sex reveal (sounds kind of dirty when I say it that way) picture that includes Ellie - let me know if you have any ideas!  So far I have thought of writing in chalk on the driveway what the sex is.  

16 Weeks

I need to find a better place to take the picture, there is a bit too much going on in the background!

How Far Along: 16 weeks 2 days

Total Weight Gain:  7-8lbs overall 

Sleep: Not too bad, usually waking up once per night either due to me not being able to sleep or Ellie not being able to sleep :)

Symptoms:  I have noticed if I stand up too quickly I get some cramps/pains so I have been trying not to do that.  My boobs are growing for sure.  After I finished breastfeeding Ellie they shrunk down but now they are growing again. 

Maternity Clothes? Pants and some shirts in order to cover the tops of the pants!

Cravings: Ice cream & milk!  I am very hungry lately.  I can eat something, feel really full then want to eat again in an hour.  

Next Appointment: May 4th - Anatomy scan with the MFM!  People are asking me what I think the baby is.  I am kind of feeling girl, mostly because I feel the same way I felt when I was pregnant with Ellie...just more hungry!

15 Weeks

Taking the bump picture by a new fireplace this week!

How Far Along: 15 weeks 2 days

Total Weight Gain:  6lbs overall 

Sleep: We moved to my mom's house over the weekend.  It is great being back in the king bed, but my mom keeps her house warmer than we usually have ours so I am a bit warm at night.  

Symptoms: Not many to speak of!

Maternity Clothes? My SIL dropped off the maternity clothes bin last night so I am taking advantage of the pants now!  So much better to have that smooth look and comfort over the hair elastic or belly band.  Still in normal shirts. 

Cravings: Food!  I am pretty hungry now and I need to buy more food/snacks because we didn't bring much food to my mom's house and now I feel like i have nothing to eat! 

I had my monthly appointment last week and things are looking good. They said my weight gain is right on track so that is great.  Next appointment will be our anatomy scan!  We will find out what we are having then!  I told a large group of work people today (mostly because I feel like it is becoming obvious from my bump) so I am out to almost everyone that I see!  We told the rest of our family at Easter and that was super fun!  We put ellie in her "big sister" t-shirt and let everyone find out that way. People were pretty surprised and happy that we didn't have trouble conceiving this time around. 

Next Appointment: May 4th - Anatomy scan with the MFM!

14 Weeks

Definitely popping out a bit! I am glad I decided to use Ellie's blocks instead of the chalkboard for my bump pics this time around because it is hard enough just remembering to take the picture! I am used to just doing the monthly Ellie check in so weekly updates are hard!

How Far Along: 14 weeks 1 day

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs overall 

Sleep: So we are moving out of our house to my mom's house this weekend because of the construction taking place this summer on our house.  Because of that we are sleeping in our guest room which has a queen bed instead of a king.  This has contributed to not so great sleeping this week.  It is funny because Brian and I are not very tall/big people however we both don't want anything touching us while we sleep (this is why we won't let Winnie sleep in the bed) so when we downsize beds it impacts our sleep!

Symptoms: Sore breasts.  Not many symptoms going on now, I feel pretty good now that I am past 13 weeks.  

Maternity Clothes? Elastic band on my pants! 

Cravings: Nothing too specific this week, what I want changes hourly. 

Next Appointment: April 3rd