Observations of a Pregnant Lady

Here are some things I've noticed since announcing my pregnancy:

1. People will inevitable look from your face, to your belly when they talk to you. Some people try to be discreet about it, but some are blatantly checking it out. It's especially awkward when you're in that fat belly versus actual baby belly stage.
2.  People who are parents already forget when you find out the gender. People would ask me at 12 weeks if I knew. (My DH asked me after my 8 week U/S. I give him a free pass since its his first kid).
3. It's a 1000x easier to gain weight when you're pregnant. Not sure how the science of it works out but its true.
4. If you decide to drink coffee/tea or eat sushi/fish/sugary stuff, etc you will either get stares or comments like, should you really be drinking/eating that?? Everything in moderation people! it's okay sometimes!
5. Amongst family apparently there are no boundaries regarding touching. I get lots of belly touches at family parties. It even happened when I was only 8 weeks! That was definitely a fatty belly.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

 

And because posts are better with pictures I leave you with Kody! 

16 weeks!

How far along? 16 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: ~7-8 lbs this week! eek hopefully the weekend eating fest will just end up being water weight!

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants!  Started wearing some maternity shirts. Just got some new shirts in the mail too! Wearing my maxi skirt more often too, mostly because its so comfy!

Symptoms: the bump is def more prominent. ppl who know i'm pregnant comment on it. but to strangers i'm sure it still looks like fat!
Sleep: have been waking up at 1 lately, after going to sleep at like 9-10. then can't sleep for like an hour. then wake up super tired. maybe my body is prepping for waking up in the middle of the night??
Best moment this week: it was the first time seeing some college friends and family after a couple months so it was fun talking about the pregnancy to them! alot of belly touching thats for sure. but everyone seems super excited for us. and i like hearing the hubs talk about the baby! also 16 week appt went well! heart beat is alittle lower than before, high 140s, but dr says thats normal for it to start decreasing later in pregnancy. if shes not worried i'll try not to be! other than that the appt went well.
Movement: maybe, sometimes i feel taps but i'm not sure if thats the baby yet. hope the baby starts kicking soon!

Cravings: no real big cravings. just love all food!

Anything making you queasy or sick: broccoli always, and fish sauce! and the smell of bbq-ing pork!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: miss having a big selection of clothes to choose from! and miss not having to worry about what i'm eating or drinking (caffeine, deli meats, sushi, etc etc)

What I am looking forward to: anatomy scan in 2 weeks, july 4th holiday, looking more pregnant, starting to buy baby furniture!

15 weeks!

How far along? 15 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Still at 6 lbs this week
Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! Bought some maternity shirts online just because my regular shirts are starting to get alittle short and keep riding up so i have to keep pulling them down

Symptoms: nothing new this week. just have to pee more and more frequently. some days i feel twinges, not really sure what it is but usually goes away if i drink more water. i seem to get irritated too more easily. but so far no blowouts... yet. 
Sleep: good and bad. some days i wake up super early even if i slept later, some days are normal, and some days i just fall asleep whenever and wherever. 
Best moment this week: at church the hubs proudly stood up when they asked for all the fathers and expectant fathers to stand! so cute! And the hubs getting me boba last friday! he hates boba so its always a treat when he gets it for me. 
Movement: maybe the twinges i'm feeling? not too sure yet, hope to feel some kicking soon!

Cravings: sweets! cookies, cupcakes, cake. so far i've been pretty okay with curbing it. just a couple cookies this weekend. :-)  oh, and cake. haha oops.

Anything making you queasy or sick: broccoli yesterday! ugh steamed broccoli <gag>.
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie 
What I miss: not having to watch what i eat! :-( 
What I am looking forward to: 16 week appt on wed! and a visible bump! right now i just look like i ate too much :-( and it looks weird cause it starts below my belly button so even i'm not really sure if its baby or just food weight

Nursery - Before

We moved into a new house last August and have yet to fully fill it. Right now we have two empty bedrooms upstairs and our other rooms look a little sparse. We're not really the decorating type so we don't know what exactly to put everywhere. One nice thing about that is that we have a fresh canvas to start planning a nursery. I currently take the bump pictures in the room that's going to be the nursery. Here's what it looks like now with some furry tour guides!

 

The closet has these built in shelves which will be great for all the little baby things. We do plan to get an additional dresser which will be used as a diaper changer/diaper and misc items holder. I think the crib will probably go along this wall under my week sign since it's the only wall space big enough.

 

The doggies getting bored starting to wrestle.  I'm thinking of putting the dresser in this corner so it won't have to be against a window.

And I'm thinking of putting the glider in this corner. We'll see though once all the furniture is here. 

The only nursery things I have picked out so far is the bedding/changing pad covers. (Although I still have to run it by the hubs). Our color scheme is going to be grey/yellow. These are the sheets and changing pad cover I got!

From Land of Nod

From Land of Nod

So I have a lot of ideas in my head about the nursery. Hopefully everything turns out the way I am envisioning!

14 weeks!

How far along? 14 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: Lost a lb this week so down to 6 lb's. Didn't do it on purpose but my appetite definitely has changed this week! Hoping to stay around this weight for a couple weeks!
Maternity clothes? all maternity pants!Regular shirts still fit okay for now. But my stomach is starting to stick out more at the end of the day.

Symptoms: i think the baby has been going through some sort of growth spurt this week! i've been feeling so uncomfortable this week. i think the baby is pushing into my stomach and bladder (not sure if its too early for that?) but i used to be able to eat alot. now when i eat, half way through the meal i get full all of a sudden where even if i wanted to eat more, i couldn't. and then i feel like when i have to pee, i HAVE to pee! and sometimes not much comes out. i thought maybe it was a uti, but i got tested and i am fine. also, my uterus is starting to feel heavier. like when i stand up after sitting for awhile, i have to get up slowly or else it feels like the baby's gonna fall out. i definitely felt the most pregnant this week out of all the weeks.
Sleep:it's alright. been more back to normal where i sleep at like 10-11.
Best moment this week: officially in the 2nd trimester! and i got some baby clothes in the mail that i ordered. couldn't help it! found some really cute gender neutral stuff since we are team green. 

Movement: once in awhile i feel like i might feel something. but not sure yet!

Cravings: nothing really. i have had some coffee this week though! so good!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing this week
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie 
What I miss: not having to pee all the time
What I am looking forward to: my 16 week appt in a week and a half. just want to get reassured everything is progressing as it should.

Here's a recap of the 1st trimester pictures!

13 weeks!

How far along? 13 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: 7 lbs. BLAH. <sigh> i blame my family. I'm hoping to stay around this weight till 16 weeks. i just need to learn to eat before i go hang out with my family. 
Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! got a couple shirts from gap. don't think i'll need them for a couple weeks (hopefully). got a maxi skirt from gap too! its soo soft! can't wait to wear it.

Symptoms: nothing new. my appetite has somewhat gone down since last weekend. hope it stays this way throughout the 2nd trimester!
Sleep: better this week. falling asleep at like 9 or 10 every night.
Best moment this week: kind of officially in the 2nd trimester!
Movement: nothing yet!

Cravings: nothing this week. just trying to get better at eating healthier.

Anything making you queasy or sick: broccoli and fish sauce, even though i can still eat both which is weird. 
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie 
What I miss: coffee!! eating whatever i want and not gaining weight. it seems like its 100x easier to gain weight these days!
What I am looking forward to: 14 weeks which is officially the end of the first trimester! (depending on how u count it)