Week 23

How far along? 23 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +12.5 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Sporting the BellaBand occasionally over non-maternity jeans and dress pants (which are worn less and less frequently!). I’ve also started wearing maternity shorts, pants and some tops. Dresses are definitely the most comfortable choice lately.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping soundly for the most part. This week I started getting minor cramps in my calves and have woken up due to one of my arms and/or legs being asleep with pins-and-needles, needing to reposition.
Miss Anything? Nothing in particular this week.
Movement: Feeling kicks regularly!
Food cravings: fresh fruit this week, specifically watermelon! Must be because it’s so hot out!
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! Trying to get to bed as early as possible since it’s getting harder and harder to keep my eyes open past 9pm. The dull headaches have gotten much better also.

Have you started to show yet? I’d say so.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but it’s not as deep as it normally is.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! This week I got to celebrate one of my dearest friend’s 30^th Birthday with her (Happy Birthday JENNY!!!), and continue making some purchases for the little guy. We also started construction on the new house this week…very very exciting!!

Exercise? Yes! Mostly walking with some light strength training.
Looking forward to: Planning for all things boy and choosing a name! We’ve started throwing around some names, but haven’t come up with anything definite yet.

Week 22

How far along? 22 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +12.5 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Still sporting the BellaBand over my non-maternity jeans and dress pants (which are admittedly getting more difficult to fit into!). I’ve also started wearing maternity pants and some tops.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still sleeping well making it through the nights without a bathroom break!
Miss Anything? Nothing in particular this week.
Movement: Feeling flutters still throughout each day, which get stronger particularly at night.
Food cravings: fresh anything: soups, salads and fruit in particular. This week: watermelon!
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! Trying to get to bed as early as possible since it’s getting harder and harder to keep my eyes open past 9pm. The dull headaches have gotten much better also.

Have you started to show yet? I’d say so.
Gender prediction: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Exercise? Yes! Mostly walking with some light strength training.
Looking forward to: Planning for all things boy and choosing a name! We’ve started throwing around some names, but haven’t come up with anything definite yet.

Week 21

How far along? 21 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +11.8 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Still sporting the BellaBand over my non-maternity jeans and dress pants. I’ve also started wearing maternity pants and made a few more purchases this week.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still sleeping well this week making it through the whole night without bathroom breaks!  The body pillow which has helped tremendously.
Miss Anything? Sushi. We went out to watch game 7 of the finals, and lots of sushi was ordered…no fun for me L.
Movement: Feeling flutters still throughout each day.
Food cravings: fresh anything: soups, salads and fruit in particular.
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! Trying to get to bed as early as possible since it’s getting harder and harder to keep my eyes open past 9pm. The dull headaches have gotten much better also.

Have you started to show yet? I’d say so.
Gender prediction: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Exercise? Yes! Mostly walking with some light strength training. Although I’ve been a total slacker this week and only got on the treadmill once…probably explains the almost 2 lbs gained this week!
Looking forward to: Planning for all things BOY!!!

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BABY OUSLEY IS A BOY!!!!!

Week 20: Halfway there!

How far along? 20 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +10 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Still sporting the BellaBand over jeans and dress pants. I’ve also started wearing maternity pants.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping much better this week; I haven’t woken up once to use the bathroom J.  I started using a body pillow which has helped tremendously!
Miss Anything? Nothing in particular this week.
Movement: Felt first flutters earlier last week and have been feeling them throughout each day since.
Food cravings: fresh anything: soups, salads and fruit in particular
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! I’ve started feeling tired again, but trying to get to bed as early as possible. The dull headaches have gotten much better also.

Have you started to show yet? I’d say so.
Gender prediction: We find out this week!!! Stay tuned…
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Exercise? Yes! Alternating between yoga and walking for the most part with some light strength training. The last few weeks I’ve been mostly walking, though.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender!

Tim and I made our way out to Buy Buy Baby this week for the first time and made our very first baby purchase! We decided to grab a jogging stroller while I had a coupon that didn’t exclude this particular brand. As silly as it sounds, it was exciting to make that first purchase J. We’re even more excited to find out the baby’s gender later this week! 

Week 19

How far along? 19 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +9.5 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Still sporting the BellaBand over jeans and dress pants. What I’m wearing in this photo is my very first time wearing both maternity pants and top!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping much better this week. I started using a body pillow which has helped tremendously!
Miss Anything? Wine.
Movement: Felt first flutters earlier this week and have been feeling them daily since. Tim was even able to feel a couple as he/she tends to get jumpy right before bed J
Food cravings: fresh anything: soups, salads and fruit in particular
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! I’ve started feeling tired again, but trying to get to bed as early as possible. The dull headaches have gotten much better also.

Have you started to show yet? I’d say so.
Gender prediction: Tim strongly predicts a boy and I was feeling the same. But then I started looking at those Chinese gender predictors and all of them say girl. So now I’m super confused. Only a few more short weeks until we find out for sure!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Exercise? Yes! Alternating between yoga and walking for the most part with some light strength training. Due to the recent lower back pain, I’ve been doing more walking and strength training to avoid really hurting myself.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender!

We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary this week! Tim surprised me with a mini getaway to a local gem here in downtown St. Pete, the Renaissance Vinoy, where we did lots of resting and relaxing. We basically had no choice but to rest and relax because we got a visit from Tropical Storm Andrea, which forced us to get massages (I got my first pre-natal massage!) and such.

Our first night at dinner

 We “celebrated” with a nice dinner at the hotel followed by dessert…specifically a replica of our wedding cake!

Week 18

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +7.7 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Still sporting the BellaBand over jeans and dress pants. The maternity pants I ordered came in last week, but haven’t started wearing them yet.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping much better this week. I started using a body pillow which has helped tremendously!
Miss Anything? Wine.
Movement: Not yet, but hopefully I’ll start feeling something soon J
Food cravings: fresh anything: soups, salads and fruit in particular
Anything making you queasy or sick? I keep knocking on wood…I have had zero morning sickness or any sickness for that matter!
Symptoms? Feeling great overall! The dull headaches have gotten much better this week.

Have you started to show yet? Definitely. It’s still a small bump, but it’s a bump.

Gender prediction: Tim strongly predicts a boy and I’m beginning to think the same…not for any particular reason, but “he” seems to be rolling off the tongue freely these days. Only a few more short weeks until we find out for sure!!!

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! 

Exercise? Yes! Alternating between yoga and walking for the most part with some light strength training. Due to the recent lower back pain, I’ve been doing more walking and strength training to avoid really hurting myself.

Looking forward to: Watching the bump grow & feeling the baby move!