Hellooo Month 4!!

How Far Along: 16 weeks - Here we go month 4!

Maternity Clothes: Yup...loving full panel maternity jeans and definitely having some fun at Motherhood Maternity!

Stretch Marks: Is it normal to find new ones daily?!

Sleep: Lately, 4am and 6am are my body's choice of pee times. Also, finding it tough to get comfortable sleeping on my back and sides...the hunt for a perfect sleep position continues....

Best moment of the week: Knowing the baby was okay and doing amazing during my little scare to the ER this past week; finally picking names (we will see if they stick till May!)

Movement: Hopefully will start to feel the "flutters" soon....if I don't confuse them with gas!

Food Cravings: pickles, kraft mac n cheese, spaghetti, the list goes on.....

Gender: Exactly 1 month from today is the gender ultrasound!!!

What I'm looking forward to this week: Maybe starting to feel the baby move; continue to see my body change and my "baby bump" getting bigger!

Baby Bump 15 weeks, 5 days

I managed to fit into some old sweatpants today which is a marvelous feeling since my pre-baby jeans don't fit anymore. I used to live in my GAP Long and Leans and thankfully they do come in Maternity size. A little expensive, but since they are my favorite, I splurged and bought myself a pair.

Anyway, me and my sweats are showing off the baby bump this week! I am wearing an Old Navy fleece on top so I'm wondering if that makes me look a little bigger, so I tried to press my shirt down in one of the pics. I cannot believe I hit 16 weeks on Sunday - 4 months!!

PS/I didn't write a post about it, but I had a quick visit to the ER on Tuesday after some cramping overnight. It turned out too be round ligament pains (silly me!) but I did get to see the baby on an ultrasound and he/she was looking great! Moving its arms and legs all around and even kicking my cervix. Thank god I don't feel that yet! Heartbeat was a healthy 155 so no worries with Baby or Mommy.

Quick Update on Baby D!!

Mommy and Baby D's appointment well great today! Baby's heartbeat went from 155-162....the nurse said the baby must have been moving around, which is why the number kept changing. We also were able to schedule the big ultrasound for December 21st. I was a little disappointed that my doctor's office wouldn't let us schedule it before 20 weeks, but they want to make sure that you will be able to see everything. The countdown now begins for team pink or team blue!!!

Finally Popping Out!

Here's a pic of my bump at 14 weeks, 3 days

I haven't posted "bump pics" so far because I really felt like I didn't have anything to show. This morning though, I noticed my favorite jeans refused to button - made me finally notice something was finally popping up!

Helloooo 2nd Trimester! It's So Nice to Meet You!!!

How Far Along: 14 weeks - Yea 2nd Trimester!!!!

Maternity Clothes: Yup. 3 pairs of jeans, a whole tub of borrowed clothes from the Best Friend, lots of cardigan sweaters, 1st visit to Motherhood Maternity, and the Belly Belt!

(Target.com)

I love this thing!!! Let's you wear your pre-pregnancy pants and jeans by just adding an extender. The only downside is as you get bigger, the zipper may not come up, but most maternity shirts will cover that, so I was willing to live with it.

Stretch Marks: It's funny how you find new ones every day! (Note the hint of sarcasm.)

Sleep: 3am and 7am seem to be my favorite times to pee right now.

Best moment of the week: Getting to the 2nd trimester and feeling like things will be good from here on out (hopefully!)

Movement: Round Ligament Pains started big time this week....wasn't prepared for how much these would hurt.

Food Cravings: this week hasn't been too bad. Nothing crazy or new. Would like to go back to craving apples!

Gender: Hopefully scheduling the Gender Ultrasound at our appointment on Friday. I want to know what this kid is sooo bad right now! Not being able to shop is killing me!

What I'm looking forward to this week: Doctor's appointment on Friday, Scheduling the Gender Ultrasound, starting to see a "baby bump" instead of a fat belly (though that may take a few more weeks)

RLP = Wow Didn't See That Coming!

So I think I experienced my 1st instance of Round Ligament Pain (RLP) this morning. I went to a craft show with my mother-in-law and the whole time I was walking around, it felt like someone was stabbing me in the right side of my abdomen. I of course was freaking out that something was seriously wrong but I have had no bleeding or spotting which makes me think it must be RLP. I know that RLP is supposed to start around your second trimester and with Sunday being the start of week 14 (yea 2nd tri!), it would make sense for what I have been feeling to be RLP. I hope so!! Thank god for Tylenol though! Definitely saved me!!!!