22 Weeks!

How far along? 22 weeks! 18 left!!

Size of the baby? Papaya.

Total weight gain:  Sitting at 11lbs still.

Maternity clothes? More stretchy pants. But not too much other stuff. Belly Bands are life savers at this point since, officially, all of my jeans do not button.

Sleep: Don't want to talk about it.

Best moment this week: Putting the room together, still have a bunch of art to hang. Raymond read excerpts from the Hunger Games to baby. . .maybe not baby appropriate, but still amusing.

Movement: Crazy Kicking!

Food cravings:  Icee again ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not too many things driving me crazy at this moment.

Gender: Boyyy.

Symptoms: Swelling, hotflashes, aches, cramps, muscle spasms? Yeah, fun stuff.

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Things are getting serious! So happy, excitement, nervous, worry, and more excitement.

Looking forward to: Hanging the art in the nursery, organizing, list making.

21 Weeks!

How far along? 21 weeks!! Can't believe how fast it's going now!

Size of the baby? Spaghetti Squash. Can't those be pretty large?

Total weight gain: 11lbs Eeesh.


Maternity clothes? Bought a couple long shirts from Motherhood Maternity. Most things aren't covering my ever growing belly.

Sleep: Miss it. Whatever it is.

Best moment this week: Watching the baby move! Raymond and I both saw it!!! Too cool.


Movement: Little rough kicking, but nothing crazy.

Food cravings:  Ice cream cone from Chic-fil-a!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing making me nauseous. Did catch a crazy bad cold!

Gender: Boyyy.

Symptoms: Swelling. Swelling. Swelling. Hotflashes.

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Giddy ;)

Looking forward to: Decorating. Finding nobs for the drawers. Raymond being able to feel kicks.

20 Weeks!!! Yaaaa!

How far along? 20 Weeks!!! Half Wayyy!!

Size of the baby? Banana!

Total weight gain: 9lbs. same as last week.

Maternity clothes? comfy loose clothes. I hate jeans.

Sleep: Sleep? What's sleep?

Best moment this week: finishing the dresser for the nursery!

Movement: Just flutters. Can't wait for some kung pao kicking!!


Food cravings:  Icee's again :) Perfect craving for hot weather. Nom Nom Nom!

Anything making you queasy or sick: not too bad this week!

Gender: Bouncing Baby Boy!

Symptoms: Swelling everywhere. Slight headaches. High BP a couple times. 

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Using a fill-in for now ;) 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :) Sometimes a little frustrated.  But Happy! We're having a BABY!

Looking forward to: Getting art put up. Only 20 weeks left to finish!!! Holy Moly!!

And I think this song is totally appropriate this week. Minus the creepiness:

19 Weeks!

How far along? 19 Weeeks!

Size of the baby? Coconut!

Total weight gain: 9lbs total.

Maternity clothes? Gauchos. Long shirts. Even long shirts are getting too short! 

Sleep: Exhausted. Seeeepyy.

Best moment this week: Relaxing!

Movement: Flutters!

Food cravings:  Cupcakes :) 

Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat and tuna fish!

Gender: Boy oh Boy!

Symptoms: Swollen limbs everywhere. Tired.

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Put on a different ring that had extra room.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Finishing the room!

18 Weeks!

How far along? 18 weeks!!! Geeez!! 

Size of the baby? Mangooo!!  

Total weight gain: I honestly didn't weight myself this week. I'm sure I've gained. If anywhere, just in my hands alone.

Maternity clothes? Just my handy dandy yoga pants! 

Sleep: Exhausted. SOOOO TIRED.

Best moment this week: Getting the room painted and wallpapered!!! Wooooo! Now the fun begins ;)

Movement: My little baby's flutters. They say I should start feeling kicks more so now. Also, hiccups.

Food cravings:  Icee Icee Icee!  

Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat and tuna fish!

Gender: A little handsome boy :)

Symptoms: Tired. Feet & hands swelling. Headaches.

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? Off. My hands swelled significantly this weekend so I am taking them off for now!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy Happy. When I'm not sleepy.

Looking forward to: getting decorations on the wall. putting up the crib. Raymond building the bookshelves.

17 Weeks!

How far along? 17 weeks! I think time is flying now. 

Size of the baby? Sweet Potato! Remarkably bigger since he was just a pea :)  

Total weight gain: 5lbs. Up 1lb from last week.

Maternity clothes? Still haven't broke down to buy more. I should though.

Sleep: I think I sleep well, but I still wake up so tired.

Best moment this week: Raymond talking to our little guy advising him to stay occupied.

Movement: Still feeling little flutters. They say they are starting to hiccup now.

Food cravings:  Cherry Icees. Mmmm. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat and tuna fish!

Gender: Boy!!

Symptoms: Exhausted. Sore legs.  My feet want to swell now; that's a new one. 

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? On, but I'm thinking I should take them off soon, just in case.

Happy or Moody most of the time: So happy. Did have a crying spell in Sonny's. Apparently hormones and country music doesn't mix.

Looking forward to: getting the wallpaper in so we can finally paint the room!

16 Weeks!

How far along? 16 weeks

Size of the baby? Turnip! Baby Raylan is getting much stronger :)   

Total weight gain: 4lbs. No weight gain this last week.

Maternity clothes? All my shirts are super short and tight around the chest.

Sleep: Some days good, some days not so good. I always feel tired.

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender: BOY!! First official shopping trip! And planning the nursery.

Movement: Lots of flutters. Lots and Lots of flutters :)

Food cravings:  ICEEs!

Anything making you queasy or sick: raw meat!

Gender: Boy!!!!!

Symptoms: Exhausted. Don't want to get out of bed. Sore legs and hips.

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Wedding rings on or off? On, but swelling in my hands sometimes makes me nervous.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Things are looking wayyy up :)

Looking forward to: getting the nursery together buying paint and taking care of that over the next couple weeks.