17 Weeks

***No progress pic today***

How far along are you?: 17 Weeks, 1 Day -- At my doctors appoinment, Dr. Juhn  made it clear that while she respects the perinatologists opinion, she is not changing my due date to Feb. 9th. It's Feb 4th and that is that!!! She said the farther along in the pregnancy, the less accurate the measurements get and going off the calendar is the best way to determine due dates...Well okay, then, hey I'll take it!

Total weight gain: 10 pounds. I also recently receieved a copy of my medical records from Dr. Bu and will be able to compare my weight gain now with my first pregnancy....kinda cool! Bummer news, no records of the Harlie's actual birth in Dr. Bu's records...guess I need to contact Mercy for those.

How big is the baby?: 5 ounces and 5 inches long...about the size of a turnip.

Maternity clothes: Just about time.

Stretch marks?: No new ones, yet.

Sleep: Sleeping a little bit better...fewer times to the bathroom!

Best moment this week: Going for our gender scan and finding out that there's a 90% chance we are having a girl!!!  Peanut was tucked with her bottom to my back and her feet to her head. :-)  Kathy was only able to get one of the 3 views she likes to get to guarantee the sex...but she said it certainly looks like a little girl to her. We go back next week to hopefully confirm it's a baby sister on the way!

Movement: Feeling some flutters, primarliy at night and when I first wake up.

Food cravings:  Lot's of water! No new cravings this week. My nausea is almost gone (thank heavens!), and I've also found my cravings and aversions to be less extreme. Pregnancy is weird.

Food aversions: Hot Meat. Still.

Labor signs: No! But lots of twinges and aches....must be round ligament pain.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sangria...darn you Autumn.

What I'm looking forward to:  Calling the baby by name and window shopping for baby girl! (or boy!)

15 Weeks

How far along are you?: 15 Weeks

Total weight gain: 8 pounds

How big is the baby?: 4 inches long, about the size of an apple

Maternity clothes: Just about time.

Stretch marks?: No new ones, yet.

Sleep: I've been having intense dreams, almost nightmarish. Sleep is still interrupted and restless.

Best moment this week: When Harlie woke up and came out into the kitchen with a pink plastic comb and told me it was for her baby because she doesn't need it anymore.

Movement: I swear I felt something that felt like movement once yesterday, but it's still too early.

Food cravings:  CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Food aversions: Cooked fish

Labor signs: No!

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  My friends

What I'm looking forward to:  The gender scan next Sunday and naming Peanut.

14 weeks

I know I skipped a week, but at 13 weeks we were on vacation in Tahoe:

Which was fun and exhausting and something I hope we keep doing every year.

The day before we left I had my 12 week check-up and I was able to listen to the baby's heartbeat (yay!) and meet Dr. Juhn. She was lovely and answered my gazillion questions with a smile, I was glad I felt so comfortable since the drive to her office is the worst ever. Alllllll the way down Sunrise Boulevard, until it dead ends...I'm not joking.Not sure if she'll actually be delivering my baby, as we might be switching to Kaiser, but I know I'm in good hands until then.

Then, 2 days after we got back from Tahoe I had my first trimester screening ultrsound. It was SO exciting to see our little peanut and he/she looked so BIG. She is only the size of my finger, but you can already see so much detail, it's amazing. The doc said everything looked great, but he is going to request that my doc change my due date to Feb 9th, since baby measured 13 weeks, 3 days on the ultrasound. This jives with the nurse practictioner's estimation of a Feb 8th due date, so I'm happy the baby is showing consistent growth. Here's a peek at Peanut:

And here's a peek of my 14 week bump. Doesn't look like I've grown much, but people at work have noticed and it's too hard to hide under clothes anymore, really.

Sorry about the no make-up-or hairstyle. Am LAZY!

No onto the fun part!

How far along are you?: 14 Weeks

Total weight gain: I weighed myself a couple days ago in the morning and it was still 7 pounds.

How big is the baby?: 3 1/2 inches long, about the size of a lemon

Maternity clothes: Not yet....almost time.

Stretch marks?: No new ones, yet.

Sleep: I feel like I might be sleeping a little bit better I had the best sleep of my pregnant life one night in Tahoe. Only got up 2 times to pee. And they had these glorious memory foam beds and a king size down pillow I spooned with.

Best moment this week: Seeing peanut in action for sure! He/she was so active kicking it's legs and moving it's arms up and down and in and out of it's mouth. Amazing! Bummer part is I found out I have an anterior placenta (it's in front of the baby), so I might not feel kicks as early as I had hoped.

Movement: Not yet.

Food cravings: New ones this week were chocolate cake and chocolate donuts. Also craved cheese enchiladas and sushi again.

Food aversions: I basically have no desire to cook anything ever. It sucks.

Labor signs: No!

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Energy, lunch meat, egg yolk,

What I'm looking forward to: My gender scan on the 26th!!!!