17 Weeks + 1 Day

Not the best picture.  The top of my pants are sticking out a bit making my belly look funny.

•How far along are you? 17 weeks + 1 day - forgot to take a picture yesterday

•How big is baby?: Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom.

•Maternity clothes: I did wear some maternity jeans this weekend.  Mostly because I bought them last Friday and wanted to try them out.  They were still a bit big and I was having to constantly pull them up.  But other than that, it's been all regular clothes.  Just belly bands and rubberbands. 

•Gender: Only 3 more weeks until we find out!  I haven't been real anxious to know up until now, but I'm starting to get there now.  I think I'm just ready to start planning.  Shawn and I have decided to have the sono tech write down the gender during our appt. instead of telling us.  We're having both sets of parents over for dinner the following Saturday.  We're going to wait until then to reveal the gender.  We thought it would be special this time to include more people in on it.  And also make it fun for Em for her to find out with us.  Oh and I'm back to thinking boy.  I'm just convinced now it's a boy.  And just a cute story to share. . .a few weeks ago, Shawn told me he would be okay if we had a boy.  I asked him what he meant by that and he says he just "knows" girls now and that he was a little worried about how he would do as a "boy dad."   But after thinking about it, decided he could be a good "boy daddy" too.  :)  Oh and I spoke to soon a few weeks ago.  Our girl name has been decided upon, but our boy name has not. Coming up with a boy name is starting to stress me out!  I just can't find one that I love.

•Sleep?:  Most days it's not so good.  Oh how I miss sleeping on my back!!

•Best moment this week?: Hearing back from the dr. that all my bloodwork from my last appt. came back normal and also taking Em to see her first movie in the theater.

•Movement?: Still just random flutters.  Waiting anxiously for kicks that can be felt on the outside.

•Food cravings?: No new ones this week.  I forgot to mention when I first started these posts, that I have loved fruit rollups since I've gotten preggo.  I haven't eaten a fruit rollup in years, but now I eat one almost every day!  I forgot how good they are.

•Food aversions?:  Nothing really.

•What I miss: Sleeping on my back!

•Symptoms: No new ones, just bad allergies, itchy stomach, etc.

•Milestone: No big milestone this week.