Our Little Blessing at 17 Weeks!!

Monday, September 27
Our Little Blessing at 17 weeks!

How far along? 17 Weeks

Baby's size? Our baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she/he weighs around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She/he can move her/his joints, and her/his sweat glands are starting to develop.

Gain? Not sure on this. Will check next week.

Maternity clothes? Still the same. Just maternity bottoms.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is great. I have been able to go without naps on most days, and I have been waking up at the same time each morning and that is so not me. I also always wake up on my back, does anyone know if its ok to sleep on your back during pregnancy?

Foods I am loving? Decaf Tea!!! Mashed potatoes and gravy!

Foods I am hating? Still mostly the same, I hate the foods I craved while I was sick. Like Chicken noodle soup, ravioli and fried foods.

Best moment this week? Feeling that my tummy is growing a lot!

Movement? I have not felt any movement since last week, and I have been so anxious to feel the baby again!!!

Symptoms? After I ate last night I had this weird feeling just below my ribs, it felt like air bubbles. It might have been indigestion.

Gender? I am counting down the days till we find out!! This last week I felt like it is gonna be a boy, but then I go back to thinking it is a girl. So I have no clue as to what our baby's gender is. Has anyone ever been told the wrong gender?

What I'm looking forward to? More movement!!!!!

Milestones: 17 weeks pregnant!! I also have been starting to plan out the nursery, and I think I found our crib and changing table!! I will be able to get a good start on the nursery once we find out the gender. I have been loving to see all of the nursery's coming together throughout blogland!!

Emotions: I cry at the oddest things. Yesterday at church, the preacher was talking about giving of your time to the Lord. He used this example of an elderly man. This man had been sweeping for years, and at 80 years old he, with a heavy heart, told the pastor that he cannot sweep anymore. I was automatically brought to tears. It just touched my heart so much. There have been other little things like this example that have made me so emotional. This story would have normally touched my heart, but it brought me to tears! So that is something different that I noticed about my emotions.

I just had to post this picture below! It's almost like I am realizing for the first time that I am pregnant!! Love It!!

Tell Me What You Think!!

I have added a poll to my blog!! You can now cast your guess as to what the gender of our precious "Little Blessing" is!!

Our Little Blessing at 16 Weeks!!

Monday, September 20
Our Little Blessing at 16 weeks!

How far along? 16 Weeks

Baby's size? I read that 16-20 weeks is when movement starts!

Gain? I was down 2 pounds this week. So I gained 5 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Still lovin those maternity jeans, and dresses.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is great. I have been getting up to pee about 2-3 times per night, which is MUCH better!!

Foods I am loving? Hard boiled eggs, PIZZA HUT!!!

Foods I am hating? Still mostly the same, I hate the foods I craved while I was sick. Like Chicken noodle soup, ravioli and fried foods.

Best moment this week? I THINK I FELT OUR LITTLE BABY!! I was lying on my side and all of a sudden I felt a few quick movements in my lower belly, then a flutter a little bit higher. I was in awe, I was almost brought to tears. I am so excited for more movement!!

Movement? See the last question. :)

Symptoms? My headaches are so much better! Praise God!!

Gender? We will find out in less than a month!!! AHHH!!

What I'm looking forward to? More movement!!!!!

Milestones: I was just thinking today how blessed I feel to be 16 weeks pregnant. It is so unbelievable to me.

Emotions: Very happy.

Our Little Blessing at 15 Weeks!!

Monday, September 13
Our Little Blessing at 15 weeks!

How far along? 15 Weeks

Baby's size? Our baby can now sense light!

Gain? Gained 7 pounds.

Maternity clothes? I love maternity jeans!! They are so comfy, nothing digging in the belly is so heavenly. I still wear all my regular tops.

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is good. I always feel so exhausted around like 7-8pm, I almost feel sick. Then I will feel fine in the morning. That just shows me it is very draining to have a little growing baby inside of me!!!

Foods I am loving? Watermelon, chocolate milkshakes!! YUM! I think that I gained 3 pounds in one day! I had two chocolate milkshakes one evening!! I know, it's bad!! Oh, I have been really hungry for Chili, again a very flavorful food!!

Foods I am hating? Still mostly the same, I hate the foods I craved while I was sick. Like Chicken noodle soup, ravioli and fried foods.

Best moment this week? We got to hear the heartbeat today!!! Such a blessing to hear my sweet little baby's heartbeat. His/Her heart rate is 152!

Movement? My Dr. asked me this question today. I think that I might have felt a small flutter when I was laying in bed the other night. But nothing that I really noticed. I am SO super excited to feel movement!

Symptoms? HEADACHES! Every day. They are so miserable. My Dr. told me that the teen weeks of pregnancy (mostly 2nd trimester) many times come with headaches. She said it is from hormones, and they will get better.

Gender? I cannot wait to find out!! Soon we will find out!!

What I'm looking forward to? Finding out the gender!! And registering for baby.

Milestones: I would say 15 weeks is a huge milestone!!

Emotions: I could cry at the weirdest things.

Today I feel so blessed to have a healthy baby/pregnancy. It amazes me everyday how our little Blessing is growing, and changing, and soon he/she will be here in my arms!! Our little baby has all of my Love!! Thank you Lord for your Blessing!!

Our Little Blessing at 14 Weeks!!

Monday, September 6
Our Little Blessing at 14 weeks!

How far along? 14 Weeks, 1 day

Baby's size? Our baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. I think that is so cool!!

Gain? Gained 4 pounds so far.

Maternity clothes? Still the same as last week. Mostly just maternity bottoms, or the rubber band trick on some clothes. I cannot wait till my belly gets so big that I can finally wear some of my cute maternity shirts!

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is ok, I feel like I have been getting up a lot to go pee!!

Foods I am loving? Still loving the hot main dishes more than desserts.

Foods I am hating? Still the same, I hate the foods I craved while I was sick. Like Chicken noodle soup, ravioli and a few more I cannot think of.

Best moment this week? Looking in the mirror and seeing I am starting to look pregnant!!

Movement? No movement yet, but my tummy has been getting harder! I cannot wait for the movement to start!

Symptoms? I have started to feel a little uncomfortable after I eat, especially if I eat too much. It's not a nauseous feeling, just a little upset to my stomach.

Gender? I cannot wait to find out!!

What I'm looking forward to? Hearing our baby's heartbeat again soon!! Also, I am looking forward to starting to buy things for our baby!!

Milestones: My belly starting to look like a little pregnant belly!!

Emotions: Dreaming of our little Blessing arriving into our world!!

Today I feel so blessed to be experiencing a pregnancy, each and every day I do not take it for granted. I remember how it felt to be waiting, some days I still cannot comprehend that I we are actually pregnant. I know how many of you are still trying, and heartbroken. I pray for you so often. Don't loose hope, our God is waiting for His perfect timing.

Our Little Blessing at 13 WEEKS!!! 2nd Trimester!

I am a day late on this post. Yesterday was such a crazy day, but very productive! Me and my mom canned tomato soup and zucchini relish, then I had to work last night! So it was a busy day!

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Monday, August 30
Our Little Blessing at 13 weeks!

How far along? 13 Weeks

Baby's size? I read this week that the baby is producing a fine layer of hair all over its body to protect its delicate skin from the fluids its in!! Isn't our God amazing!!!

Weight Gain? Gained one more pound this week, so I am up 3 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Well I have like 2 pair of pants, one skirt, and one pair of shorts that fit, and they are all maternity!! I feel like I wear the same thing every day!! I need to shop for more bottoms, my shirts are still OK. I tried on some maternity shirts, and I almost drowned in some. Some are very long, and I still do not have a large enough belly to push out the shirt so it just hangs way too long!

Stretch marks? None

Sleep? Sleep is wonderful, I rarely take naps anymore.

Foods I am loving? Chocolate milk!! I really like hot foods a lot better than desserts, which is so different from before pregnancy.

Foods I am hating? Still the same as last week: The foods that I ate a lot of while I was sick, like chicken noodle soup!! EWWW!!

Best moment this week? Finding out that the day before my Aunt was killed she purchased burp diaper for our little baby. My heart was truly touched, and they will be treasured.

Movement? No movement yet. I cannot wait for the movement to start!

Symptoms? I am feeling better than ever! They say that the 2nd trimester is the Honeymoon stage of a pregnancy, and I would agree. I did have very sore breasts!!

Gender? I cannot wait to find out!!

What I'm looking forward to? Finding out the gender in a few weeks, then we can start on the baby room!!

Weekly Wisdom: I think I will delete this question, I never have anything!

Milestones: Reaching the 2nd trimester!! Praise God!

Emotions: Very happy, and very anxious for the future.

I had to post this picture! My hubby made me laugh right as he took the picture!

Fall Is My Favorite!

I am sure you are all ready for a post on something other than pregnancy by now. I have finally been feeling more like myself, and we have had the most beautiful weather here!! It feels like Fall. I have all my windows open, cinnamon sticks in water on my stove, and clean bedsheets!! I would say that is a perfect day to me!! Those are just the few things that I love when the weather starts to cool. I have been daydreaming about mums, pumpkins, gourds, and the smell of Fall candles.

After so many weeks of my home being a wreck, it is finally clean and it gives me such energy to do more!! I would love to get all my windows cleaned sometime this Fall, and with weather like we have been having it makes chores like that not seem so bad!! So hopefully in the next 2 weeks or so I will begin to get all of my Fall decorations out! I was wondering what you love most about Fall!! Give me some ideas!!

Thank you all so much for all your kind comments concerning my Aunt's tragic death. She would always decorate for Fall so wonderfully, she loved life. It has made me realize to live every day as it is your last.