18 weeks

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Size of Baby: 5.5 inches, 5 ounces, sweet potato sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby: Nothing new to share until February 20th- just a few days away

Maternity Clothes: I've given into the maternity pants and some shirts

Weight Gain: 2 pounds

Belly: I actually have a little belly now.  My students have so kindly pointed that out to me this week.

Stretch Marks: None

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time and have been having trouble sleeping all night.  I'm hoping having next week off from work will help some.

Best Moment of the Week: Starting to shop around Babies R Us and making decisions on furniture.

Movement: I've had a few little weird fluttery feelings that might be movement.

Symptoms: Exhausted,heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th- can't wait!

What I Miss: Having a drink after a long day at school!

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Finding out of it we are having a boy or girl!

Weekly Wisdom:  It's not fat, it's baby chub.

Milestones: Almost half way there

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky

Pink or Blue?

We are less than 2 weeks away from knowing if we are having a boy or girl!  It's been fun and interesting hearing different opinions from family and friends on what it might be.  The general consensus among our immediate family seems to be girl while friends and co-workers have been learning towards boy.  We have no clue!

If you go by some old wives tales, all signs point towards a girl.  For example, if the heartbeat is over 140, signs point towards a girl.  All of our heartbeats have been over 160.  Based on a Chinese Gender Predictor, a girl is on the way as well.  Lastly, the Drano test revealed a girl as well.  On a side note, the Drano test was correct for my mom having my sister and I, my sister's two kids and my cousin's wife.  It should be interesting.

We plan on having our parents and grandparents over for dinner on the night of February 20th to reveal the gender.  We are going to make cupcakes with either blue or pink frosting in the middle.  We really want to enjoy every minute of what's going on after taking the long road to get here.

First nursery purchase

Target is having a huge baby sale this week.  Inspired by this, Matt and I made our first nursery purchase on Sunday.  We purchased the Summer Infant Baby Touch Digital Monitor.  It's a little over the top but we figured we'd be using it for a while.  We had fun trying it out on Lucky.  It seems like a great product.  The camera can be moved from the hand-held base.  It gives you a clear color picture, even in the dark.  You can hear noises very well too.  It was nice to start thinking ahead about our little one rather than looking backwards and being afraid.

15 weeks

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Size of Baby: 4.5 inches, 2-3 ounces, navel orange sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby:  Nothing new to share until February 20th

Maternity Clothes: I've given into the maternity pants

Weight Gain: 1 pound

Belly:  I have a little extra pudge that seems to be filling in

Stretch Marks: None

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time but it seems to be improving some. I'm still waking up a few times each night to use the bathroom, too.

Best Moment of the Week: Just getting further and further along.  It's nice that Matt and I are actually starting to enjoy this and not be worried all the time.

Movement: Nope, too soon.

Symptoms: Exhausted, nausea, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th.

What I Miss: Nothing really- maybe good Italian as red sauce kicks up my heartburn as well as sweets.

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Celebrating 2 baby showers this weekend for 2 friends who have survived infertility.  They gave me hope along the way.

Weekly Wisdom:  Three years of struggle makes every moment of this that much more special.

Milestones: Out of the first trimester and into the 2nd!

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky

12 weeks

How Far Along: 12 weeks

Size of Baby: 3 inches, peach sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby:

Maternity Clothes: Nope- though I think it's time to start looking for some pants.

Weight Gain:  Zero

Belly:  It's starting to feel a little hard, which I guess means it's starting to be a belly.

Stretch Marks: None.

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time but it seems to be improving some.  I'm still waking up a few times each night to use the bathroom, too.

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing our baby for the first time actually looking like a baby.  He/she was sleepy when we first started the ultrasound but perked up after a bit.  It was truly amazing to see he/she moving around and to know this is happening for real.
Movement: Nope, too soon.

Symptoms: Exhausted, nausea, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th.

What I Miss: Peanut Butter- Matt has severe allergies to peanut butter and I heard it is good to avoid it if you or your spouse has allergies.

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Shopping with my mom this weekend for maternity pants!
Nursery: It's an empty room upstairs right now that has been sitting for 3 years...soon enough we'll think about getting to work on it.

Weekly Wisdom: I'm just enjoying every minute of this experience.

Milestones: Family, friends and my students know all know that we are pregnant!

Emotions: Excited, nerves are calming down, extremely blessed and lucky!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!  I feel so very blessed to have an amazing husband, wonderful family and great friends!  Wishing everyone a wonderful day filled with happiness!

10 weeks

I'm stealing this from another blog I follow :)

How Far Along: 10 weeks

Size of Baby: 2 inches, 0.3 ounces, lime sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby: I'll get another on January 5th.

Maternity Clothes: Nope- though jeans are getting uncomfortable.

Weight Gain:  I've actually lost a few so far due to not wanting to eat in the evenings.
Belly:  Matt gets his new camera for Christmas on Sunday so he said he wants to take a pic then!

Stretch Marks: None.

Sleep:  I'm exhausted all the time. I fall asleep on the couch almost every night!  But I also wake up at least 2 times a night to use the bathroom.

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing the heartbeat for the first time today at a strong 160 bpm.

Movement: Nope, too soon.

Symptoms: Exhausted, nausea, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out at 18 weeks.

What I Miss: Peanut Butter- Matt has severe allergies to peanut butter and I heard it is good to avoid it if you or your spouse has allergies.

What I'm Looking To:  Celebrating Christmas and sharing the news with friends soon!

Nursery: It's an empty room upstairs right now that has been sitting for 3 years...soon enough we'll think about getting to work on it.

Weekly Wisdom: I'm just enjoying every minute of this experience.

Milestones: Kicked out of my RE office and just being a normal patient at my OB office- after 3 years of trying, that seems huge to me.

Emotions: Excited, nerves are calming down, extremely blessed and lucky.