17, 18 & 19 Week Bumpdates

I've combined these three weeks because I never got around to doing a full write up on any of them (#kickingmyself!). We were in the midst of our big move from New York back to Utah and readjusting to life in Logan with new jobs, ect. and I failed to thoroughly document everything. So, here are the little bits and pieces that I did fill out because some is better than none!

How far along? 17 weeks

Weight Gain? Don’t have an exact number but I totally started popping this week! Yes… mostly when I push out everything I got but I HAVE A BABY BUMP :D

Size of baby? A tangy pomegranate!

Maternity Clothes? Even though my bump is starting to pop, I am still comfortable in most of my clothes.

How far along? 18 weeks

Size of baby? A sweet little sweet potato :)

Pregnancy Symptoms? Acne gone wild

Gender Prediction? Beginning to think it might be a little girl because my skin is totally out of control and I read online that “girls steal your beauty”. Haha so in that case… that has to be what’s going on! But of course… ya never know! Can’t wait to find out for sure in just TWO WEEKS AH!

Weird pregnancy moment? There were two pretty funny stories from work this week. The first is having someone totally touch my belly, which caught me off guard and made me laugh because I know that is something I will have to get used to. People just love the bump! It was fine cause I know her so it wasn’t a complete stranger (I'm sure that will happen eventually though!) And then this second one makes me LOL everytime! Haha so we have had some new people helping out in my department and one day when I walked in one of the new guys said “Hey, I just found out you are pregnant! Congrats!” and then immediately followed it up with “The other day I was thinking, dang… that girl sure goes to the bathroom a lot… but it all makes sense now!” HAHAHA omg I felt my face flush so hard because this stranger had noticed all my pee breaks! But, I  mean, it’s true. I sure do go to the bathroom a lot… can’t help it! Hahaha oh the things people say...

What I’m looking forward to? Honestly, I am majorly looking forward to getting back on birth control after I have this baby so I can regulate these crazy hormones and get this acne under control! I feel like I am in the 8th grade again :(

How far along? 19 weeks

Size of baby? A zesty zucchini!

Cravings? Chocolate chip pancakes

Anything making you queasy? Nothing really! Just HUNGRY ALL THE TIME!

Gender Prediction? This week I am still thinking baby girl because of the blemish factor I mentioned last week! Haha ALSO my sweet cravings are definitely back. I think about chocolate chip pancakes all the time which is back to how I was pre-pregnancy lol. And apparently that is another symptom of baby girl.

Baby movement? We flew to Wisconsin to see my BFF Abby and go to an Aggies football game in the Wisconsin stadium and I THOUGHT maybe I had felt baby moving around as we were landing… but I think it was just the usual butterflies that happen during the pressure change. I wanted to convince myself and Kendal that’s what it was so bad… but I just honestly can’t be sure!

Best moment this week? Our entire weekend in Wisconsin was incredible! We ate so much delicious food and did so many fun activities. The trip was a mixture of a birthday gift to me/ living out one of my dreams of visiting Abby out at her college (we’ve been talking about making this trip happen since she decided to go there during our senior year in high school)/ living out one of Kendal’s dreams of going to an away game out of state/ and babymoon since we don’t have any other big trips planned before our little one gets here. It was wonderful to spend time with one of my best friends who I don’t get to see very often. Wisconsin is such a beautiful place and ohhhhh boy those cheese curds were to die for! I don’t usually like cheese curds (the squeakiness freaks me out!) but when in rome, right?! We went hard on all things dairy because we weren’t about to pass up an authentic Wisconsin culture experience (we kinda consider ourselves foodies because we loooove trying new things).

Weird pregnancy moment? We were walking past some stores with glass windows and I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror and realized I was looking quite pregnant! This little baby is certainly growing in there :)

What I’m looking forward to? We find out baby’s gender NEXT WEEK!!!! AHHHHH!!!! Last thoughts anyone? Boy or girl?!

16 Week Bumpdate

How far along? 16 weeks

Weight Gain? Still don’t really know...

Size of baby? “Dill pickle”

Maternity Clothes? The bump is still pretty itty bitty so everything still fits comfortably.

Pregnancy Symptoms? The itchy skin is under control this week, thank heavens! I was LOSING it last week. Haha. Things have been pretty mellow in regards to symptoms.  

Sleep? Still comfortable! Which is good cause I am constantly tired and need as much sleep as I can get!

Cravings? For the first time in weeks I felt like I NEEDED chocolate. It has been so weird not wanting chocolate for this long and even weirder when the craving hit me all at once! I felt like if i didn’t get some chocolate ice cream with oreos or some hot brownies with cold milk I was going to lose my mind! But then when Kendal was at the store getting some supplies to ease my crazy cravings I made some dinner to occupy my mind, and the smell of chicken made me feel barfy and by the time I actually had my hands on the goodies from the store I didn’t even want it anymore :( Pregnancy… you do strange things to me.

Anything making you queasy? I still get pretty queasy if I don’t eat a snack every 2 hours or so but other than that there hasn’t been anything specific that makes me feel sick. Minus that night with the chicken I mentioned above haha

Gender Prediction? I have been so certain I am having a boy but we were talking with a couple at a friend’s wedding reception who just had a baby boy and she told me she was certain she was having a girl! Now I am wondering what is going to happen at the big ultrasound in a few weeks!

Baby movement? Nope! I bet that won’t happen until after 20 weeks… when maybe (hopefully) I am showing a little more and baby is a little bigger!

Best moment this week? I have felt pretty normal this week besides the usual tiredness. That was probably the best because I kind of felt like I had my body back!

Weird pregnancy moment? Being hit with the chocolate needs out of nowhere was pretty odd after all these weeks of wanting nothing to do with the sort!

What I’m looking forward to? As usual, I can’t wait until our big gender reveal to see what’s cookin in there! AND to feel those first movements of course :) I just hope I can actually recognize what I am feeling when the time does come!

15 Week Bumpdate

How far along? 15 weeks

Weight Gain? Unsure… probably won’t really know until my next doctor's appointment in 5 weeks! Haha

Size of baby? “Hass Avocado” My favorite! ;)

Maternity Clothes? Nothing. My bump isn’t poppin’ quite enough yet!

Pregnancy Symptoms? THE ITCHIEST SKIN OF MY WHOLE LIFE! Haha seriously I thought I was going to lose my mind. Super itchy belly, back, scalp and nipples! TMI is totally normal here folks. It’s a pregnant blog after all. Hahah

Sleep? Great! I only have to get up once in the middle of the night to pee compared to the 2+ times in earlier weeks!

Cravings? Nothing out of the ordinary!

Anything making you queasy? Nothing makes me feel super sick… but the thought of sweets and chocolates is still out for me! Maybe this will last me whole pregnancy?

Gender Prediction? Boy because I want all the salty things!

Baby movement? Nada

Best moment this week? Friends and family congratulating us on our big announcement and being able to talk about this big secret freely!

Weird pregnancy moment? The itchy skin was pretty weird and I still haven't noticed any significant changes in my belly, so even though I know my skin must be stretching I still can’t see much of a bump yet!

What I’m looking forward to? Looking obviously pregnant instead of just kind of chubby. Haha!