19 Weeks

How far along? 19 Weeks

How big is baby? The size of a large mango

Total weight gain/loss: Still only about 4 pounds

Maternity clothes? The only thing I haven't switched out is my pajamas

Sleep: I have a hard time finding a comfortable position

Best moment this week: Kevin randomly rubbing my belly
Movement: I can randomly feel little movements from baby

Food cravings:  No cravings this week

Food Aversions: Nothing this week

Gender: Still a surprise

Labor Signs:  Too early

Pregnancy Symptoms:  My big belly, congestion that will apparently last the entire pregnancy, hip pain

Belly Button in or out? In

What I am looking forward to:  Our first appointment  with the midwife

Upcoming appointments/events:  We have our last appointment with Stroud's office this Thursday

Milestones: Feeling baby movements, people noticing that my belly is a baby and not flab from pizza and beer

 This week we have our last appointment with Dr Stroud's office. We are switching to our midwife at 20 weeks and Stroud's office has the better ultrasound equipment so they agreed to do our "20 week" appointment at 19 weeks so that they could do our ultrasound and so that Kevin could be there. This past week I switched out my regular clothes for maternity clothes. My scrub pants were starting to become uncomfortable so I switched over to dress clothes. My scrub tops hid my growing belly pretty well so I got a ton of comments this week from all my coworkers and the patients. 

18 Weeks

How far along? 18 Weeks

How big is baby? The size of a large sweet potato

Total weight gain/loss: Still only about 4 pounds

Maternity clothes? I am starting to build up a maternity wardrobe 

Sleep: I have a hard time finding a comfortable position

Best moment this week: Scheduling our ultrasound
Movement: I can randomly feel little movements from baby

Food cravings:  No cravings this week

Food Aversions: Banana nut muffins, my coworker ate one and I use right back to like week 3 trying not to vomit from the smell

Gender: Still a surprise

Labor Signs:  Too early

Pregnancy Symptoms:  My big belly, congestion that will apparently last the entire pregnancy, hip pain

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss:  Not being a petting zoo, I'm not sure why people think its okay to touch and rub my belly without permission

What I am looking forward to:  Our first appointment  with the midwife

Upcoming appointments/events:  End of February

Milestones: Feeling baby movements, people noticing that my belly is a baby and not flab from pizza and beer
Kevin was in New York all week for work so it was just me and the dogs at home. We did not sleep well. When Kevin isn't home Silas does not sleep he stay awake and barks and growls at every sound he hears so that we don't get murdered. Kevin got back really late Friday night/ early Saturday morning once he got home he realized he still had the keys to the work truck so he had to leave to take the keys back and the dogs cried and paced the house until he came back. I hung out with my friend Taylor yesterday and we talked babies, birth, oils, and life. I have really enjoyed hearing how my friends coped with pain and family opposition to their natural births so that I can learn from their experiences.   

17 Weeks

How far along? 17 Weeks 

How big is baby? The size of a pomegranate 

Total weight gain/loss: I am up about 4 pounds, yikes.

Maternity clothes? I still have just the one shirt but Natalie is bringing me over her maternity clothes to look through later today and next week I am planning on going to find some new work clothes. 

Sleep: I still get up at least once to pee and have become quite warm at night now but other than that I sleep well

Best moment this week: Friday I had a doctors appointment and got to hear the heart beat again.
Movement: I can randomly feel little movemnts from baby

Food cravings:  Ice cream, I was craving ice cream at like 10:00 the other night but Kevin wouldn't go get me any so I had to suffer 

Food Aversions: None this week

Gender: Still a surprise

Labor Signs:  Too early

Pregnancy Symptoms:  My big belly, congestion that will apparently last the entire pregnancy, hip pain

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss:  Not having to trim my nails every week. They are seriously growing so fast

What I am looking forward to:  Our first appointment  with the midwife

Upcoming appointments/events:  End of February

Milestones: Feeling baby movements


This week was was another boring week. I did take some time one evening to go a class to learn about the Rain Drop Massage. I always enjoy the times I get to spend with my oily friends learning more about our oils and how amazing they are. Tonight we are having Kevin's family over for the super bowl. (I don't care for either team but I am routing for the falcons) We have been trying to stay more connected and spend more time with family. When we found out about little Baby E Kevin decided he wanted to try to get his siblings together once a month for dinner and time together. It is really nice to finally have our house put together enough that we can invite people in and spen quality time together.