3D Ultrasound

He kept his arms up most the time so it was hard to get a clear face shot but below are some of the 3D photos we got of Jacob this weekend.


The right side of his head with a clear shot of his ear. You can also see a finger since his hand is covering the front of his face.











Front of Jacob's face with his right arm up over the left side and his eye.












His little grin














Open mouth shot, definite proof he has some of his daddy in him.

30 Weeks - 10 to go!

Things to note this week: 1) Last Friday I had the day off so that I could take a couple tests, one for continuing education and one blood test to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. By Tuesday I found out that I passed both of them! And just to top it off they informed me that I'm not anemic either, so just an extra kudos.
The doctor was also the most talkative he's ever been with me during this week's appointment. For weight and belly size I'm measuring perfectly on the standard schedule. Beginning last Sunday I didn't feel very good so on Monday I wrote down symptoms and times throughout the day and gave the list to the doctor on Tuesday, he didn't laugh or just tell me not to worry, instead he actually took a minute to explain that I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions, which is a way the body prepares for labor and that I'm currently having one to two an hour so all is good, but to call if I start having four an hour.
Also, we finally rescheduled our birthing class for March 13. It will be cutting it close, but at least all the information will be fresh in our minds. I just hope it is more entertaining than the online portion.

* How far along?: 30 weeks
* Total weight gain: About 19 now
* How big is baby?: About 3 lbs and just over 15 1/2 inches from head to toe, about 2/3 of his birth length.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes!
* Sleep?: Back to normal, except now when I wake up in the middle of the night I usually need to go to the restroom.
* Best moment this week?: Finding out that I passed everything and didn't have to take the 3 hour glucose test
* Movement?: It is starting to slow down a bit. No more kicks or jabs, just mostly stretching and little movents. Early this week around 4AM he did the best imitation of popcorn I've ever seen, I don't think there was one part of my stomach he didn't hit.
* Food cravings?: Not really liking food this week - However the Pepsi Throwback is amazing
* Labor signs?: Braxton Hicks contractions, but not enough to be considered labor signs.
* Belly button in or out?: Even Michael notices that it is getting shallower each day. My stomach really feels like it can't grow anymore.
* What I'm looking forward to: The next ultrasound!

Cute Find!

Yesterday I felt the need to go to Target. Although I didn't find the stuff I remembered I originally needed, I did find the cutest piggy bank for Jacob's room.

29 Weeks

This week has been big for three reasons -
1) I've discovered there are a million things out there to drink besides just water with lemon. I need a break from the water, I'm fine drinking it at work, but it gets boring. Our fridge is now packed with Fresca, Hawaiian Punch Berry Lemonade, and flavors from Gatorade I never knew existed. Did you know there is a mango flavor? Also, kool-aid makes little tablets you can drop in your water for instant kool-aid. These should all keep me entertained for a while.
2) I was a big girl this week! Yesterday I went for my glucose tolerance test all by myself. I checked in, they gave me the bottle of sugary syrup to down in five minutes, then sat in the recliners they have hidden at the lab for an hour. This is where the big girl part comes in - I didn't call Michael to come to the lab when it came time for them to take my blood, and because they were so packed and busy at the lab I didn't even tell them that I have a tendency of fainting when someone takes my blood and needed to use the bed instead of the chair. It was the same lady who has been so sweet taking it before, so I just trusted her and went to the room with only a chair. The only bad part of not telling her I'm not good with needles is she used a normal sized one and it really hurt, but not as bad as taking the tape and gauze off my arm later. So, that is why I'm a big girl this week!
3) The nursery is ready! All painted, all furniture built, all ready! We need to add a little decor besides Michael's sports stuff that he's so happy to keep in there, but that is already in the works. Jacob probably has the most expensive decor right now including tons of signed baseballs and a bat, framed signed jerseys, a really cool UT print from when they won the championship and Astros thing with a piece of home plate and some other stuff from when we should have gone to the World Series, but Pujols stopped us. Below are pictures of the pretty final product!

View from the door, with the painted wall and trim.








View from the crib side of the room.








Scoot likes to lay in my lap and had kept circling around whenever I sat in the glider. When I went in to take pictures he decided he wanted to try out the glider. The movement freaked him out and it is a bit too small for him. Hopefully he realizes all furniture is not for him.




His closet is already starting to fill up! I finally found a use for those space saver hangers that I thought would help my closet. The wood bars in our closets are too big for tiny hangers, but these work perfectly.




* How far along?: 29 Weeks and 1 day to be technical
* Total weight gain: Still at 17 pounds
* How big is baby?: About 2.75 lbs and just over 15 inches from head to toe. He won't grow in length much more, but will keep put on weight at a steady pace. There's not much room for him anymore and my stomach feels like it can't stretch anymore. In fact this week I learned that the intense burning sensation I get right below my ribs on the right side is my ab muscles separating.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes! Yesterday I tried wearing one of my old tank tops with a button sweater over it and had to constantly keep pulling my jeans up and my shirt down to not show off my stomach to everyone.
* Sleep?: Back to normal, except now when I wake up in the middle of the night I usually need to go to the restroom.
* Best moment this week?: Working with Michael all week on the nursery. It was tiring, but a ton of fun.
* Movement?: The other night he was kicking/punching on both my left and right sides at the same time and then yesterday he must have been jumping up and down because I could feel him by my ribs and the bottom of my stomach at the same time.
* Food cravings?: Still a lot more beef than I ever ate before
* Labor signs?: Keeping a look out, but none. It's strange being far enough that I'm supposed to watch for this now.
* Belly button in or out?: Definitely getting shallow - I don't really want it to pop...I like my innie!
* What I miss: Nothing really
* What I'm looking forward to: Getting started on the online portion of our birthing class.

And just to make this post extremely long...
This week the hospital's educator department called me to say that our 2/6 child birth class had been canceled, but they could move me to one of the other February dates. The dates I had to chose from were 2/13 and 2/27, both shower days. I explained that neither of those worked for me, so they are supposed to call me back once the March schedule is done and hopefully I can get into an early one in March. I just would really like the hospital tour.

Picture Time!

Woohoo! I'm posting pictures!!
First a long awaited belly picture. He's definitely starting to take his toll on me and my belly is growing more and more each day. Hopefully I won't be giant by the end of this. Not the best of pictures, but it will work.
Secondly, we got some work done on the nursery this weekend. We cleaned out the whole room which made Michael happy because he found his Tupac CD and other amazing treasures. Michael was amazing and did most of the painting below because the smell of the paint made me exhausted. The colors look amazing and I'm so excited to get everything into place.

28 Weeks

There really isn't much to update on this week. We had an arctic blast come through, and although temps are back above freezing, it is still pretty cold and cloudy. I'm definitely ready for the spring to hurry on in so I can break out the open toed shoes again.
This weekend is busy with two birthday parties, picking out paint because we both finally decided we didn't love the color we chose first, putting together nursery furniture, and cleaning out the nursery. Definitely not a lay on the couch all day type of weekend.
However, there will be no cleaning except for some laundry because our housekeeper started yesterday and she is so amazing! I'm going to love coming home every other Thursday from now on :)
** I'm bad about taking pictures to post, but even Michael has started saying he wants to start taking them, so by tonight I shold get better about taking and posting some. **

* How far along?: 28 weeks - 12 weeks until the due date
* Total weight gain: Definitely gaining faster now even though I'm really cutting out the sweets. Up to 17 pounds now, still normal, but a bit scary.
* How big is baby?: About 2.25 lbs and almost 15 inches from head to toe. He's definitely filling up my tummy now.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes and normal sweaters a size too large
* Sleep?: I've been snoring this past week because I've been so stuffy; just glad Michael thinks it is hilarious. Otherwise, normal sleeping for me.
* Best moment this week?: We've spent a lot of time with friends this week, and I actually went to the bar last Friday night. It was nice relaxing and playing shuffleboard like we used to do. I'm so happy to have friends that changed their night to go to non-smoking bars so I could join in.
* Movement?: I'm very interested in how he is positioned right now since I fell most the movement on my lower left side and upper right. Not quite sure how he's hitting both sides. Not so much the crazy kicking movement of weeks past since it is getting tight in there, but I can feel most of his movement now. Last night he even tried to tell Scoot to shush by kicking every time he barked.
* Food cravings?: Still a lot more beef than I ever ate before
* Labor signs?: Keeping a look out, but none. It's strange being far enough that I'm supposed to watch for this now.
* Belly button in or out?: Definitely getting shallow - I don't really want it to pop...I like my innie!
* What I miss: Breathing
* What I'm looking forward to: I didn't think I was going to do this, but Carter's has a good sale going on this weekend and I'm really wanting to go and buy some outfits. So today at lunch, I'm looking forward to shopping for Jacob. Also, I'm really excited for my showers - it all just seems real now.

Welcom 3rd Tri (27 Weeks)

Officially Monday is the start of third tri, but I think this is close enough to celebrate.
This week we discovered another food that Jacob loves. Spaghetti! After we had it for dinner this week he bounced all around and ended the night with a hard as can be kick that even Michael noticed was harder than normal. Then after leftovers for lunch he spent the whole afternoon kicking around until I got in my car to go home. Nothing else this week has gotten him going like that.
There was a doctor's appointment, but nothing really happened at that. The heartbeat is 147 bpm, and my stuffiness is completely normal. It will just be nice when I can breathe again. Oh! There will be another ultrasound around 34 weeks. Our next appointment is January 26 and I have to go and take my glucose tolerance test a week before that. I can't believe we're in the final stretch.

* How far along?: 27 Weeks
* Total weight gain: About 14 pounds
* How big is baby?: I'm so confused on this, it changes with everything I read. I know he's just over 2 pounds though and perhaps around 14 inches with his legs stretched out.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes - With this bitter cold snap I'm layering everything possible to stay warm.
* Sleep?: If I could actually breathe then sleeping wouldn't be too bad.
* Best moment this week?: All the movement after spaghetti
* Movement?: Every day!
* Food cravings?: None really, just the usual I guess.
* Labor signs?: None now, but the doctor gave me information on pre-term labor signs to watch out for now.
* Belly button in or out?: It's stretching and getting shallow
* What I miss: Strong medicine, I never realized how much I loved instant relief
* What I'm looking forward to: Just getting things ready still. The whole weekend should pretty much be below freezing, so a good weekend to stay in and work on stuff.

26 Weeks and a few days

Not too big of a week. Just the normal I guess. My nails and hair are both growing extremely fast and strong which is amazing but starting to get on my nerves a bit. I feel I'm so overdue for a hair cut and constantly having to file and clip my nails.
Plus I'm extremely tired of the acid reflux that is just getting worse and worse. During the day Tums can handle it, but at night I feel like I'm going to burn a hole in my throat and the only thing I've found that can keep it down until I fall asleep is extra strength Mylanta. It tastes like spoiled milk, but is the best thing I've found.
This is my last week in 2nd tri. Next week I move on to the last trimester, otherwise known as the end of the honeymoon phase...which means I'm a little nervous of what's to come. I've been lucky so far with most of the symptoms, so hopefully we keep on track.
Tomorrow is another doctor's appointment and I can't wait to hear the heartbeat again. It should be a quick appointment since there are no tests scheduled, just some questions I want to ask about being sick for the past couple weeks and what symptoms I need to watch out for. Nothing big. We'll also fill out paper work for my gestational diabetes test that I guess I just come in whenever and do. Just happy it isn't tomorrow so I can still have strawberry shortcake for dessert tonight :)


* How far along?: 26 weeks 3 days
* Total weight gain: 13 pounds, right on schedule with the gain a pound a week from now on plan the books say I should be on.
* How big is baby?: Still about 2 pounds. I guess the measurement I was going by before was crown to rump, but everywhere I look for size now has crown to toes, so that is the reason for this giant increase...Jacob is about 14 inches long. Which explains why he won't get out of my rib cage.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes
* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.
* Best moment this week?: He stopped moving a lot for a couple days, but is back to jiggling all around which makes me extremely happy.
* Movement?: In the lower part of my right ribs I can feel a mass of him just lodged there with movement every now and then. At night I can feel jabs on my lower left side. It would be nice to see his actual position.
* Food cravings?: Today is salsa
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: I think it might actually be getting shallower
* What I miss: Looking skinnier in pictures
* What I'm looking forward to: Our birthing class and registering for the hospital. We got the packet in the mail this weekend for the online portion of our class!

100 Days

As of tomorrow I will be in the double digit countdown for baby Jacob's arrival.
I can't believe how quickly this has flown by, and how little time there is left until we finally get to meet him. Part of that is probably because it has only been like a month now that I've actually felt pregnant.
Jacob moves around all the time now, especially right at my bottom rib on the right side. For some reason that's his favorite place to be during the day. At night he gives Michael more chances to feel him kicking around, and Scoot has even been surprised by a few of these while cuddling with me in the recliner.
We have so much left to do on the nursery, but I'm excited to work on it this weekend and know we'll get there.
Woo hoo!

25 Weeks on Christmas Day

A couple days late, but the official move to 25 weeks was on Christmas Day. Lots of family stuff and tons of fun, it was a great holiday.
On another note, we received several newborn onesies, which are so tiny. It is hard to believe that in just 3 more pounds Jacob could fit in those cute little outfits. Also a little scary he could be born barely fitting in those.

* How far along?: 25 weeks
* Total weight gain: Still about 12 pounds. It has been pretty steady around that for the past few days, buy I'm sure all the Christmas goodies haven't helped.
* How big is baby?: 8 1/2 to 9 inches, about the size of a 5lb sack of flour, and up to 2 lbs.
* Maternity clothes?: Yes
* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.
* Best moment this week?: Christmas
* Movement?: He's extremely active when I'm relaxing but on days I'm running around I don't feel him as much
* Food cravings?: Veggies, chocolate and BBQ. I could eat BBQ every day
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: A SoCo and Diet
* What I'm looking forward to: Getting the nursery ready. It is starting to feel real.

Today is V-Day!! 24 Weeks (16 to go)

Today is Vitality Day. Meaning if Jacob were born today he would have a good chance of making it. Yea! Not that I want him to be born today, we're not nearly ready and it would be best if he waited for full term.
This Saturday is my last weekend even for the year! I just have a few more Christmas gifts to buy and I'm good to go for next week. Because I can't climb in and out of the attic with boxes this year we haven't put up any decorations, but Saturday morning Michael is going to help me get some out. It is a little late, but they'll be up for the important part and we'll do more next year.
I promise pictures tonight!

* How far along?: 24 weeks
* Total weight gain: Big jump to 12 pounds. From everything I've read this is a normal to low weight to be at, so I'm not too upset. Could have just been a growth spurt, or my need for dark chocolate lately.
* How big is baby?: 8 to 8 1/2 inches, about the size of a 1/2 gallon of milk, and up to 1.5 lbs
* Maternity clothes?: Yes, some of my normal tops don't cover up my tummy anymore.
* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me. (I slept sooo good last night, didn't even have to wake up once to turn on the sound machine in the middle of the night.)
* Best moment this week?: It has been a really crazy week, that made me realize how lucky I am to have Michael and Scoot and the rest of my family.
* Movement?: Movement every day. Yesterday I ate strawberries and he danced around for a while with that, then as I was trying to fall asleep last night he didn't want to stop moving around. Not too many solid kicks, but movement all the time.
* Food cravings?: Veggies, chocolate and BBQ. I could eat BBQ every day
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: A SoCo and Diet
* What I'm looking forward to: Christmas is next week!

23 Weeks

Not too much going on this week. In fact this week seems to have just morphed with last week, so it is hard for me to even tell them apart. Tomorrow Michael and I are going to Babie R' Us to work on the registry a bit more and then depending on energy levels go to do some Christmas shopping and look at paint samples. All sorts of fun stuff!


* How far along?: 23 weeks
* Total weight gain: Starting to gain. Probably around 8 pounds, but I haven't checked since the doctor's appointment. Supposedly I'll start gaining about a pound a week now which doesn't sound that great to me.
* How big is baby?: 7 1/2 to 8 inches, about the size of a loaf of bread, and up to 1.25 lbs
* Maternity clothes?: Most definitely. Even Michael said he noticed a bump the other day * Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.
* Best moment this week?: Coming home from California
* Movement?: He has really active days and then a couple days in a row where I barely feel anything which is frustrating
* Food cravings?: Veggies, chocolate and BBQ. I could eat BBQ every day
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: A SoCo and Diet
* What I'm looking forward to: Working on the nursery and registry this weekend

It's a boy!

We're having a little boy named Jacob Craig Tiger in April!

It was a rush to the appointment since I got stuck at work a little later than I should have. Also, I stopped at McDonalds for a little caffeine to make sure he would move around for the ultrasound and somehow got stuck behind the only lady in America who needed a Happy Meal explained to her. Luckily I got there right on time.

The technician we got was amazing and explained everything to us. She even laughed that he was moving around so much and at one point had folded in half into a jack knife position. She was so patient though and was able to get all the measurements needed and show us that everything looked fine.

Below are some images of Jacob. (There are explinations at the bottom of each image, just click the linke to make it larger.)

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22 Weeks

I'm late on this one, but that's because I was travelling last week and then took the weekend to relax.
On Tuesday we went for our BIG U/S and found out we are most definitely having a little boy!! He was wiggling all around during the whole ultrasound which made it hard to get good pictures of him and for the technician to get measurements, but everything looks perfect. We saw he has a brain and skull around it, 4 chambers to his hear, bladder and kidneys. I'll post pictures of the ultrasound in another post this afternoon. The ultrasound also showed we are measuring about a week ahead, but that can change depending on growth spurts and such.
Next appointment is at the end of the month!

* How far along?: 22 weeks
* Total weight gain: Starting to gain. At doctor's appointment I was up 7 pounds.
* How big is baby?: 7 to 7 1/2 inches and about 1 pound, about the size of a 1lb bag of coffee grinds. During the ultrasound he measured about 15 oz.
* Maternity clothes?: Most definitely
* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.
* Best moment this week?: A great ultrasound with tons of pictures!
* Movement?: Lots! The other day I was sitting with my arm resting on my stomach and actually felt him kick from the outside. The only problem is he is already a brat and will stop kicking whenever you put your hand near.
* Food cravings?: Veggies and chocolate
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Not much
* What I'm looking forward to: Working on the nursery

21 Weeks

No picture today. Michael and I have been relaxing all day, and it has been amazing. The only down side to that is I am nowhere close to looking appropriate for a picture. Maybe tomorrow.

* How far along?: 21 weeks

* Total weight gain: Still haven't stepped on the scale, once again...maybe tomorrow

* How big is baby?: 4 inches longer than last week (but I think that's because they've started measuring from head to toe instead of head to rump) equaling about 10.5" or the length of a banana. Weight is getting closer to a pound with about 13 oz.

* Maternity clothes?: I got some cold weather things the other day, but if the weather is going to stay cold now I'm going to have to continue picking up pieces here and there.

* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.

* Best moment this week?: Thanksgiving. It is definitely the best meal of the year, and I still strongly believe it should be made several times a year.

* Movement?: There were a couple days with no movement, but yesterday little one was very active and today I feel like there is a pounding on my bladder, probably punishment for working all night instead of sleeping.

* Food cravings?: Veggies

* Labor signs?: None for a long time

* Belly button in or out?: Innie

* What I miss: Not much

* What I'm looking forward to: 4 days until our big ultrasound! Extremely excited about that. Also, I'm not the biggest fan of corporate trips and leaving Michael and Scoot at home, but I'm looking forward to seeing all my friends from the other malls while in California next week.

* Milestone: Our little one now has eye brows and lids.

Boy or Girl

Since we found out our friends Brandon and Sarah are pregnant at about the same time we found out we were, it was decided that we would either both have boys or one of us would have a boy and the other a girl.
When it comes to expeirencing pregnancy differently, Sarah and I are probably the complete extremes.
While I experienced morning sickness and all that fun stuff, she actually battled through it. The only food aversion I've had is grilled chicken (which happily is long gone :)), Sarah has a list of foods that although they sound amazing, once you get them to your mouth they turn disgusting.
Lastly, and probably the most obvious to people is the way we show. Since about 8 weeks Sarah has had to start modifying her clothing to make it fit and continued to form her bump from that point on, while nobody could tell I was pregnant until maybe a week ago.
These differences really made me believe that we both couldn't be carrying the same gender. I know it is all completely plausible, but I just feel that we are having opposites.

Yesterday Sarah and Brandon went for their Big Ultrasound....
It's a girl! Well, there is an 80% chance it is a girl, the baby wasn't positioned correctly, so their going back today to make sure.
I completely understand them wanting to go back to make sure, but for my reasons I'm going to say 80% chance means it is a girl.

Anyways, all this to say that last night I had my first baby dream. We were having our ultrasound and you could easily tell it was a boy on the screen.

One more week to see if I'm right!

Big, big, BIG week! (Not in order of importance)

1) Half way mark today!!! Actually, now that I think about it, I guess next Friday will be since it will be 20 weeks down and 20 to go. However, I'm still going to celebrate today.

2) Last night was the last night of my class and I passed with a 97! Darn 93 on the final brought me down from my 100 average. I'm really hoping to keep in touch with everyone from class because it was a great group and I want to see where everyone ends up.

3) I get a few weeks extra to study for my state exam because I messed up on the dates and messed my previously scheduled test.

4) Last week was my last Saturday to work for about a month...woo hoo!!!

5) 1 1/2 weeks until our next ultrasound, and then we'll know boy or girl and confirm once again that we have a healthy baby :)

6) We picked out our furniture and started some of the registry! We didn't want to scan in the store because I was exhausted and Michael wasn't feeling well so I completely confused the Babies R Us associate by asking for the registry info and then saying thank you and walking out without taking the scanner.
7) I stood up for myself and the mall this past week, and that felt really good.
8) I'm remembering to post a picture with this week's post!

* How far along?: 20 Weeks!! (3 more weeks until V Day, where they can deliver the baby and have a good chance for survival)

* Total weight gain: I honestly haven't stepped on a scale this past week, but I'm sure it has gone up a bit. However, looking in the mirror I've been nervous because it doesn't look like much of a bump at all, but Michael insists I'm growing, and I guess this is the only time I won't mind him saying that.

* How big is baby?: The size of a cantaloupe! 6 1/2 inches and 10.6 oz. A little freaky that there is something the size of a cantaloupe inside me.

* Maternity clothes?: Pants definitely, however I'm tempted to put some normal jeans on just to see. Non-maternity tops still fit well as long as they are a bit longer, shorter ones come up to high now and show off the lovely maternity band on my pants.

* Sleep?: I've never been a good sleeper, so this just isn't a good question for me.

* Best moment this week?: See above, it has been a very active week.

* Movement?: Yes! I definitely think I'm feeling movement, especially when I wake up in the middle of the night I can feel rumblings. Really looking forward to being able to feel more, but don't want to rush it since I know it will start to hurt at some point.

* Food cravings?: Nothing big, I was on a cake thing for a couple days, but mostly veggies.

* Labor signs?: None for a long time

* Belly button in or out?: Innie

* What I miss: It would be nice to get drunk with my friends or go out to the bar and play darts with them. However, we live on the outskirts of Houston city limits and you're still allowed to smoke in most of the bars around us.

* What I'm looking forward to: I get next weekend off!!!!!

* Milestone: Remembering to post pictures this week, even if they were just taken in my office.

19 Weeks, right on time!

The crazy part of the season is finally starting to wind down for me. I have my district manager coming in today and a large event on Saturday, then one more week of class and I'll have a normal weekend without a care in the world :)
Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* How far along?: 19 weeks
* Total weight gain: About 3 pounds. I found a weight gaining chart and it says I need to gain an extra pound or so to be normal, but I'm happy with it.
* How big is baby?: The size of a mango! A little over 6 inches and 8.5ox. The fruits comparrisons are getting so large now, and much yummier than the onion a few weeks ago.
* Maternity clothes?: I like that maternity shirts actually give me kind of a pregnant look instead of a beer gut look. Pants are always maternity and I go back and forth in tops right now. (Same as last week)
* Sleep?: About normal. However, some stupid person lets their dogs out at 5AM every morning now and doesn't care they spend the whole morning yipping.
* Best moment this week?: Kind of sort of...I got my first comment from someone that didn't know I was pregnant. It is only a kind of best moment because I don't particulary like the lady. We were discussing plans for Santa when she randomly asked when my baby was due. She had some balls to ask considering I still just look pudgy - Michael said I should have responded with, "No baby, I just drank a lot of beer last night and had a big lunch."
* Movement?: Yes! I feel about one kick or punch a day.
* Food cravings?: Nothing really this week. I think it has been too busy to put much thought into it.
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Nothing much
* What I'm looking forward to: I get next weekend off!!!!!
* Milestone: Feeling some sort of movement almost every day.

Countdown Milestone

150 days until the due date!!
Last night Michael and I were using our amazing math skills to figure out how much time we have left until the due date and after about 10 minutes of arguing about it, we realized that yesterday was exacty 5 months.

A little late again...18 weeks!

Late again! This has been the nuttiest week in a long time. I feel like there was barely a chance to sit down. So, a little late, but here it is!

* How far along?: 18 weeks
* Total weight gain: 2 or 3 pounds.
* How big is baby?: The size of a sweet potato. A little over 5 1/2 inches and almost 7 oz.
* Maternity clothes?: I like that maternity shirts actually give me kind of a pregnant look instead of a beer gut look. Pants are always maternity and I go back and forth in tops right now. (Same as last week)
* Sleep?: About normal, some nights better than others
* Best moment this week?: Ummm, just getting through the week I guess
* Movement?: Yes! Not like kicks or anything I don't think, but can definitely feel if the baby is laying low or to one side.
* Food cravings?: I had grilled chicken this week!!!!
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Nothing much
* What I'm looking forward to: Getting through the busyness of November
* Milestone: I got over my fear of alcohol and had a sip of Michael's beer the other night