20 weeks

**bare belly shot about to head to the beach this weekend- no i don't normally walk around like this!**

How Far Along: 20 weeks

Total Weight Gain: still working on it but none as of yet

Maternity Clothes: living in my two for fitness tanks & lululemon speed shorts, also a VS nightie i've had forever thats really loose & comfortable (i need to buy more because i'm washing it 2-3 times a week)

Movement: i love that i can feel her getting stronger and stronger. when i lay in bed and rest my hand on my belly sometimes the power of her movements surprise me, she's a little thing but very strong!

Sleep: okay, i've always slept like a log so its a little weird to me that i'm waking up a few times every night. sometimes it takes awhile to get back to sleep and i'll usually check twitter on my phone, use the rest room, grab some water, etc.

Symptoms: i can definitely feel my uterus stretching (what my dr. refers to as round ligament pain) but other than that not much

Cravings: nothing crazy this week, i'm excited to visit san diego next week and eat at my favorite spots: olive garden (i'm confident i could put down an entire basket of bread sticks right now) and chipotle

Emotions: just really really thrilled to be pregnant

Best Moment of the Week: every morning/night laying in bed feeling her move, its becoming a lot more real to me

newest baby girl purchase:

love the sweet ruffles

19 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 19 weeks

Total Weight Gain: none yet but eating like crazy

Maternity Clothes: still living in my two for fitness tanks & lululemon speed shorts

Movement: movement daily now :) d was able to feel her moving around this weekend which was amazing. i was really worried he wouldn't feel her move before he deployed- luckily she was going crazy saturday morning :)

Sleep: doing alright, i wake up about every 3-4 hours but get enough sleep to feel rested in the mornings

Symptoms: my hunger has gone into overdrive this week, don't put anything near my mouth unless you want it chomped up!

Cravings: nothing new, still loving cold juicy fruit namely pineapple

Emotions: i have my days where i get really emotional, i cry daily to sappy stuff (commercials the majority of the time!)

Best Moment of the Week: d feeling her move last saturday morning! also we sold out guest room bed this weekend to a really sweet couple- it was nice to get that out of the way. unfortunately we live in a really HCOL area and only have 2 bedrooms, so we're making room for the nursery!

18 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Total Weight Gain: back to no weight gain

Maternity Clothes: living in my two for fitness tanks & lululemon speed shorts

Movement: slight movement that i'm just getting used to! its very strange but i can sometimes feel where she is inside (usually when she's way to the left or way to the right) it feels like light pressure. i'm still waiting for one big kick though

Sleep: doing alright, usually in bed by 8:30 or i get lethargic

Symptoms: besides having to use the restroom ALL the time none

Cravings: there was one night last week when d and i were sitting at home and i looked at him and told him i needed lays potato chips immediately. we had chips and dip for dinner :)

Emotions: besides a breakdown yesterday (crying about moving furniture...embarrassing now!) i've been doing pretty good

Best Moment of the Week: had a great checkup last week, baby girls HB was a solid 150

i asked the dr about the no weight gain (since i've somehow lost the 2 i gained) and he didn't seem concerned. just told me to listen to my body and if it continues it'll be come an issue, but right now not so much

it's a...

i'm tickled pink to announce...

we are absolutely over the moon in love.

i must admit we are cheaters and found out at about 15 weeks. d was going to be gone for the 20 week appointment (when most parents find out the gender) and i wanted him to see the baby at least once on ultrasound.

throughout the 1st trimester i had 3 baby dreams, 2 in which baby H was a girl and once baby H was a boy. growing up i had always thought i'd have a boy and 2 girls, so i automatically thought this baby would be a boy. we had picked out a boy name- jack- even before we were engaged. however, the girl name we had picked out- olivia- just didn't feel right for this baby... further convincing me that this was a boy.

well a week before our ultrasound i started seeing baby girls everywhere. i texted my mom early that week and told her "i have baby girl fever!" still, when the tech told us we had a little baby girl in there my heart stopped beating, it all of a sudden had an identity and was OUR little girl. an amazing feeling.

17 weeks!

oops. looks like i missed 16 weeks? i'll get better i promise. to be honest not too much has changed.

also, you'd think i'd be smart and use our new canon rebel to take belly pictures. will try to remember that for next week! for now a fuzzy iphone shot...

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 17 weeks

Total Weight Gain: up 2 pounds

Maternity Clothes: i did buy some AMAZING maternity tanks i'll be reviewing this week but other than that no

Movement: WE HAVE MOVEMENT! i thought i felt him/her a few times this weekend but then yesterday i definitely felt movement. especially after i drank a glass of cold water, felt like someone was lightly dancing inside my belly! on my runs yesterday and today it was really odd- i could feel exactly where she was the entire time, kind of felt like a light pressure (no pain) but when i came home i used the doppler and sure enough she was on the left side like i had thought. what a wonderful feeling

Sleep: eh alright, still waking up a few times to use the restroom, and i definitely don't sleep like a log as i previously did

Symptoms: nothing really

Cravings: i have been STARVING the past few days. i think it might be my weight gain trying to catch up with me. i'm embarrassed/proud to admit i ate almost an entire medium pizza last night. all to myself.

Emotions: still thrilled. so happy my emotional roller coaster is on pause for now because for a few weeks i was absolutely crazy hormonal

Best Moment of the Week: feeling the baby move!

belly shots

before announcing baby H I kept track of belly progression, but until now i haven't been able to tell a big difference- besides feeling chunky.

but for all interested here they are!

6 weeks pregnant belly shot

12 weeks pregnant belly shot

13 weeks pregnant belly shot

14 weeks pregnant belly shot

15 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Total Weight Gain: No gain/loss (yet!)

Maternity Clothes: not yet, i have picked up some maternity shorts from target but i'm not big enough to wear them yet

Movement: nothing yet!

Sleep: not too bad, my sleep schedule is ridiculous- i will fall asleep around 9 and wake up at 6 and cant seem to get back to sleep

Symptoms: since the 11th week i've felt A LOT better, no symptoms to speak of now besides a round belly

Cravings: nothing specific, but i've been filling up on a lot of green monster smoothies & fruit

Emotions: thrilled! we're having a baby :)

Best Moment of the Week: we finally told our friends this week!

baby H!

a few weeks before thanksgiving i just wasn't feeling right.

unbelievably tired, busting out of my bras, cranky & hungry.

turns out...

Baby H has decided to make his/her appearance a little sooner than we were planning :)

Tentative due date is August 1, 2011! meaning I'm at about 16 weeks right now. Mama and baby are doing wonderful.

{baby H at 6 weeks}

{after another ultrasound at 11 weeks (no pic sad day) baby H looked exactly like a gummy bear. which led to a gummy bear binge for me...}

We're both absolutely thrilled & feel very blessed. I'm feeling great, still exercising 5 days and week and trying my best to stay healthy. I do have a few belly pics but really I'm not showing yet. I haven't gained any weight but it looks like I'm forming a definite beer belly.

All thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated! I'm turning into my mother and worrying about every little thing! I'm working on taking each day as it comes and being thankful for each day I get to experience this wonderful journey!