Week 14

Baby is the Size of a Lemon

14 weeks, 4 days

My little nugget is making facial expressions!

How far along? 14 weeks

Maternity clothes? This week was my last week of summer (sad face), so it's time to put away my maternity yoga pants and put on some real clothes.  It looks like my work wardrobe this year is going to consist of maxi dresses, jeans, and leggings.  I can only hope that my belly will allow me to walk around campus without someone asking for my hall pass.  

Stretch marks? No :) Let's hope we keep this up! 

Sleep: I took a few naps this week, but they were out of boredom.  As much as I will miss summer and the laziness that ensued it will be nice to have a routine again.    

Best moment(s) this week: 

-Baby shopping with the hubs!  We dropped off our first child schnauzer at the groomer this weekend, which left us with four hours of time to waste at our outdoor shopping mall and the challenge to not spend any money.  We found ourselves in Babies R' Us and spent a solid two hours test driving strollers and deciding our child's future fashion choices.  We used to spend these hours waiting on the dog by drinking beer and wine, and as much as I missed that, this was way more fun!  My husband was going through different scenarios with the stroller (Disney, boarding a bus, being by himself) and practicing holding the carrier, shushing the baby, and folding/unfolding the stroller.  I have never laughed so hard and the sales associate must have thought we were insane.  We finally narrowed down our options and picked one out.  Perhaps this could be my birthday present? Along with a snoogle... give me that snoogle.   

-Finally! Someone knew I was pregnant!  Shout out to the Publix cashier who whispered understanding pregnancy brain words to my husband as I asked if we had mint, which was sitting right in front of me. 

Miss Anything? Medium cooked steak.  Well done just isn't the same.  Also, sushi- I really want some ahi tuna sushi.  Does the hospital look down upon champagne and sushi in the delivery room?   

Movement: I can't feel it, but I am starting to see my belly change shape.  I noticed the other day that my bump was softer and not as large and convinced myself that was my baby was shriveling up inside of me.  I went to my trusty and reliable source Google for answers. I discovered that when my belly is harder and bigger it is because my baby's backside is facing out, and when my belly is softer and smaller the baby is facing the other direction sticking it's arms and legs out (which he or she can now bend).  Now I spend all day feeling my stomach to figure out which way my baby is residing rent free in my uterus.  

Food cravings: Donuts and milk.  Together, separate, any which way.  Thank you to my friend Gracie for bringing me a bazillion glazed donut holes, which are now long gone, and to my husband for bringing milk upon request.  I have never been a milk drinker, but it is just so darn good now. I don't even want the chocolate kind!

Anything making you queasy or sick: I did a much better job with meats this week.  I know I need more protein in my diet so I just sucked it up and ate what I could, including some chicken.  The thought of BBQ and Indian still make me want to hurl though.  I also almost threw up taking the garbage out... guess that means it's time to stop doing that chore ;) 
Gender: 2 more weeks!  I have never been so excited!  It's like my birthday and Christmas all in one!  I can only imagine my excitement for the due date will feel like all of my favorite holidays plus my wedding day combined.  I also think we have come to a consensus on names- Mike is 99% on board with our girl's name and 82% on board with our boy's name (his percentages, not mine).  Those names are for a later post.  Everyone is guessing boy, but I honestly have no idea.  Some people say "you just know" but that is not the case with this momma. 

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: 

-Nothing that stands out to me this week- I feel pretty normal.  Or as normal as a pregnant woman can feel. 

-Dogs- I'm pretty sure our dogs have figured out that I'm pregnant.  Our lab (Mike's mutt) won't leave my side and is very calm around me, which is the opposite of his usual behavior.  Our schnauzer (my mutt) is completely ignoring me.  He's usually obsessed with me and is a constant shadow, but he has been spending his days hiding upstairs and cuddling with Mike on the couch instead of me.  He's like a moody teenager.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy this week- there were no major meltdowns and I kept the crying of Army Wives to a minimum so I'd say this has been a successfully happy week.  

Looking forward to: Going back to work- I have so much to look forward to this year!