Look at that big baby orange (about 4″ long)! 🙂 It’s exciting to see how much Baby is growing lately.

How far along: 15 weeks

Gender: Completely torn this week… I have no idea!

Weight gain: Still about the same.
Symptoms: Back pain, nausea, occasional headaches, and I threw up Thursday morning (first time it happened in the morning the whole pregnancy!). One symptom that I forgot to mention earlier: burping. I seem to have a lot of gas in my tummy!

Maternity clothes: Just one pair of maternity jeans and my usual yoga pants on the weekend.

Stretch marks: No

Belly button in or out: in

Sleep: totally fine..except for my middle-of-the-night potty trips

Best moment this week: Getting my one pound of pink Starburst candies in the mail. 🙂 And getting my “baby’s going home” outfits in the mail (yes, I’ve been a little addicted to online shopping).

Miss anything: Andrew. I had a 3-day weekend (Memorial Day), and it was not as relaxing and enjoyable as I wanted it to be. Yes, I relaxed, but I got bored and a little anxious-feeling by Monday. A quick trip to base to run errands and phone calls to family helped though.

Movement: I don’t think so, but I’m excited to feel something!

Cravings: Hm, nothing really. I’m not really craving this, but fruit snacks have been helping me get my prenatal vitamins down: fruit snack, quick swallow vitamin, then a few more fruit snacks. Not sure why, but it works! Still enjoying chips and salsa and my pink Starburst candies too. 🙂
Looking forward to: My next appointment… I feel like it’s been awhile since I’ve been to the doctor.

So the commissary had some weird-looking lemons this week… so baby is the size of a lemon, minus that protrusion: 3.4 inches long. Definitely feeling like my belly is showing more, but I still feel like people look at me and think “fat” not “pregnant” at this point.

How far along: 14 weeks

Gender: I don’t know… but I had two people at work predict boy this week.

Weight gain: Still about the same.
Symptoms: Back pain, nausea, occasional headaches, and I still threw up one night. 😦

Maternity clothes: Not really… I experimented with some options this week. One day I tried the Belly Button band, then I tried some maternity jeans, and then I tried the hairband thing on my jeans. I’m just having issues with not having a waist right now! I’m constantly hiking my jeans back up, but it’s probably unavoidable with my job.

Stretch marks: No

Belly button in or out: in

Sleep: Totally fine..except for my middle-of-the-night potty trips. And I’ve been waking up before my alarm goes off. I’m blaming that more on the sun rising earlier than on pregnancy though.

Best moment this week: Getting to have an actual conversation with Andrew! He wanted updates on how my belly inhabitant is doing. 🙂

Miss anything: The energy to cook dinner. My menu-planning has been seriously lacking.

Movement: not yet

Cravings: Chips & salsa… I actually had it for dinner that night. Blue Gatorade & Dr Pepper too, although I’m really trying not to have too much soda.
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby moving

Baby is the size of a clementine or about 2.9″. When I looked at the size of that orange, I was a little surprised! I mean, I know he/she is growing every day, but sometimes it surprises me how quickly it happens.

How far along: 13 weeks

Gender: Maybe boy? I’m fully basing it on the old wives tale about sweet vs salty foods. I have not craved any sugary foods, so apparently that means Baby is a boy. Except for Starburst candies…hmm…

Weight gain: Still about the same.
Symptoms: Back pain, nausea, occasional headaches, and I still threw up one night. 😦 Toward the end of this week I had a weird ache in my rib area, which seems odd. I would expect it later on in pregnancy, but it seems too early for that kind of pain now.

Maternity clothes: not yet

Stretch marks: No

Belly button in or out: in

Sleep: totally fine..except for my middle-of-the-night potty trips

Best moment this week: Making our big announcement on Mother’s Day! Now I get to complain about pregnancy symptoms publicly! 😛

Miss anything: Andrew — the first few days were fine, but I’m starting to feel a little lonesome. So then I buy baby clothes online. Good thing he’s only gone for a month. 🙂

Movement: not yet

Cravings: Well, I just ordered one pound of pink Starburst candies. I guess that counts. And I can’t stop eating the Shells & White Cheddar Pasta Roni. It’s just so delicious! And I don’t get sick of it… I’m always in the mood for it. My go-to snack this week is Wheat Thins and pepper jack cheese sticks.
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby moving