Baby Kiel is the size of an avocado (about 4.5″)! Side note: It’s hard to be sneaky about measuring fruits and vegetables in the commissary. I probably looked a little silly…
He or she weighs 3-5 oz. now and his/her eyes are working.
How far along: 16 weeks
Gender: Leaning toward girl this week
Weight gain: 1 lb
Symptoms: Back pain, nausea, occasional headaches, and some cramping. And then I threw up (a lot) again one night… when will it stop?!
Symptoms: Back pain, nausea, occasional headaches, and some cramping. And then I threw up (a lot) again one night… when will it stop?!
I feel like I should tell you that I’ve been conveniently “forgetting” to mention some more embarrassing symptoms. Constipation: my digestive system is backed up some weeks, but seems to do better other weeks. When it gets uncomfortable, I’ve been taking fiber gummies, and that helps! And going along with that: hemorrhoids. Ugh. Had these during mid-late first trimester, and they were BAD. Thankfully this hasn’t been an issue lately, but I’m afraid it will come back in the third trimester.
Maternity clothes: Just one pair of maternity jeans and my usual yoga pants on the weekend. I’m using the Belly Button band with one pair of jeans that still fit well.
Stretch marks: No
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: Pretty good. I haven’t been getting up in the middle of the night as much, but it’s been taking me a little longer to get to sleep. But since I switched to opening shift, it’s still fairly light when I go to bed… that might have something to do with it.
Best moment this week: Getting my fetal Doppler in the mail! Waiting so long for my next doctor appointment was driving me nuts, so it was nice to hear the baby’s heartbeat again.
Miss anything: Andrew, of course.. and sushi. It just looks and sounds really good right now!
Movement: I’m not sure… I guess I’ll say no for this week.
Cravings: Sushi (see above) and chips with salsa con queso… it really hits the spot! I’ve been craving some caffeine too: Coke and Dr Pepper give me the energy boost I’ve been needing and get rid of the headaches… score!
Looking forward to: Andrew coming home! And just in time for our next OBGYN appointment!
Looking forward to: Andrew coming home! And just in time for our next OBGYN appointment!
And now for my 16 week belly bump picture:
(Did my best here without my photographer 🙂 )I definitely feel like my tummy is feeling firmer, and I think I can feel my uterus expanding upward. I love actually noticing some changes! I’m thinking I might start doing biweekly belly pics now that I’m actually showing… what do you think?
On An Even Kiel 
So, I think we’re pretty similar of pregnancies because I was reading this going “yep, I remember all this..” lol 🙂 Love you!
P.S. just wait until you give birth 😛
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Oh yeah, and HECK YES to the every other week of picture ❤
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I actually felt pretty good today. I’m hoping maybe the nausea is leaving me… knock on wood! And I’ll plan on doing an 18 week picture for you, Kelsi 🙂
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yayyy!!!! I knew you loved me! 😛 I cannot wait!
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I love these updates!! And I love you 💜
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I love you too, Aunt Sandy. 🙂 And I’m always excited to do another update… it’s fun to go back and compare how I’m doing now to just a few weeks ago.
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