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?!

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!

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?

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