Weekly Survey - 17 Weeks!

1/29/14 (Pregnancy Journal Date)

 (17 Week Baby E belly! AND Momma is sick... Ugh!)





How far along?: 17 weeks. 

This week, Baby E is the size of an: ONION!

Maternity clothes?: Not all of the time, but definitely more frequently.

Total weight gain/ loss: Yup, still gaining! :)

Stretch marks?: No.

Sleep: Loving my prego pillow - definitely helping me sleep better! However, I have had a horrible cold the past several days, so sleep has not been great! Ugh! Finally starting taking Sudafed today - based on doctor's advice, so hope to start feeling better ASAP! Being sick while pregnant is NO joke! It stinks!

Best moment this week: Ordered, received, and sent out Baby E's gender reveal party invites! Yayy!

(Gender reveal party invites arrived and have been sent out!! Yayyyy!!) 

Movement?: I feel like yes, a couple of times - little bubbles and flutters, but still not 100% sure!

Food cravings: Noodle soup - I think this is because of being sick! So, not really a craving! However, I did get a hankering for these Sour Punch Bites (reminded me of my SkateTown days! ha!)!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: Not really - everything is giving me heartburn now! Tums are a MUST quite frequently! Ugh!

Have you started to show yet?: I think so, yes!!

Labor signs?: no.

Belly Button in or out?: in.

Wedding rings on or off?: on.

Happy or Moody most of the time?: Happy, until I got sick - Now I'm annoyed with the constant need to sneeze, clogged nose, and clogged ears!

Symptoms: Same as week 16.

What I miss: Crazy hard workouts (yes, still missing these! Sorry I keep bringing it up!) and cold cut sandwiches (where I don't have to microwave the meat) - kind of craving a turkey sandwich from Mr. Goodcents as we speak! ha!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting over this cold, Baby E's gender reveal party on 2/15/14, and continuing preparations for our sweet peanut!

Gender: 2/13/14 - can't wait!

Milestones: (Based on pregnancy app) Your baby continues to suck, swallow, blink, and breathe in amniotic fluid. The taste buds are all in place. Your baby can now hear you! By birth, your baby will be able to recognize voices that are often around.

(It is believed that babies can begin to hear (while in momma's belly) as early as 17 weeks, so we had a family bedtime story on 1/31/14! Thank you to sweet C-bug, Baby E's cousin, for this book! We love it!)

Weekly Wisdom: Time for Daddy to start reading to and talking to baby! Being pregnant and sick is no joke - take time to recover and don't push it!

P.S. It turns out that this sickness was not just a cold - ended up going to Urgent Care on Saturday and I have a severe sinus infection. Yuck! I'm on an antibiotic now and hoping to begin the recovery ASAP! This has been awful and has completely knocked me on my booty! Have been out of commission for 6 days now! 

We love you, so, so much, Baby E! Keep growing!!! :)