You Couldn't Have Planned It Better

I wish....

At work, our year end is May 31st. Well, my estimated due date is May 30th. When people at work ask when I'm due and I tell them, they ALWAYS say, "you couldn't have planned that better!" since I will be missing our year end. I am in accounting so its kind of a big deal. BUT, I get so mad when I hear that, I just want to say, I didn't plan on waiting a year to get pregnant and I didn't plan on having a miscarriage, or else I would have been gone about right now and been back for year end. Instead I just smile and nod. The other day when I heard it, I actually said, "I didn't really plan it like that" but then I felt like I was telling them this baby wasn't planned. I know people don't mean to sound like that, but it really bugs me. My husband said I should say something, but I haven't thought of anything clever enough to say. Maybe I'm being sensitive about it, but its very annoying.

ANYWAYS, about this baby, can I just say, that I LOVE to feel her move! I have been waiting this whole pregnancy to feel some movement, and I can't get enough!! At work all day, every time I feel a little something I just put my hand on my belly for like the next 20 mins just waiting to feel it again. My husband finally felt her the other day, he said he was getting jealous that I could feel her and he couldn't.
Well I'll leave you with a picture, I just took it today at 22 weeks. I'm still wearing my regular pants, with a belly band, and some maternity shirts, or I have been buying just Large regular shirts, since they are a little cheaper! Excuse my face, I probably could have smiled!!

20 Weeks - Halfway Point!!!!

I am at the halfway point!!!!!!

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +8lbs

Sleep: Not too bad, I wake up a little throughout the night because my hips hurt, and have to switch sides.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Best moment this week: Reaching the halfway point!!!!

Movement: Not sure, I don't feel "flutters" and its not really consistent, but I feel something.

Labor Signs: No

Gender: Well, we had two different ultrasounds, both said girl, but they weren't sure, the baby was not cooperating!! Her legs were closed!

Stretchies: Nothing yet.

Belly Button in or out? It is starting to pop a little, its kind of funny, part of it is even with my belly.

What I miss: Nothing at all.

What I am looking forward to: My next appt on Friday, and starting our registry!

Symptoms: nothing really, just my hips hurting at night, and a little back pain.

Milestones: Halfway point!

Weekly wisdom: Try not to compare yourself to others, everybody has a different pregnancy.

Emotions: I have not been emotional at all, I think I have ALMOST cried once, I'm sure towards the end I'll be a mess.

Crazy

16 weeks today! That is exciting! I feel like its kind of going by fast! I had a doctors appt last Monday, heard the heartbeat, and asked the doc if we could find out the sex before Christmas, she said YES!! IF the baby cooperates we will know next Wednesday if its team pink or team blue!!! I have to say I could go either way, at first I thought I wanted a boy, and now I think it would be cool to have a girl, but either way, I just want a healthy baby!!!

Otherwise, I haven't had too many symptoms lately, just some hip pain while sleeping and some headaches, but nothing too unbearable. I do have a funny story though.
Last week, I had been wanting some KFC so bad. I asked DH if he wanted to get some, and he didn't, so I figured we could get it the next day. The next day, I call him at work and ask what he wants for dinner, and of course I say, lets get KFC. "Ok, that is fine" is what he says. I get home that night, walk in the door, and ask him if he ate yet, and he was eating!! He said he wasn't sure if I was SERIOUS or that we actually PLANNED on going to KFC. I literally almost cried. I was so mad. I controlled myself, and ended up eating leftovers. I barely spoke to him throughout dinner and then went to the store afterward because I was supposed to pick up something before I came home, BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING BACK OUT! When I got back, I apologized to him for being so crabby when I got home, but if I would have spoke to him I probably would have cried. So he says "Over some KFC? you are crazy!" So, the next day during lunch I went out and got my KFC fix!

Thanksgiving

This year was my first Thanksgiving that I cooked EVERYTHING on my own! Usually my MIL comes and does most of the cooking, and I try to help her or just do what she asks. Well this year, my in-laws weren't able to come, so it was just myself and my husband. Although it was just the two of us, I had bought enough for 4, just in case they decided to come last minute. Needless to say, we had a lot of food!
I made:
-Turkey
-Cornbread dressing
-Greens
-Mac & Cheese
-Cole Slaw
-Caramel Apple Pie
And it was ALL good!!! (Although, I ate so much, I ended up getting sick!) I used the recipes from my MIL, and even my Husband said that it was just as good as his moms!!! I was so excited!!! So excited in fact, I took some pictures : )

14 weeks

Well I thought I should finally start to do this, but I will probably not do it every week, because I feel like the answers are going to be the same, so I'll just do it every couple weeks! BTW, I'm in the 2nd Trimester BABY!!

How far along? 14 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +3lbs

Sleep: Not too bad, I wake up a little throughout the night because my hips hurt, and because every time I have to switch sides, my nerve pain is uncomfortable.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Best moment this week: Nothing really baby related, but had a GREAT THANKSGIVING!

Movement: Nothing yet, hopefully in the next few weeks or so.

Labor Signs: Um, no, a little too early

Gender: No idea, but planning on asking the doc on Monday if they can check, so I can tell my family for Christmas.

Stretchies: Nothing yet.

Belly Button in or out? Very much in, it kind of grosses me out, I feel like as my stomach is getting bigger, it just looks like a black hole.

What I miss: Nothing at all.

What I am looking forward to: My appt on Monday to hear the heartbeat again :)

Symptoms: Sciatic nerve pain, headaches, back ache

Milestones: 2nd Trimester!

Weekly wisdom: No wisdom just yet, just trying to be patient to hear that little heartbeat again!

Emotions: I haven't been too emotional, maybe a little short with my husband, sometimes he just says, "I didn't know you were going to bite my head off" We usually just laugh it off afterward!

Here is a pic I took yesterday!

Cupcake Failure

Wanted to share a funny story that happened a week or so ago. So, my husband has been wanting some carrot cake, and I don't particularly care for it, but I went and bought a box of carrot cake mix and made cupcakes. When then were done I frosted some and my husband ate one. He said that they weren't very sweet, which I don't think carrot cake is anyway, which is probably why I don't like it! Anyways, the next day, he opened up the container they were in and said they smelled bad! He said they smelled like grease. He asked me what oil I used. Well, we have these glass oil containers you see at like an Italian restaurant, one is for Olive oil and the other is for vegetable oil. I told him I used the vegetable oil, because you don't usually bake with olive oil. He then proceeded to tell me that he poured some old oil/grease in that bottle that we have used for frying!!!!! So he ate some leftover grease!!! Needless to say we threw them away! But, I felt really bad, and so disgusted that he ate grease!! He poured that bottle of oil out and went and bought some more vegetable oil to put in it, so that never happens again! And, I made him a fresh batch this weekend, and he said they tasted A LOT better! Just makes me sick every time I think about him eating that cupcake! GROSS!

What are you looking at?

I'm coming to the end of the first trimester. I can't believe how fast it has gone. I always knew I wanted to have children, but I have never been able to imagine myself being pregnant. Now that its here, I still can't believe I am. Maybe its because I haven't had all the "usual" symptoms. Either way, I can't wait to start showing, and feeling the baby. I have to admit I'm a little nervous about gaining weight, but who isn't? My friend always says, there isn't another time in your life when you have an excuse to gain weight. And, I'm growing a baby! The other night I was laying in bed thinking about if I was having a boy or a girl, and thought to myself that every women in my family has had a boy first; my grandma, both aunts and my mom. I'm sure that has nothing to do with me, but that is kind of crazy! Then my next thought was, I sure wish my Grandma was here to see this! I grew up with my Grandma, I lived with her on and off during childhood and spent pretty much everyday after school at her house and everyday during the summer at her house. We would play cards together, lay in the sun together and go grocery shopping together, my best memories of a child were spending time with her. I wish my child would have been able to meet her. She passed away almost 4 years ago, she had dementia. Although, it sucked to see her like that, my grandma was pretty funny! We ended up having to put her in a nursing home because she kept leaving the house in the middle of the night. One day when we went to see her, we were sitting at a table in the dining room, and she was talking away, and all of a sudden she looked over at this lady in a wheel chair who looked like she was in a daze, and said "what are you looking at, you got a problem?" It was pretty funny.
Well, with all of that I'll leave you with a 12 week belly pic. Hope everyone has a good week!