A New Year and Past the Half-Way Point!

How far along? 21 weeks 1 day

Total Weight Gain: 11 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Oh yea!  Over the break I had to hit up Walmart for some super comfy sweatpants; they’re huge and warm and I love them!  The belly is growing for sure, but I seem to be growing out rather than growing wider, so I can’t complain about that!

Stretch Marks: Not so far, but I’ve been lotioning and oiling (notice my sandlot reference), so hopefully that’ll keep those dang stretch marks at bay.

Sleep: Pretty good still; think I may need to invest in a better support pillow for my neck, but other than that no complaints.  My dreams however have been creepy and sometimes down right scary...I hear that’s normal?

Best moment of this week: The sonogram!  Finally after waiting 21 weeks, we go to see that little booger on the big screen.  He/she wasn’t kicking up a storm like he/she usually is, but we were so thankful to see that everything looked normal and healthy.  We definitely said a big “thank you” to The Lord!Miss Anything? Honestly, no.  I’ve gotten over the whole can’t have a glass of wine thing and I’m quite enjoying pregnancy at this current interval.

Movement: Yes!!!  Oh my sweet bananas can this kid move.  I would say every two hours or so I feel a swift kick to the gut.  Right around 9/9:30 at night that little one is doing gymnastics in there I swear!  I love it though and I can’t stop giggling throughout; I look forward to that time every night now!

Food Craving: Still sweets!  Today I couldn’t help but notice that we were right next to Culver’s and wouldn’t you know I had to stop in for a sundae.  I will say that I haven’t indulged myself too much, but if the opportunity arrises I’m not going to to turn it down!  The other thing lately that has popped back up in my craving vault has been burgers, and pizza.  Either always sounds good in the afternoon or evening.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Ehhh, I haven’t ventured near eggs, but they still sound nasty.  Oh and lemon pepper chicken gag!

Gender Prediction: I have to admit that I’m now almost fully convinced it’s a boy.  We didn’t look at the sonogram today, but the tech said that she saw several times the gender of the baby.  Perhaps I’m reading into that, but for whatever reason both Paul and I think it’s a boy, however my cravings would indicate a girl (old wives tale).

Labor Signs: Nope, although sometimes I do feel quite a bit of pressure, but I think that’s normal.

Symptoms: None to report.

Belly button in or out? In, but Paul made note that it was slowly dwindling.  Makes it a whole lot easier to clean hehe j/k no lint here!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! A bit anxious sometimes when I think that this is already half-way over and I still see so much left to do ahead of us.  Sigh...all in good time I guess eh?

Looking forward to: Registering and not having to think about it anymore.  Also looking forward to finishing these dang floors that we’ve been working on for a couple of years now and focusing all of our efforts on completing the nursery!