17 weeks

How far along: 17 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: + 4 pounds

Sleep: Good most nights. I had 3 great nights this past weekend, but then we had to get up at 3:30am Monday morning to catch a flight, so that hurt! I’ve started using a pillow to rest my leg on and I’m mostly sleeping on my left side.

Best moments: Getting to show my baby bump to some of our Texas friends. This past weekend Steve and I were in Rockwall 2 nights and Dallas 2 nights. We got to see old friends, eat LOTS of good Mexican food and even got in a little shopping! The weather was GORGEOUS so we enjoyed being outside too! Baby is ready for spring weather!!

At White Rock Lake in Dallas, TX

Movement: I think I may have felt something the other day, but I haven’t had it again, so I’m thinking it was nothing L

Symptoms: Still some headaches, but that is it.

Maternity clothes: This weekend I bought 2 pairs of maternity jean capris at an exchange store in Rockwall. They were quite the bargain! I also went to “A Pea in a Pod” in Dallas. It is pretty expensive (jean skirt was like $150!), so I just got a belly band which wasn’t any higher than the other places I’ve looked. I’ve started wearing the belly band already and the capris are so comfy I can’t wait for some warmer weather to wear them!!

Food cravings: Lots of Mexican!

Food aversions: Nope.

What I'm eating: Mexican, Mexican, Mexican! But when I get Mexican, it is typically pretty healthy. Chicken fajitas or tacos with lots of pico, little bit of cheese, lots of salsa, guacamole and of course, a few chips! Nothing slathered in queso, so I guess that is good. We did eat out all weekend, so that was really hard to stay healthy, but I did try to make better choices. Salad with my greasy pizza (lol), grilled chicken sandwiches, sweet potato, blueberry pancakes, turkey bacon, homemade pizza with turkey pepperoni, OJ, milk, and all the other usual stuff still.

Exercise: I started my baby yoga DVD. It feels good and I’m so relaxed after! We did lots of walking in the nice weather this weekend too.

Gender: We should find out THIS FRIDAY! AHHH!!!

What I miss: Maybe just having a drink (alcoholic, duh) outside when the weather is nice. I’m definitely fine without it, but being outside on a nice day just sometimes makes you want to have a cold drink!

What I am looking forward to: This Friday…finding out the sex of our baby! Then the plan for the rest of the weekend is to get going on baby room things. I would like to get the paint color narrowed down and possibly find some bedding. I did look at Buy Buy Baby (while in TX-they don’t have these in St. Louis) and Babies-R-Us this past weekend, but didn’t find anything I loved. Anyone know of any good St. Louis places to look for bedding?

Milestones: Probably getting the maternity pants and belly band. I think I was kind of in denial for the past month with using hair ties to stretch my pants out and not even looking at the maternity pants while shopping. I should have done this weeks ago!