Pregnancy Journal - 17 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 17 Weeks

Bumpdates will be posted on Tuesdays, starting with next weeks!

How Far Along? 17 Weeks

Size of Baby: Navel Orange - 5.12 inches and 4.94 oz

Gender: We find out January 8th!!

Maternity Clothes: I received some darn comfy cargo capris, a cute babydoll dress and a pretty blue tunic. Who knew JcPenny's had cute maternity clothes?! Building a new wardrobe has been a lot of fun and a nice distraction from not being able to work on our nursery yet!

Best Moment This Week: A student brought me a set of onesies as a Christmas gift. This is the first thing we've received for our baby and it was so sweet! I got a little teary. My students have been incredibly cute about my pregnancy. We also had our 3rd appointment and got to hear the heartbeat again (148 BPM) and set the date for our 20 week ultrasound!

Nursery: Really getting excited about painting and decorating!! We can start taking action after January 8th!

Movement: So rare - I was in the middle of teaching my 6th graders when I swear I felt flutters on my right side for about 30 seconds but I still can't tell if it's that or just wishful thinking!

Cravings: Toasted and Buttered Strawberry Iced Poptarts, York Peppermint Patties, Cheese Balls (the holiday cheese spread in the shape of a ball)...my cravings are getting less and less healthy. :(

Symptoms: Feeling great! Occasional backaches but nothing too bad. 

Sleep: Sleeping a lot and really well!

What I Miss: I just can't think of anything!

Looking Forward to: Finding out the gender of our kiddo in early January and of course the holidays!! 

Friday Favs

It's FRIDAY!! Even better for us school teachers...the last Friday of the year! Here are a few of my favs from the week. Be sure to check out my 17 Week Bumpdate as well!

1. A Christmas Gift from a Student

One of my 6th graders is moving over the break and was just too excited to miss out on buying our baby a gift - so this is what she got me for Christmas. Sweetest present EVER!


2 & 3. New Maternity Dresses!

Dresses have always been the most comfy thing, even pre-pregnancy, so when I went maternity shopping, I was shocked at how little there was to choose from in the dress department. Someone awesome sent me a few maternity dresses and I've been loving them! Apologies for the "selfies" but these are two of my favs.

4. Christmas Treats for My School Babies

I'm feeling generous this year so I put together treat bags for my students. Just some Dollar Tree bags and pencils w/ the good candy. :) I may have also created a Holiday Jeopardy game...tomorrow should be a fun day!


5. Toasted and Buttered, Iced Strawberry Poptarts!

The current weird craving...it's so delicious though!!

Linking up with a few of my favorite bloggers. Click here to check them out!

Happy Friday!!!

Pregnancy Journal - 16 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 16 Weeks

And I'm now caught up on my "journaling"! 17 Week bumpdate coming soon. :)

How Far Along? 16 Weeks

Size of Baby: Avocado - 4.57 inches and 3.53 oz

Gender: Setting our ultrasound appointment next week!!

Maternity Clothes: This week I received two super cute and comfy dresses in the mail! They're both from Old Navy and just what I needed.

Best Moment This Week: FINALLY, our secret is out!! It feels good to be able to talk openly about our growing family!

Nursery: Really getting excited about painting and decorating!! Not too much longer :)

Movement: It always seems to happen when I'm sitting down but it's very rare and I still can't be sure it's really what I'm feeling! Can't wait for that first unmistakable kick.

Cravings: Toasted and Buttered Strawberry Iced Poptarts, Poppyseed Casserole (a chicken dish that I probably haven't had in 8 years...I'm making it this week!), Italian food also sounds REALLY good!

Symptoms: Feeling more and more like myself everyday - I even got back to the gym this week! My bump seems to come and go but there is always a little something there now. :)

Sleep: Still vividly dreaming and remembering my dreams all day. Sleeping awesome though!

What I Miss: Nothing! I love being pregnant so far :)

Looking Forward to: Our appointment next week!! It's always reassuring to hear that strong little heartbeat AND we get to set our anatomy/gender appointment! Fingers crossed we get to find out before I go back to school!

Pregnancy Journal - 15 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 15 Weeks

How Far Along? 15 Weeks

Size of Baby: Navel Orange - 3.98 inches and 2.47 oz

Gender: Setting our appointment soon!

Maternity Clothes: Holding steady with what I've got but looking for more winter/spring tops and dresses. Maternity tights need to be in my future too.

Best Moment This Week: Getting our Christmas cards mailed out and being iced in for four days with my handsome hubby. 

Nursery: Less than a month until we can take action!

Movement: Feeling lots of swishes and bubbles - pretty sure it's baby and not just gas :)

Cravings: Still Arby's, Puffy Cheetos and still Grapes. Oh and Cranberry Juice.

Symptoms: Feeling awesome! A little heartburn and lots of burping...very lady like.

Sleep: Staying up later these days but sleeping really well. The vivid dreams have begun and are sometimes very haunting!

What I Miss: Nothing much! Maybe wine just a little bit...which is weird because I rarely ever drank it.

Looking Forward to: Our friends receiving our Christmas card!! It'll be so nice to share this excitement with them and finally be officially "public" with the news!

Pregnancy Journal - 14 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 14 Weeks

How Far Along? 14 Weeks

Size of Baby: Lemon - 3.42 inches and 1.52 oz

Gender: We're hoping to find out after Christmas or early January at the latest. We get to set our Sonogram appt at our next visit, in 3 weeks!

Best Moment This Week: Telling our family - we saw most in person and called those we didn't. We hung a little stocking on our mantel to see if they would catch on...it was fun and special to finally share our exciting news!

Maternity Clothes: I went shopping with my mom the day after Black Friday and got some amazing stuff from Motherhood Maternity and Old Navy! I'm most excited about the leggings, maxi dress and black skinny jeans. Maternity clothes are SO soft and comfy...why don't they make all clothes this way?!

Nursery: We can start putting our plans into action after Christmas!

Movement: I'm almost positive I'm feeling a few little swishes and flutters when I'm sitting just right and being very still! Can't wait to be 100% sure.Cravings: Salads, Grapes, Cereal and of course, Arby's. No food aversions - EVERYTHING sounds good.

Symptoms: Feeling great! Most days I just feel like I've eaten too much and can no longer suck my gut in.

Sleep: Still sleeping like a champ! Less peeing at night too :)

What I Miss: Nothing comes to mind!

Looking Forward To: Telling our friends via Christmas Card! We ordered them and should be able to send them out next week!

Pregnancy Journal - 13 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 13 Weeks

How Far Along? 13 Weeks - Second Trimester!!

Size of Baby: Peach - 2.91 inches and .81 oz

Gender: Finding out after Christmas!

Best Moment This Week:  Our second prenatal appointment. We heard our baby's heartbeat - a healthy 163 bpm!

Maternity Clothes: Bought a few more tops and a sweater from the Liz Lang line at Target! Still wearing my BeBand with work pants.

Nursery: Waiting on the gender before we make any decisions!

Movement: Still none, although sometimes I wonder if I feel little flutters but I think it's too early.

Cravings: STILL Arby's, pickles and Rice Krispy Treats

Symptoms: I've kicked back the bedtime to 8:30 and I'm more energetic on the weekends! Feeling great!

Sleep: Sleeping great but it's official, I can no longer sleep without the Snoogle Pregnancy Pillow.

What I Miss: Starting to miss my wardrobe a little bit, I had variety and everything was comfortable. Sounds like a good excuse to go shopping :)

Looking Forward To: Telling our family and friends - we can start tomorrow!

Pregnancy Journal - 12 weeks

Pregnancy Journal - 12 Weeks

How Far Along? 12 Weeks

Size of Baby: Plum - 2.13 inches and 0.49 oz - growing so fast!

Gender: Still a few more months...

Best Moment This Week: Feeling better after running a scary fever and coming down with strep.

Maternity Clothes: Chris took me to Old Navy so I could buy some maternity jeans. Their skinnies are super cute and comfy - loving them.

Nursery: We scout Ikea furniture whenever we're there but it's still too soon to buy!

Movement: Still none at all. Could be a few more months.

Cravings: Arby's Beef 'n Cheddar, Bean Burritos, Popcorn, Pretzels & Peanut Butter. Still "no" to pork, chicken and bacon - veggies of any kind are off the list too.

Symptoms: Still extremely tired. I also came down with strep for the first time ever...not a super week. On the bright side, what little nausea I had is gone! 

Sleep: Still sleeping great, still peeing at 2 AM.

What I Miss: Nothing currently!

Looking Forward To: Telling our family over Thanksgiving and our next dr appt in 1 week!