17 Weeks!

By this week, the baby is the size of my hand spread open wide!

 It's probably tough to see the belly that well, because my shirt matches the wall (whoops.) 

How far along? 17 weeks, 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: About 10 pounds gained
Maternity clothes? Not yet!
Stretch marks? No, I put on Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotion religiously! Hopefully I don't get any stretch marks!
Sleep: Like a baby! I always have to wake up and use the bathroom in the middle of the night, but I fall back asleep immediately.
Best moment this week: I love when the baby moves, the movements just started early in my sixteenth week, so it still takes me by surprise when I can actually feel baby wiggling around in there!  Other than that we found some awesome deals on stuff for baby at garage sales this week, and a very generous family is giving me a breast pump for FREE! How awesome is that? I am so thankful.
Miss Anything? Fitting into my bikinis. 
Movement: I feel big waves of movement, they kind of feel like the baby is doing a somersault. This has happened about three times, otherwise just a little flutter here and there :)
Food cravings: This week I have been craving dairy, a lot of string cheese or Laughing Cow cheese. Other than that I was craving hot dogs....(disgusting I know!)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Tomatoes, they always make me throw up. On the upside of things, I can finally tolerate meat again. THANK GOODNESS.
Have you started to show yet: In my personal opinion would say that yes I am showing, and my close friends and family probably would find it noticeable, but a complete stranger would probably not be able to tell, especially since I never wear fitted shirts.
Gender: UNKNOWN! It's killing us. 17 days!! I have a strong feeling it's a girl, but Chris' side of the family is thinking boy...We will just have to wait and see what happens!
Labor Signs: No.
Belly Button in or out? In.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I would say happy!.... but I'm sure there are others with a different opinion...sorry Mom!! :)
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender so we can start planning more, oh and start buying the baby little outfits of course!

How Precious :)

14 Week Ultrasound Pictures:

Although we were not supposed to get ultrasound picture at 14 weeks, we lucked out at the hospital when I was there for my kidney infection. Not only did we get to hear the heartbeat, but also got to see baby again. Seeing and hearing the baby is truly such an amazing experience, we are so amazed by how fast our little one is growing!

Little baby stretching it's back :)

We have a thumb sucker on our hands!

View of baby's profile

Baby's face

10 Week Ultrasound Picture:

Welcome to My Baby Blog! :)

I created this blog for family and friends who want to stay updated, and in the loop about baby! I will be posting ultrasound pictures, weekly baby bump pictures, as well as other fun and exciting news.

Some Basics on Baby:

DUE DATE: October 23, 2012 (I am currently 17 weeks, and two days along.)

GENDER: To be determined on June 6, 2012 (Can't wait!!)

Everything has been pretty much smooth sailing so far, baby is healthy, and I am feeling great! Chris and I are both so thankful for all of the supportive friends and family that we are blessed to have in our lives, and we don't have a clue what we would do without all of  you! So here is a great, big THANK YOU!! We truly appreciate you all more than you know, and we are very excited for the road ahead!