Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 17 Weeks

Size of baby: 5.1 inches and weighs almost 5 ounces!. She is the size of an onion!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yes please. I am just starting to show, but I love love love how comfy maternity clothes are.


Gender: Who knows.. I still guess girl??

Movement: Yes! I only feel it when I am sitting or laying down.

What I miss: Drinking tea all the time.

Sleep: I think I sleep pretty well for being pregnant.

Symptoms: Crazy dreams and acid reflex. I now just have "morning sickness", not all day sickness.

Best Moment this week: Starting to show

What I am looking forward to: Figuring out what this baby is and our gender reveal party!!!

17 weeks

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally got these pictures from my mom.. I'm at school so excuse the outfit!!

Tomorrow I will be 17 weeks so I'll post new belly pictures!

16 Weeks!!!

How far along? 16 weeks , 4 months!!

Maternity clothes? I dont now what happened this week but I guess my little belly decided to poke out. None of my pants will button. So, yes-maternity clothes are a must!

Stretch marks? Nope. I hope I dont get any

Best moment this week? I have gone 2 days this week sop far where I have not taken Zofran (my neasea medication).

Morning Sickness? More No then Yes. Its going away .. Well its almost gone!!

Movement? No? I'm kinda scared. I havent felt any movement!

Gender? I think its a girl. We will see June 4th!! Its coming up-115 more days!

What I miss? Starbucks (the REAL stuff), Tuna ( I CRAVE it.. I only let my self eat it once a week), and Ice Tea!!!!!!!

Cravings: This week it was deviled eggs. I dont know why. I HATE eggs.

What I'm looking forward to? Finding out if peanut is a girl or a boy!?!?!

Weekly Wisdom: Nope. I dunno.

Milestones: being 4 months!

All about 16 weeks:

Your baby is already mugging for the camera as she practices all sorts of facial expressions, such as squinting, yawning and grimacing, which will come in handy when you introduce her to pureed spinach. Check out what else is happening in utero:You're just getting comfortable with being a new mom, but you're actually on the road to being a grandma. If your baby is a girl, her uterus is fully developed and the ovaries already hold primitive egg cells. Did that just make you feel a thousand years old, or what? Your baby's skin is still translucent and wrinkly, not unlike an old man's, but more fat will soon accumulate under the dermas to plump her out. If you could peer inside right now, you'd be able to see all of her veins under her skin. And speaking of veins, your baby's heart now pumps about 25 quarts of blood per day, and she hasn't even seen Orlando Bloom yet! Also, her eyes are now locked and loaded at their final destination, facing forward rather than to the sides. (Whew!) This is the week women get an amniocentesis, if their doc recommends it. In addition to supplying doctors with a boatload of info about the baby's health, amnios are also more than 99 percent accurate in determining what version of baby you'll be having. So if you want to know and you're getting an amnio, now's a great time to find out for sure.Your baby weighs about 3 ounces this week and measures between 4 and 5 inches, about the length of your mascara.

Gender Reveal Party

Ever since I got pregnant I knew I wanted to have a gender reveal party. I have read some things were some people think its silly, but I dont care! I'm only going to have my 1st born once!!! If you dont know... A gender reveal party is where you gather all of your loved ones together and tell them if you are having a boy or a girl. Here is out spin on the party:
I have my "big" ultra sound on June 4th at 11:00. We are going to go and tell the tech to NOT tell us the gender, but to write it down and seal it in an envelope. (So no one will know). At the party James and I will open the envelope and tell everyone what we are having!! I am soooooooooooooooo excited. I am in the process of making invitations. When I get done with them I will post them. I am soooooooooo excited. I can not wait!!!! Only a few more days...

Wish List

I was reading a GREAT blog called, Stafford Stories and they posted some blocks and I MUST HAVE THEM!!!!!!!!!

They are from Etsy and the sellers name is Lovin Ewe. I want them soooooooooooooooo bad. First, we have to figure out if peanut is a boy or a girl then we can order them in the colors of the babies room! Aren't they just soooo cute???

A yummmmy dinner

I got this recipe from Kelly's Korner. It has a lot of steps but it was really tasty!

Lemon Chicken with Green Beans

6 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, 1 juiced
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
3/4 lb green beans ( I used fresh)
8 small red potatoes, quartered ( I boiled my potatoes first)
4 chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 450. Coat a large baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Arrange lemon slices from 1 lemon in a single layer on the bottom of the dish. In large bowl combine remaining olive oil, lemon juice of 2nd lemon, garlic, salt and pepper. Add green beans and toss to coat. Using tongs, remove green beans and arrange them on top of lemon slices. Add potatoes to same olive oil mixture and coat. Arrange on inside edge of dish on top of the beans. (I think it’s so pretty!) I also add a lemon pepper mixture on top of everything. It adds a lot of flavor.Place chicken in olive oil mixture and coat. Place chicken in dish. Roast for 40-50 minutes. Remove chicken and continue roasting potatoes/beans if necessary.

15 weeks!!!!

How far along? 15 weeks!!

Maternity clothes? Yes Please! I have a few things. I have a pair of carpi's, khaki's (for work), jean shorts, and a few shirts. I do not like anything tight on my stomach so I say YES to the maternity clothes.

Stretch marks? No. I use Bella B's Tummy Butter. I really dont like how sticky it is but I do NOT want stretch marks!!!

Sleep: Yes please!! I sleep a lot. I am in bed usually passed out by 8:00. I have tried and tired to stay up but I just can't. I do wake up to go to the potty but fall right back asleep.

Best moment this week? Feeling better. Morning Sickness (also known as all day sickness) has almost done away completely!

Movement? Yes and No. I am just not sure. I think I feel peanut move but I just don't know. I did feel "butterflies" then I felt a little tapping, so I don know.

Gender? I think its a girl. We will see June 4th!! Its coming up!!!

What I miss? Starbucks (the REAL stuff), Tuna ( I CRAVE it.. I only let my self eat it once a week), and Ice Tea!!!!!!!

What I'm looking forward to? Finding out if peanut is a girl or a boy!?!?!

Weekly Wisdom: Hum. None yet really.

Milestones: Feeling better!!!!

Emotions: Tired all the time. Is that am emotion. LOL

About the baby at 15 weeks:
Although many women don't start feeling the baby move until the 17th week (or later), your baby has been having his own party in the amniotic sac he calls home. If you feel a little flutter in your belly this week, don't discount it as gas or hunger. It could be your babe banging around. Here's more to look forward to:Baby's head is now resting on his well-formed neck instead of directly on his shoulders like Igor. He's beginning to grow eyebrows and eyelashes this week. (All the better to give you that "Mom, you're crazy" look when he's a teenager.) The hair on the head also begins to grow and, with some creative styling, you'll be able to turn those locks into a Maddox Jolie-Pitt faux-hawk some day. Although baby's eyes are sealed shut, he's now able to sense light. His eyes and ears finally look like real baby features now. As your baby practices sucking and swallowing actions, he may actually hiccup. You'll know he's had one too many shots of amniotic fluid by the steady thump-thump you feel. Over the next month, baby will grow faster than ever, so make sure you load up on enough nutritious food and fluids to support his growth. Your baby now measures nearly 4 inches, about the size of a Kit Kat "finger" (regular-size, not the Big one you get at the movies), and weighs almost 2 ounces.

1 more month

Just 1 more month (31 more days) until we find out if baby peanut is a BOY or a GIRL! We are sooooooooooo excited.

Oh and only 21 more days until school is out for summer!!!! YAY!!!

Things are sounding really great right now! :)