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How Far Along: 16 weeks and 4 days
Weekly Fruit Comparison: An avocado
The Good: Whoa, porn star boobies! (You're pretty and Jon loves you, but please stop growing now.) I was more than happy with my pre-pregnancy 32C girls, but they are getting out of control for my frame. It's hard enough finding a 32 in anything bigger than a B. Have mercy.
The Bad: I've never suffered from heartburn so I didn't know how much it sucks. Guess what? It SUCKS.
The Weird: I've always hated the song "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed. This morning it came on the radio and it made me cry. WTF?!
Best Pregnancy Brain Moment: I think it rubbed off on Jon this week. He had many forgetful moments, but I'm betting they have a lot to do with him working at the house well past 9PM every night...after working 11 hours at his day job. He's such a good man.
Currently Craving/Avoiding: I might have to get rid of this category because I never seem to have any food aversions or cravings. Though, ask me in the summer and I'll probably say I'm craving a margarita!
The Weekly Belly Bump: It might appear small to some, but consider how it looked on our cruise when I was about 8 weeks along. That, my friends, is a bump!
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Also, a few people mentioned in the comments section that I'm actually a week farther along than what I've been documenting. I do know how they count the pregnancy weeks but I have a really hard time saying I'm 17 weeks when I haven't actually hit "17 weeks" until Saturday. That's why I go into the actual week plus days in the food comparison. Just a clarification!
Oh, and since we find out the gender in just one week, I thought I would do a little contest. Leave your guess in the comments and I'll randomly pick a winner from those who guess correctly. I have no idea what the prize will be but it will probably involve something lovely from Etsy.
A few things to note for your guesses:
So, what do you think?
In case you may have forgotten about that little home renovation thing we have going on (since this blog has been very pregnancy-centric lately), yes, it is most definitely still in progress! The end is clearly in sight now though and in fact, we have booked our U-Haul and will be moving in on May 8th.
The last month has mainly been focused on the finishing touches and our focus this week was on refinishing the hardwood floors in the living room, dining room, stairs and upstairs hallway. We had considered the idea of doing them ourselves but when we peeled back the old carpet in the living room, the floors had about 50 years worth of gunk stuck to them. Gross. We decided a professional would be better qualified to handle the sanding, buffing and finishing and we were absolutely right.
We opted not to stain the floors because they were absolutely gorgeous after the sanding on Tuesday. The first coat of polyurethane went on last night and it's so amazing how perfect they turned out. They look brand new (but without the brand new price tag!). We had made up our minds to carpet the bedrooms because it would have been a little cheaper to go that route, but now we're thinking we might refinish those hardwoods too.
Living Room Before
Living Room After
Once you stop oohing and ahhing over the floors (or is that just me?), notice that the baseboard heaters are gone! I still need to sand the wall down where they were and finish painting, but you get the idea! You'll notice we had a ceiling fan installed and what's not so easy to notice is the hearth of the fireplace. Jon and his Dad worked on taking that out on Monday and almost gave me a heart attack when they called me at work to say they were going to rent a jackhammer. That's probably a story for another post!
Stairway Before
Stairway After
See all that dust on the wall? That's not from sanding the floors, that's from jackhammering the hearth! Have I ever told you guys how much I hate dust? It gives me the heebie jeebies. I'm not talking dust bunnies...I'm talking dirty construction dust. BLEH. Also, I am in love with the paint color I picked for the foyer. Love, love, love! Actually, I love just about every color I picked (shocking!) except for the kitchen. That one's just okay.
How Far Along: 15 weeks and 4 days
Weekly Fruit Comparison: A naval orange
The Good: Did I mention that we find out the gender on May 5th? We can't wait! I never thought I would want to find out, but then I got pregnant and couldn't imagine not knowing. What can I say? Not only am I planner but I'm also a bargain hunter and want to pick up some things on the cheap at yard sales this summer. Just last weekend there was a slew of gorgeous brand-new looking baby clothes at every yard sale we went to.
The Bad: Hello, pregnancy acne! I was really hoping to avoid you...
The Weird: What the heck is up with pregnancy dreams? They're totally unexplainable so I'm not even going to try.
Best Pregnancy Brain Moment: Umm, back to the yard sales last weekend...I had Jon drive out of our way to go find a community yard sale that was advertised in the paper. Once we got there, we didn't see any signs and no one was set up. I re-checked the ad and it turns out it was for this weekend. Whoops!
Currently Craving/Avoiding: Still nothing really. I've really been focusing on getting enough calcium and fruits and vegetables though I haven't made too many changes to my diet except for cutting out those things that you're not supposed to have.
The Weekly Belly Bump: I was a little worried on Monday and Tuesday because my bump seemed to be smaller than it had been, but it came back with a vengeance today. It kind of seems to be moving upward a bit.
How Far Along: 14 weeks and 5 days
Weekly Fruit Comparison: A lemon (quite fitting, as I've been drinking a lot of lemonade lately!)
The Good: I'm feeling great and pretty normal actually, except that my pants are growing ever snug!
The Bad: I went running yesterday and my lower abs have been sore ever since. This is definitely a first, but I'm determined to stay in shape for my health, the baby's health and an easier labor and delivery. I'm still tired a lot, but that's getting much better now that I'm in the second trimester.
The Weird: If I've been laying down for an extended period of time then sit up, I get a weird sensation on my left side when I inhale. It kind of feels like I have fluid or a puncture in my lungs or something. It's incredibly difficult to describe, but my doctor didn't seem too concerned about it! It goes away almost immediately so I guess I can live with it!
Best Pregnancy Brain Moment: I've had my moments, but none from this week (that I can remember!).
Currently Craving/Avoiding: I've only had a few cravings in this pregnancy (chopped salad one day, a big, juicy cheeseburger the next) but nothing too weird. I really haven't had any food aversions either. Although a slice of cake would be quite tasty right now!
The Weekly Belly Bump: It's definitely there. The word at work has slowly been leaking out and I've had people say to me, "I thought I saw a mommy bump!" So other people are starting to notice too. They say you show earlier if you're slim to begin with, but my goodness, some days I feel much bigger than I should be. It's really rewarding to see it though. Jon adores it and grabs my belly all the time.
I'll take a picture when I get home tonight. As I said before, I've been terrible about taking pictures this time!
Okay, here's the bump! This was taken this morning (Friday, 4/16), just one day shy of 15 weeks so technically this isn't much of a 14 week shot but you get the idea. :) Also, excuse the poor iPhone quality...I was too lazy to pull out the DSLR.
Otherwise known as our due date! Jon, being the numbers nerd that he is, thinks that's just the coolest thing ever and I, being the Halloween lover, am already planning costumes.
Thank you to all who have checked in with me. I'm so sorry to leave you all hanging for a whole month, but I really couldn't fathom writing about anything but our precious little one and I really wanted to get out of the first trimester before making the big announcement. As you can imagine, words can't begin to describe how elated we are and I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with all of you.
