17 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along:17 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain: 8.5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: No, but my jeans and shorts no longer button. If I wear them I need the belly band, however I've been living in my yoga capri pants! I can already tell they won't stretch forever around my belly, but for now they work great. I wonder if anyone's noticed yet that I wear them almost everyday?

Best Moment this week: being able to tell Dan when I think I'm feeling the baby and giving Kathy the opportunity to hear the heartbeat. That was a really fun thing to do when we did this with my mom too around 12 weeks along:) They both had about the same reaction and it's so much fun!

Gender: In 2 weeks we will have the opportunity to find out. We hope baby cooperates and is not shy on this day!

Movement: I'm still feeling the occassional sensations that I think are baby, but still nothing that is substantially a kick or a jab that I can 100% identify.

Food Craving: cereal....I can't get enough of it right now! corn flakes and honeycomb....yum! I'm glad I can't eat wheat or else I'd be wanting froot loops and marshmallow treasures right now.

What I miss: I'm missing sleeping on my belly right now:)

Sleep: I would probably be sleeping ok, but this cold/cough is really winning a battle over my lungs right now. I finally had to resort to some "safe while pregnant" cough medicine. If I can just stay sleeping I'm ok, but if I at all wake up I have a coughing fit.....oh well...it can't last forever right?

What we are looking forward to: We are still looking forward to findng out what baby is:)

Symptoms: some stretchy and achy belly feelings in my abdominal area lately. Things are moving around and making room for baby!