16 Weeks

How far along? 16 weeks, 2 days

How big is baby? About the size of an avocado

Total weight gain: About 4 pounds at my 12 week appt. I haven’t been paying too much attention to the scale, but pre-pregnancy weight was 110lbs-112lbs.

Maternity clothes? Halfway. I’m fully into maternity bottoms, but the tops are still too big. Longer non-maternity shirts still work, but most of my knit tees and polos are too short. I did a big trip to Motherhood Maternity 2 weeks ago, and was graciously gifted a whole bag of clothes from my mom’s friend. I have 1-2 pairs of pants I can still make the belly band work with, but honestly it’s really uncomfortable. I love my new maternity shorts/pants/etc.

Stretch marks? Not so far!

Exercise? I plead the fifth. And it’s 105 outside today. I did walk on the beach several times last week, and am planning to start prenatal yoga in a couple weeks.

Sleep: Uggh. I wish. I tend to wake up not rested with either an aching stomach or a throbbing back. I have tried so many pillow combos.

Movement: I think I felt the baby make little kicks a few times in the past week, but as a first time mommy I couldn’t tell if it was baby kicking or dinner digesting.

Food cravings: McDonald’s Filet ‘O Fish. Apple juice. Mac and Cheese. Red sauce – pizza, eggplant parm, spaghetti. Pretty much, if it comes off a kids menu I will eat it.

Food aversions: Almost all seafood. Any kind of barbecue/chicken wings/ribs. Most meat grosses me out right now. I’ll eat hamburgers, hot dogs, bacon and some variations of chicken fingers and that’s about it.

Gender: We’ll find out in a few weeks…yay!

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Very tired. Headaches, dizziness and lightheadedness (yes, going to ask the doctor about this). Starting to get my energy back, but constant tiredness is hampering that.

What people are saying: People are still finding out, so aside from “Congratulations!” the two most-frequently-heard questions are “Are you going to find out what it is?” and “Are you going to stay in your apartment?” (I don’t know why the second question is so popular, but I’ve gotten it a bunch!)

Sweet Moments: When Mike will come up from behind and give me a hug, and then rub my belly.

Make room for baby: I have the stroller picked out and the car seat down to two options. We found a crib that we really like, and also have found a dresser/changer that is a contender. Really haven’t started buying anything yet, though.

Miss Anything? I missed being able to get in the ocean at the beach last week. That’s always one of my favorite things to do.

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender! I have had a strong hunch about the gender from the get-go, so I’m very curious to find out if I’m right. I’m also anxiously awaiting quickening and feeling the baby kick.

Best moment this week: Posting our 2-year engagement anniversary picture on Facebook and getting so many sweet comments about the baby.