16 Weeks

So every week, Baby Center sends me a little email message updating me on what size fruit the baby is and what the baby is up to this week.  It also sends me some anxiety because it says "16 weeks!  24 to go!"  Those numbers are rapidly closing in one another - I'm almost to the half way point!  

I've been fighting the urge to buy a bunch of cute baby stuff by shopping on Craigslist.  Craigslist is more our budget and there are tons of great baby finds in great condition and great prices!  I've found a brand new Boppy pillow for $15 - with TWO covers - a bottle warmer for $4, and a cosleeper bassinett thing for 25% of the original price.  While we were having a delightful chat with Natalie, the former owner of the cosleeper, she showed us a soft carrier.  We're going to need one of those!  I can't rationalize spending over $100 for one brand new when here was a perfectly good one, clean, minimally used, and in great condition - for $15!  So, we took it home.  And what did we do with it when we got it home...you ask? 

Oh yeah, this actually happened.  

How far along:  16 weeks

Total weight gain: +0.8 (next appointment/weigh in Feb 4)

Maternity clothes:  I did a test run on a maternity top Christmas present and it was kinda way awesome.  Plus it was new clothes - who doesn't like new clothes?

Symptoms:  h-e-a-r-t-b-u-r-n...cocktail took on a new meaning tonight = two Tylenol and a Pepcid

Stretch marks:  None

Sleep:  Yeah, I'm not sleeping great.  I blame the brain, not the baby

Best moment of this week:  Having a 3 day weekend!

What's new this week:  The baby is the size of an avocado - about 4 1/2 inches, and preparing for a massive growth spurt.  Eyes and ears moving into final position.  She or she is getting the pattern of it's scalp even though it's not growing any hair yet - please no cowlick, please no cowlick!  The round ligaments are thickening and stretching - and this is quite the delightful sensation....not!

Miss anything:  My sanity

Movement:  Gah, nothing yet!  I'm impatiently waiting...

Food cravings:  Nothing too crazy this week

Anything making you queasy or sick:  So, one of the doctors at the office I work at is a smoker, a heavy smoker.  He gets on these rants and you sort of get stuck talking to him.  Well, his smell makes my tummy hurt.  One of these days I know I'm going to barf right at his feet.  

Have you started to show yet:  Yup, it's there!

Gender:  Still feeling boy

Labor signs:  No

Belly button in or out:  In

Wedding rings on or off:  On

Happy or moody most of the time:  Weekend = happy, weekday = relatively cranky

Looking forward to:  Kick me baby, kick me!