Week 19: Almost Halfway There!

I am sucking in as much as I can...

Baby bump + Food baby. 

How far along?  *19 Weeks.
Total weight gain/loss?   I am at 119. So lost 13 gained 12.
Maternity clothes?  Yes, Even though last week I said I would be far from it. I decided to try on some maternity pants that was given to me by one of my sisters and lets just say I would rather wear the maternity pants than my newly washed jeans.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  Better than last week, even with more 2:00 am trips to the restroom. 
Best moment last week? umm, I guess just realizing my baby bump is bigger than I thought it was. 
Movement?  Still only every so often but I feel it more and more.
Food cravings?  Fruit and certain sweets.White fluffy cake!!!  
Labor signs? None.
Belly button in/out? In- But it has started to slant upwards.
What I miss:  I guess I miss being around family.... Since this being our first baby and I am not getting all the excitement vibes from family and friends in person, it has been kinda hard.  

What I am looking forward to:  Still looking forward to my 20 week ultrasound.
Milestones: Almost halfway!! I'm not sure if this is a milestone but, I had the first person rub my belly.

So really nothing much to update on besides realizing maternity pants don't put pressure on your belly like my recently washed jeans were. If I the pants  have been worn and a little stretch then I can wear my regular pants just fine. But they do tend to slide down below my hips.

Week 18:

So someone out there thought it would be fun for me to have a little questionnaire thing that I fill out weekly or whenever something new happens with the pregnancy. I think that it would be a good idea so that everyone can stay up-to-date on the pregnancy and how things go especially since I am 2,300 miles away from family. I admit when I really think about being pregnant and so far from home I am a little sad that I don't have family asking how I am doing whenever we see each other. I just get asked from a distance and you can't really explain quite as well in blog or email how things are going and to show your excitement or to see others excitement. But it has been a good experience for me and a good opportunity for Sky and I to really grow together as our family. So I have agreed to answer these questions every so often as an update on how things are going.
    *I am putting my due date down as Feb 24th even though the docs still insist on it being March 1st. (only 5 days difference) but I already have my countdown and app set for the 24th. So my exact day or week pregnant is approximate. Not that you can be exactly sure anyway. *
So here are 13 questions that I will answer, unless there is something you are wanting to know or be updated on that is not on this list and I could add it to it.

Taken just prior to posting this. So you can see not much of a baby bump.

How far along?  *18 Weeks.
Total weight gain/loss?   I loss 13 to start with and I have now gained 11 of that back. I am almost to my pre-pregnancy weight. I am currently 118 pounds.
Maternity clothes?  Nope, I think I am far from it. But we will see.
Stretch marks?  Nope, I feel like I will never start showing to the outside world.
Sleep?  Depends on the day and if I take a pill or not. My nausea pills make me so tired. It also depends on how many times Skyeler wakes me up in the early mornings while getting ready for PT, School, or if he has a CQ shift in the middle of the night. He will either wake me up 2-4 times a night. Not including the "Skyeler.... You need to move over" because we are sleeping on a full sized bed and my pillows need space. Na, actually I feel like I am always on the edge of the bed and to me it seems like he has more space on his side than I do on mine. 
Best moment last week? By far is feeling the baby move for the first time!!! Plus having a good appointment and knowing baby is alive and well. 
Movement?  Just starting! I feel a little thud every so often or just little flutters when I am relaxed.
Food cravings?  Fruit and certain sweets. Mostly fruit with whipped cream or a nice white fluffy cake! ahhhhhhhhhh I crave cake.. But alas I don't give in to that one.
Labor signs? None.
Belly button in/out? Very much in.
What I miss:  I really miss Utah and my bed. I want the space and comfort and to feel engulfed and just comfortable.
What I am looking forward to:  I am looking forward to my 20 week ultrasound (hoping Sky will be able to come with me) and I am looking forward to sleep. I feel quite tired but that isn't anything new.
Milestones: I guess just being able to hear the heartbeat and know it is strong and being able to feel movement. I feel so blessed and happy to know that the little one is alive and well. I also haven't thrown up for over a week! WOOOOOO.

So again please let me know if there is anything else you would like to know or if these do an adequate job at updating you on how the pregnancy is going.

There you go Alex, Just for you!!!

Yummy Eating!

So like I said in my last post I have been really in the mood to make stuff. Well I guess the most accurate way of saying this is I have been in the mood to help Sky make all these recipes. We have had a few different desserts and a few different entrees. Nothing to special mostly different salads. And I apologize but I am in a blogging mood and for some reason I feel like posting pics of my food. (At least it isn't on Facebook)

This one is a Fresh Peach dessert. It basically had a very yummy gram cracker crust with peaches, whipped cream, and some other ingredients. (My brain is spaced, I can't remember).

This one has been my favorite dessert. It is basically a gram cracker cake. You have 4 ingredients. Strawberries, whipped cream, gram crackers, and chocolate chips. You basically layer the 3 ingredients for a couple of layers and let it sit and let the whipped cream/strawberries soften the gram cracker and then drizzle chocolate over it and eat it. SOO good.

Can you tell I have been craving fruit, whipped cream, and just a little bit of gram cracker.

Skyeler and I had this tonight for dinner and we decided to make a BIG container full so I could have some for lunch the next little bit. (It helps to have stuff already made and you just have to assemble it when you are feeling nauseous all the time)
It is just a basic Chicken Salad and we had them on croissants and also tortillas for a wrap. YUM! We have tried to be eating more healthily but with my sweet cravings you can only go so far. So I try to have a few sweet things and make a yummy dessert once a week so we don't go overboard. Sky has been quite helpful in keeping me from having to much in the house. He is still trying to lose just a little bit of weight and my food cravings don't help a ton. Oh well at least we have found middle ground and can compromise.

Baby update

I had an appointment today. Nothing to grand or special. I didn't have to go into Bethesda, MD. Thank goodness. It takes at least an hr to get there then you have to wait and you repeat yourself and you feel like just a number in a huge crowd of pregnant women. I am at a low risk and so I am able to have my appointments here on Fort Meade (so much nicer). I don't feel like a number, I don't have to repeat myself over and over and I feel like it is a little more personable and that they are interested in providing quality care. I will also see the same doctor next time.
As far as this appointment went I basically just talked with the doc and she answered all my questions and she was happy that I have gotten my weight up from when I lost 13 pounds from the morning sickness/dehydration. She asked me if I have been throwing up a lot. I told her that as long as I have my meds I do ok.  She made sure that I have enough and reassured me that I could call at any time to get more if I need it. I said I still have another refill left and so I should be covered for a while. So other than asking questions and her checking to see how the morning sickness was we were able to listen to the baby's heartbeat. It was strong and the heart rate was 155.
I was very happy to know all is well and it was quite fun to know that the baby kept moving to get away from the doppler device. She had to move it twice cause baby kept moving away from it. Maybe baby is a little shy.
So overall it was a great appointment and my next one is on Halloween! Plus I have the 20 week ultrasound scheduled for Oct 16th!

Randoms

Not much has been happening lately. I have slowly been getting more in control over my hyperemesis (severe morning sickness). There are still days that I throw up all morning and have to take an extra pill and I hate those days because if I take the pill at 11:45 I sleep till 5pm and then I can still go to bed at 9:30 with Skyeler. Sometimes I can even sleep in till 10+am the next day. Needless to say the pills really make me sleepy.

Lately I have been on a make a new recipe kick. Last weeks menu was almost filled with new recipes and we liked them so much that we are basically repeating last weeks menu for this week. I really enjoyed the Jerk Chicken Salad as well as the Chicken Salad wraps with avocado. Oh boy they are good. Tonight Skyeler and I made this really good Fresh Peach Dessert and you use gram cracker as the crust and there are of course fresh peaches, whipped cream, and powdered sugar as a few of the ingredients. My next dessert that I want to try is cake made out of whipped cream, strawberries, gram crackers, and drizzled chocolate on top. You basically let the strawberry and whipped cream soften the gram cracker and make it soggy before eating. I'm really excited for that. I crave fruit like no other. I really can't get enough of it.

I also have felt like I can't shove my face with enough food. I eat and eat and sometimes that isn't good cause I will eat to much and have WAY to much air in my stomach and then I feel like crap but at least I am eating and it is staying down. I haven't been eating a lot of junk, it has mostly been salads and what not. If I eat to much sugar (sometimes only a little bit) I get kinda sick so I tend to stay away from a lot of it. Until I see cake or the sour patch kids/watermelons/worms. yum yum yum.

Skyeler and I spoke in church today and I feel like it went really well. I was more anxious at home waiting for church to start than during sacrament meeting. It was funny cause once I got to church I was actually quite relaxed and excited! But overall it went really well and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my feelings and learn more about the attribute of Charity. (I even spoke for 20 min)!!!!

Skyeler had been doing well in class. He recently got a 97% on a performance test. I am so very proud of his accomplishments and his desire to do well in class. I just hope that all will go well when we come back to Utah and try to find a job and start over again. So those of you in Utah start looking for possible job opportunities for Sky. Either in photography or anything film related. Sky will be able to do just about anything! As for where to look... Sky needs to decide if he wants to go to UVU or U of U for his film degree. So anywhere between Orem/Provo and Bountiful. But we are still a ways away but Sky is in the process of putting together a portfolio and getting letter of recommendations. So even if we turn in a resume now it it better than waiting... So much to think about and worry about and I can't do anything now. So I will take it a day at a time. I just want to be ready life wise for when baby comes. It is scary to think that that we might not have jobs etc. when we have this kid. But I'm sure it will work out just the way it should.