16 Week Update

Another week...and more time to wait.  We were excited to get genetic testing done so early so it would give us the gender of our Little One in an expedited way. And yet here we are, still waiting (apparently the lab got way behind during Christmas and New Years).  Either way, everything else is going well.  With next weeks post will be the gender reveal!!!

Sorry for the bad lighting and the incredibly tired eyes...that's what you get at 5am before work with no natural light, and a really tired lady!

So here is the 16 week pregnancy update!

How Big is Baby? the size of an Avacado!

Weight Gain? +9

Workouts this Week: Nonexistent.  This cold is still kicking my butt. That and work. So between the two, the most exercise I've gotten this week is the half mile walk to and from the parking garage and work daily (although I will say they are brisk walks, sometimes jogs, on the really cold days!). 

 

Maternity Clothes?  Leggings and sweaters...can't go wrong!

 

Belly Button (in or out)? In

Sleep: I'm sleeping well (sometimes not even waking up until right before my alarm goes off at 5 am to pee!).  I have just worked late nights several times over the last week which gets me home later, in bed later, and asleep later.  I really want to get more sleep this weekend!

Cravings: Strawberry lemonade smoothies!  Mmm....Jon has been making these for me and they are SO good!! It's literally the one thing I actually crave...everything else I've been eating is just tolerable. (side note- Jon and I laughed b/c today I had a really long, rough day in the PICU and as I was getting into the car, I thought "Man, I really need a strawberry lemondade!" Ha.  Normally I'd be wanting a glass of cab...but nope, strawberry lemonade smoothies all the way now!).

 

Aversions: Chocolate or anything sweet/candy/dessert, meat, grilled chicken breast, veggies in general

What I Missed: Perhaps a little vodka in that strawberry lemonade smoothie : )

Symptoms: Nausea that comes and goes (but is not as horrible as before), low back cramping, really dry eyes

Movement: Not yet.

 

Gender Prediction:*Dana- GIRL *Jon- GIRL

 

Best Moment of the Week: My brain must be royally fried from work because I literally can't think of anything...and not because it was a bad week, I just can't think of anything amazing or exciting. Tomorrow I will be kicking myself at this b/c I will actually remember several things, I'm sure! 

Worst Moment of the Week: Long, lingering cold that I just can't shake.

 

What I'm Looking Forward To: Definitively finding out if the Little One is a boy or girl!!! Agghh the suspense!