17 Week Update...and Gender Reveal!!!

As you may know, we got genetic testing done around 12 weeks, and were so excited that by 14 weeks we would know whether we would be having a boy or girl.  Well, due to some lab irregularities and having to re-run my tests 3 separate times, it took 5 weeks. But we now know what we're having!!!  Here's your chance to get in your last minute gender prediction.

Now that that is done..........Wait for it....
 
                                  It's..............
 
                                                           A......................


Gotta love the 5 am pre-work no natural light pic two weeks in a row : )

How Big is Baby? the size of an onion!

 

Weight Gain? 10 lbs since stims, +4 since finding out we're preggo

Workouts this Week: One prenatal yoga session, one major house cleaning (yes, this is a workout for me these days as I purposefully add in some lunges, squats, ab stuff along the way!)...unfortunately that's where the list ends.  I'm trying to remember the pre-pregnancy days when I had time and energy to work out 4-5 times a week...that's just completely laughable now!

Maternity Clothes? Leggings and sweaters still...love them!
 

Belly Button (in or out)? In

Sleep: Sleeping well for the most part, and as much as I can! I started using my pregnancy pillow this week to see if it would help with my hips and legs becoming numb as well as some of my low back pain. So far it hasn't made much of a difference...other than feeling like there is a 3rd person in our bed (the thing is ginormous!).

 

Cravings: Indian food (specifically chicken makhni, basmati rice and garlic naan), Lara bars,  and strawberry lemonade fauxgaritas : )
 

Aversions: Chicken breast, meat, sweets/chocolate
 

What I Missed: Glass of cabernet with our Indian dinners twice this week

 

Symptoms: This week I really started to feel pregnant.  It was the first week that I felt like moving around I was carrying a little something extra.  Certain quick movements that used to be an every day afterthought, now make me pause and think, "Wow, can't do that anymore!"  Yoga moves that I used to laugh at being considered an exercise, are now making me tremble!  And moving over in bed about a trillion times each night b/c my hips fall asleep, and feeling the sharp round ligament pain is definitely a reminder.  Yes, I am pregnant!! And it's so exciting! 
     Aside from that, this week I've also had really bad headaches, mild nausea that comes and goes, low back cramping, and some low abdominal cramping that initially made me nervous but my MD said is normal at this point with all the stretching my uterus is having to do!

 

Movement: I've felt a few little things the past couple of days that felt like bubbles popping in the center of my lower abdomen...some friends say this could be it!  Or it could be gas.  Gotta love that I can't tell the difference!
 

Gender: It's a GIRL!!!! (So for the record, Jon and I were both right : )

 

Best Moment of the Week: Finding out that we are having a girl!!

Worst Moment of the Week: Also finding out that another piece of my DNA is jacked up. Just like my crazy combination of clotting disorders, the preliminary abnormality found has only been documented in several cases worldwide.  We are doing more testing to get more information, but for now, just another reason to wonder how in the world am I normal with the crazy DNA I walk around with!?!?

 

What I'm Looking Forward To: Buying little leggings and little bows (which for the record multiple pairs of leggings and cute little onseis were purchased this week at a thrift store b/c they were just to cute to pass up!!), and starting to plan the look of the nursery!!  It just got so much more real now knowing we're having a little girl!

*And just for a little comparison, since I was wearing the same jeans and black shirt, let's see what a difference 9 weeks makes : )