Guacamole?

So this is week 16...4 months already! This week, baby is the size of an avocado. About 4 1/2-5inches long and about 5ounces in weight.

Here is my 16week belly week pic. For as much as i popped out last week, this week is much better. I don't think i've grown that much at all this past week. And that's ok, cuz i still have 5 months of growing to do, so i don't want to do it all at once, lol.

And the weather outside is getting much warmer, which means i'm that much closer to my goal of shorts weather! Let's go summer already!! And it means i'm getting closer to our cruise. I can't wait to put a bathing suit on..i know, that sounds weird since i'll have a bigger bump and all, but i don't think it will look all that bad. And honestly, who cares what i look like in a bathing suit, i'll be on a bunch of tropical islands!! And every week that goes by ALSO means that we're one step closer to finding out what baby pa-que actually is. Everyone has their own opinions as to what gender baby pa-que is, but i honestly don't have a clue. I used to hear people saying all the time that they had this "motherly instinct" as to what the baby is, but i don't have that...at least not yet. Not that i care either way, i just can't wait to find out!

The warm tops strike again...

Well, it wa a beautiful day in the neighborhood today. With the warm weather comes cooler clothes...capri pants, shorts, t shirts, tank tops. Today, i wore capri pants a tank top and a tshirt to work. It was quite a feel to get my capris on though. The ones i wanted to wear were the kind that have the weird baggy stuff around the waist in the back and then are harder to button in the front. Needless to say, it was harder to get them on than usual, but i did and it wasn't unconfortable. Chalk one up for me!! The tshirt was baggier, but a bit shorter, so that's why i put the tank under it (to cover my belly a bit better while still trying to stay cool). Well, i guess i was unsuccessful. The middle school field hockey coach came up to me before their game today...she said she didn't want to assume anything, or be rude, but she was wondering if i were pregnant. When i said yes, she sort of mentioned that i looked it. Guess i'm not hiding my belly as well as i thought i was. And there i was thinking that i didn't look that big yet, and that i was hiding it well and nobody would notice. Boy was i wrong. Oh well, it's not like people aren't going to find out soon enough anyways, and i at least made it almost 16weeks before anyone noticed on their own (or at least said anything about it). I'm figuring about 1 1/2 - 2 more weeks until i can wear shorts everyday. That is my original goal, to make it to shorts weather in my old clothes. COME ON WARM WEATHER!!!

How do like them apples?

Well, baby is an apple this week. He/she is about 4-4 1/2 inches long and weights about 2 1/2 ounces. I can't believe it's been 15 weeks already. It really doesn't seem like that long. I guess when i'm showing more and i feel different, time will go by more slowly, but right now it seems to be flying by!

And here it is...duh-duh-dum!!! My 15 week belly shot. I have really popped in the last week. It's harder to hide in tops now. I'm still waiting for that "actual" baby look, but i'm not encouraging it to come any sooner...i still have a few weeks of cooler weather left, so it needs to hold off until then. My weight is still fairly under control. I haven't been eating too much extra, just enough for the both of us :)

I'm getting very anxious to find out what little pa-que is. We have 5 more weeks yet, but i wish it was time already! Everytime we go to the mall or to wal mart of something, we look at the baby things...the diapers, the clothes, it's all so cute! I guess i should be anxious about the things that will be happening sooner...like feeling the baby kick. They say that should happen within the next week or so, so i'm anxious to find out if i'll know what i'm feeling or if i'll think it's just a hunger pain or something.

Is that Bessie riding that golf cart?

So today is the first day that i can actually admit, and see, that my belly has popped. I'm still not in that "baby bump" group yet, but i'm in the larger "turkey dinner" group. I still fit in my pants so i'm ok still, but i fear it won't be long till i'm squeezing and squirming to get in my pants. It's starting to get warmer too, so that's a step in the right direction...since i wanted to make it to shorts weather before i outgrown myself. I still can't wrap my mind around this whole "big" thing. I have been feeling more like a cow than a pregnant woman. Everyone says, "it'll come, don't worry" and "you're pregnant so you're aloud to be big if you want", but none of that makes me feel any better. In my mind i know that it's a baby and i'm supposed to grow like this and that i'm going to get much bigger before this is all over, but my eyes just see a gut and they send all these impulses to my brain that say "you better eat a salad for lunch and go for a long run...and suck in that belly to make sure it still goes in". I wonder if this is how people with an eating disorder feel?! (No, i don't have an eating disorder, i was just saying!!!) Just hold on baby, don't go growing too fast just yet.

Let the sun shine...

Today was the most gorgeous day so far this whole spring! I was so excited to wake up and not have to put on my winter apparrel to let the dogs out to go to the bathroom. So, as tired as i was when my alarm went off this morning, i forced myself to get dressed and i took the dog for a nice run. Boy am i glad that i did! It was so nice, both the dog and i were both sweating!

Then work was even nicer. The softball girls had an away game, the middle school field hockey girls has an away game, and the jv baseball guys went to Trevorton, so all i had at the school was the varsity baseball boys. So what did i do with my new-found time? I drove my cart out to the baseball field, parked way up at the top, and sat there in the sun doing my crossword puzzle and cryptoquote. It was a wonderful way to spend the sunny day (when i couldn't be at home, that is). And i actually got home at a reasonable time, so Frank and I got to eat dinner before 8pm, lol. Then...believe it or not...we took a walk, yes, i said a walk!!!

And now, there is a guy coming over to buy the truck! NO WAY! He is only giving us a down payment today, as he won't have the full amount for a few more days and he wants us to hold the truck for him. Needless to say, we are super happy!!!

When life gives you lemons...

Today is week 14...i know, i'm as shocked as you are! It seems to have gone so fast! But believe it or not, we really are in week 14 already. And this week, baby is the size of a lemon. Baby is about 3 1/2 - 4 inches long, and weighs around 2ounces.

This is my 14week belly pic. I can definately see a difference now, and you can see more of a difference when i wear jeans, and especially later in the day. Of course, this was taken in the morning when i feel i'm at my "true" size. By the end of the day, i look more like i'm 5 or 6 months pregnant...but it's definately getting bigger :) Funny enough, it looks like there's more than just a lemon in there, lol.

I just keep going and going and going...

I have found, mostly just recently, that i am always hungry. Let me rephrase that...i am ALWAYS HUNGRY!!!! I can eat and get full, don't get me wrong, then i can feel my belly moving and stretching to fit all the food. Then, like an hour later, i am hungry again. It's like Chinese food everyday! This is a recent thing, though most of the people that are due around the same time as i am have had this for a while. It's hard sometimes to tell my belly "No, you can't eat constantly". I'm still eating, don't get me wrong! Just not all the time like i want to, lol. And lately, i've been craving soft pretzels and bagels...weird, i know!

I've also been having a personal debate with myself over what to do with my bellybutton ring...do i take it out now, do i wait till around 5 months to take it out, do i get the special pregnancy belly rings so i can leave them in, i just don't know!!