twenty-two weeks

How far along? 22 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 16 lbs

Maternity clothes? Mostly pants, but occasionally shirts now because my bump is getting larger and larger and those shirts are getting smaller and smaller.

Stretch marks? So far none.

Sleep: I wake up a lot during the night, I've become a much more light sleeper, now everything wakes me up.

Best moment this week: I actually felt Sophie kick from the outside.

Have you told family and friends: Yep

Miss Anything? Exercising the way I want and strength training.  I've been pretty much relegated to walking.  So now I walk everyday.

Movement: Yes!  Sophie's thumping is slowly turning into kicking.

Food cravings: Chocolate milk

Anything making you queasy or sick: Sometimes really sickly smelling perfumes.

Have you started to show yet: Depending on what I'm wearing, I look larger.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: Thank god no.

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but getting to the point where my finger can barely fit in it anymore.

Rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy.

Looking forward to: Saints winning their next game!  Who Dat!

twenty-one weeks

How far along? 21 weeks, only 7 weeks until my third trimester, eek!

Total weight gain/loss: up 15 lbs.

Maternity clothes? Mostly pants, my hips and butt have gotten huge!

Stretch marks? So far none.

Sleep: I've been waking up earlier and going to bed later.  Sophie likes to keep me up late.

Best moment this week: Sophie's fluttering turning into thumping.

Have you told family and friends: Some people still don't know, but many do.

Miss Anything? not worrying about how much weight I'm gaining and what food I can eat.

Movement: I think Sophie has been moving around more.

Food cravings: Sushi.

Anything making you queasy or sick: The other day I saw an ad for McDonald's something that normally would make me super excited when I wasn't pregnant, but I just thought about how processed it was and it made me sick.

Have you started to show yet: Yes, but I also still feel really small.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: Thank god no.

Belly Button in or out? In.

Rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Lately, I've been up and down, I'm getting worried about things regarding Sophie.

Looking forward to: When Kyle can feel the baby.

twenty weeks

How far along? 20 weeks.

Total weight gain/loss: up 14 lbs.

Maternity clothes? finally got a maternity shirt, my belly had gotten too large and started pulling my shirts up.  you can kind of see it in this picture.

Stretch marks? So far none.

Sleep: Eh, I've been waking up in the middle of the night unable to get back to sleep.  Totally not enjoyable and it doesn't help that Kyle moves around like a bear.

Best moment this week: FINDING OUT THE GENDER

Have you told family and friends: Some people still don't know, but many do.

Miss Anything? Not focusing on my weight.

Movement: I think Sophie has been moving in there, but it feels like gas.

Food cravings: Pasta.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Certain smells.

Have you started to show yet: Yes,when strangers touch my belly, I must be.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: Thank god no.

Belly Button in or out? In, let's hope it stays that way.

Rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but occasionally I go a little crazy on Kyle.  Kyle says I'm neurotic.

Looking forward to: When Kyle can feel the baby.

gender reveal - Sophie!

And the answer we've all been waiting for!

A girl.

That's right, Kyle and I have having a baby girl this upcoming January.  So, world be prepared to meet Sophie.  Sophie after my great grandma's name and Marie because it's the middle name I would have loved to have.  She's healthy and was very active during the ultra sound.  Kyle and I've heard Sophie's heartbeat since 8 weeks - but seeing her?  We can't even describe how amazing it was to see her on the screen.  No words can really describe the feeling.  You really have to have been in that position to know what it feels like.  She's grown so much since the first ultrasound - she looks like a little human being!  From the size of a little coffee bean to the length of a banana.  And get this, she has 7 million eggs just hanging out in her uterus.  Like who needs that many eggs?  We only get a couple of ultrasounds for the entire pregnancy.  So I definitely cherish the ones we get.

We had been talking all week about seeing her.  Even though Kyle was convinced it was going to be a boy because I kept calling her she.  But mother's intuition is always right and it was a girl.  This does mean that this is the very first and probably only girl in his direct family.  His mother had all boys (3). His sister in law had 2.  And his other brother has mentioned not really wanting kids. So we have the first and most likely only girl in the family.

I wanted a boy so badly at first.  However, as we got closer to the ultrasound, my wants moved more from a boy to a girl.  I felt like I could relate to a girl more than a boy.  But mostly, I wanted a healthy baby :)