20 Weeks

Week: 20

Baby Size: About 6.5 inches or the size of a banana.

Movement: She gave me a few hard kicks this week. I could even see my belly move from the outside. One especially hard one was when I was standing in the checkout line at Target - I couldn't believe how hard she kicked me!

Gender: It's a little lady!

Food Cravings: Spicy parmesan shrimp pasta. It's so good.

Food Aversions: None really, but I probably won't be eating salad or uncooked vegetables for a while after a recall scare this weekend.

What I Miss: Not being able to eat things freely without worrying if it's going to harm the baby.

Looking Forward To: Adam being able to finally feel the baby kicks. I've tried, but he just says he can't tell the difference between the kicks and his hand twitching or my belly moving from breathing.

Best Moment of the Week: My parents came out to visit and we went out for Adam's birthday to one of his favorite restaurants and then we came home and had paczki for dessert.

19 Weeks

Week: 19

Baby Size: About 6 inches or the size of a mango.

Movement: This week I can definitely tell that the baby is moving. She seems to be most active in the morning and later on in the day. I get a bunch of kicks all in a row!

Gender: It's a little lady!

Food Cravings: Reese's peanut butter eggs and pizza again. UGH.

Food Aversions: There are things that just don't sound appealing, but I steer clear of whatever it is that doesn't sound good to me at the moment.

What I Miss: Sushi and alcohol. Still.

Looking Forward To: Feeling some real baby kicks, not just soft pokes, and having Adam feel them too.

Best Moment of the Week: Getting to see our active little girl on the ultrasound!

18 Weeks

Week: 18

Baby Size: About 5.6 inches or the size of a sweet potato.

Movement: Same as before. It's tough to tell what is baby and what isn't.

Gender: Don't know yet! Our appointment is this week!

Food Cravings: Reese's peanut butter eggs! Easter is coming.

Food Aversions: Nothing really.

What I Miss: Sushi and alcohol. Two things I couldn't have on my vacation this past weekend. :'(

Looking Forward To: Finding out the gender!

Best Moment of the Week: Being able to take a vacation to Florida and just relax. We had a great time walking around the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival.

16 Weeks

Week: 16

Baby Size: About 4.5 inches or the size of an avocado.

Movement: None that I can feel still.

Gender: Don't know yet! We just scheduled the appointment for March 19th. Hopefully the baby cooperates.

Food Cravings: Jeni's Mango Lassi Frozen Yogurt and Chick-fil-a chicken sandwiches.

Food Aversions: Nothing really.

What I Miss: Not sitting/lying down and immediately having to get up to use the bathroom.

Looking Forward To: My upcoming trips. I'm really looking forward to warm weather.

Best Moment of the Week: Spending Saturday in the Strip District with Adam. We had brunch at a new place, which was delicious and we bought beet pasta from the Farmer's Market. We're trying to spend some time together before the baby gets here.

15 Weeks

Week: 15

Baby Size: About 4 inches or the size of a pear.

Movement: Didn't feel the popcorn this week. I'm not worried though, I've read that it will probably be around 18 weeks when I start feeling any real kicks.

Gender: Don't know yet!

Food Cravings: Zapp's Voodoo flavored chips. We had these when we were down in Mississippi and I've never been able to find a place that sells them up here, since they're a local brand. My mom and I went to World Market this past weekend and they had a whole stack of them! I've also been craving sweet things lately.

Food Aversions: Still Raisin Bran and other bland, cardboard flavored cereals.

What I Miss: Same as last week plus eating things without worrying that I could possibly get sick from it. I also miss snuggling with my parents cats when we visit them.

Looking Forward To: My upcoming trip to visit my sister although I won't be able to go on many rides in the park or enjoy the delicious mixed drinks at the Flower and Garden Festival. :(

Best Moment of the Week: Spending Friday night family time bonding with Adam building a LEGO set. It was a ton of fun and we put the whole thing together in 4.5 hours while watching the Monk marathon (our favorite).

It's been a long time...

Where to begin... since I left off last, we've had a lot of things happen. We traveled back and forth to Massachusetts twice (Thanksgiving and Christmas). We visited Cleveland for the New Year. We've bid on and lost out on about 3 houses now in the span of a few weeks (whomp whomp). We found out we're pregnant.

Yeah, so that last thing. It's so exciting and scary at the same time. I've been trying to document my weeks by taking photos to show my (lack of a) growing belly. I also thought it might be a fun time to start documenting how I'm feeling week by week.

Before I get started on this past week, here's me at week 5 for reference.

Now on to Week 14!

Week: 14

Baby Size: About 3.4 inches or the size of a lemon.

Movement: Sometimes I think I feel like popcorn is popping in my belly. Who knows what that is though.

Gender: Don't know yet!

Food Cravings: New York style pizza all day, every day.

Food Aversions: Raisin bran. I ate it almost every morning in the first trimester, so I think I'm just sick of it now.

What I Miss: Going out to dinner and enjoying a glass of beer or wine. Valentine's day made me realize that one.

Looking Forward To: Week 20 and finding out the sex. It seems like it can't come soon enough!

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat (154 bpm) at our Dr's appointment at 14 weeks exactly. I didn't even realize it was the baby's at first. I was joking and I told the baby to be good so we could hear the heartbeat and then the Dr. joked that the baby is going to be a kid that listens to it's mom, because he picked up the heartbeat right away!