Week 16

WOW what a week it has been. Seriously it has been crazy! This past week we made a surprise trip to AZ. Jared had some business meetings to attend so I decided to come along for the ride and hang out with family. We were able to eat Mexican food, have a swimapalooza, and baby shopped like crazy. Plus my amazing mother in law treated me to a pedicure and maternity clothes. I really got so lucky in that department! Anyway, while in AZ we found out we were having a BABY GIRL! I had some blood work done in SF before we left that also used the baby's DNA to check the gender. I am not going to lie... I am not a patient person and waiting for this news was KILLING me. I kept calling the doctor and staring at my phone waiting for them to call. It was so fun finding out that we are being blessed with a beautiful little girl. Jared and I are so excited and knowing the gender has made this baby/ pregnancy a little more real :) so here are some pictures and then my good ol' pregnancy update :)

Baby is the size of: An Avocado. But by the look of me its more like a watermelon :) Happy 16 weeks to me :)

Maternity clothes: oh yes. i bought some shirts which I don't quite fill out yet... but I cannot go anywhere without maternity pants or a skirt. I LOVE IT! 

Sleep: Well, AZ made my sleep schedule a little better; I would wake up around 10 instead of 1 so that's progress. But this baby still really likes her sleep, which means we nap quite frequently during the day :)

Best/Worst moment of the week: the best moment was finding out she is a SHE! Also, the nausea went away completely while we were in AZ and it was heaven. Worst moment? It came back. I am ready for it to be gone completely.... but for now I will continue to carry around barf bags and granola bars every where I go :)

Miss anything?: I do miss having a lot of energy... and still miss not quite being myself. I keep telling myself this will be so  much better once the sickness goes away but I have decided I can't keep waiting and I just have to continue with my life. 

Food cravings: Oh gosh.... Pizza rolls. Popcorn, fruit by the foot, granola bars (but just the peanut butter kind), salad, Mexican food, and I REALLY want cereal but milk isn't my favorite so I am learning new ways to eat that :)

Anything make you queasy: Um a lot of things. really. most smells and talking about what I want to eat turns me away from food. 

Weight gain: Nope. still down 15lbs.....

Stretch marks: nope

Happy or Moody: Oh gosh.... My sister told me that having a girl doubles your hormones and makes you even more emotional. I really hope she is right, because that is the ONLY thing that would explain why I cry ALL.THE.TIME. Seriously it has gotten a bit ridiculous. 

Symptoms: I feel like I am the typical pregnancy with every symptom, but this week heart burn and feeling baby move have been fun :)

Looking forward to: having this baby. And I'm not even half way haha. I look forward to having more of a baby bump, feeling better, eating better food, making dinner again, just really having energy haha. 

Our new life

Welcome to our new blog! We are the Williams;  Jared, Reagan, and our little baby on the way. We recently moved to San Francisco, California where Jared is working at Dignity Health in their corporate office. He is currently working in strategy and business development; in other words, think Shark Tank but in the Healthcare world. I stay home all day resting my body since pregnancy hasn't been that kind to me so far. I have been very very sick since week 6, spending most days in bed throwing up at least 4 times a day. I have been on heavy medication to try and get the nausea and vomiting down and can say at week 14, I am finally starting to catch a glimpse of what it feels like to be normal again.... well, normal and pregnant. Here's a little pregnancy update and a few pictures to keep everyone happy :)

BABY IS THE SIZE OF: Lemon. I am 14W 3 days today and trying to wrap my brain around their being a lemon baby in me! 

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Pants.... oh bless maternity pants. Other then that i can wear normal yet stretchy bottoms (like leggings) and any shirt :)

SLEEP: I swear this baby is nocturnal. Awake all night and sleeps all day! I struggle with sleeping; fall asleep around 1:30-2am and sleep till about noon-1pm. It's a terrible sleep schedule and if anyone has ideas how to fix it I would greatly appreciate it.

BEST/WORST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Best? Heard the baby's heartbeat on the doppler thing at the doctor. Also Jared and I were finally able to get out of the house and see some of San Francisco. What a glorious and quite smelly place :)  

MISS ANYTHING: Besides a normal sleep schedule, food. I really have been missing food. I am getting to the point where I can eat a little more variety of food but I really miss my morning bowl of cereal. Milk hasn't been my bodies favorite thing this pregnancy. 

FOOD CRAVINGS: WELL, i stick to a pretty basic, same, every day type of diet. aka I only eat things I crave. These past few weeks, Eggo waffles, Popcorn, Margharita Pizza, and Mexican Food. Holy Yes Mexican Food. Also I am going to the grocery store to stock up on fruit by the foot, chewy bars, and triscuit crackers. weird. 

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: If i wrote down every thing that made me queasy or throw up, you wouldn't eat ever again. But jello is nasty. Also, I really don't love chicken.. and I am sure there are more things but I really don't like thinking about it. 

WEIGHT GAIN: -15lbs. Did I mention the terrible vomiting?

STRETCH MARKS: none so far... but I am sure that wont last long. 

HAPPY OR MOODY: I like to think I am a pure saint always, but I am sure my husband will tell you otherwise. I think i am perfectly happy all day long... but really deep down even I KNOW that's not true. I am a very emotional person who has cried in every show and movie these past few months. I also am very very irritable. And stubborn. It's the worst.

SYMPTOMS: I think I have had every symptom in the book. Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, headaches, dizzy, and most recently, sneezing/cold symptoms. It's great .....

LOOKING FORWARD TO: so many things. I can't wait to be able to have an actual belly, instead of this awkward "is she fat or pregnant stage?" Also eating whatever I want.... and being able to leave my house without my barf bucket. I carry that thing every where i go :)

And here are some pictures: The day we spent in SF and our little family picture :)