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.