25 weeks

How far along?:  25 weeks!  Bakmi's the size of a cauliflower?  Sure.

Total weight gain:  I had my monthly weigh-in at my 24 week appt last week.  It wasn't pretty.  According to the scale at my OB's office, I'm up a disgusting 25lbs. And once again, Dr. Negativity mentioned that my weight gain was only "okay". Thanks for making me feel like crap.  My initial goal going into this pregnancy thing was to keep the gain under 35lbs.  I'm not holding too much hope for that anymore, so I'm upping it to 40.  Sigh.

Maternity Clothes?:  I ordered what was hopefully my last round of maternity clothes last week.  I actually think I have enough.  And if you know me and fashion, you know that those words have NEVER been uttered from me before.  It kills me that I'll only be wearing these clothes for another few months though so I'm putting a kibosh on the spending.

Weekly belly pic:

Can we talk about the boobs for a second?  They are getting out.of.control.  Husband has been telling me this for weeks but I didn't believe him until I saw this picture.

Both taken at exactly 25 weeks, on my birthday :)  On the right is what I wore to work and on the left is what I wore out to dinner to celebrate.  Loving belts lately.  They make me feel more pregnant and less fat.  haha

Stretch Marks?:  Nope.  I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it all the way through unscathed... (I just jinxed myself, didn't I?)

Sleep:  Has gotten a little better although I think I'm nearing the 3rd trimester return of extreme exhaustion that I keep hearing about.  I can't seem to keep my eyes open past 10pm anymore and even after a fairly decent night's sleep of 8-9 hours I'm tired all day.

Best moment this week:  It's a tie between my 24 week appt where I got to hear little BB's heartbeat again and my weekend-long birthday celebration.

Movement:  Constant.  I don't think this kid EVER sleeps.  I'm starting to think that I should stop eating... literally the second I get some food in me s/he starts kicking up a storm.  Probably should at least stop eating every hour on the hour. You know, to give the kid a break ;)  


At my appt last week, while Dr. Negativity was listening to the kid's heartbeat, I managed to get a smile out of her.  Rather, baby did.  After about 5 seconds of the doppler being on my stomach, BB kicked so hard that the doppler literally jumped off of my stomach.  Then s/he did it again a few seconds later.  It was quite comical.  Dr. commented that I obviously have no problem feeling movement.  This is definitely one active babe.


And also?  Kid could totally hear/sense the fireworks on the fourth of July.  We watched them from a friend's rooftop a fair distance away but they were still loud and I felt constant movement throughout the 40 minute show.  Pretty neat.

Forgive me for the terribly grainy cell phone pics.

Cravings:  My sweet tooth is subsiding.  Slightly.  I managed to want ice cream two days in a row this week but surprised myself by not having to run out and get it.  The if-I-don't-eat-this-right-now-I-might-just-die cravings seem to be a thing of the past.  Although I've had trouble not stopping at every Panera I pass for an asiago cheese bagel.

Aversions:  Nada.

Other Symptoms:  Ugh, the back/leg/feet achiness is killing me lately.  Doesn't seem to matter how much or how little walking I do throughout the day... I'm so incredibly sore by the end of each day that I'm considering hiring an on-call masseuse.  If only I could afford one.  haha

Missing anything?:  Feeling like a normal human being.

Belly Button:  Seems to have stretched a bit more.  It's definitely more flat than it used to be and my maternity belly button ring is barely hanging in there.  Might have to order a longer one soon.

Gender Prediction:  No idea.  Some weeks I think girl, some I think boy.  Maybe it's a puppy.

Mood:  I was in a great mood for the past week but definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I think it's the exhaustion that's got me down.  I'm just tired of being tired.

Purchases:  Ordered my glider and ottoman on Saturday.  And I've gotta say, Babies R Us redeemed themselves with me a bit.  It was such a freaking ordeal trying to order this thing.  Before going in to actually make the purchase, I visited the store twice to try to figure out what to get and in which fabric, only to find out that the salespeople are CLUELESS and had no idea which fabrics went to which chair or if they were even available.  Long story short, the one I wanted was discontinued. Naturally.  And replaced with a newer model that looks identical but costs 20% more.  Story of my life.

In the end, however, BRU honored a 20% coupon I had and let me open a store card for an additional 10% off.  The discounts on top of the $100 gift card I received from a very generous client brought the price of the set down to $311.  I can live with that.

And in other nursery news, I'm almost finished with the dresser transformation.  Remember this?

After one heavy coat of primer, two coats of fantastically beautiful lime green paint and 6 coats of poly, it now looks like this:

Now the hunt for the perfect knobs begins.  I'm thinking glass or ceramic with black/white polka dots.  Anyone know where I can find such a thing?

Milestones:  Um.  Baby's finally putting on some fat?  Can I use that?  Oh wait.  I turned 32.  That's a milestone, right?  :)

Happy V-Day to Baby P :)

How far along?:  24 weeks!  In other words, viability.  Today marks the day where if baby were to make an appearance, he/she would have a decent shot at survival.  Although I don't plan on letting him/her out anytime soon :)

Total weight gain:  I'll be weighed on Thursday at my 24 week appointment.  I am 100% NOT looking forward to it.  I feel about the size of a house and I can't say no to anything sugar-laden so I'm sure my OB (i.e. captain negativity) will have something to say about it that will undoubtedly make me feel awesome about my ever-expanding self.

Maternity Clothes?:  Actually wearing a non-maternity top today.  I ordered some stuff from Gap and Old Navy that should be here any day and will hopefully be the last of my maternity purchases (with the exception of a dress for a wedding and my shower).  I'm so tired of spending money on clothes that I'll only get to wear for another 3ish months.

Weekly belly pic:

See?  Size of a house.  And I still have 16 weeks left.  Also noticed this week?  My arms are getting fat.  Sigh.

And here's a prettier picture from this week.  I actually dressed up for work one day.  I had to attend a closing and see clients and attorneys so I figured it would nice to look appropriate ;)

Stretch Marks?:  Still none, thankfully.  Although I've started using BioOil to keep my belly nice and moisturized should they make an appearance.

Sleep:  Sucks a fat one.  Last night I slept from 11-2, got up to pee, feel back to sleep but seriously woke up every 15 minutes, got up to pee again at 4, couldn't fall back asleep so I got out of bed at 4:30 and moved to the couch to read, feel asleep around 5:30, woke up at 7 when Nick got up, moved back to the bedroom and slept for another 30 minutes.  Intermittent sleep like this does not work well for me.  And please.  I don't want to hear the "your body is preparing you for sleepless nights with baby" crap.  I need sleep now, dammit.  

Best moment this week:  This week was pretty uneventful.  I'm seriously having trouble coming up with something.

Movement:  Is still super low the majority of the time which does not bode well for my poor bladder.  This kid is kicking up a storm in there though and I love every second of it.

Cravings:  Still the same... cupcakes, chocolate, candy, caramel, cookies.  Does anyone else find it odd that those are all 'c' words?  I have a problem.  ha

Aversions:  Not really an aversion, but I have no interest in meat.

Other Symptoms:  Heartburn is a daily occurrence and my feet, legs and back get so sore if I overdo it.  I also noticed after a day of errands followed by 6 hours outside in 90 degree heat that my toes swelled and I literally hurt all over.  By the time I got home my stomach muscles were seriously crampy and all I could do was lay on the couch in a pitiful lump.

Missing anything?:  Sleep.

Belly Button:  Hanging in there as innie.  It's always been super deep so I'm not sure it'll pop out completely but it seems to be getting a bit shallower.  And last week I changed out my regular metal belly button piercing for a flexible maternity bar.  Can you believe they actually make those?  I'm a bit too attached to my piercing and was seriously afraid of losing it so I was pretty excited to find a maternity alternative.  It's not the most attractive and is seriously long but hopefully it'll allow me to keep it in even if my belly button goes flat.

Here's my ugly little maternity bar.  I miss my old one... it was much cuter.

Gender Prediction:  I keep thinking boy.  And husband dreamed last night that it was a boy.  According to him, said boy came out of the girly bits the size of a two year old with a huge head and blue eyes.  Oy.

Mood:  I'm quite irritable these days but am trying not to take it out on those around me.  Although I almost lost it on the bagger at the grocery store the other day... but c'mon... the kid was literally only putting one or two items in each bag.  Talk about wasteful.

I've also been pretty stressed about the house renovation lately so I'm sure that's affecting my mood.  We still haven't started and are very quickly running out of time.  I met with our architect AGAIN yesterday and he had more plan revisions to okay. Now that the floor plan is (I feel like I'm jinxing myself for saying this) finally finished he's working on the corresponding drawings (roof plan, foundation plan, elevation, etc.) to submit to the town along with our application for building permit. Hopefully the permit will be issued next week so we can get this show on the road.  

Purchases:  Ordered our crib this week and we're picking up the dresser this afternoon.  The crib is back-ordered til July 16th but came with a free crib mattress so I can deal with that :)

Babyletto Hudson crib in white.  Isn't it lovely?  Can I tell you how hard it was to find a modern crib that we liked that wouldn't break the bank, though?  

This is the dresser.  Yes, it's unfinished.  And yes, I'm probably insane but I plan to paint it a lovely shade of lime green and add some fun knobs.  Wish me luck.

Milestones:  V-Day!!!

*For the first time ever, I'm going to try to link up to another blog in a lame attempt to grow my pathetic little blog (linking to Growing up Geeky's monthly bump update).    

Last week in pictures. And a few words.

I spent a week (8 days actually) all alone last week while my wine-loving husband sipped vino in the Pacific Northwest at Oregon Pinot (yes, as in noir) Camp.

This was the longest we've spent apart since the days of the long-distance thing we did between St. Louis and Albany until I moved back to NY in 2007.

Before he left I kept wondering what the hell I would possibly do to keep myself from going out of my mind with boredom.

In the end, I ended up cramming so much stuff into my week that it kinda flew by.

I worked longer days, went to dinner with girlfriends and planned a few projects.

First up: Project Paint The Nursery.

I got it done in a surprisingly short amount of time but can I tell you?  Hopping up and down off of a ladder and squatting repeatedly at almost 6 months pregnant SUCKS.  I literally hurt everywhere at the end of the day.

Here's a picture of the nursery in progress, currently staged as a guest room, although the curtains, area rug (yes, I'm aware that we're insane to attempt to keep a white rug white with an infant) and giant bear will stay.

And since I take terrible pictures, below is the actual color... it's a nice, soft gray with a hint of taupe.  As husband Brad Pitt said, "they say taupe is very soothing".  Two cookies to whoever can tell me which movie that quote came from.

While the painting was happening inside, the following nightmare was occurring outside.  To prep for our pending renovation, we had to remove a rather large tree that sits smack dab (that is the strangest saying) in the middle of where our new master suite will be.  And we figured that while the tree guys were there, we'd take advantage of it and have them remove several others.  

That resulted in a bucket truck, some sort of dump truck with a claw (that's a technical term, right?) and a chipper parked in my lawn for most of the day.  And did I mention the constant noise?  Not from the trucks.  From the dogs.  Who barked their little heads off each time they saw one of the guys walk past a window or heard a piece of trunk fall to the ground.

At least now we're ready for construction to start :)

On Sunday I attended a good friend's bridal shower.  It was a gorgeous June day and the shower was held in a really pretty tent at a golf course in Saratoga.  It was one of the classier showers I've been to.  (Mine aside.  Duh.)  Except maybe for the panty-line.  Anyone ever seen one of these?  It was cute.  And included panties to wear throughout a marriage... from a lacy thong for the wedding night to everyday hipsters to granny panties.

And let's not forget the dessert station.  This pregnant girl had no shame and loaded up.

Project #2: Home Renovation

We've been planning this renovation for months now and since we're quickly running out of time, I spent the better part of the week researching property setbacks, visiting the town and county in search of an original survey and emailing ideas back and forth with our architect.  This process is far from stress-free but will be so worth it in the end.

Since our house is currently a (teeny) standard 50s ranch with  1,250 square feet, 3 bedrooms and only 1 bath, we knew something would have to change before this child arrived.  So we're adding a master suite with huge walk-in-closet and full bath, a breakfast room, powder room and main floor laundry (quite possibly my favorite feature) as well as expanding our living room by pulling it out onto our existing front porch.  We're also expanding our pantry by turning it into a walk-in versus the tiny reach-in we have now and turning our current master into an open sitting room/play room.

After all of my research gave me the proof  I needed to prove our architect wrong on minimum side yard setbacks, we're moving forward with the plan below.  Now we're just waiting for him to submit the plans to the town for approval and permits.  Once those are in place we'll be ready to excavate, hopefully sometime mid-July, turning our little L-shaped ranch into a giant box.

And I know we're insane but we're really aiming to have this all complete before BB's arrival in October.

Pray for me.

Aside from the boring part of a remodel, I've been having fun picking out new furniture, fixtures, paint colors, flooring and designing our walk-in-closet.  Isn't this lovely?  Look at all of that glorious shoe storage.  Too bad I have to share with husband ;)

I should probably start to plan my weeks out like this more often.  I felt so accomplished by the time Nick got home late Wednesday night.  But we all know me, right?  Lazy procrastinator extraordinaire.  And proud of it :)

23 weeks

How far along?:  23 weeks!  Baby's the size of grapefruit.  With everything that my mother-in-law has said about my husband's head size at birth, however, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this kid's head alone is probably the size of a grapefruit.

Total weight gain:  Still unsure.  Probably enormous + 1,000.  I haven't stopped eating in days.  Literally.

Maternity Clothes?:  I am seriously in love with maxi dresses and probably should invest in a few more.  So comfy.  

Weekly belly pic:

I really need to stop taking these pictures late at night when I'm exhausted.  I swear I don't really look this terrible.

I had fun playing dress up this week :) And can we talk about the shoes?  Love.  Also?  Still enjoying the fact that I really don't look all that pregnant.

Stretch Marks?:  Nope.

Sleep:  Has been pretty good this week... might have something to do with the fact that husband's been out of town since last Wednesday so I've had the bed to myself and have been able to keep the room at a comfortable temperature.  He prefers to freeze me to death.  Although lately, that's not such a bad thing since my body has turned into a furnace.

Best moment this week:  Um.  I'll have to think about that.  I tried to keep myself busy so I didn't get lonely during Nick's absence so I did a lot.  I had a lovely dinner with girlfriends one night, I attended a good friend's bridal shower, I spent two days at my in-laws' pool getting some sun... that was fun.  But ooh!  Painting the nursery!  That was the best moment this week :)

It's hard to tell in the picture, but after numerous paint samples, I finally found THE perfect shad of gray.  The curtains, area rug and giant teddy bear will stay, everything else will be moved to the new guest room.  Now to order our nursery furniture.  You know, so this kid actually has somewhere to sleep.

Movement:  I'm finally feeling movement a bit higher, nearer to my belly button.  Maybe BB's starting to flip.  

Cravings:  Cookies, cake, candy, chocolate, ice cream.  Oh, and pizza.

  

I may or may not have ordered this all for myself on Sunday ;)

Aversions:  Seemingly gone.  Although the tuna I ate at lunch today didn't taste good to me at all so I think I'll be avoiding it in the near future.

Other Symptoms:  The exhaustion seems to be kicking in again.  Growth spurt for the child, perhaps?  I've also been noticing that my feet are so incredibly sore if I'm on them any more than necessary.  After painting the nursery, cleaning the house and taking the dogs for a walk on Saturday I could barely walk.

Missing anything?:  Being able to lay on my stomach.  This doesn't bother me at all for sleeping purposes but it really complicates matters when trying to get an even tan at the pool.  ha.

Gender Prediction:  Boy?  Girl?  Unicorn?  Velociraptor?  None of the above?  You pick.

Mood:  Pretty good.  That's all I have to say about that :)

Purchases:  Did I buy anything this week?  I can't remember.  My memory is shot.

Milestones:  One week til V-Day!

22 weeks

How far along?:  22 weeks!  Baby's the size of a papaya.  And according to Baby Center, the length of a spaghetti squash.  These fruit/veggie comparisons seriously crack me up.

Total weight gain:  Unsure.  And I have no plans to step on a scale until my next appt on July 5.

Maternity Clothes?:  Let's just leave this at a big fat YES from here on out.

Weekly belly pic:

Please disregard the double chin, glasses and pout.  Last night was a rough one.

And here we are at a wedding on Saturday, at 21w5d.  I love that this (non-maternity) dress more or less completely covered the bump.  But can I just say?  Weddings aren't nearly as much fun sober.  And dancing with the bump was, um, interesting... felt like it was literally going to fall off.

Stretch Marks?:  Still haven't looked but I did find some (terrifying) cellulite on my thighs.  Sigh.  I guess I can only have it good for so long...

Sleep:  Sucks a fat one.  I've been waking up constantly and have been so uncomfortable.  After three nights of this crap I was finally so tired on Sunday that I managed to get a decent night's sleep but that ended again last night.  Let the cycle begin.

Best moment this week:  Celebrating husband's 32nd birthday with a trip to Philadelphia (that included tons of shopping and a 4 hour dinner at Le Bec Fin) and his first Father's Day :)  I got him a Diaper Dude diaper bag, 'cause you know, I didn't think he'd want to rock the orange striped Kate Spade while on baby duty ;)

I'm being a picture whore this week... here I am after Nick's birthday dinner.  LOVE this (again, non-maternity) dress :)

Movement:  More and more constant everyday.  I love love love it.  It's pretty much the coolest feeling in the world.  Nick felt the baby kick for the first time on Saturday which was neat, and I saw my belly move for the first time yesterday at 22 weeks exactly.  So surreal.

Cravings:  Still on the anything sugary and sweet kick.  I ate about a bajillion Italian pastries at the wedding on Saturday and did the same at a charity event last night.    

Aversions:  Gone!  

Other Symptoms:  Ugh, the tailbone pain has been killer this week.  The drive to Philly was pretty uncomfortable and sitting anywhere for any length of time is starting to get unbearable.  I've also noticed lately that my feet hurt pretty badly after standing or walking for even short periods of time.

Missing anything?:  Drinking.  Yes, I realize how this makes me sound.

Gender Prediction:  I'm starting to seriously think it's a boy.  Although I can't tell you why.

Mood:  Eh.  I've definitely been moody the past couple of days.  I had a moment yesterday while getting ready for the charity event where I just had to stop and scream.  Thank God I was home alone.  Although I shouldn't be surprised, I'm finding that EVERYTHING is harder while pregnant and I've turned into the world's biggest klutz.  After dropping the blowdryer, my comb, makeup brushes and struggling to get into my dress and get my shoes buckled I pretty much lost it.

Purchases:  Bought a few more maternity items last week.  Oh and also bought all new bras and underwear after waking up one morning to find that I grew out of everything I owned.  That was a fun little discovery.  Also bought a new bathing suit... non-maternity.  Hope nobody minds the beached whale floating around the pool this summer with her big shiny white belly sticking out ;)

Milestones:  Made it through a wedding pregnant.

Random Observation:  The belly touching has got to stop.  Seriously, what is it with people and pregnant bellies?!!  I don't mind it so much when it comes from close friends or family but I was touched by no fewer than 30 people over the course of the weekend.  I swear, I'm going to start rubbing their bellies right back.  And for the record, I've NEVER touched a pregnant person's belly.  Just not cool.  

21 weeks

How far along?:  21 weeks!  Baby's the size of a pomegranate.  It seems baffling that I'm this far along.

Total weight gain:  I'm probably up to about a bajillion pounds.  I spent the past 5 days in St. Louis visiting family for my nephew's baptism and I took full advantage of the food offerings.   

Maternity Clothes?:  Yes, yes and yes.  I went on a total shopping spree in the 'lou last week.  Since I've been having to order the majority of my clothes online due to Albany's lack of maternity shops, it was a nice change of pace to be able to try clothes on before purchasing.  I had a blast in the stores and now have a pretty respectable wardrobe which will hopefully last me 'til fall. 

Weekly belly pic:

FYI: I hate this picture.  Double chins.  Blech.

Stretch Marks?:  Don't think so.  And after talking to Mom last week, she said she didn't get many while she was pregnant and from what I've read, stretch marks are a hereditary thing so let's hope I'm safe.

Sleep:  Was great while I was out of town.  Must've been the fact that I had literally nothing on my mind and had nothing to get up for each day.  So nice.  My first night home (last night) I slept like crap... couldn't fall asleep then when I finally did, I couldn't stay asleep.  It was an awesome night.

Best moment this week:  Visiting family and getting to spend time with this little guy:

Meet my 5 month old nephew, Cameron, who is the spitting image of my brother when he was a baby.  He's seriously the cutest thing ever with the sweetest shrieks and squeals.  His expression in the pic where he's looking at me is priceless... he looks so confused.  This was only my second time seeing him and I completely fell in love.

Runner up for best moment of the week:  being told several times by different people that I'm an adorable pregnant lady.  I'll take all the compliments I can get.  While they last... :)

Movement:  I'm feeling BB pretty regularly now... I feel him/her the most in the mornings and at night but today I've felt quite a few kicks as I sit here at my desk.  Love every one of them.

Cravings:  Anything sugary.  And junk food.  This needs to stop or I'm going to be huge.  While in St. Louis I indulged in the following:

• Cake
• Donuts
• Deep fried tacos and jalapeno poppers from Jack in the Box
• More cake
• Chips and dip
• About half of an extra large Imo's pizza
• Cinnamon rolls
• A (shared) bowl of cheese dip and an enormous chimichanga from El Maguey
• Candy
• More cinnamon rolls
• Fruit (hey! something healthy!)

And this was all on top of regular meals.  Um, oops?

Aversions:  Gone!  I'm starting to think this may be a bad thing...

Other Symptoms:  The heartburn's still hanging around but otherwise I'm feeling pretty good.  I did have quite the experience flying out to St. Louis last week though... I was trying to fall asleep when I got the world's worst hot flash.  I was literally peeling my clothes off.  I was so hot, light-headed and nauseous that if I didn't cool down I seriously thought I was going to lose it.  And naturally, I was in a window seat with the two others in my row sound asleep... i.e. no escape.  Luckily there was a barf bag in my seat back pocket.  Luckily I didn't have to use it.  After about 20 minutes of pure sweat and panic I cooled down and managed to fall asleep.  Crisis averted.  Although I don't think I'll be doing anymore flying before this kid arrives.  The hot flash coupled with an achy tailbone and legs that kept falling asleep didn't make for a fun flight.

Missing anything?:  Still missing turkey sandwiches.  Sigh.

Gender Prediction:  Mom thinks girl and said so all week :)

Mood:  Good!

Purchases:  See above reference maternity clothes.  Mom also bought us a couple of adorable newborn outfits.

Milestones:  Conquered a trip across the country while pregnant.  

Half-baked!

How far along?:  20 weeks!  We're officially halfway to the finish line!

Total weight gain:  I hate the scale at my OB's office.  At our anatomy scan yesterday, their scale had me up 19lbs.  That's just disgusting.  However, in my defense, I had a very full bladder, per their request to drink 32oz of water prior the ultrasound and it 2:30 in the afternoon so I'd already eaten breakfast, a snack, lunch and another snack.  I weighed myself at home this morning and was only up 16lbs according to my scale.  I suppose I can live with that.    

Maternity Clothes?:  Still love them and can still *sometimes* get away without them.  I'm finding that mat pants/jeans with a long tank tops under a light jacket or sweater is becoming my go-to outfit.  

Weekly belly pic:

 This was technically taken at 19 weeks but we happened to be at our photographer's house for Memorial Day so I took advantage and had him take our "half-baked" pic.

  

And because I'm obsessed with taking pictures of myself, here are a couple from this week.  Seriously need better light in my hallway.

Stretch Marks?:  Still unsure.

Sleep:  Is improving.  Most nights I'm only up to pee once or twice now.  Sweet, sweet relief. 

Best moment this week:  Definitely our 20 week anatomy scan which revealed a perfectly healthy baby who is measuring right on track.  Quad/NT scan results came back great, with very low risk for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 13 & 18 and no evidence of neural tube defects.  Yay for healthy baby!

Still looks like a little alien to me ;)

Such an adorable profile shot.  And the bent knee that's most likely getting ready to punt me in the bladder.

Also up there for best moment of the week was by best friend Krystyn's baby shower.  She's been through way more than any woman should have to go through to have a baby so to see her make it this far and be able to celebrate the fantastic little guy growing inside of her was fantastic.  Love her to pieces.  And since we're pregnant at the same time, we took some pretty cute best friend maternity pics at the shower which I hope to have back soon.

Movement:  I can finally say that what I've been feeling is without a doubt the kid moving and kicking.  It was confirmed at my appt yesterday that Baby Bakmi's feet are sitting super low, basically on top of my bladder (head in up near my belly button) which corresponds with where I've been feeling all of his/her taps for attention.

Cravings:  Chocolate.  There may or may not be a package of Fudge Fancies in my desk drawer right now ;)

Aversions:  Gone!

Other Symptoms:  Not much lately.  Heartburn has been kicking my ass daily but after popping a Zantac I'm fine.  My tailbone gets sore after long periods of sitting and the thigh numbness comes and goes but other than that, I can't really complain!  After the awful first trimester I had, it's so nice to be feeling like myself again.

Missing anything?:  Deli meat.  I'm having the hardest time coming up with things to eat for lunch.  The problem would be solved if I could just have a damn turkey sandwich!  

Gender Prediction:  For some reason I've been thinking boy lately.  No reason behind it, just keep referring to BB as "he".  And thankfully I wasn't tempted to peek at the u/s at our appt yesterday :)

Mood:  Good!  I've been pretty upbeat all week.

Purchases:  No purchases, but we got a pretty good start on our registry yesterday after the anatomy scan.  It was seriously fun walking around picking out baby stuff.  Although we admittedly had no clue what we were doing ;)

Milestones:  Half-baked!