16 Weeks

How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I've gained about 7 pounds total
Maternity clothes? I bought a maternity shirt like 2 weeks ago :) It is super stretchy so it fits me fine now even though my stomach isn't big yet, but it will stretch to fit over my belly when it gets bigger. I love it because it's super comfy and long!
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I've been getting some gooood sleep lately. Most nights I fall asleep fairly easily and stay asleep the whole night (this is really good for me because I've always had sleeping issues)
Best moment this week: I'm starting to feel the baby move! My stomach feels like it's alive! It's such a cool feeling :) The little flutters are small, but I should start feeling them more often (and harder) pretty soon!
Miss Anything? Being able to sleep on my stomach. It's even weird laying on my stomach for a minute.
Movement: Yes! Little flutters! It feels like butterflies.
Food cravings: Not really. But when I am hungry, I am SUPER hungry. Like it feels like I have fasted for hours if I don't eat every 2-3 hours.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: Yes, a little bit! Well, to me it's a lot, but to other people it isn't haha.
Gender prediction: Girl maybe.... :) Every time I have a dream about the baby it is a girl. We find out 2 weeks from today! Yay!!!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: This week I was pretty emotional. I am always sensitive, but I have been extra sensitive lately.
Looking forward to: March 8th at 1:30 when find out if the baby is a boy or girl!!!
Anything Else? Today I woke up and really FELT pregnant. I felt like my stomach totally grew over night and it felt harder than before. There is definitely a baby growing inside... it blows my mind :) I am so happy!

Valentine's Day

Before I talk about this year's Valentine's Day, I'm going to reminisce on last year's Valentine's Day... because it was one that I won't ever forget! I want to document this because I don't think I ever wrote about it. Thomas picked me up around 5:00 for dinner. We were all dressed up because we went to a super nice/expensive restaurant, Maestro's City Hall. His brother, Aaron, had recommended it. The food was soooo good. They had this really yummy pretzel bread, we had shrimp, and we also got steak. It was definitely the best steak I've ever had. We had a great time enjoying this really fancy restaurant and enjoying each other's company. When the waiter came to give us the bill we thought, he said "I have some bad news..." I was like crap what is he going to say?? He continued to say "your meal has already been paid for!" What?? Thomas was so confused. We found out his brother who had suggested that we eat there had paid for our meal. So nice! By the way, the bill was over $100. So that pretty much rocked. As we left, we talked about what we would do next. As we were heading home, Thomas told me that his mom had told him that he needed to go pick up chairs from his aunt's house because she needed them. He said he was supposed to do it earlier but he ran out of time. I seriously was so clueless and didn't even think anything of it. He seemed so calm and didn't act like he was up to anything. We get to his aunt's house and go into the backyard where I find a band set up. Drums, guitar, piano, everything. I was so confused. There was a bench in the middle of the grass, and Thomas told me to go sit on it. Thomas played the piano and sang while Stephen, Brian, Ryan, and Justin played the other instruments. It was a song that Thomas had written about me. The words to the song were sitting on the bench so I could read along while he sang. I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. I knew the proposal was coming after this :) After the song, everyone else left while Thomas walked down towards me (crying by the way... so so so sweet), saying cute things, and got on one knee and asked me to be his wife. I just remember smiling so big and giving him a huge hug and kiss and forgetting to even say yes haha. It was so funny. We went to each of our houses after that to see our parents, and of course put it on facebook haha.

Ok now on to yesterday... Thomas is so sweet. He got me a pregnancy belly band (he knew I would want something that had to do with the baby/being pregnant haha), baby lips lip balm (there he went again with the baby thing :) haha I love him), headbands to wear when I wash my face (I needed new ones bad), a loofah (yay and this one is a nicer one, not the cheapy 50 cent ones I usually get haha), and earrings! I LOVE the earrings. They are so pretty. He did so good picking stuff out! He kept asking what I wanted, but I told him I wanted it to be a surprised, because I had picked out all of my Christmas presents haha. He did a good job buying me things that I needed/will actually use. For dinner we went to the Cheesecake Factory. We love that place. So yummy. We went at like 4:30 so that it wouldn't be too crowded. We were seated right away, but it was kind of annoying because we didn't have a booth, so we were literally right next to another couple, but it's ok because their food is so good that it was nbd haha. We got a chicken caesar salad to share, and I got fettucini alfredo for my meal. It was so yummy. After we ate, we went home and changed (because we decided to dress up for dinner to make it more special) into comfortable clothes and we went to Freestone Park to feed the ducks! It was so much fun! Haha the ducks were going crazy. I love how it was just a simple thing, but Thomas and I always have so much fun together! We came home and... yeah! That's all I will write about :) I love Thomas so much and am very grateful for all he does for me.

Pregnancy Symptoms

I want to write things down (well type in this case) so I don't forget important parts of my life, like how I felt being pregnant! Here are some of my pregnancy symptoms (sorry if some are TMI... it's my blog... I do what I want :) haha)

*First pregnancy symptom I noticed was my boobs hurting. So annoying. They aren't as sore anymore though. Oh and they are growing..... lots... haha.

*I go pee all. the. time. Seriously. We went to Oregano's last night and I drank 2 glasses of water (have you been there?? their glasses are HUGE!) and I peed twice while we were there. And we were only there like an hour hahaha. Then I peed right when we got home, too. I think my bladder must be tiny or something. Also, if I wake up in the night, which has been hardly ever now lately thank goodness, I definitely have to pee.

*I am tired more often. I get worn out way easier. Especially lately because I've had a cold. I'm around preschool kids everyday who sneeze and cough on me. Lovely haha.

*Smells are more intense. After Thomas gets home from work he is usually sweaty and gross, and I used to not really care and run and give him a hug and kiss, but now I stay a little bit away haha.

*I have to eat snacks. When I'm hungry, it hurts. I eat snacks throughout the day (just went to the Superstition Ranch Market and got a ton of carrots, strawberries, celery, and apples! Loooooove it.) and when I eat meals, I eat less than normal.

*I. love. cereal. mmm I eat like 3 bowls a day at least. We always have at least 5 boxes of cereal at our house.

*Cramps. Sometimes I have some cramps in my stomach, on my side, or my back. But from what I've read, it's completely normal and it just means my body is adjusting and growing a baby of course :)

 I am so excited because we have gotten a few baby things lately! I know that it's early on to buy stuff, but I got such good deals that I couldn't pass them up!

 We got this dresser with the changing pad, and also a lamp, for $100. I love it!! It was a light wood color but we painted it white. Once we find out what we're having, and I know what colors the room will be, I want to paint the knobs so they are fun colors :)

 I got this petunia pickle bottom diaper bag for only 5 BUCKS! Apparently these are like super expensive... and even $50 for a used one is a good deal. So $5 is an awesome deal. My mom got this for me by the way. She rocks. I absolutely love it! 

I got this crib with the mattress for only $60 :) I love it! I was planning on buying a crib, but I really liked this one, and it is in really good shape, so I decided to save money and buy a used one. 

This isn't baby related... but I am so excited about our table and 6 chairs that we scored for $50! 

And we got this couch for only $60! It's so comfy! 

I'm excited for Valentine's Day coming up :) It's usually a holiday I don't care about, but it's different now that I'm married, and especially because Thomas proposed last Valentine's Day! I can't believe how fast time has gone by!

Baby update again... of course :)

I thought this would be fun to do :) Our lives aren't that interesting so basically all I am going to be blogging about now is baby stuff haha. I'll try and throw in some non-baby posts here and there :)

How far along? 13 weeks and 4 days according to the thing on the right ----> but I like to say I'm 14 weeks right now because the doctor said I was measuring like 4 days ahead haha.
Total weight gain/loss: It fluctuates all the time so I don't even know. I can't remember what weight I started at oops. But I have gained a little bit of weight I'm sure.
Maternity clothes? Nope not wearing any yet.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I've been sleeping pretty good lately! The first few weeks after I found out I was pregnant I wasn't able to sleep like at all... no fun. But lately I have been sleeping great. Almost every night though I wake up to go pee. But then I fall back asleep so it's not really a big deal.
Best moment this week: I just love talking to people about the baby and I love when people ask me questions because it reminds me of how excited I am :)
Have you told family and friends: Yep definitely! I couldn't have waited any longer than I did haha.
Miss Anything? Hmm... no not really. Everything is basically the same!
Movement: Not yet... Today I might have felt little flutters but I'm not sure. Hopefully I'll feel some kicks in a couple weeks :)
Food cravings: I don't know if it's really a craving, because I loved cereal before I was pregnant, but I seem to always want cereal. I eat like 3 bowls a day.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! I have had a pretty easy pregnancy compared to some people.
Have you started to show yet: I think so! Some people said they can tell a little bit. It isn't a huge change, but Thomas and I can definitely tell which is exciting :) He's been losing weight recently and I'm gaining weight haha. Kind of funny.
Gender prediction: Girl maybe.... :)
Belly Button in or out? I have like an inbetween one haha. I wonder when it will pop out... obviously not for a long time though.
Wedding rings on or off? On and I just got them cleaned so they look like when I first got them! So great.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :) I definitely have some moody moments though for sure.
Looking forward to: My next doctors appointment is on February 22nd and it will just be a quick normal appointment, and then 2 weeks after that (so hopefully on March 8th) I have another appointment with an ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby!! We are so excited!!
Anything Else? I wake up sometimes and smile when I remember that I'm pregnant. Thinking about the little human growing inside me is incredible! It is a miracle.