Growing Appetite

Lately, I've been getting very hungry. I have to eat three meals a day plus at least one snack. Today, I forgot my afternoon snack on the counter at home. By 3:30 I had two options. I could run to Burger King and pick something up or I could just start crying. Yes, it was that bad. I didn't want to have to explain the tears to my co-workers so I ran to Burger King. The food was delicious and now I can resume my day.

We are having a......

Boy!

The Countdown

Only a couple more days of waiting. Hopefully the doctor will be able to tell on Friday if it’s a little girl in there or a little boy. I have had several dreams that the baby is a girl. The most recent was just last night. My subconscious might be playing games on me though. We will have to wait and see. Even though I’m very excited to find out and be able to move on the next stage of planning and decorating, I think it will be a little bittersweet. It will be so final. Either my imaginary little boy or my imaginary little girl will go away. I only get to keep one. And that’s sad because in my imagination, they are both so cute.

A Growing Baby

When I woke up today Shane swore my belly had grown another inch overnight. He even stopped me to take a picture. The baby must be getting big in there. I think I might have even felt it today.

4 Months

Tomorrow I will be entering my 17th week.

Belly Band

I bought my first belly band. It is a band, about 12" wide, that you use to extend the amount of time you can wear your pre-pregnancy pants. The idea is that you don't button your pants and the band is tight enough that it holds them up. At first I didn't see their real value, but I have since changed my mind. I was very discouraged yesterday when I was trying to find maternity pants for work. I was debating between 2 pairs, the pair of pants that looked good now but would be too tight as soon as anything except my belly got bigger and the pair that looked bad now put would fit later. If they were on clearance I probably would have bought them both, but they were $35 each. So, I bought the $15 belly band instead. I wore it the last couple days and it worked well.

Our Baby's Heartbeat

Maternity Pants

The heartbeat monitor works great! I hope to figure out how to post a sound recording to the blog this weekend.

Today is the first day I wore maternity pants to work. Yesterday I had to go home early with a horrible stomach ache. I thought maybe if I gave my stomach some extra stretching room it wouldn't get so upset. The pants are very comfortable but it feels weird to wear something with such a high waist.

I'm getting very excited about my registry list. Its going to be so much fun picking out stuff for the baby. I've already printed a list of items that go on a normal registry and highlighted the items I will need. In exactly two weeks we will know if the list will include blue things or pink things!

Precious Sounds and a Growing Belly

I ordered a heart rate monitor online. I rented it for a month. I'm really hoping it works. Hearing the heartbeat more often would be nice. I get so paranoid about every little thing. Every ache or pain, or lack there of, makes me nervous.

I had an appointment scheduled for next week but got too anxious and moved it up. I ended up going to the doctors yesterday. She said everything was fine and I shouldn't worry. When she was using the doppler to hear the heartbeat we could hear the baby moving all around in there. I still can't feel it, but I should be able to within the next couple weeks.

I borrowed a whole box of maternity clothes from a friend. I wore a pair of the jeans on Sunday. They were so comfortable. Most of my clothes still fit but jeans pose a problem. I can still button them but if I plan on sitting or eating I have to use a rubber band to extend the waistband.

I have a gift card for Motherhood Maternity that I plan on using for work pants. I probably have a couple more weeks before I outgrow mine. I have walked by that store so many times jealous of the women who actually got to shop there. Now it is my turn.

15 Week Update

I'm having heartbeat withdrawal. It has been so long since I've had confirmation that the baby is ok and I don't have another appointment for a couple more weeks. I tried to get a heart rate monitor but I can't find one to rent and the affordable ones in the store have really bad reviews.

My belly is growing a little. I still fit in my normal clothes though. Only a few more weeks until I will be able to feel it moving.

I feel like I'm eating constantly. My lunchbox is stuffed full each morning. It has lots of healthy stuff in it though. Fruit has never tasted better. My favorites are apples, pineapples, strawberries and oranges.

I read in the "What to expect when you're expecting" book that now is when I should start trying to sleep on my side. If you sleep on your stomach it squishes the uterus and if you sleep on your back the uterus puts pressure on a major vein and decreases blood flow to the baby. I think that is going to take some getting used to. Its harder than it sounds.

Only 25 more weeks to go. I can't wait to meet our baby.