18 Weeks

How far along: 18 weeks

Maternity clothes: I bought two shirts last week from Motherhood. Kind of on the expensive side for a t-shirt with ruching. I might need to learn how to do that myself so I am not buying a new wardrobe. However, my mom did buy me a weeks worth of maternity shirts for my birthday<3 I have been wearing them. So comfortable. 

Stretchmarks: No.

Sleep: I am trying to wean myself off of the naps. This makes my night's sleep so much better. I can get out of bed with no problem of hitting the snooze button 20 times. 

Morning sickness: Not at all.

Movement: I'm starting to feel her a little bit. Not very distinctive yet though. Austin is very excited to feel her movement.

Food cravings: Fruit. I love cantaloupe
Food aversions: Anything with tomatoes, sadly. The acidity gives me terrible heartburn. 

Have you started to show yet: Yes, finally. Just a little bump but it is noticeable now.

Gender prediction: It is a girl.

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in.

Wedding rings on or off: On. But they were sent in for service so I have been without them for over a week. Talk about feeling naked! And actually, Kay jewelers lost one of my wedding rings. We are in the middle of sorting that out.

Milestones this week: Movement :] 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely happy!

Miss anything: On the mornings I am dragging ass I miss Rockstars.

Looking forward to: Getting her room cleaned out and start the painting! 

15 - 17 weeks - It's a girl!

 In case you missed the announcement, it is a girl! 

Reagan Leigh <3

How far along: 16.5 weeks

Maternity clothes: Not quite yet.

Stretchmarks: Nope

Sleep: Finding it difficult to sleep at night but I do try to nap when I get home from work.

Morning sickness: Nope! Finally.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Fruit. I love cantaloupe and honeydew. Mmmm.
Food aversions: Meat. I am having a hard time eating steak and chicken. Austin made kabobs on last week and I got sick eating it. It tasted great but I can't stomach the chicken. Sad. 

Have you started to show yet: A little. Some days I wonder if I am seriously just eating too  much. Haha

Gender prediction: IT IS A GIRL!

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in.

Wedding rings on or off: On. (Although pregnancy brain has got the best of me and I forgot them at home two days in a row)

Milestones this week: We had our gender check appointment last friday <3 It was amazing to see her on that big screen.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy, I think.

Miss anything: Sleep

Looking forward to: Well we are going camping in a few weeks for my birthday and I am just hoping that I feel up to it. 

14 Weeks

How far along: 14 weeks

Maternity clothes: Not quite yet.

Stretchmarks: Nope

Sleep: Lots and lots. Still napping on a regular basis

Morning sickness: Not at all.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Grilled cheese. Oh my goodness. Grilled cheese 
Food aversions: Sadly, cheeseburgers. We went to Steak & Shake and the burger was over cooked and dry. Burgers from a restaurant have a tendency to make me queasy. This is the second burger joint that has made me sick. I used to love Steak & Shake 

Have you started to show yet: Not quite but, one of my coworkers thinks I have. It is quite comical to listen to the things that come out of her mouth about my 'bump.' Gee, thanks lady.

Gender prediction: Boy.

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in.

Wedding rings on or off: On

Milestones this week: No cramps in my calves.  There a couple weeks when I think I had at least one a week. Nothing like waking up in writhing pain from a dead sleep.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. I think this week has been one of my better weeks so far. I am sure my husband would agree.

Miss anything: I miss having energy. I sleep a ton but I'm still not as energetic as I used to be. 

Looking forward to: 4D Ultrasound in 14 days to find out the gender. And Selina will be here with the kiddos that weekend. We could actually find out the gender next week but we are waiting for Selina to get here.  

Austin and I have decided to refinish the cabinets in the house and paint a few accent walls. I have gotten the sudden urge to finally get our house put together. We have already been here for nearly a year and the only thing done is the garage(Typical right?). 

I often wish I was half as crafty as some of these people on Pinterest and blogs. I have borrowed quite a few ideas from these crafty-blessed people.

I have started to conjure up ideas for Baby Kemper's room. So many awesome color schemes to choose from. I have decided to wait until we find out the gender before buying half of Lowes.

These weeks are flying by - Week 13

No belly pictures to share yet :]  

 

How far along: 13 weeks

Maternity clothes: Nope. Though we did go to Target last night and I found a few nice shirts.

Stretchmarks: Nope

Sleep: Still sleeping a ton.  I think it is contagious because my anti-nap husband has started napping with me. Makes me feel better to know he isn't being productive while I sleep my afternoon away.

Morning sickness: Not really. It has been a lovely week. But I will say that brushing my teeth makes me gag everyday. It is awful.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: I was craving Pit Stop so flippin bad on Monday so we drove to BC to indulge and it was 'closed for renovations'. So off we went to Evans. I have lived out of Boulder for too long; I forgot they are closed on Mondays. So Tuesday we finally were able to have Pit Stop. It made me so frickin sick. No more Pit Stop :[
Food aversions: ^^^^^^^

Have you started to show yet: Not quite.

Gender prediction: Boy.

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in.

Wedding rings on or off: On

Milestones this week: Hmmmm, Finally getting over my sickness. I have felt 10 times better and even a little less tired than I have been. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. I think this week has been a relatively good one.

Miss anything: Well it is Summer and that usually calls for a trip to Cali for Six Flags or Knotts Berry Farm. No roller coasters for me.
Looking forward to: 4D Ultrasound in 21 days!

12 weeks - Bye-Bye first trimester!

Whoohoo! Three months in! We are 1/3 of the way through! I will now start with a pregnancy questionnaire I found and stole some questions from Mrs. Willard and pieced together ;]  That way I wont ramble on as much!

How far along: 12 weeks

Maternity clothes: None. I have started to look just to be ready. I found a maternity store in the Fashion Show mall.

Stretchmarks: Nope

Sleep: Lots of it. I nap on a regular basis. Although, I am wide awake at 4a.m. most mornings. So that is kind of annoying.

Morning sickness: Unfortunately, yes. It usually occurs either right before my afternoon nap or right after. Still haven't actually puked but sometimes I think I would feel better if I would.

Movement: Haven't felt the movement yet. We were able to see Baby thrash around and that really made it set in that I am making a human being :]

Food cravings: Farm Basket. I think most Vegas natives know what Farm Basket is. There is only one in town; it is on the corner of Jones and Charleston. It is 23 miles from our house. Last Friday I HAD to have it after work; so we went. I have wanted it everyday since. I might have to treat myself today to a Clucker Sandwich.  That is the only thing I will ever eat Miracle Whip on and it is just so good.
Food aversions: Pizza. We ate Pizza last weekend and I think it may have totally ruined it for me. It was so greasy. 

Have you started to show yet: Not really. As you can see in the picture there isn't a whole lot going on yet. *Kinda wish I wouldn't have had my belt on for the picture*

Gender prediction: Boy. I think it is a boy because everyone is so sure it is a girl. Only 3 more weeks until we find out!

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in.

Wedding rings on or off: On

Milestones this week: Well last week we were able to hear the heartbeat and I think it will be hard to top that for a while

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most days but I tend to have a really short fuse so it really doesn't take much for me to become moody.

Miss anything: Honestly, I miss drinking all the caffeine. My body went through a lot quitting nicotine and the high amount of caffeine intake on a daily basis. I blame that for a lot of my headaches and tiredness.
Looking forward to: Actually looking pregnant and not just feeling like it. If that makes sense? I l know women will tell me 'Oh no, you don't want to be huge and miserable.' I would rather have a real reason to feel miserable.

11 Weeks

Yesterday was Dr. appointment number 2!

After over an hour in the waiting room I finally stepped on the scale.  Much to my surprise I have lost weight?  However, I am eating healthier[[usually]].  We were able to see baby's arms and legs in the ultrasound.  He/She was sure thrashing around in there.  Finally got to hear the heartbeat.  Absolutely breathtaking.  Baby went from .84 CM to 4.21 CM in a matter of a month.  Wow

By my next appointment we will know the gender of the little nugget!  My doc wont do a gender check until 19 -20 weeks but I am able to go to a 4D ultrasound place and find out at 14-15.  My only concern is that they look like little aliens this early in the 4D images.  I'm not sure I even want to see that.

This week has been a tough one!  Hormones are not treating me well.  Or maybe that is just my excuse that I never had for being completely out of my mind?  Morning sickness has ceased for now.  I am SO thankful for that.  I am still tired as ever.  I don't think I have been up on time all week.  I was practically nodding off in the waiting room yesterday.  Cannot wait for that to pass as well.

I am still missing my caffeine.  But other than that all is well here!  

The awesome 'new mom' comments from people are already getting old.  Yes, I have changed plenty of diapers in the past.  I am aware that I wont fit into these jeans, thank you.  Yes, I know I look like crap today.  Thank you for letting me know how much sleep I won't be getting. 

If people would just keep their mouths shut the world would be a better place.

10 weeks

 

I skipped last week so hopefully there will be more to say this week! 

 Sick, sick, sick.  That is all I have been lately. And tired of course. I finally convinced Austin to buy me a bigger bed. Sleeping on a queen sized bed with him and my enormous body pillow just isn't working out. I just want to sprawl out. I am not looking forward to the day I can no longer sleep on my tummy so I am taking full advantage of that.  

My second appointment is next Thursday. I can't believe the countdown is already down to 5 weeks to find out the gender! This is going by way too fast. I will say I am looking forward to the second trimester.  Everyone says I should feel better. I sure hope they are right.  I am over being tired 24/7.  

We are thinking the little nugget is a girl.  Everyone else seems to think so too. So we will see who will owe us money when it turns out to be a baby boy!