Week 17

How far along? 17 weeks (March 9-15^th)

Baby is the size of… A onion (5.1 inches, 5.9 ounces)

Maternity clothes? All pants this week were either maternity or stretchy pants.  We haven’t graduated into maternity shirts yet.

Stretch marks? None yet

Sleep: Just like a baby J  I’m averaging 8 hours a night and rarely even wake up in between.  I’ve had to sleep more on my side than tummy, though.

Best moment this week: Starting to feel little flickers in my tummy.  I think it’s the “little critter” but I can’t be too sure!

Miss Anything? The weather is beautiful this week.  Today is a high of 74 in the month of March!  We’re grilling out with my parents and this is the first time I really missed having a beer.

Movement: I think the little flickers have begun!

Food cravings: There really haven’t been any food cravings this week.  Although, I had REALLY wanted a gyro one day but it just didn’t work out.  I started drinking a morning glass of orange juice and that has been really yummy.  My friend Mandy craved orange juice during her pregnancy….maybe that’s where I got the idea from!

Embarrassing moment? Thankfully, none yet….other than the fact that my gas has been out of control!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Second trimester has been fantastic.  I really haven’t been sick this week.

Gender: Not sure yet.  We are two weeks away from finding out, but my instinct keeps saying girl!

Labor Signs: none

Symptoms: At the beginning of this week I was really crampy at night.  By the end of those two days I felt like my belly had definitely grown!  If you ask Mike, he would say that I am much more irritable…thanks honey!

Nesting? Preparations? What have you done? We went crib shopping this week.  They didn’t have the one we wanted in stock, so hopefully we will get to pick it up this week!

Belly Button in or out? For the first time this week I looked at it and thought it was “deformed.”  It’s definitely starting to stretch a bit!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: This week has been pretty moody…I can be riled up pretty easily!

Looking forward to: March 27^th when we have our anatomy scan….and the gorgeous weather this week in the 70’s!