Thursday, June 26, 2014

Bump update: 14 weeks

                                                               Bad hair day....^^^
What Fruit are you? A lemon  
Due date:  December 26, 2014
How far along:  14 weeks!!!!
Next appointment:  July 1st
Gender:  Praying for a boy! OH, please, please be a boy.
Total weight gain/loss:  Gained 10 pounds in the beginning, but then I lost a pound so 9 pounds of gain so far.
Exercise:  Yes! Running, walking, squats.
Stretch marks: a little on my boobies :(
Swelling:  No swelling yet
Maternity clothes:  Corde bought me my first maternity shirt over the weekend!
Belly button:  Same as always
Sleep: It's basically impossible for me to sleep more than 3 hours at a time
Food cravings:  Lemons!! Fresh fruit.
Symptoms:  HEADACHES. Every day. :( moodiness, acne... 
Movement:  I can't wait until I can feel him move!
Labor signs: Nope
What I miss:  Having a flat tummy, enjoying food..
What I'm loving:  Knowing I get a baby for Christmas! Deciding on baby names.
What I'm looking forward to:  Having a baby bump that doesn't just look like a beer gut.
Best moment this week: my belly is starting to show!....kind of.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Bump update: 13 Weeks


WEEK 13

Today McKenzie is wishing her tummy would grow



What Fruit are you? A peach   
Due date:  December 26, 2014
How far along:  13 weeks- I'm on to my second trimester-HURRAY!
Next appointment:  July 1st
Gender:  Praying for a boy!
Total weight gain/loss:  Gained 10 pounds in the beginning, but honestly I have been afraid to weigh myself for a couple weeks now.
Exercise:  I've been running again- hopefully that's prevented me from gaining much more weight ^^^
Stretch marks: a little on my boobies :(
Swelling:  No swelling..unless an increase in breast size counts (hehe)
Maternity clothes:  Not for a while
Belly button:  Same as always
Sleep: I love it, but can't seem to get much of it. 
Food cravings:  MILK!! Anything milky.. and sour things. Like lemons
Symptoms:  light nausea, lots of sharp pains in my left lower abdomen, emotional
Movement:  I can't wait until I can feel him move!
Labor signs: Nope
What I miss:  Having a flat tummy, enjoying food
What I'm loving:  Knowing I get a baby for Christmas
What I'm looking forward to:  Having a baby bump!
Best moment this week: nothing too crazy this week

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Bump update: 12 Weeks

What Fruit are you? A plum!
Due date:  December 26, 2014
How far along:  12 weeks
Next appointment:  July 1st
Gender:  Praying for a boy!
Total weight gain/loss:  Gained 10 pounds
Exercise:  I've been running again!
Stretch marks: a little on my boobies
Swelling:  No swelling
Maternity clothes:  Not for a while
Belly button:  Same as always
Sleep: I love it
Food cravings:  Chai tea! Curry
Symptoms:  light nausea, lots of sharp pains in my left lower abdomen, emotional
Movement:  I can't wait until I can feel him move!
Labor signs: Nope
What I miss:  Having a flat tummy, enjoying food
What I'm loving:  Knowing I get a baby for Christmas
What I'm looking forward to:  Having a baby bump, finding out the gender
Best moment this week: nothing too crazy this week

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Bump update: 11 Weeks

What Fruit are you? In 2 days I'll be a lime!
Due date:  December 26, 2014
How far along:  10 weeks 5 days
Next appointment:  July 1st
Gender:  I'm telling myself it's a boy, but I won't know for another couple months
Total weight gain/loss:  10 pounds... :(
Exercise:  As soon as I have energy
Stretch marks: Not yet
Swelling:  No swelling
Maternity clothes:  Not for a while
Belly button:  Same as always
Sleep: YES PLEASE!
Food cravings:  Curry, chai, cheese, mangoes
Symptoms:  Nausea! But it's finally getting a little better
Movement:  I saw him move at my ultrasound! I also saw his heart beat. It was so amazing!
Labor signs: Nope
What I miss:  Energy to work out, enjoying food, not being bloated
What I'm loving:  Knowing I get a baby for Christmas
What I'm looking forward to:  Having a baby bump, finding out the gender
Best moment this week: My ultrasound!!
Words of wisdom: I'll get back to you on that one.

McKenzie Renae Arnold