Week 17: Baby is the Size of a Sweet Potato

So I went for my 4 month appointment on Wednesday. I dragged Justin with me b/c I wanted him to meet the doctor and boo - it was the other doctor in the practice that saw me (ps I’m so glad my old OB gave me my doctor’s name I seemed to mesh with her so much better). Luckily for us my normal doctor was there since she seemed to be on call at the hospital (which is attached to my dr’s office) so he at least got to MEET her. Justin only really wants to go to appts if he’s going to see the baby. I guess I can agree with that, they are pretty boring when there is no ultrasound. How are you feeling? Any cramping? Any mood swings? How is your eating? Blah blah blah. The only highlight of them is hearing the baby’s heartbeat which was SOOO much easily to hear this time around than at my 3 month appt!! It is becoming more real the farther along I get!


The FB group that I’m active in has 2 moms-to-be delivering any day now and the other girl who announced she was pregnant around the same time just found out the sex of her baby – all those things are making me SUPER anxious to get to April 23rd to have that anatomy scan!! My mom texted me last night telling me she needed to know if Poppy was a boy or a girl like NOW – I totally feel her pain! I’m getting a big anxious that I haven’t started stock piling things for the baby. I totally feel like this is going to take forever to come! I’m excited, nervous, and anxious all at the same time!



One proactive thing I have done is to begin looking for a daycare. I have such mixed feelings about daycare! I love the stuff my nephew Avery got to learn and do by being around other kids but I’m just anxious and feeling a bit selfish like I want my baby all to myself ha! In a perfect world I could bring the baby with me to work until about 10 months to a year old and then I’d feel much more comfortable sending him or her to daycare – we shall see but I’m not going to hold my breathe! I am going to speak with my office about maybe a couple days working from home so that we only have to do part time daycare at least for a little while. I may be able to swing that more easily. I’ve also decided it is probably better to pick a daycare around my office so that the time isn’t so constrained. Justin isn’t the best with time so I don’t want to put that pressure on him, plus his schedule is way more eratic than mine – I LIVE for a routine!




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I wish someone would just find a daycare for me and tell me that it is great and they are clean and don’t let the babies sit in messy diapers or cry for long periods of time without being soothed. It’s weird the things you begin to worry about once you’re pregnant! I am going to continue to scour for reviews on daycares and ideally pick one in the next couple of weeks so I know what we’re looking at cost wise and so I know when the time comes I won’t be scurrying around. I am determined to take my time with this because I all too often make hasty decisions when it comes to this stuff and then end up second guessing myself! Oh well – no use in worrying about it too much!


Let’s see what else is going on? I’m starting to really get my baby belly now – I can’t wait until I really look pregnant and not just flabby around my stomach. I’m not a little person, never have been, but my stomach has never been something that protrudes out all like that, its that I’m just thick all around, but now having a stomach is messing with my psyche. Soon enough, I feel like I look more pregnant every day. I’m trying diligently to take my weekly pictures but quite frankly I suck at mirror pics and I don’t have the time to perfect them. My poor husband is no photographer so he isn’t much help! Haha. Here is my “16 week” picture – I’m actually more like 16 weeks 4 days but ehh – it works right??

 

 

 

Nothing much else is new. I’ve seen the surveys on a lot of pregnancy blogs so I guess I’ll start doing that too to help organize my thoughts a little more and make sure I’m hitting key points.

 

 

 

How far along? 17 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: It’s steady despite my lack of appetite :/

Maternity clothes? Heck yea – I love maternity leggings

Stretch marks? Negative

Sleep: Restless – maybe not completely pregnancy related

Best moment this week: Hearing the baby’s heartbeat again

Have you told family and friends: Yes the cat is offically out of the bag for about 4 weeks now

Miss Anything? Ironically enough Tunafish

Movement: Yes! I feel the flutters esp at night, waiting for the unmistakable KICK though

Food cravings: Pickles

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat in general is unappealing to me all the time

Symptoms: The bathrooom is my BFF

Have you started to show yet: Yes finally

Gender prediction: I wish I knew!!

Labor Signs: n/a

Belly Button in or out? In

Mood: Happy – with lovely spouts of moodiness

Looking forward to: It’s Easter weekend – seeing family to show my progress :)

Ta ta for now my friends

 

 

xo Linds