28 weeks.. almost in the 10 week count down!!!

so let's be honest. I suck.. haha I totally missed the 28 week mark, but better late than never?

28 week update

How far along? 28  weeks (+/- 4 days) sorrry!!!
Total weight gain: no weight gain. weird.  

Maternity clothes?! I am starting to not like my under-the-belly jeans. too tight! [same] I bought some maternity capris!!! I may do another stitchfix too.

Stretch marks? still none!

Sleep:  sleeping like a rock.

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: charlie is still crazy busy.

Food cravings: dunkin donuts coffee. ICECREAM!! [same]

Anything making you queasy or sick: nausea almost all gone.

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: I am turning into a whale.

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? still on!! clock is ticking. [same]

Happy or moody most of the time: moody, angry, impatient

Looking forward to: finishing the nursery this weekend. that will be a huge relief.

So not much has changed. my stomach looks HUGE. everyone keeps commenting at work lol. DH talks to charlie.

Second Trimester Round Up

I didn't do any sort of summary for the first trimester, but it was mostly uneventful. I mean I think I spent every other week in the doctors office and worrying/freaking out. Actually, let's do a quicky summary so far.

Weeks 1-2: Freak out over IVF/stims/ER/Eggs
Weeks 3-4: Freak out over implantation/BFP and progesterone injections lol
Weeks 5-6: Go to doctor 3-4x to get blood taken, freak out over beta levels and get first ultrasound.
Weeks 7-8: Go to doctor more to freak out if Bee was viable, more U/S and graduate from RE.
Weeks 9-10: Get first humanoid looking U/S and finish the progesterone injections!
Weeks 11-13: NT Scan, chromosomal blood testing and learn that it's a little man!!

So see the first trimester was pretty busy and flew by. I was so sick the entire time that I maybe gained 1 pound the whole time. (I was down a few pounds the on week 13, so my numbers are odd)

Second trimester seemed to take FOREVER. forevvveerrrr. *queue sandlot*
We've only had 1 scan of Charlie Bee actually, we technically had two because he wasn't behaving the first anatomy scan we had. So we actually got to see him week 19 and week 21. Which feels like forever ago, in case you were wondering. So in short summary the second trimester totals:
* felt charlie bee move
* gained 10.8 pounds (according to FitBit but that's from the weight lost in the first trimester)
* weird cravings? just dunkin coffee.. mmm
* registered for baby gear
* announced to my coworkers using blue cupcakes

and that's about it.  Nothing to really break up the monotony of the middle 3 months.  I am hoping this last trimester goes a little quicker. :-P

Third Trimester! woohoooo

27 week update

How far along? 27  weeks (+/- 1 days)
Total weight gain: I think I gained like 2 pounds this week lol. +11 or +8 total, however you wanna look at it. 

Maternity clothes?! I am starting to not like my under-the-belly jeans. too tight!

Stretch marks? still none!

Sleep:  serious insomnia boo. running sometimes helps, sometimes makes worse

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: counting kicks! time to 10 kicks is on average ~10 minutes. lol busy man

Food cravings: dunkin donuts coffee. ICECREAM!! [same]

Anything making you queasy or sick: still proteins. gross yep. getting better though

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: still lightly anemic lol

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? still on!! clock is ticking.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody, angry, impatient

Looking forward to: baby shower!!! charlie being here, the nursery being done ;)

less than 100 days!!

26 week update

How far along? 26 days weeks 
Total weight gain: I am thinking like 10 lbs pre-IVF, and 7 lbs pre-preg. So yeah, it's been a fatty week lol. I feel as big as a house already. :(

Maternity clothes?! I mix & match but am loving maternity leggings lol [same]

Stretch marks? still none!

Sleep:  serious insomnia & light sleep. I think my days of sleeping well are over

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol [same]

Movement/Symptoms: counting kicks! time to 10 kicks is on average ~15 minutes. lol busy man

Food cravings: dunkin donuts coffee. ICECREAM!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: still proteins. gross yep.

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: lately, fatigue insominia nausea and dizziness. but I am apparently anemic lol

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? my fingers are still constantly swelling & shrinking but all week I've worn all 3 bands but it's starting to get tight! [same]

Happy or moody most of the time: angry. always angry. hair-trigger lately too, poor hubster.

Looking forward to: being in the 3rd trimester (one more week!!!!) and baby showers! woohoo!!

Birchbox February

so I previously reviewed my January birchbox, here's what I received for February.

So with the normal subscription (10$ a month) it ships out on the 1st with the goal to arrive by the 10th. I actually recieved it on the 6th.. so you can see I am little late on the review.  At the end of January I got an email that gave me 2 choices for February's box. I could choose Box A with my normal curated samples plus one sample of my choosing (it was a mascara, a cleanser or a spray) or Box B which was 5 samples from Guest Editor "Rent the Runway"- which had an eyeliner (yes please), lip gloss (yes please) and DRY SHAMPOOO!!!!

I chose Box B as the options sounded really exciting and let's face it- I am not a huge fan of surprises lol. So.. what did we get?


so we have the usual intro card with the items- which I was already expecting thanks to my lovely choice ;)

Derma e glycolic scrub: this was kinda an added extra. I wasn't super excited for it, nor was I unexcited. I have drier/normal skin so I am not big into face washing. I found this product to strip all my oils and not do much for my skin. The exfoliating particles are kinda nice but for me this product isn't a winner.

Fekkai Blowout: So I was excited for this product as it's a dry shampoo. I have used a ton of brands of dry shampoo and am ALWAYS looking for new ones. I LOVE dry shampoo- after the gym, on a Thursday, etc... you name it. lol Right now I have Clairol which smells okay but doesn't work awesome. I have used Tresemme before which is kinda sticky and you MUST wash that night or your hair looks horrible. I tried Lee Stafford also, and that brand has a terrible chemical smell. gross. This brand works pretty well and smells fine. It wasn't mind blowing but if it's on sale, it might be a safe bet ;)

Not Soap Radio: This was typical body/shower wash. Didn't leave me too dry and smells delicious. What else is there to say?

Read my Lips Balm: This was sticky but for a lip balm/gloss it's about what I expected. The color stays on a LONG time which I really appreciated. I was super excited for it and have it in my current purse to give my winter paleness some color. 

Sumita eye liner.. so as you know from my January post, I received one of these in a gold color. I think we got off on the wrong foot that day because that gold eye liner has become one of my FAVORITES. And I never would have normally bought it. So there's a good 10$ use right there. Knowing that I liked the gold liner, I was pumped to try another color from this brand. This was a navy which is my usual go-to eyeliner color. This eyeliner works great on the water line and I LOVE the color. It wears all day long too. I may be a Sumita convert!!

So all in all, 10$ VERY well spent. for a small dry shampoo for the gym locker at Ulta, I'd pay 8-10$ easy. But now I got another wonderful eyeliner, lip balm and shower gel.  I could take or leave the face scrub.  I can't wait for March's box!! Try Birchbox yourself!

In March, I was also given a choose your own fate, so stay tuned to see what comes!!

Viability!!

We officially hit a major viability milestone!!! Now if anything scary happens, Charlie has decent odds of surviving on the outside.  We're almost out of the 2nd trimester too! The 2nd one seemed to take forever.

25 week update

How far along? 25 +/- 2 days weeks 
Total weight gain: up 5 on the books at the doctor.. so we'll see. lol

Maternity clothes?! I mix & match but am loving maternity leggings lol

Stretch marks? still none!

Sleep: insomnia has kicked in. it stinks

Miss anything? blue moon beer. mmm and recently, wine lol

Movement/Symptoms: he's super busy. I need to start counting kicks.

Food cravings: dunkin donuts coffee. and crunchy salty things.

Anything making you queasy or sick: still proteins. gross

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: still RLP. and pseudo sciatica. belly's growing!! [same]

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? my fingers are still constantly swelling & shrinking but all week I've worn all 3 bands but it's starting to get tight!

Happy or moody most of the time: angry. and I stay angry. not good lol. I am mostly just exhausted.

Looking forward to: being in the 3rd trimester, less than 100 days to go, baby showers!

almost double digits!

Got our crib & mattress this week!! Lil' man has somewhere to sleep!

24 week update

How far along? 24 weeks 
Total weight gain: so this is difficult. if we count prepreg as IVF time, I'm up 4 pounds, but if we look at my low before all the infertility stuff, I'm up 8 pounds. neither are that "great" for 24 weeks, but we're getting somewhere.

Maternity clothes?! finally feeling better in my own body (& clothes!!)

Stretch marks? still none!

Sleep: charlie is a gymnast/ninja.. sleep is for the weak

Miss anything? blue moon beer

Movement/Symptoms: ninja!

Food cravings: chocolate & something I forgot to mention previously, dunkin donuts coffee. it's amazing

Anything making you queasy or sick: food aversion still. the doctor said food may always be rough. [same]

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: still RLP. and pseudo sciatica. belly's growing!! [same]

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? Off.. I haven't gotten it fixed but just wearing my wedding band and 5 year anniversary band feels comfy. my fingers constantly swell & shrink [same]

Happy or moody most of the time: calm? finally lol. 

Looking forward to:  25 weeks, he's almost okay to live on the outside! We have a MW appointment Friday!