less than 7 weeks!

How far along? 33 weeks!!

Total weight gain: lost 2ish pounds, so up 15 total. the doctor wasn't concerned, so neither am I

Maternity clothes?! I am over it. I want to wear my normal cute clothes. bahhh still doing the mix and match though. fortunately while the bump is big, as a whole I am not :)

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  insomnia seems to be a lot better. but the heartburn. oooooh the heartburn. AHH

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

Movement/Symptoms: so we had a cause for concern this week- little man stopped moving. he's suddenly better now, but scared the crap out of me. We had an NST and AN ULTRASOUND!!!! BABY PICS!.

Food cravings: depends on the day, time of day and what I ate last lol.

Anything making you queasy or sick: still buffalo sauce? I don't get it. ooh! shrimp. I suddenly find it disgusting. [same]

Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :)

Symptoms: heartburn. my heart itself is going buckwild lol. I actually think I had a full on contraction last night too. I have been having cramping pain this was a whole belly pain. very weird.

Belly button in or out? super flat. I don't think it will pop but it's not over yet. [same]

Wedding rings on or off? wore my engagement ring all week :) I think I found my weight limit for my ring lol. 

Happy or moody most of the time: moody.still. and still having headaches.

Looking forward to: second shower this weekend! kinda excited, kinda nervous. I am not an attention needy person so I just feel awkward.  It feels like time is FLYING by.

So as above, I do have Charlie pictures from this week but I need to scan them in... tune in later for an update with his HUGE nose lol :)

Can't believe how close we're getting!!

How far along? 32 weeks + a few days. sorry this is late

Total weight gain: lost a pound, so 17 pounds up.

Maternity clothes?! maternity bottoms, regular shirt tops. I love sweat pants :) 

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  still not sleeping great. I pee 2-3x, I get serious reflux/heartburn and general insomnia

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

Movement/Symptoms: little man hiccups like crazy. I am getting super fat too :( and braxton hicks. serious cramping pain.

Food cravings: sushi? umm icecream. mmmm icecream.

Anything making you queasy or sick: still buffalo sauce? I don't get it. ooh! shrimp. I suddenly find it disgusting.

Gender: once again, I was reminded that you don't know until the baby is out. but I think it's a boy

Symptoms: insomnia, bloating and cramping. hopefully that means body is prepping to get him out!!

Belly button in or out? super flat. I don't think it will pop but it's not over yet.

Wedding rings on or off? engagement off, wedding and 5 year on.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody. definitely moody. with the headaches and the exhaustion I just have no patience.

Looking forward to: first shower down :) my college roommates are throwing a little get together this weekend- super excited to see them and other faces I haven't seen in a while!

I badly want to nest. I want to get the nursery finished, I want to have everything done and tucked away. I think after the showers I will have permission to go shopping :) I just can't wait for little man to get here. I put together our baby swing and so desperately want to try it out. lol

9 week countdown- single digits people!!

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain: hahah this week has not been a good weight week. I gained back the few I lost and then some.. again my weight is crazy. I think I have officially gained 18 pounds now? haha ouch

Maternity clothes?! ehh a 60/40 maternity to regular. I just don't like clothes in general. 

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  I have finally reached the really bad sleep point. between the inability to get comfortable and the heartburn, I am in full baby training mode. 

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

Movement/Symptoms: still hiccups, constant kicks. little man sleeps throughout the night though, so at least one of us is sleeping.

Food cravings: coffee, french fries.

Anything making you queasy or sick: sometimes buffalo sauce. I have random aversions that vary hour to hour. 

Gender: it's a boy! (although my neighbor let me know that you never really know until the baby comes out lol)

Symptoms: super insomnia, bloat, EXHAUSTION. I am so tired.

Belly button in or out? In, I still wonder if it's going to pop or just stay super flat.

Wedding rings on or off? I wear the engagement ring occasionally, but for the most part I keep it off.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody. definitely moody. I want to be nice but my patience is negligible.

Looking forward to: my first shower is this weekend! excited but mildly nervous. we will see how it goes, I have a ton of stuff I need to do around the house. so much preparations. 

Still need to finish the nursery. bahh so much to do, so little energy.

7 months down!!! Less than 10 weeks left!

30 week update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How far along? 30 weeks- this is the home stretch omg.

Total weight gain: so I've lost 2-3 pounds. yeah my weight is crazy. grand total is 11ish pounds.

Maternity clothes?! still a 50/50 mix of maternity or non-maternity, maybe 60/40. everyone keeps telling me how small I am for 7 months.

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!! [same]

Sleep:  3 nights of insomnia this weeks

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

Movement/Symptoms: charlie gets the hiccups 2-3x daily! little man loves spicy foods & sweets

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

Anything making you queasy or sick: I am officially over food aversions!! woohooo

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: insomnia? fatness? water retention oh boy. exhaustion & back pain too

Belly button in or out? In- but flat flat flat. it's almost gone

Wedding rings on or off? off!! ish- no more engagement but I still wear my wedding & 5 year band!

Happy or moody most of the time: moody, angry, impatient [same]

Looking forward to: finishing the nursery. it's my biggest stress. next weekend is hubster's birthday then my baby showers the weekend after!! time is going to fly by!

Can't wait to meet little man!!!

6.5 months? almost 7 months

29 week update

How far along? 29 weeks!! 11 to go! woohoo
Total weight gain: so crazy week in weight. I gained 5 pounds over night, then freaked out and now I've stably gained 2 pounds since last week. so total weight gain is around 13 pounds or so.

Maternity clothes?! as the weather warms up, it's easier for me to dress. I find my spring and summer clothes are more "blousy" than my winter clothes so it's a 50/50 mix of maternity or non-maternity

Stretch marks? still none! fx it stays like this!!

Sleep:  sleeping like a rock but weird dreams.

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

Movement/Symptoms: Little boy is active. we had our first case of hiccups this week. it was precious!

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

Anything making you queasy or sick: nausea almost all gone. I still can't cook my own meat but we're getting somewhere!!

Gender: it's a boy! 

Symptoms: I am turning into a whale - HA!! funny that I thought this last week as this week I had about 40 people come up to me at work tell me that I look huge. thanks people. thanks.

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? still on!! but the Ob told me to watch my swelling and not let them get stuck!

Happy or moody most of the time: moody, angry, impatient [same]

Looking forward to: still working on the darn nursery. we had a faux bed rest scare this week after my Ob appointment which has sent me into anxiety over drive. (my heart has been acting up lately and she didn't want to exacerbate it until I could see my cardiologist- who by the way said this was normalish but we need a new echo)

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