Week 14

How far along: 14 Weeks

Weeks to due date: 26 Weeks

Total weight gain: About 3 pounds.  It seemed that I gained those few pounds a while ago. The past couple of weeks things have been the same but my body is definitely changing.  No distinct belly yet but my pants are getting tighter.  

Maternity clothes: Not yet.  Most of my pants still fit pretty well. I ordered a really cute shirt though for later this spring when I have a little more of a belly.  I can’t wait to wear it! I keep going to various sites to look at maternity clothes to dream about what I will look like once this little one starts showing.  

Sleep:  I am normally a stomach sleeper but since getting pregnant the tummy seems to be off limit.  A sleeping position that was comfortable one night is suddenly not so good the next so each sleeping experience is different.  Lately I have been trying to get used to sleeping on my sides but I keep waking up because the arm that I am laying on is dead asleep.  So once the sharp pains that make my arm feel like it is going to explode subside, I roll over to the other side.  I get up to pee about 3 times a night so that also plays into my sleep schedule.  All in all, sleep is good I just wake up a lot.

Best moment this week:  Listening to my husband pray for our little one before we go to bed every night.  Ever since we got married we’ve done devotions and prayed together before we go to bed.  Ever since we found out that we were pregnant Andy has prayed for our “little tyke”. So sweet.  Something that has always meant so much to me is hearing my father pray for me.  So when Andy prays for our child, it makes my heart feel so full because I know how important that will be to our baby.      

What I miss: Having energy.  I am so tired lately.  I go to bed earlier and earlier and sleep later and later.  

Movement: Nothing yet. I long for the day that I can feel this baby move! It will be so exciting!

Food cravings: I crave anything grape. Grapes, grape juice, grape suckers, grape pop. Andy had to go pick up some lumber in Tappen last week and I went with just so I could get a soda. I love water but we don't keep pop around and I was really craving something sweet to drink. They didn't have grape pop at the lumber yard but they did have Sunkist so I went with that.

Making me queasy:  Milk. I can have it with cereal but not on its own.  Also, my lotion, my body wash, our hand soap, and Andy’s deodorant all made queasy.  So we bought new lotion, new body wash, new hand soap, and new deodorant.  Luckily, all new products are doing well with the nose.

Starting to show: I think that I just look a little puffy. No distinct belly yet.  

Gender: We will find out in 24 weeks! When our little babe makes his or her appearance.

Happy or moody: So happy!

Things I've been experiencing this week: Happiness from being able to finally tell people we are expecting. The support has been great!

What I'm looking forward to: A baby bump.  Hearing our babies heart beat again at our next appointment.  It is the loveliest sound I think I have ever heard.

Size of baby: The size of a clenched fist.