This week's fun.

About a week and a half ago, I thought I could feel the baby move from the outside of my stomach. I called Ben to feel the baby, and his hands were ice cold. Baby was not having it. 

Days later I had Ben keep his hands warm, and with some patience and trying to lay different ways, he was finally able to feel a little kick. 

Tonight, baby has been pretty active. I thought, "Maybe I'll just lift up my shift and watch." I CAN SEE THE BABY MOVE! I'm still not used to the feeling of the baby from the inside but it's super fun that I can see the baby. We have a strong, active baby on our hands!

I'm not big on letting people feel my stomach, but it's fun that Ben and I can enjoy this. 

Gender Poll

I've created a poll so you can vote on what you think baby Milam's gender will be! Let your voice be heard! July 6th is the appointment and we will hopefully find out what the gender is. 

Survey Sunday

How far along? 20 weeks. Halfway there!

Baby is the size of? Banana-weird, I had a dream last night where someone told me to eat more bananas!

Average size: 6.5 inches, 10.6 oz

Maternity clothes? Worn a few times. I found a dress I want to wear for maternity pictures, and it’s NOT maternity!

Stretch Marks? None, woot woot!

Sleep: It’s been wishy washy this week. I worked weird hours this week and then had another wedding. But I slept about 12 hours last night, so I think I’m caught up.

Best moment this week: One of my best friends got married this weekend. Congrats Crystal and Cedric!

Miss anything? Can’t think of anything.

Movement: Baby is very active when I’m resting or just sitting.

Food cravings: I’ve had a craving for coffee every once in awhile this week, though I still despise the taste of City Brew coffee.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Nothing noticeable this week, yay!

Gender: 12 more days until we find out!

This week’s fetal heart rate: 154

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Tired, itchiness, forgetful (ex. Thinking my doctor’s appointment was at 11 and was actually at 9, making me 15 minutes late for my appointment)

Belly button in or out? In, no signs of movement.

Wedding rings on or off? Getting tight in warm weather but still on.

Emotions: Calm and tolerable.

Looking forward to: The last wedding of the summer.

19 weeks

Baby Bedding

I found a great website with a lot of super cute baby bedding.  I really need to find out the gender of this baby so I can start SHOPPING!!!  There is so much cute stuff but I'll show you a few of my favorites for both gender.  Let me know what you think?

Girl Bedding

I really like the pink and brown together. For the walls I would probably use that darker brown or maybe the darker color pink as an accent wall.  Simple and cute, I like it a lot.  

The light pink sort of makes me want to puke. Maybe it's better in person. What i love is the birds and the flowers with different patterned fabric on the wings and the flowers.  This may not be a winner. The more I stare at that pink, the more I hate it.  Hmmmmm.  

I think this one is my favorite. Who doesn't love owls?! And flowers?! And a lady bug?! With the borders accented in brown, I think it adds a nice touch and could be used as an accent color.  

Boy Bedding

 Not only do I love jungle theme, I love the cartoon-y aspect of the animals.  So cute!

I would consider this a forest theme (just ignore the adorable monkey!). I love that it's kind of woodsy and "rustic" -can I say that baby things are rustic?

 I don't know why this one turned out so blurry. Giraffes are a FAVORITE of mine! It's a little plain but that can be great. I would even say that this is gender neutral. 

There is something about these adorable animals on these quilts! The animals are adorable, and look at those GIRAFFES! Green is one of my favorite colors and I love it for a boy's room.  

What are your thoughts? Which are you favorites? Should I keep looking? Feel free to comment here or on my Facebook page.  

Oooh Nice!

Here are some pictures I stole from a really great blog http://www.pregnantchicken.com.

Survey Sunday!

Whew! It's been a fun but long week! Here are two surveys and then I'll be officially caught up and will only post one a week.

How far along? 18 Weeks

Baby is the size of? Sweet potato. Average size: 5.6 inches, 6.7 oz.

Maternity clothes? I’m wearing some maternity clothes. There are clothes that I won’t wear anymore.      
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: It’s been a good week for sleep.  The only days I don’t get 9-10 hours of sleep are days when I have to get up for the 7 am shift.     
Best moment this week: Ben noticing how big I’m getting and he was feeling the stomach.        
Miss Anything? Motivation!      
Movement: I *think* I’m feeling movement as I’m writing this. But…. I’m still unfamiliar with what this is supposed to be like.  Time will tell!
Food cravings:  Icees and anything else that others are craving! Or whatever smells good.    
Anything making you queasy or sick: Keep almonds away from me. I don’t think I’ll eat another almond this whole pregnancy.      
Gender: Unknown. Less than 1 month until we find out!
This week’s fetal heart rate: 152

Labor Signs: None
Symptoms: Bloody nose, itchiness, and I’ve recently become uncoordinated. I almost fell almost (on flat ground), and strained my back to keep myself upright. 
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, with small spurts of emotion. 

Looking forward to: Ben’s brother’s wedding.   

How far along? 19 Weeks

Baby is the size of? Mango (sounds yummy!). Average size: 6.0 inches, 8.5 oz.

Maternity clothes? I’ve worn a few. I probably wouldn’t have to but they are so comfortable.  My jeans are from before but on a few of them, I have to use a hair tie to keep the button closed.

Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Typically 10 hours a night     
Best moment this week: Ben’s brother Daniel marrying my new sister-in-law Amber!
Miss Anything? I was missing spending time with Ben but then he had a ton of time off for his brother’s wedding, so I am very content this week.        
Movement: Baby has moved a little to the left. So I get pokes in the same area but to the left a little. 
Food cravings:  None this week.      
Anything making you queasy or sick: I haven’t thought about eating almonds so it hasn’t made me queasy. No sickness or aversions this week!
Gender: Unknown. 20 days until we find out!
This week’s fetal heart rate: 155

Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: A little crampy.  My feet have been super sore and swollen from helping with the wedding. And I had acid reflux in my throat the other day. It felt like I could breathe fire!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On, though with this heat the rings are getting tight. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: This was a great week!          
Looking forward to: Crystal’s bachelorette party on Wednesday and wedding on Saturday! 

Double Whammy

I'm almost caught up! Here are two more surveys!

How far along? 16 Weeks

Baby is the size of? An avocado.

Maternity clothes? I’ve been wearing leggings and had to open the button on my jeans, but maternity is still not necessary.
Stretch marks? Nope! 

Sleep: It’s starting to get a little uncomfortable. I feel like my whole stomach is being pulled down by gravity.  

Best moment this week: Talking with other moms.  Going to my hometown for my best friend’s wedding events.   

Miss Anything? Energy, feeling “normal”      

Movement: I don’t think so.      

Food cravings:  Still loving Icees.  I’ve been eating a lot of fruit roll-ups and gushers.  I just eat all the time.           

Anything making you queasy or sick: I have an aversion to nuts still.  

Gender: Unknown

Labor Signs: None

Symptoms: Congestion, itchiness, fatigue    

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and content.      

Looking forward to: The weekend, for no reason in particular!

How far along? 17 Weeks

Baby is the size of? An onion, but is much, much sweeter ;).

Maternity clothes? The top buttons of some of my pants have to remain open. I can still fit into most of my tops. 
Stretch marks? Not yet.
Sleep: I have my uncomfortable nights and then there’s nights when I sleep like a rock. 
Best moment this week: Making the gender appointment.   
Miss Anything? Energy and motivation.     
Movement: Possibly but I’m not completely sure.     
Food cravings:  Any fruity drinks. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I still prefer not to eat almonds.    
Gender: Unknown
Labor Signs: None
Symptoms: Congestion, scalp is so itchy, belly uncomfortable or this heavy/crampy feeling.      
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: It’s been a roller coaster week.      
Looking forward to: Hitting 18 weeks.  

This was taken a little before 16 weeks.