Halfway Mark! 20 Weeks :D

This week we have a choice of a whoopee cushion or a banana!! A banana! That's crazy. The whoopee cushion...it's a little strange. 


137 days until December 6th...in case you were wondering ;). 

Bron wanted Bentley to be in the picture this week. 

How far along? 20 weeks 4 days
Total weight gain: Between 12 & 15 pounds. I haven't checked in a few days.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good this week. 
Best moment this week: Falling more in love with my husband. 
Miss Anything? My old body...this bump is already getting in the way! 
Movement: Bron felt the baby yesterday!
Food cravings: I had a really big craving for milk today. (We're now up to buying 2 gallons a week.) And sweets as always. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I think meat will always be my answer here...we may eliminate this question next week. 
Gender prediction: Girl...5 days until we find out for sure!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In - it's not half as deep as it used to be though! 
Wedding rings on or off? On...getting tighter 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!
Looking forward to: FRIDAY!!

19 weeks

Nineteen weeks & totally counting! 


This week baby is the size of a mango or a tissue box...

I can tell she's gotten bigger. Ever since last night she is a lot more active. She's been up kicking and doing strange things for a longer period of time. I'm mostly excited about this so that Bron can finally feel her!! 
She also does this thing now where there is lots of pressure and she sticks out from my belly. It's pretty strange. I told Rach today that I think she's taking karate lessons in there ;). 


We just got back from our week long vacation at the beach in South Carolina. It's always so much fun and relaxing! I have a few pictures to share. I only took 2 pictures while I was there. Can you believe that?! I better start getting used to taking more pictures!! 
Laying on the beach we decided her name! As long as she is still a she :). I think I will wait to announce until birth. We'll see, y'all know I'm not great on keeping awesome secrets like that. Our anatomy scan where they will confirm gender is July 27th. Less then two weeks! I can't wait to see the baby!! I'll be 21 weeks so the confirmation should be as close to 100% as they get. 

 The family

I have a thing where I like to take road trip photos of us. This is on our way there.

 I thought this was cool lighting and was neat with the background being the intercoastal/dock. 

This is a better view for actually seeing my face. (Both were 18 weeks)

And here is my 19 week bump with my snickers ice cream cone. 

Thanks for sharing this amazing journey with me! Here is the latest survey!

How far along? 19 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain: 9lbs
Maternity clothes? Yepper! And as you can see from the last picture, I should probably start wearing maternity shirts to bed too, haha!
Stretch marks? No. I keep checking though..
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good this last week. I had a mini breakdown because the pullout at the beach house wasn't working for the 1st two nights, but my little cousins gave up their fulls for Bron and I, and I slept great after that! Last night was pretty awesome too since it was my 1st night back in my own bed. 
Best moment this week: The baby moving more and having stronger movements. It just makes me laugh out loud and I love it!!
Miss anything? Nothing too bad. 
Movement: I think we've got this question down already ;)
Food cravings: Sweets, sweets & more sweets. One of the moms on my board said that it means I need more protein. I think I'll look up ways to work more into my diet. I'm also craving veggies now which is awesome!! I could eat 5 cucumbers a day. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still not very fond of some meat sometimes.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor signs: No
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound. 12 days!! 144 days until due date... :D

18 weeks

Hello from South Carolina!! We're on vacation with my family on our annual beach trip. So relaxing! Baby already has so much love, she is so blessed already!

How far along? 18w 4d
Total weight gain: 9lbs
Maternity clothes? Yesss
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Sleep is just not the same no matter how you slice it. Oh well :)
Best moment of the week: Seeing my family & having them rub da belly :)
Miss Anything? Nothing much lately.
Movement: Yes! :D
Food cravings: Sweets!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Meats:/
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time. Giddy, really.
Looking forward to: This coming week with the fam!

Thanks Rebecca for taking my picture!!

17 weeks

A few more weeks until the half way mark... oh my! 


17 weeks baby is now the size of an onion or, if you liked the more practical analogy from last week, a roll of TP, hehe. 

Erica and Eric came for a visit this weekend and brought a surprise for our sweet girl..

So cute!!

And lastly for the photo department this week...I forgot to share a photo of Bron and I at Sloan's (my niece) baptism on the 17th!! 

 I wore the cutest little maternity dress that was in my Kelly box! :)

I might miss next week since I will be out of town on our annual family beach vay-cay, but will catch you all up the following week. Happy 4th!!

How far along? 17 weeks 4 days - moved to Sunday posting instead of Thursday :)
Total weight gain: 7lbs so far, will be getting weighed this Friday at the DR. 
Maternity clothes? Yesss
Stretch marks? Noper
Sleep: It's actually getting better. Not waking up as stiff! Score! 
Best moment this week: Seeing/hanging out with Erica & Eric <3
Miss Anything? I was missing beer today at the beach. But it's all for a good cause, so the "missing" part doesn't usually last long :)
Movement: Yes! I can actually see it from the outside now. When she does it, it's only a few kicks or whatever at a time. So no one has seen it yet but me. I have seen it more than I have felt it on the outside. Every time I put my hand there she stops :). I just love feeling her kick!!!!! <3 <3
Food cravings: Sweets!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Meats:/
Have you started to show yet: Yes, I'm pretty sure it's official..
Gender prediction: Girl - will know when our anatomy scan is after this DR appt on Friday!! 
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: We'll take a mix of both, Alex, for 600. 
Looking forward to: VACATIONNNNNNN!!!