Belly Status – Week 16/17

It is kind of amazing to me how I have lost track of this pregnancy already.  Someone asked me last night how far along I was and I didn’t know.  I know I am in my 2nd trimester… but what week?  I have to really stop and think what did my last email from babycenter.com say.  If it wasn’t for them I would have no idea what week I was on.  Guess this is what happens when you have an active toddler to take care of.

I’m some where in week 16 or close to week 17.  I believe baby is the size of an avocado right now.

Mally is attempting to show her belly too.

Ups:

~ I’m starting to feel better!!!  There are still moments of nausea, but I can usually power thru it much easier then early weeks.

~ I’m cooking again!  It feels so good to be back in the kitchen (most nights) and putting hot food on the table.

~ I’m feeling little movements!  I’m sure it is a bit early to feel anything – but I swear those are little baby flutters I’m feeling.  I usually feel them at night after we tuck Mally in bed and I come and crash on the couch and wait for my own bedtime.

~ The neighborhood we live in is awesome!  Basically all of our neighbors – even “neighbors” up the street/hill have told me that they would take care of Mally if I go into labor all of sudden and need to drop everything and run.  : )  I actually had to take Mallory to neighbor Judy’s the other night because I needed to leave and Jesse was outside working and was just about done and wanted to finish his task.  I called Neighbor Judy and she already had 4 of her grandkids, but she wanted Mallory too!  : ) 

Downs:

~ Exhausted!  I am still really exhausted and very tired.  I crave naps, but don’t get to take them – especially this time of year with year-end coming and 2011 catalogs coming due.  By 3pm it takes everything in me to keep my eyes open.  Even today I did a big grocery shopping trip and as I was sitting at a stop light I thought… I could just close my eyes and take a quick power nap and the person behind me will honk when I need to move.  ; )  I didn’t.  I wanted to.  But I didn’t.

~ Leg cramps.  Those blasted middle of the night leg cramps are back.

~ I’m starting to get too big for my normal clothes, but not big enough for the maternity clothes.  Which is always an awkward and fun stage to be in.  ; )  I started doing the ponytail holder trick to give me a little bit of wiggle room with my jeans.  As for my shirts, pppfsshh – there is no hope.  I bought bigger shirts a couple of months ago thinking they would be great to grow into… not so much!  They are now tight and well I don’t look 100% pregnant yet so I look like I’m trying to squeeze into small cloths.  I think I will be doing some after Thanksgiving shopping for mommy this year!  : )

I like this picture – however it is blurry.  I was doing self timers and I guess it didn’t know where to focus and everything turned out blurry.