16 Weeks

The Baby is the Size of an Avocado

The belly is blowing up! (see photos below)

15 Weeks

The Baby is the size of a Naval Orange

I've said goodbye to regular clothes as I've now got a 5 plus inch baby inside of me and nothing regular fits!

You got all the rest of the stats in my previous post, so ill just leave you with this photo, at the lake where we got married almost 3 years ago:

15 Week Appointment

Today was my 15 week appointment. Everything is right on track. My blood pressure is low (as it should be in the 2nd trimester) at 100/60 and I've gained 5 lbs so far which is right in the middle of the normal range:

Vacation Recap

We had been planning our vacation since around Christmastime when Mike found out that he was going to California this July. Hawaii, every Caribbean island, cruises, LA, Oregon were all places that we considered. It was a definite possibility that I would be pregnant by the time we went on vacation so cruises were out, and we figured if we were having a baby soon we probably shouldn't spend too much money (Hawaii was out), or go somewhere with too much stress (LA was out).

Mike loves Hyatt  hotels so we tried to plan around a few nights at a Hyatt resort. We looked at (it feels like) every single Hyatt in the world. We had looked at the Hyatt Coconut Point a few years back when we were considering taking a mini-moon. A quick TripAdvisor review and enough points to get us 4 free nights and we were sold... a Florida vacation it is!

Well 4 nights isn't enough so I looked and looked for another place to stay while we were in the area (SW Florida) and found La Playa. I checked all their rates and kept an eye out for a deal and found the cheapest (hahaha) price I could get for 2 nights there. So our vacation was set- six nights in Florida, all relaxing, barely any driving, lots of beach and pool time!

Our first stop was at La Playa, where we had a beautiful room-  

With an oceanfront view (totally worth it)-

and colorful sunsets-

The rest of the trip was spent at the Hyatt Coconut Point, a much bigger "resort" type hotel. 

We tried out two different rooms and decided to upgrade to the water view room (again, totally worth it!)

The hotel wasn't on the beach, but on an estuary with a boat that takes you to a private island-

This pregnant woman enjoyed every second of it- It was the perfect Pre-baby vacation!

Preggo Magazines

Although most of the "pregnancy" magazines I read are US Weekly, In Touch and People - with their stories of Kim versus Kate baby bump fashion, I am lucky to sometimes find a real pregnancy magazine!

Here are my favorites:

My doctors office gave me a FitPregnancy magazine and I have been able to since find them at Safeway, but Pregnancy and newborn I had to subscribe to. Unlike other magazines that I just flip through I found myself reading every word on every page.

14 Weeks

The Baby is the size of a Lemon!

We are now in Estero, FL and it is beautiful here- we have enjoyed spotting dolphin swimming and osprey flying by.

My stomach feels like it is trying to get bigger every day, it's a crazy feeling. I tried to wear my favorite maxi dress and it is just too tight around the upper stomach area, so it's maternity clothes for me now!

Weight up!

This is a follow up to my previous post, The Weight of the Matter. I'm happy to report that I stayed we'll within my goal of weight gain for first trimester but putting on a healthy 2 pounds.

It's hard to keep track of where your weight should be, so I got this fancy App- Pregnancy Pounds. You log your weight and it shows your where you are in the range of healthy weight gain. Here's a screenshot:

13 Weeks

This 13 week post is coming to you from Naples, FL.  We are on a little baby moon / birthday vacation!

12 Weeks

The Baby is the Size of a Large Plum

Wow, 12 weeks!

 

We have been happily spreading the news as we see people, but it's still not "public information". I definitely feel a change inside of me, I know things are shifting around inside there. My uterus is moving up and the baby is getting huge. It is now measuring around 2 and a half inches crown to rump, and weighing an ounce. Now it will happily continue to grow for the next 32 weeks.

I am still "sort of" wearing regular clothes, using the BellaBand to keep my old jeans up and wearing sweatpants to sleep. We are going on vacation in two weeks so I just ordered some stuff from Old Navy and Gap.