17 Week Bumpdate!

17 weeks 1 day

                            

Maybe starting to get a little bump! 

Size of Baby: An onion! Baby weighs about 5.9oz and is about 5.1 inches. Growing, growing! 

Symptoms: STILL feeling nauseous. Not as bad as before, but its still there :( Maybe I've just gotten used to it. Ugh. Round ligament pain is also here. Coughing or adjusting positions in bed or walking too much and I can feel the stretching in my belly. Kind of exciting though :) Still sleepy too. Not much of a change in the past week. 

Cravings: Last night we went to Pizza Ranch for dinner (Jim's favorite restaurant!). I saw some potato salad on the salad bar and all of a sudden, that was ALL I wanted for dinner. Not the healthiest option, but boy was it good. I would say this was a short lived, craving, if one at all. Still sounds good today but not like last night! 

Something I miss: Still missing feeling 100% normal and like myself. Hormones, I tell ya! The littlest things can put me in tears. Just ask Jim. Last night I cried when he was trying to have us relive our honeymoon. Very sweet of him, though :) I also miss Crystal Light. Who knew aspartame can make water taste so good! I've tried several other drinks/water flavorings, and they just aren't nearly as good. I don't get it. 

Milestones: Baby has mastered simple reflexes now, such as swallowing, sucking and blinking. He or she is probably curled up sucking his/her thumb right now! :) So sweet! Baby may also be getting the hiccups now. Baby's skeleton is also changing from cartilage to bone and can move his/her joints. Kicks will be coming soon in full force! On a personal note, we received our FIRST baby gift! A diaper genie from the Bradley's! Sooo excited about this and sooo thankful! Can't wait to use it for baby!!! :) We also survived our first snow storm of pregnancy ha ha We got almost a foot of snow in one dump! 

Looking Forward to: Gender Scan on January 2nd! :) My family coming to celebrate Christmas with me and hubby this coming weekend. I'm making dinner! Also, can't wait to get a real baby bump, feel real kicks, and have a baby to play in the snow with! Okay, maybe a toddler someday :) Almost halfway there! 23 weeks to go...if baby decides to be on time :)