17 Weeks: Pregnancy Progress Update

Before I ever became pregnant, I used to love to read other blogger's pregnancy updates. Many of the bloggers did these updates every week, but I'm not making any promises that going to happen here. However, being that the updates were some of my favorite posts, I thought I would start sharing some of my own. Here are some of the facts going on with me currently...

Weight Gained:  6 pounds as of yesterday when I weighed myself at the gym. It made me a bit sad to see the 160's again on the scale, but I know it for the health of the baby.

Symptoms: Not too many of those. I still find myself burping a lot more than I used to but at this point I don't even care anymore if some hears me because I really can't help it. 

Movement:  No... I don't think so. Sometime I think I'm feeling something but it really hard to tell at this point.

Food Cravings: Not really. If I do get a craving it is just like before I was pregnant- if it's something I want and if it's in the house, I'll eat it. Being that counting calories have went out the window, I don't feel bad now about eating what I want. For example- these gummy worms I broke into while making dinner tonight.

 

(Shamrock thought these were his treats- he wasn't happy to find out he was wrong)

Food Aversions:  Today was the first day since I found out I was pregnant that I packed a salad for lunch because I do want to make sure I still eat healthy over the next few months. Being that I could barely look at a salad a few weeks ago, I have to say making it more than half way through my salad today was a win in my book.

Sleep:  I'm so happy that I've always been a side sleeper because it make sleeping easier while pregnant. However I do find myself normally waking up about twice during the night to pee. Once somewhere between 12:00am-2:00am, and the newest time at 4:30am.

Stretch Marks? None- yet. It's still very early for that.

Miss Anything?  Having drinks with friends. I understand why I have gotten the official "DD" status until this baby is born, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.

Looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby at the next doctors appointment -assuming our kid isn't shy.

Belly Button in or out? Very much in. I have a pretty deep innie belly button, so it will be very freaky once it pops out.

Happy or moody most of the time? Normally happy. However, I do find myself having a shorter tolerance for my problem students and I do find myself getting easily stressed out by dumb things.

New Baby Items: So for we have only bought the bibs for Sam's dad's birthday gift.

Exercise: We been still doing pretty good. So far this week we did over a 3 mile walk on Sunday, and we made it to the gym for a full 45 minute cardo workout. My goal is to do at least 3 days of exercise a week, and so far we been doing good at meeting that goal.


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