Baby Bump Sighting!

How far along? 16 weeks


Size of baby: Food scale = Avacado, Man scale = Small Stud Finder

Total weight gain/loss: Six pounds

Maternity clothes? Umm… yeah… I need some.

Stretch marks? Nope!


Sleep: No longer allowed to sleep on my back. So I pretty much flop back and forth from side to side all night since sleeping on my stomach isn’t an option either. I have started using a giant pillow for support between my legs and that seems to be helping quite a bit!

Best moment this week: Our midwife appointment on Wednesday. Linda, the midwife, let us listen to the baby’s heartbeat. She said it sounded perfect! Linda also said I was measuring just the right size! I was beaming from ear to ear by the time we left the office :)

Movement: Nothing yet!

Food cravings: Dairy. As in lots of COLD milk, ice cream, and even cheese (pre-pregancy, I wasn’t a huge fan of cheese).


Gender: No clue…yet! Our midwife said we can make an ultrasound appointment for the week after Labor Day.


Belly Button in or out? Definitely in. Hopefully it stays that way. Outies are kinda freaky.


What I miss: Not gonna lie, I’m going to miss enjoying a big cold beer at the Twins game we are going to on Monday.

What I am looking forward to: Feeling some movement!

Weekly Wisdom: Two things: 1) Although sports bras are very comfy, they make your boobs look awkward under normal clothes (see the above pic). 2) Sit down once in awhile when you are pregnant! Even if you don’t think you need a break, your body will scream at you later in the day. I learned that lesson the hard way on Tuesday night at our annual Night to Unite celebration at work. I stood the whole time. I felt perfectly fine until about the last half hour… and the rest of the night.


Milestones: Is that a bump I’m seeing?!

Week 15 Pic & Letter to Baby

Dear Baby,

How’s it going in there?! Everyone has been so jealous of my easy pregnancy thus far! It is making me a little nervous for what might be coming ahead; I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. But someone wise once told my friend that you can’t wait around for that shoe. Just let life happen and enjoy it in the moment.

I asked our midwife when we can find out if you are a boy or girl… 20 weeks. We can’t wait! Especially your dad, he secretly loves to plan ahead for things. By the way, he is pretty awesome and has been taking wonderful care of you already.

You are the size of a naval orange {aka a baseball} this week! I still don’t have much of a pregnant belly, but you are already affecting my balance {more clumsy than my usual self} and my brain {short attention span, forgetfulness, etc.}. Don’t worry, these are all normal… and funny… especially to your dad. My lower back has also been sore, but I think this is more stress related. Time to exercise more! {And maybe get a massage :) }

So many questions this week: will we get a house before you’re born? Will my job change? What about daycare? {no idea where to start with this}. Will we be able to agree on a name? Will you love your name?

The list of unknowns seems endless right now, but we are totally loving this adventure with you!

Love you already Peanut!

P.S. We don’t have any nicknames for you yet… but don’t worry… the fam jam are experts… stay tuned.

By the way, this pic was taken five minutes before we left for the cabin, after I had been packing everything into the truck, sweating my butt off. Lovely.

Random Pics from Last Week

Below are few pics from my camera this week. I am trying super hard to take more pictures in general, but what I really need to work on is taking pics of people! I hung out with Tanya, Abby, Ash, Angie, and date night with Tony but no pictures!!! Fail.

Here is what I did catch....

Jim (Tony's uncle) stopped over with a van load of baby stuff! Crib, changing table, cradle, etc. Yay for free stuff from our loving family! Thank you so much Jim and Ann :)

Baby Stein… ETA January 20th, 2012!

So remember when I posted about Eelpout Festival a few months back? Well after that trip, Tony got this bright idea to start a family… now. We had originally planned to wait until at least our 1st year anniversary. But being the baby-lover that I am, and since no time is the “right time,” we got to work!

On Friday, May 20th, Tony and I went out for a friend’s birthday. Although we had fun, we ended the night with a fight. We rarely have fights and this one wasn’t anything huge. It was more just something that you brushed off and forgot about the next morning. We both headed off to work the next day at 10am. It was a slow day in the office and I was starving. I ran over to Cub Foods and got a lean cuisine… and a pregnancy test. I was a week late.

No big deal… I was ten days late the month before. But I couldn’t just let that test burn a hole in my purse all day until I went home… so after lunch, I did the deed. And much to surprise, yet not surprise, there were two pink lines! (aka, it was positive). Here is was, about 2pm in the afternoon and I was supposed to just wait 3+ hours to tell my hubby??? I couldn’t handle the waiting. So I called up my good friend (and boss) and begged her to finish out the day for me at work. I couldn’t fake being sick because I couldn’t wipe the cheesy grin of my face… so I had to tell her! Then I ran off to Target and picked up a little present for hubby.

Since I was home so early and we had a grad dinner to go to that night, I dressed up and fixed my hair. Then I wrapped the present and waited by the door for Tony to come home. He was a little surprised to see me home so early. But before he could even suspect anything, I handed him his gift. He looked confused and said, “What the heck is this for?” I told him that I was sorry we got in a fight last night and this was a little gift to make up for it. He replied, “All I gotta do is fight with you and I get presents?” I told him to just go ahead and open it.

He peeled back the wrapping paper and pulled out a little onesie that said “I Love My Daddy” on it!