17 weeks

How far along: 17 Weeks

Baby's size: About 5.5 inches long and 5 oz. The size of a sweet potato!

Sleep: Missing being able to sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time... something to get used to I suppose!

Maternity Clothes: Wearing lots of comfy dresses, baggy shirts with leggings... all about comfort, and trying to look cute!

Food cravings: Taco salad... I've eaten taco salad nearly everyday for the past week!

Food aversions: Not much at the moment (but haven't had roasted chicken yet either)

Symptoms I have:  Tummy has started to itch lately, must be stretching

Doctor’s Appointment: Ultrasound to check on baby's anatomy on April 6th!!! Follow up with my OB the 9th

Movement: Nothing yet.. thinking soon though

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: We're still waiting for delivery!

What I’m looking forward to: Still looking forward to feeling my little baby moving inside of me!

What I miss: other than sleep not much!  feeling pretty excited these days!!!

Week in iPics

view from the living room, the disastrous state of what will be the nursery, hubby mowing the lawn for the 1st time this year, cuties, weekend attire for errands

16 weeks

 How far along: 16 Weeks

Baby's size: About 5 inches long and 5 oz. The size of a turnip!

Sleep: Still up about 3 times a night, sleeping more soundly with lots of crazy dreams!

Maternity Clothes: Still able to fit into my skinny jeans (with the belly band, pants unbuttoned ;-)

Food cravings: Craving salads

Food aversions: Haven't had any roasted chicken lately, wondering if it'll still make me nausea

Symptoms I have:  Still getting a few headaches here and there, making sure I drink plenty of water daily

Doctor’s Appointment: Ultrasound to check on baby's anatomy on April 6th!!! Follow up with my OB the 9th

Movement: Haven't felt anything yet (at least that I recognize!) Dreamed that I felt a kick the other night, got a little freaked out about it!  Ha!

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: We're still waiting for delivery!

What I’m looking forward to: Still looking forward to feeling my little baby moving inside of me!

What I miss: Microbrews ha!  mama wants a little beer!

15 Weeks

 How far along: 15 Weeks

Baby's size: About 4-5 inches long and 3-5 oz. The size of an avocado!

Sleep: Frequent trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night still... makes it difficult to fall back asleep in the wee hours of the morning

Maternity Clothes: Not really, wearing lots of dresses and tights (since it's still cold)

Food cravings: Strawberries and pineapple, ramen noodles, mexican food

Food aversions: Still nausea at the smell of roasted chicken, chicken noodle soup :-P

Symptoms I have: I've had more energy the past few weeks, but seems to be slipping due to daylight savings!  Had a few nosebleeds, which is apparently from increased hormones!  Daily headaches - 

Doctor’s Appointment: Had one yesterday!  Ultrasound to check on baby's anatomy on April 6th!!!

Movement: Not sure, haven't really felt anything.  Doctor asked if I had felt anything yet, a little sadden that I haven't.  But I'm sure soon enough!

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: We're still waiting for delivery!

What I’m looking forward to: Feeling my baby inside of me, being able to share the movements with the hubs!

What I miss: Sushi!

(excuse the dirty work mirror)

BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza

I'm always on the look out for new, tasty yet simple recipes (I leave the real culinary experiences to the hubs).  Lately we have been enjoying the Stonefire Flatbread Naan.  Typically we throw a little tomato sauce, some sliced tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and garlic and toss it in the oven... but this time round we didn't have those ingredients on hand.  Hmmm... throw on some leftovers and call it BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza.

What you'll need:

• Flatbread (we prefer Stonefire Flatbread Naan, but we've also used Greek Flat Pita bread)
• Sliced Chicken Breast (cooked, we cooked ours in the oven with a little BBQ sauce smothered on top or leftover chicken)
• Caramelized onion (we used red onion, caramelized in real butter ;-)
• BBQ sauce (any brand will work, we prefer brands without added high fructose syrup)
• Broccoli
• Cheese (we used shredded mozzarella, and gruyere)

Preheat the oven to 350.  Cook the chicken breast OR use leftover chicken.  Caramelize onions.

Once the chicken is cooked, slice thin or cut into chunks (bite-able sizes).  Spray flatbread lightly with olive oil.  Stick in the oven for 5 minutes to warm and toast slightly.  Once the edges begin to brown, remove from oven.  Lightly spread flatbread with BBQ sauce.  Add caramelized onions, and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Then add chicken and broccolli.  Lightly drizzle more BBQ sauce over the top.  Grate gruyere over it all.  Pop it in the oven until the chesse is melted and the edges are a golden brown.  Enjoy....

Spring has sprung... or so I thought!

Leaving work last week I stumbled upon the cutest little bunny in the parking lot...

And when I got home, I found our crocus had started to bloom...(excuse the state of our beds... it's a 'working' progress)

Yay!!!  A lovely 60 degree day in the Northwest.... could it be, would it be the start of spring?!?!

Unfortunately, it only lasted a day and I returned home from work the following afternoon to find our crocus closed up...waiting for another warm spring day...

We're having a baby!!!

I am 14 weeks this week.  And while I've been feeling the pregnancy for quite sometime now (constant nausea, fatigue, not to mention the frequent trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night).  I don't think that it actually hit me or the hubs that we are having a baby until we saw the ultrasound a few weeks ago.  We had an ultrasound early at 8 weeks, and it didn't look like much.  But this most recent ultrasound looked like a baby!!!  It was amazing!  We could see he/ she swimming around, doing somersaults and being very active!  It was such a relief to see our baby moving around in there, it's little heart beating!  I think it's normal that every new mother is uncertain between OB visits, 'is the baby ok', 'am I eating enough for us both'?!?  To say seeing the ultrasound and hearing the heartbeat is a relief... is an understatement!!!  We're so excited for our little one to join our family!!!  Only 26 weeks of waiting ahead of us... give or take :-)

A little 14 week instagram, taken in the bathroom at work ;-)