19 Weeks!

How far along? 19 weeks and 2 days!
 Total weight gain/loss: Up 10pounds so farMaternity clothes? Full on maternity pants and leggings.  Having a tough time finding shirts that are long enough - even in the maternity section
Stretch marks? Bio Oil and I are good friends
 Symptoms:  Not quite as much energy as last week.  A little bit of acid reflux.  Overall I feel really really good, thankful for how easy this pregnancy has been.
   Sleep: I'm sleeping really hard at night.  Not getting up so often to use the bathroom.  I've been falling asleep every night on the couch during the news and Joey has to pretty much drag me to bed.

Best moment this week: Still waiting for Joey to feel baby kick.  I love having him talk to my tummy and kiss it before bed.  Beginning to plan babies room.
Miss Anything? Nothing!  I'm so thankful for how easy this has been so far.
  Movement: Starting to feel some kicks!
Food cravings: My sweet tooth has returned in full force!  I love the generic oreo cookies that are vanilla on one side - yum!  Otherwise, oatmeal, anything pumpkin and milk.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still nothing
Have you started to show yet: Yes! At real estate school yesterday I heard a girl asking about me to one of my coworkers.  She was wondering if I was pregnant but didn't want to ask just in case :)

Belly Button in or out? Its getting shallower.
 Wedding rings on or off? On.  And hopefully they will stay that way for quite a while.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! 
Looking forward to: Our ultrasound in just 4 short days!  Joey is off all weekend long so I'm looking forward to some much needed time with him.

Happy 18 Weeks Baby Crouse!

How far along? 18 weeks and one day!
 Total weight gain/loss: Up 8 pounds so far
Maternity clothes? Half and half.  I love my maternity leggings, and I found the cutest pair of maternity skinny jeans from Old Navy.  They only have the elastic waist band - not the full 'kangaroo pouch' so this should help get me by for the next few months hopefully.  So far I haven't needed any maternity shirts, but I'm noticing that quite a few of my favorites are starting to look pretty short on my growing belly.  At my Target run over the weekend I did score some maternity tanks on clearance so hopefully these will get me by and still let me wear my normal cardigans and sweaters for most of the winter.
Stretch marks? So far so good!  I need to get better at rubbing on all of my lotions and potions though.
 Symptoms: I feel good!  I have a ton of energy.  I'm sleeping pretty good at night.  Nothing makes me feel sick to my stomach food wise anymore.  My only small complaint would be that my tummy feels so tight and somewhat crampy at times.  Apparently this is just round ligament pain which I can totally deal with.
   Sleep: Just getting up to go potty a few times during the night.  Sometimes around 2am I have an hour or so of insomnia but overall sleep is very good.

Best moment this week: Feeling baby kick!  I felt some 'bubbles' last week but this week I feel definite kicks which is exciting!  Joey keeps rubbing my tummy at night in hopes that he'll feel baby soon too :-)
Miss Anything? Pants that fit!  Maternity are still a little loose and my regular ones too tight!  I'm not in love with the bella band like some people are.  I have a couple pairs of pants that it works great with and a few other ones that tend to slide down more during the day.  Trial and error at this point I guess.  Over the weekend I thought a nice cold glass of white wine sounded amazing.  Grape juice just didn't quite satisfy that craving.  Oh well, I will gladly give that up for the next 5 months.
  Movement: Starting to feel some kicks!
Food cravings: Milk, potatoes, meat, pasta, soup (poor Joey is so tired of soup.  I've been trying all sorts of new recipes and we end up having soup 3x or more a week)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Thankfully nothing!  I had enough of that the first three months.  My sweet tooth isn't as strong as it normally is.  I'd much rather have a bowl of soup than a bowl of ice cream which is so odd for me.Have you started to show yet: Yes! The lady at downtown floral was the first 'stranger' to notice!

Belly Button in or out? Belly button is in!  it is starting to get a little bit sore however.  I wonder at what point they normally pop out?
 Wedding rings on or off? On.  And hopefully they will stay that way for quite a while.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!  I've been having some crazy dreams that make me anxious in the middle of the night but otherwise very happy.
Looking forward to: Our ultrasound in two weeks!  Getting to find out if its a he or she :)