15 Weeks!

How Far Along: 15 Weeks!
Total Weight Gain: not sure this week...haven't weighed myself...
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but definitely soon, I've just been putting it off. Even my winter coat is tight when I'm wearing a heavy sweater. I got a gift card for a maternity store for X-Mas, so I'll have to check out the store in the next week or two. I've decided that I'm wearing my lululemon to work tomorrow, and I don't care what anyone has to say about it. 
Stretch Marks: Nope! But my skin is  still super itchy all the time :( Going to ask the midwife about it...
Sleep: Not good....my back has been really sore, and ironically I find that sleeping on my back helps. Well...I just found out yesterday that you're not supposed to sleep on your back when you're pregnant. I've always been kind of a side-sleeper, so I'm not sure why I'm finding it so uncomfortable.
Best Moment of the Week: Spending X-Mas with family and friends.
Miss Anything: I did actually miss having a drink over X-Mas, but I wasn't in serious withdrawal or anything
Movement: Nothing yet....hoping in the next couple of weeks..
Food Cravings: Still apples, and potatoes in any form, and pickles
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really, brushing my teeth is still causing problems...
Showing: Sort of, it's clear that I've gained some weight, as you can tell from the photo. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks that it will become that defined baby belly shape....
Gender Prediction: Boy
Labor Signs: No...thank God!
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Our appointment with the midwife on Thursday...excited to hear baby's heartbeat again!!!!


We had a really nice and relaxing X-Mas holiday this year, very low-key. We spent X-Mas eve and dad with Andrew's parents and grandma Grace, just the five of us. Then boxing day we headed to my grandma and poppy's for my family X-Mas. This is one of the first years that we didn't do the drive upto Renfrew to see my dad and Carol. Although we would've loved to see them, I'm glad that we had the time to just relax this year.

We bought a new camera with our x-mas gift money, we knew we'd need a new one before baby arrived. And we didn't really buy each other gifts this year as we are going to try to finish our basement, so it was kind of our x-mas gift for each other. We got this awesome Canon SX 50:

We went out for a walk with Casey yesterday and took some nice photos with it.

We went for another walk today, it's been nice to get out for some walks in the snow, especially since I've haven't been to the gym in a week or two.

The baby name debate continued this evening. Even thought I feel like we're having a boy and we have a favourite boy name, we still want to come up with girl names because really it's a 50/50 chance. We picked a couple that we liked tonight...but there's still 6 months for us to figure it out.

We're going to see our midwife on Thursday for our regular appointment. I'm hoping I'll get my requisition form to go for my 20 weeks ultrasound. Not sure if I have to go right at 20 weeks, or if I can go at 18/19 weeks.

Also, not sure if I mentioned it before, but I found out that my blood type is O negative. That means I have to get some extra needles or something, so not sure when that happens.

Anywho...that's it for now....see ya at 16 weeks!

14 Weeks!

How Far Along: 14 Weeks in the photo, a few days late with my post
Total Weight Gain: 8lbs I think...but it fluctuatues often so hard to say for sure....
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but definitely soon! Most of my pants fit in the morning, but then they're super tight by the end of the work day.
Stretch Marks: Nope! But....she skin is super itchy all the time :(
Sleep: Ok...about the same. Still get up at least once a night to pee, sometimes twice.
Best Moment of the Week: We got our stroller and set it all up. Andrew and I had a hilarious time practicing folding it and unfolding it again. I'm not very good, Andrew says I have to have stroller practice every night after dinner...
Miss Anything: Not really....
Movement: Nothing yet....
Food Cravings: Still apples, and potatoes in any form, and I really was craving pickles this week...
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really, but still come close to getting sick every morning when I brush my teeth
Showing: Well I'm definitely gaining weight, but my belly still doesn't have that defined pregnant belly shape...
Gender Prediction: Boy, I think....hmmm.....
Labor Signs: No....I try not to think about it...ha!
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Spending X-Mas with family this week, and having a few days to relax before going back to work.

We've really been starting to think about baby names these last couple of weeks. At first we both agreed that boys names were so much harder, but now we have a favourite boy name and we're still trying to figure out for a girl. I figure we'll probably change our minds before June anyway, so you'll have to wait and see what we end up choosing. A lot of the names I really liked, I've now found out are quite popular, and we would like to use a less common name, so that's made things tricky. I guess that once we find out if we're having a girl or boy, that will cut our dilemma in half!

We've had a really busy weekend getting all our last minute X-Mas things done. I can't wait for some time off of work...I feel like I really need it!

13 Weeks!

Casey wanted to be in the picture too....ha!

How Far Along: 13 Weeks today
Total Weight Gain: 7lbs...my weight fluctuates a lot during the week, so it's hard to say for sure.
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but probably soon. There are a few pairs of pants that I can't wear anymore.
Stretch Marks: Nope! I bought this fancy stretch mark cream which I'm sure does nothing, but it makes me feel better :)
Sleep: Ok...I got a body pillow which is really comfy to sleep with. And I've only been getting up to pee once a night this week. I've tried to cut down on my water intake in the evening.
Best Moment of the Week: Telling everyone at work, nice that everyone finally knows.
Miss Anything: Not really this week....
Movement: Nothing yet....
Food Cravings: Fish and chips....but I haven't given in yet. And golden delicious apples, I've been eating one a day.
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really, but still come close to getting sick every morning when I brush my teeth
Showing: I can definitely tell, but other people might just think I've gained a few pounds. When I told everyone at work, they said they never would've known.
Gender Prediction: Boy, I think....hmmm.....
Labor Signs: No way.....ahh!
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: My last full week of work before the holidays....yay!

Nothing too eventful happened this week, besides telling my work and posting on facebook tonight. Someone at my work is actually using the same midwife as us, so that was kind of funny to find out. We did a bit of X-Mas shopping today which put me in the X-Mas spirit. Andrew decided that I have to wear the same shirt in all my weekly pictures so that we can actually see the difference. I swear I see a bit of a difference between last week's picture and this week. I really think I'll be in some maternity clothes after the holidays.

We really want to start working on the nursery, but have decided we'll wait until we find out if we're having a girl or a boy.

Oh, I did fall down a few stairs yesterday morning. I came out of our bedroom and my heel slid off the step and I fell down a few. I didn't hit my belly or anything, so I think I'm fine. I wasn't sore yesterday, but today my back is really sore in a few places. I'm going to have to be more careful!

I'll post another pic next Sunday!

12 Weeks!

I am exactly 12 weeks today!

How Far Along: 12 Weeks
Total Weight Gain: 5lbs (yikes)
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but probably soon. Wore my pants undone yesterday...
Stretch Marks: Nope!
Sleep: Ok...still getting up to pee at least twice a night which makes it hard to sleep well
Best Moment of the Week: Telling Andrew's family
Miss Anything: Fitting into my clothes
Movement: Nothing yet....
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular, but I still want to eat lots of carbs...
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really, still creamy things, but I also gag every morning when I brush my teeth
Showing: Looking chubby
Gender Prediction: Boy
Labor Signs: Noooooo
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: About 50/50 this week
Looking forward to: Telling people at work...

We've had an eventful couple of weeks. Last weekend, Andrew and I did some shopping around, just to see how much things were and to get an idea of the kinds of things we'll want for the baby. We actually ended up buying a stroller. We knew which one we wanted, and were told by two different stores that it's going up in price. So we bought the Baby Jogger City Select:

This stroller is pretty awesome. It's also great because when we decide to have baby #2, we can add a second seat to it.

On Monday, we went for our second appointment with our midwife. We decided not to do the testing for down syndrome, etc. So...we won't get to go for another ultrasound until 20 weeks when we'll find out the baby's sex. That kinda freaked me out, but then we got to hear the baby's nice strong heartbeat, which made us both feel a lot better...it was great. Turns out that I was also 4 days behind where I thought I was. So...our official due date is June.24/13 (as opposed to June.20/13).

We also celebrated Andrew's grandma's 85th birthday yesterday, and used her birthday brunch to tell Andrew's family about our pregnancy and Karey's. We framed these pictures for her:

She opened Karey's first and everyone was excited. Then she opened ours and had a great reaction....it was really fun, and nice that everyone in our families know now.

We also took some other pics for fun:

We're going to post the pic of Casey on facebook later this week, once I've told my work.

Guess that's all for now!