15 weeks

How far along? 15 weeks

Size of baby: Alvocado

What's baby up to? As baby sucks and swallows amniotic fluid, taste buds are beginning to appear on the tongue and their eyes are becoming able to sense light.

Total weight gain/loss: I don't want to talk about it. My scale must be broken this week.

Pregnancy symptoms: Indigestion.

Maternity clothes? Still a mix of regular and maternity.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Going ok.

Best moment this past week: Acupuncture appointment, feeling a lot better.

Miss Anything? Sleeping soundly through the night.

Movement: Nope

Food Cravings: Just food in general.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Onions and red sauces are not my friend.

Have you started to show yet: Yes, it's coming.

Gender predictions: Boy

Labor sigs: No

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy but tired.

Weekly Wisdom: Resist the girl scout cookies!

Looking forward to: A girls night tonight for dinner.

14 weeks

 How far along? 14 weeks

Size of baby: Small lemon

What's baby up to? Baby can now squint, frown, grimace and possibly suck their tiny thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, baby's facial muscles are getting a workout as their tiny features form one expression after another.

Total weight gain/loss: +6.5 lbs

Pregnancy symptoms: Slow digestion, but hungry every 2 hours and congestion.

Maternity clothes? Mix of maternity and regular

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: So it begins... I'm starting to wake up in the middle of the night for a potty break and having trouble getting back to sleep.

Best moment this past week: Headed out of town to visit our niece Olivia for the fist time. She's a month old and still smells new.

Miss Anything? Nothing new this week.

Movement: Nope

Food Cravings: Any tomato based sauce.

Anything making you queasy or sick: All tomato based sauces give me some serious indigestion. Evil.

Have you started to show yet: Still just a pooch, no bump really.

Gender predictions: Boy

Labor sigs: No

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy

Weekly Wisdom: Yoga pants rock for long roadtrips.

Looking forward to: My Monday acupuncture appointment to see if she can help with this slow digestion and headache nonsense.

Hello second trimester!

How far along? 13 weeks

Size of baby: Peach

What's baby up to? Fingerprints have formed on baby's tiny fingertips, veins and organs are clearly visible through the still-thin skin and baby's body is starting to catch up with the head - which makes up just a third of baby's body size now.

Total weight gain/loss: +6 lbs

Pregnancy symptoms: Still have the headaches and slow digestion has settled in.

Maternity clothes? Yes. I didn't like the be-band so I'm just going straight to the maternity pants and a few shirts.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Not doing as much of it, but no problems sleeping.

Best moment this past week: Hearing baby's heartbeat. Amazing. Take a listen...

Miss Anything? Being able to actually workout at the gym, walking on the treadmill just doesn't seem like much.

Movement: Nope

Food Cravings: Nada

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still battling the prenatal.

Have you started to show yet: Yes, but it's more of a pooch, not a bump.

Gender predictions: The heartbeat was on the lower end so I'll go with boy.

Labor sigs: No

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy

Looking forward to: The second trimester bliss! Also trying out prenatal yoga today, that should be fun.

3 months!

How far along? 12 weeks

Size of baby: Key lime

What's baby up to? The most dramatic development this week: reflexes! Baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, toes will curl, eye muscles will clench and the mouth will make sucking movements.

Total weight gain/loss: +5 lbs

Pregnancy symptoms: Getting bigger and headaches, oh the headaches.

Maternity clothes? Depends on what I ate the day before :)

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still doing quite a bit, but not so many naps these days.

Best moment this past week: Realizing I'm almost out of the first trimester! AND finishing up my progesterone prescription.

Miss Anything?  I could really use a diet root beer right now.

Movement: Nope

Food Cravings:  Nada

Anything making you queasy or sick: My prenatal vitamine makes me want to yack.

Have you started to show yet: In the evenings I'd say I am, but by morning I'm back to normal.

Gender predictions: ????

Labor sigs: No

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy

Weekly Wisdom: Start a folder for all the medical bills, they have started rolling in by this point and READ them before you pay... incorrect billing does happen.

Looking forward to: Hearing Baby C's heartbeat at our doctor's appointment on Friday and getting out of the first trimester.