19 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:


How Far Along: 19 weeks
Size of baby: About 6 inches (size of heirloom tomato) and 8 1/2 ounces.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 4 lbs
Maternity Clothes: I have a few shirts now because my regular shirts were becoming a little too short
Gender: we find out on Wednesday afternoon at 2 and I CANNOT wait!!
Movement: YES! It's so awesome
Sleep: I like to think that my lack of sleep is preparing me...
Symptoms: I'm hungry and thirsty ALL the time. I get really bad heartburn/reflux but only when I try to lay down
What I miss: my clothes! :) and I would welcome back sleep anytime!
Cravings: milk and LOTS of it! Everytime someone asks me what I want to eat all I can picture is a massive spinach salad...no idea where that has come from. I've always liked salads, but seems like an incredibly random thing to want 24/7.
Best Moment this week: the living room is almost done being painted! CJ is finishing off that and the kitchen and dining room this weekend. When I get things up on the wall and my decorations all out I'll post pics. 
What I am looking forward to: finding out if we're having a boy or girl...so soon!! :) We're under a week now. I am so ready for my Mom and Kev to get here so they can find out with us! I think I am going to post sometime Wednesday after the appointment, but we haven't decided 100% how we're going to tell everyone.

18 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:



How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of baby: About 6 inches (size of bell pepper) and 8 ounces.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: still at 3 lbs
Maternity Clothes: I got new pants this week! They're not maternity, but they're heavenly!!
Gender: find out in 2 weeks
Movement: YES! It's so awesome
Sleep: It's still hit or miss, but I'm getting more nights of good sleep and I'm so thankful!
Symptoms: I'm hungry all the time. I also had a random cramp in my leg at the end of last week that kept me laying on the couch or in bed most of the night. It wasn't fun and I'm hoping to not have to deal with that again.
What I miss: my clothes! :)
Cravings: milk and LOTS of it!
Best Moment this week: my Nana was up for War Eagle. I LOVE seeing her and we got to have two dinners. She also got to see my house finally!
What I am looking forward to: finding out if we're having a boy or girl...so soon!! :)

It's been a great week! CJ is starting to paint the entire house soon and I know I will be giddy when that's done because I'll finally be able to hang all my pictures, paint canvases, and just finish making my house a home. We also got a king bed this past weekend. I'm positive it's the best money I've spent in my entire life. I love it SO much.  

Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken Spaghetti is one of my favorite recipes. It's quick, easy, and tastes SO good! I've not been a big fan of chicken through my pregnancy, but this recipe still tastes amazing every time.

Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
1 pkg. whole wheat spaghetti noodles (I use the angel hair)
1 can cream of chicken (I use 98% fat free)
1 can cream of mushroom (I use 98% fat free)
1 can rotel
Velveeta shreds
skim milk (I fill a can after I've emptied the cream of chicken or mushroom)
pepper

Directions
Boil chicken breasts in water until done. Let cool and then shred. Cook spaghetti noodles while chicken is cooking. I like to make mine al dente. Mix shredded chicken, noodles, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, rotel, 1/3 bag of Velveeta shreds, can of skim milk, and pepper to taste in bowl. Stir really well. Spray a 9x13 Pyrex dish with canola spray. Pour mixed ingredients and top with remaining Velveeta shreds. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted - this is about 20 minutes.

I like to serve this with garlic toast and a spinach salad. My garlic toast is really simple - a piece of whole wheat bread, a small amount of butter, and garlic powder. I broil that until toasted.

Enjoy! :)

17 weeks....a little late

I've had absolutely no motivation this week to post an update, but I knew I would be mad at myself if I didn't at least do a short post.

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 17 weeks
Size of baby: About 6 inches and 7 ounces.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm at 3 lbs. I have a feeling I'm going to gain fast from now on...
Maternity Clothes: not yet, but I REALLY need to get some pants.
Gender: find out in 3 weeks
Movement: YES! It's so awesome
Sleep: I'm still having trouble with getting good sleep, but I can blame it on my lovely pups this past week. Ella thought we needed to be up everyday at 4:30....maybe she's preparing us.
Symptoms: "morning" sickness decided to reappear this week...it was NOT fun.
What I miss: the nausea being gone...hopefully that will be gone really, really soon.
Cravings: milk and LOTS of it! I also really enjoy strawberry milkshakes
Best Moment this week: nothing big really besides getting closer to finding out what we're having
What I am looking forward to: finding out if we're having a boy or girl of course, but also getting my motivation back

16 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:



How Far Along: 16 weeks
Size of baby: About 4 1/2 inches(size of an avocado) and 4 ounces.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I forgot to weigh myself so I'll have to update later
Maternity Clothes: I've decided tights and dresses will have to be my best friends because maternity pants are just way too big
Gender: find out in 4 weeks
Movement: YES! It's so awesome
Sleep: I've been having a bit of trouble with sleeping. I can't get comfortable, and the bathroom breaks are really interrupting my sleeping patterns. I'm trying to figure out ways to make it easier.
Symptoms: I've been feeling great minus a few headaches here and there. My doctor thinks they're allergy related
What I miss: Mexican food! Eventually I will have it again!! 
Cravings: milk and LOTS of it! I had my first random craving....I had to have fruity pebbles and nothing else for dinner one night at the end of last week. I have no idea what made me want that!
Best Moment this week: We got the genetic testing results and they were all negative...GREAT news!!
What I am looking forward to: finding out if we're having a boy or girl. I am SO ready!! Black Friday is going to be dangerous this year. :)


CJ and I are SO relieved after getting the genetic testing results back. We were incredibly nervous about this, but everything is working out so well. Other than being nervous about that, everything has been going great. Nesting is semi-setting in. I've needed everything perfectly clean and have wanted to get rid of a ton of junk that's laying around the house. I've heard this will get worse and worse.

Caylx

This sweet little boy, his Mom and sister came over for a newborn photo shoot yesterday afternoon. He was SO easy to work with and CJ and I loved every minute of it!

A sneak peak for his Momma