18 Weeks...and growing!

Friday I hit the 18 week mark, and boy has the hunger started to kick in! I am hungry ALL the time which is a good thing because that means Jelly Bean is growing. In addition to the added hunger, the morning sickness has finally subsided ::knocks on wood::. I haven't had to take my medicine for a few days, and I've been able to keep everything down. In fact, according to our home scale, I am now only down one pound from when we began this pregnancy journey. The clothes are feeling tighter too! About a week and a half ago I went through my clothes to see which pants I could still where to work, and most of my pants fit. Two days ago I put on one of the said pairs of pants with the intention of wearing them to work, and had to change 5 minutes later. They were too tight! So today the plan is to go buy my first pair of maternity pants...EKK!

One of my classroom parents actually noticed the "bump" last week, which I was shocked at because I've been wearing looser fitting tops, and haven't told my class that I am expecting. This week I'm telling my class/classroom parents, and then I won't have to hide the growing belly :)! So, here it is, the 18 week bump!

16 Weeks...and back to work!

Hi everyone! Long time no post. Sorry for the delay in posting, I will try to post more once things start moving along (i.e. new symptoms, growing belly, etc). As the title mentions, I'm 16 weeks along, and I'm back to work. That's right, summer is over and now Jeff and I are not only preparing for our little one, but I'm getting ready for 22 other little ones and Jeff is getting ready for 180 big ones (yikes!). But back to the pregnancy, after all that's what this blog is for, although I'm sure one about teaching would be pretty exciting as well ;).

I still have bouts of morning sickness. The medicine I've been on has helped a lot, but I still have days of nausea and vomiting. I have been able to eat more though, and at our appointment yesterday I was up 2 pounds, still down 4 pounds overall. We also got to hear Jellybean's heartbeat yesterday, a strong 145 bpm. The doctor had a hard time finding the heart beat at first, but thanks to the home doppler we've been using, I was able to "guide" her in the right direction. I was hoping for an ultrasound and early gender prediction, but no such luck. Hopefully Jellybean will cooperate on Sept. 10th for our big ultrasound. We can't wait!

In other pregnancy related news, I've been asked a lot "Are you having any cravings?" The only craving thus far is pizza. I suddenly looooovvvvveeee pizza, a food I use to not care for. Jeff loves this craving I have, and we seem to eat pizza weekly, hence the increase in 2 pounds. I also have a little bump, or a "Jelly Belly" if you will (humor me)! Jeff and I can definitely tell a difference, I just wonder how big I will get???!!! So, here is the 16 week picture of the "Jelly Belly." I'm sure I won't update again until Sept. 10th, but be sure to get your vote in!