You'd know if you lived here & 17 Weeks.

I think I’ll start each blog with random things and then go into my weekly pregnancy update.

~ I've been able to sub a lot lately and I absolutely love it. I really wish I could have a permanent position with the school and/ or be able to sub more often. I may have an interview coming up and I know some of you know financially I've had to add more hours at work which means that leaves less time for subbing or saying yes to an open part time position. *Sigh* Praying someday something will work out!! 

~ I’ll still have every other Friday as a “do what I want day” …which lately has been used for subbing or volunteering in my girlies class rooms.

~ Love when people tell me they read my posts etc. on Facebook but sometimes just don’t comment.

~I have gotten way behind in housekeeping. If you lived here you'd know who does what / when / how / how often etc. Some days I can get things picked up but there is always so much laundry,  dishes, or whatever that I just do not have any motivation to do. Especially when two little girlies just mess it all up the minute after I clean it anyway. Or if you have one of those husbands that will throw clothes next to an empty clothes basket instead of in the basket, etc. =) Everyone I'm sure wishes there home looked a certain way. It does drive me nuts when things are not “the way I like them” and I have gotten a little better with just “trying not to worry about it” but it’s hard for me to think…”oh there’s always tomorrow”, or at least it’s “livable”.  

I like a clean house. Yes I clean homes but it’s different when you’re cleaning for someone else.

17 Weeks

Today I am 17 weeks pregnant. 161 days to go or 5 months 9 days until March 25th.

Our little gummy bear is now approximately the size of an onion. My uterus is about the size of a cantaloupe.

Total weight loss/ gain? Next weigh in is Nov 5th. Total UP since last appointment 3 lbs. One of my pregnancy apps on my phone says I may have gained about 10-15 lbs by now. WHOO HOO! Glad I haven’t done that!

Maternity clothes? One pair of jeans that I wear almost every day ;) 

Sleep? I think I just have dreams and I don’t really sleep. 

Best moment this week? Lots of people asking how I’m feeling. 

Movement? Wishing I felt movement. Sometimes I feel some things but nothing definite yet. Hoping very soon!

Food cravings? I've felt like Baked Potato Soup (haven’t had any yet) 

Food aversions? Nothing major sticks out thankfully.

Gender? Baby will be known as gummy bear until he/she is born. (In case you don't know the story...the reason for the gummy bear nickname is because when I had my 6 week ultrasound the technician said your baby is the size of a gummy bear…so it just kind of stuck)

What I am looking forward to? Movement and my ultrasound on Nov 5^th.

Labor signs? Thankfully none.

Belly button in or out? Will be in for the whole pregnancy.

Milestones? 2^nd Trimester – My pregnancy app says…Your baby’s skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord – your baby’s lifeline to the placenta – is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip) and is around 5 inches long from head to bottom. Your baby can move his or her joints, and sweat glands are starting to develop. The art of the yawn has been mastered by your baby. In fact, you might catch a glimpse of that adorable yawn if you’re getting an ultrasound this month. You’ll also catch a glimpse of all the fetal movement your baby’s doing – twists, rolls, kicks, punches. And would you believe your baby is finally big enough for you to start feeling those movements now (or anytime in the next few weeks) So get ready! Something you won’t see on the ultrasound, but you’ll know is in working order, is your baby’s nervous system, which is maturing rapidly at this time. Nerves, now covered with a substance – called myelin (which speeds messages from nerve cell to nerve cell) are forming more complex connections. And those in the brain are further specializing into the ones that service the senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. Talking about hearing, your baby’s is growing more acute, making your little one more conscious of sounds that come from inside your body (which means you could both be listening to each other hiccup- a skill that your baby has by now)