Its a BOY!!

How far along? I am 17 1/2 weeks. Its starting to go by kind of fast which  I am excited about.  Only about 22 1/2 weeks left until we get to meet our baby! (But whose counting...haha)

Weight Gain:I havent checked since my last dr. appointment...I'm trying not to focus on this part too much.  I've always been someone who has had body image issues but I am starting to really learn how beautiful a woman's body is.  Funny how its taken being pregnant and gaining weight for me to realize that.  Instead of focusing on gaining weight I really just want to make sure I am healthy so that my baby is healthy.  Its amazing the ways that God created woman to adapt to pregnancy.  I've been having a bumpy road when it comes to being pregnant but I think its really a beautiful thing to grow a child inside of you and weight gain goes along with that!  So I know as the weeks go along, those numbers on the scale are going to keep moving up...and I am just going to embrace it instead of being terrified to look!

Sleep: I really consider myself lucky when it comes to sleeping.  I may be having a hard time with sickness and migraines and all that...but I am so far not having too much trouble sleeping.  I did have some trouble this week b/c I sprained my neck from throwing up so much (an injury I already had from a car accident so my neck is just week), so that prevented me from sleeping a couple nights...but my neck is starting to feel better thankfully!

Best moments this week: Yesterday our good friend Andrew had us a "diaper party" and some friends and family came over for a cookout and we revealed the sex of the baby.  We had everyone choose a balloon depending on what sex they thought the baby was.  Then at the same time everyone tried to blow their ballon up.  Most people chose a pink balloon but little did they know that I had poked holes in all the pink balloons so they wouldnt blow up.  So all the blue balloons blew up revealing that we are having a BABY BOY! It was a fun moment and I am so happy to not have to keep it a secret anymore! 

Food cravings:So I very randomly started craving fruit snacks the other day haha.  I havent had fruit snacks in years so I have no idea where that came from! I went to the store and literally stood in the fruit snack aisle for 5 minutes trying to decide on which ones I wanted.  So random but man they tasted good!

What I miss:I really miss having energy.  I barely have energy to shower (dont worry I still do!) much less do anything else.  I have to say my husband is amazing for picking up my slack.  Most days I either am throwing up, laying in bed all day with a migraine or recovering from those days.  I do get bursts of energy every so often and hopefully those days will become more frequent here soon!  But seriously Chris is awesome for taking care of me and our apartment and even working extra hard at work when I cant...love him so much!

What I am looking forward to: I have a lot of really fun things coming up!  In just 2 1/2 weeks we get to see our baby on another ultrasound and that will also put me at the halfway point in my pregnancy!  Also non pregnancy related I am excited about taking my nieces to the Justin Bieber concert in a couple weeks.  They are going to have so much fun and I cant wait to see their smiling faces when they actually see him in person!  And lets be real I love me some Biebs so I am excited too haha ;)

Milestones: A big milestone for us would be deciding on a name!  I thought it would take us until the day he was born to pick out a name b/c I am so indecisive and really couldnt think of any names that I loved.  But one day it just hit us and I feel less stressed knowing we already have a name.  So in just a few months our precious Greyson Christopher will be making his grand entrance into the world...we cant wait!!

I know I complain a lot about not feeling good, but I honestly would go through anything in order to bring our baby into the world.  The other day I literally almost had a mental break down.  After 3 days straight of being very sick and having a migraine and then learning that I had sprained my neck and being in the most excruciating pain I have every felt, I literally thought I was going to go crazy.  I couldnt do anything but just cry and pray.  I want so bad to enjoy this pregnancy.  I know so many people who are not able to have kids, and it took us a year to get pregnant once we started trying, so I really hate complaining b/c it makes me feel selfish.  So a couple days ago I decided to write my child a letter.  I just started writing from my heart and it honestly helped me see the bigger picture.  I am already so in love with this baby, and as much as I dont like being in pain I know that it will be worth it for my baby to grow healthy and strong.  I cant promise that I wont have bad days and complain...but I know God is preparing me to be a stronger Mom for my son and for that I am thankful!

Here are some pics from this past week!

After we revealed the sex to everyone we decided to take a pic of us blowing up the balloons of what we originally thought the sex was.  PS my husband looks super hot here <3 nbsp="" p="">

This is a pic of my good friend Emily and I posing with our bumps!  I kept saying I was going to take weekly bump pics to document the pregnancy and this is actualy the first picture I have taken!  I'm beginning to move out of the phase where you cant tell if I'm pregnant or if I've just been eating a lot haha.  Emily looks gorgeous pregnant and I am so happy to be pregnant at the same time as her!  Fun fact: I actually have 5 close friends who are pregnant right now.  So fun to have kids who can grow up together!!

Cant wait to find out what the rest of my prego friends are having :)

16 weeks

How far along? So I am about 16 1/2 weeks along now and I am SLOWLY starting to feel better.  I still have really bad days filled with getting sick and migraines, but those aren't every day now so I am thankful.  Although I would like to send a message to my baby that getting sick on a Saturday night in the middle of my busy work shift is not a pleasant experience and its not very nice to do to your mommy! 

Weight Gain: So far I am up about 5 pounds.  They say thats right where I should be so I am happy about that.  Although its a crazy experience to go to the doctor and see your weight to continue to rise...not sure I am used to that yet. 

Sleep: I have actually been sleeping pretty well.  I really love sleeping on my back so I am trying really hard to break that habit but I seem to wake up on my back all the time.  Plus I think I'm giving myself whiplash in my sleep trying to turn over quickly when I catch myself on my back...my neck is not happy about that!

Best moments this week: This week was one of the best weeks of my entire life b/c we got to find out the sex of our precious baby! We went to Becoming Mom Spa for an early ultrasound and it was such a great experience.  Having my parents and grandma there and seeing their faces as we were looking at the baby was so much fun.  One of my nieces was even able to come with us and watching her face was priceless.  Everyone started crying while we listened to the heartbeat and its a moment I will never forget.  The baby was moving around so much I could have stayed there all day just watching.  It had a case of the hiccups during the ultrasound which was too funny to see! I cant wait until our reveal party next week so I can share with the world the sex of our baby!

Food cravings: MEAT. I was not one to eat a lot of meat before getting pregnant b/c I used to be a vegetarian.  But that is all this baby wants! I also crave salads and fruit.  I am at the point now where I have to bring "meat snacks" to work b/c in the middle of my shift thats what the baby wants.

What I miss: I miss being able to wear whatever I want. I can still fit in to most of my clothes but they are definitely getting tight.  Its way more comfortable to wear maternity clothes.  However most of the maternity clothes I have right now are too baggy.  So I am in that in between phase which really isnt much fun.  But I'm sure within the next couple of weeks I will be fitting in those maternity clothes.  

What I am looking forward to: I am looking forward to our party on Sunday.  Our good friend Andrew is having us a "Diaper Party" cookout at his house to celebrate the baby.  We are going to do a mini reveal there for the sex of the baby and its going to be so much fun to just celebrate with some friends and family! Also now that we know the sex we can start registering for the baby shower's so that will be a lot of fun.  I already cant wait for my next ultrasound in 4 weeks.  I am having a level 2 ultrasound and they get a really thorough look at the baby and it takes about an hour.  A whole hour I get to stare at my baby!!

Milestones: Obviously finding out the sex was a big milestone for us.  Now we get to really narrow down names...which is going to be really difficult for me.  I am the most indecisive person ever so hopefully I can decide on a name!

Here are a couple pictures from our ultrasound.  I am completely obsessed with starting at the pictures....I cant stop! This one is my favorite picture...I just love those little lips!!

And here is another one with Baby Hoover waving hello to everyone!

I am so excited to share our news of the sex of the baby with everyone...hopefully I can keep it a secret for a whole week!