pregnancy update: 17 weeks

note: i actually wrote this post a week ago and had every intention of posting it then but decided to wait.  today i had another doctor appointment and now that i know everything is ‘a-ok’ i’ll share this update.  the truth is i waited because i have known two women now to have gone to this very appointment, at this stage, only to discover their baby had passed.  my heart ached for them and if that were to be the case for me i didn’t want another post to remind me of what could have been.  that aside…

four months in and i’m feeling more like myself.  although i’m still getting sick a couple times a week i consider it an improvement over all of the first trimester.  having more energy has allowed me to keep working out five or six times a week but, i’m now ravenously hungry.  go figure!  the good news is that all of the eating i’ve been doing has paid off and at some point in the last week i think this bump of mine ‘popped’. personally i'm excited and encouraged by my growing belly and can’t wait to update my wardrobe!  this is the best excuse i’ve ever had to shop!!  according to the doctor everything is normal and my weight gain is ‘perfect’.

this month also means that we are nearly out of garage sale season.  yikes! why is this relevant?!  garage sales have been our primary source for purchasing baby things, especially clothes, for several weeks now.  no, we don’t know the sex of the baby – yet. (although i had a dream the other night about what we were having, we'll see in a few weeks if it was right.) we’ve simply been buying whatever we like regardless of the gender because let’s face it, there’s a 50/50 chance it’ll be a girl or a boy.  those are odds worth spending a few bucks on.  the stuff we have found is in great condition and SUPER cheap.  after the summer we’ll have to cough up a little more for baby clothes and other things.  in the meantime even cody is getting into it.  see the onesie he found below.  anyone who knows my husband and his family knows how much they love rocky. 

feeling:

-incredibly hungry

-anxious…still – once i can feel the baby move i’m hoping this goes away

craving:

-orange juice (i'm sure this is a craving so much as it's a habit now)

-tomatoes

-swiss cake rolls (i blame it on a billboard i saw sometime last week)

avoiding:

-coffee

-chicken – on occasion

daddy update:

-he’s reading up on this whole pregnancy thing and shared an interesting tidbit with me the other day about brushing the baby’s teeth early (apparently this can help avoid injury…?)

-i catch him staring at my belly more frequently– it’s sweet

living in:

-most of my work pants are snug; it may be time to give belly bands try

-dresses will be a summer favorite - i just bought two more maxis at target yesterday :) 

longing for:

-a distance run (like 8 or 9 miles)

-a palmer’s deli market turkey

-uninterrupted sleep