Bump Report: 17 Weeks

Hi friends! We are back from Kentucky and ready for the weekend already.  Catching up with my family was great! As much as I liked my parents living close to us here in Virginia, it's also nice to go and visit them.  No matter what state they are in, or what house holds their things, it always feels like home. Alright, enough sentimental shenanigans, let me just tell you I have had one pregnant brain day.  I decided to check out TJ Maxx on my lunch break for some curtains.  No big deal right? Except for when I am ready to leave and my car won't start. I call Ashby in a panic (FYI he is 60 miles away, what was he going to do? I don't know), then I call my boss.  Long story short, he had to disconnect the battery in order to restart the computer in the car, so that the car would turn on.  In the end our theory is, once I parked the car, I just got out and went inside the store (clearly I was excited to get my shopping on), without turning off the car or locking it.  While I was inside, we think someone probably tried to steal Stella, and she went into lock down mode and wouldn't let me start her when I came back out to leave. What can I say, Ashby and I have a pretty smart car, either that or I need to go back to driver's education and learn the proper way to exit a car.  I would like to give myself a pat on the back for not crying in the middle of the parking lot.

For those that are interested, I did secure some cute curtains while on the shopping trip. I'm hoping to doctor them up this weekend and will post about them next week. I'm getting pretty ambitious, but maybe if I write it down, I'll actually do it?

Here is a very blurry picture from this morning.  Sometimes, when you ask your husband to take a picture of you they cooperate, and other times they huff and puff.  You can guess which kind of morning we had....

How far along? 17 Weeks

Total weight gain:  4 lbs

Maternity clothes? Still using the bella bands.  What an amazing invention is all I have to say about that.

Stretch marks? None yet. I ran out of my really good smelling cream and bought some Burt's Bees Mamma  Bee lotion. It smells, terrible. I think I need to put some scented oil in it or something. 

Sleep: I've had more energy this week. I've actually stayed up to watch tv past 9:30 at least twice this week. Living the crazy life!

Best moment this week: Beginning to plan the gender reveal par-tay

Miss Anything? No not really. 

Food cravings: Popcorn. The good kind you make in the pot on the stove. Sprinkle a little popcorn crack on it and I've got my dinner. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Coffee : ( This breaks my heart, because I want it. I really think it's the coffee creamer in our fridge, it's brand new but maybe the flavor is making me sick. Several times this week I thought I was going to have to pull the car over on 95 and take care of business.  

Gender: Don’t know yet. We find out August 30^th! I think it’s a boy!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Super gassy this week. Ashby can't stand it. He doesn't even want to sit on the couch with me. TMI? sorry!

Belly Button in or out? In and I hope it stays that way.

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm switching this to happy. I have my moments, but generally I'm just so excited to find out what this baby is. 

Looking forward to: August 30th! We are having a birthday/gender reveal party at my house with Ashby's family. Then a day later we leave for Punta Cana.  I've been practicing my spanish. El  Bano= Bathroom. I'm set!

The baby is the size of: An onion or an apple depending on the website you read. 


See ya'll next week!