How far along-15 weeks and 6 days...just shy of 4 months!
Weight Gain-Surprisingly, this week I actually lost weight...not sure if it's water weight or what? I mean I have been watching what I eat so I don't gain too much, and I was particularly active this week because of watch week and running errands on Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm down about a pound and a half...which puts my total weight gain to only 4lbs!
Baby Size-Crown to rump length is about 4 1/2 inches and weighs about 3 1/2oz...Bean is roughly the size of an avocado.
Movement-None yet...at least I think! I'm anxiously awaiting to feel any sort of movement over the next few weeks. It's to the point where I haven't gotten big enough to really feel pregnant, and we haven't seen Baby in a while, so sometimes I'm like, "Is there really something in there?" I can't wait to start feeling Bean move around...that will be so reassuring!
Sleep-I feel like I've been sleeping pretty well lately. I've been trying to go to bed earlier so I feel more rested in the mornings. No matter how early I go to bed though, I am still NOT a morning person:) Yesterday, I was so tired from teaching and rehearsing all day, after watching a friend's dance show and grabbing a bite to eat, I was in bed and asleep before 11pm...that is so early for me! This morning I woke up around 730am to go to the bathroom, and then couldn't get back to sleep for another hour or so...that's the first time in a long time I've gotten up before 8am without an alarm clock!
Feeling-A little anxious, somewhat tired, hungry, but not all at the same time. I'm anxious to know everything is ok with Baby, which I suppose will never go away (that's like motherly instinct or something, isn't it?) I'm tired of working all the time and trying really hard not to stress myself out with everything going on with Dynamics in the next month...really looking forward to having Saturday mornings off after June recital. I'm looking forward to getting out of that in between stage of pregnancy (which I'm sure I'll look back on later and say "How could you be so stupid?)...I don't quite look pregnant yet, with a belly bump...I'm afraid people are just thinking I'm getting fat:( It'd be nice to not have people question, fat or bump?
What I miss-I'm not a big drinker or anything, but alcohol. I would've loved having a drink last weekend for cinco de mayo and this weekend for mother's day...just to celebrate! I also miss sandwiches for lunch, or really anytime. I've been trying to cut down on the carbs, so I haven't had too many sandwiches lately...plus the only sandwiches I really eat any way are tuna salad and turkey!
What I am looking forward to-Feeling baby move, finally having an established bump, and our anatomy scan on June 8th...only 3 weeks and 5 days to go!
Milestone/Best moment this week-My moment this week was a wonderful one, yet sad one all at the same time. I told all of the dance classes I teach this week (young and old) that I'm expecting, but I also had to tell my Saturday classes I would no longer be teaching on Saturdays. 3 out of my 4 classes on Saturday are not a big deal...I haven't taught them for too long. I mean I'm connected and will miss them, but it hasn't been that long. My one class though...I've taught a good handful of them since they were 3 years old. I've watched them be in bad moods, not want to dance, and then move past all that...and they're turning into wonderful dancers, they are so good for only being 8! Before I even started in with my announcement, I was bawling like an idiot...then there were parents and students bawling with me once they realized what I was saying. The parents and dancers are so excited for me and Baby, but so sad that I won't be their teacher anymore. It just made me realize how much of an impact I actually have on dancers lives, and had on this class! They will always be my babies and I know they're in good hands with Evelyn teaching them...it just won't be the same until I am their teacher again a few years down the road...
To Do-Not a whole lot for pregnancy stuff...but definitely a whole lot to do for dance stuff...5 weeks til the Dynamcis show and 6 weeks til recital...it's going to be a busy month and a half!
Food Cravings/Aversions-I'm not really craving anything really, not really having anything make me sick. The thought of meat, white or red, has made me lose my appetite lately though. I can eat it, it's just not that appetizing to eat...I kind of just feel like I'm force feeding myself:( (Although tonight, I had the best steak at House of Genji for Mother's Day...yum!) Just this week, I've noticed when I'm hungry, I need to eat right away. But I can only handle a small amount of food before it becomes too much and starts making me feel nauseous and sick. It's like I can't make myself full anymore...or overeat like I used to. Maybe that's another reason why I haven't gained any weight the past couple weeks?
Bonus-We're starting to plan our nursery out...last week we got paint swatches to try to decide what color to paint the nursery (we decided on a very light teal color, that is pretty gender neutral) and this week we bought our crib! Babies R Us had a good deal on furniture, along with a gift card incentive, so we decided to go for it! We won't buy anything else furniture wise, or for the nursery even, until after I'm back from Nationals and Disney in July, but this was a good way to get started and make everything seem more real. We don't have bedding yet, since we don't know the sex of Bean, but here's a picture of the crib we love and bought...
And a picture of me at 16 weeks...I'd have to compare side by side with a picture from before. I don't think I'm showing really yet...maybe just a little:)
