16 Weeks

Another week down!  One positive thing about doing weekly blog updates during this pregnancy is that I feel like I'm posting all the time so in that sense the weeks go by pretty fast!  Everything is still going well and feeling normal so once again there's not too much to report.  My nausea is still hanging around but it's nothing unbearable.  I throw up first thing and feel much better, then I feel a bit nauseated until 10:00am or so and from then on I feel pretty good until I go to bed.  However, the last couple days I have thrown up two times and felt pretty sick most of the day so hopefully that's not a new trend.  If nausea is the worst of my worries then I consider myself quite blessed!  Gum is still my best friend and I probably go through each pack way too fast but it helps a ton so I'm sure it'll be around for awhile.  Another odd thing that helps my stomach quite a bit is briefly chewing a piece of gum and then dropping it in a water bottle and drinking the minty water.  Sounds nasty, I'm sure, but it helps a lot!

As far as food this week, I've been most satisfied by anything that's really bland.  Things like cold cereal and sandwiches have sounded way better than a hot cooked meal for whatever reason.  I've eaten Italian food a few times lately and the garlic hasn't been very nice to my stomach at all so I think I'll stay away from anything like that for awhile.  I also prefer making my own food right now so I can guarantee there aren't any hairs in the vicinity.  I've come across a few lately and it has nearly been the end of the world for my stomach.

I still haven't felt any strong movement but I have had several more moments where I've felt something that I think was him kicking but I couldn't be sure.  A few nights ago I actually woke up because of a Braxton Hicks contraction which kinda surprised me.  It didn't hurt at all and went away as soon as I rolled over but I was surprised it was strong enough to wake me up.  I felt them a ton during my pregnancy with Eli so I won't be surprised if I feel them a lot this time too.

The current plan is to begin work on the nursery this weekend and I can't wait!  Logan's sister's husband is a master handy man and is going to do nearly everything to turn our storage room into a completed bedroom.  I'm sure it will take awhile to finish but I can't wait until I can start decorating!

The holidays were tons of fun but I'm so excited to be in the new year!  Having this baby seems so much more real now that we're in 2015!

Weight: 129.0 (This week: +2.0 | Total: +8.2) Yeah, 2 pounds in one week and 3.6 in the last two weeks is not my ideal.  I'm a bit surprised I gained that much because I'm really not eating that bad.  I don't drink soda, eat fast food, eat too many sweets, and my portion sizes definitely aren't too big because I still don't have a huge appetite.  My body must think it needs the extra weight right now!

16 weeks down, 24 to go!