17 Weeks

Week 17 was just dandy!  Nothing out of the ordinary happened so I couldn't be more pleased about that.  I continue to have a tough time getting my nausea under control throughout the day so hopefully I turn the corner soon.  I've tried several different tricks that people have been kind enough to share with me and none of them seem to hit the spot so I'm guessing it will be like my last pregnancy and I just need to wait it out.  I know things could be way worse so I truly am grateful that this is my biggest concern right now! Quick story: A man that works across the hall from me came into our office a few days ago and we started talking about my pregnancy because his wife is pregnant too.  He asked me if I get sick and I said: "Yeah, I do, it's super crappy."  He then proceeded to tell me that his wife also gets sick and that she had to have a PICC line placed because she lost so much weight during her first trimester from throwing up.  After that I was determined not to complain about my nausea anymore!  I quickly backtracked and told him that compared to her, I have it super easy.  I honestly am grateful my "morning" sickness isn't worse than it is!

As far as food this week, I loved wheat toast with peanut butter!  I'm not usually a big fan of wheat bread but it's way more filling than white bread so my stomach definitely liked that.  I've learned this week that I need to do a better job of not studying my food before each bite because the longer I stare at it, the more likely I am to find something wrong with it that makes me sick and then I can't finish eating.  My goal from now on is to just eat without looking down.  We'll see how it goes!

Movement is still about the same this week.  I'm definitely feeling things here and there but nothing that is definitive kicking quite yet.  Hopefully sometime in the next couple weeks that changes!

I am very, very blessed with an amazing job but it becomes more and more difficult to go every single day. Sitting at my desk all day makes me that much more excited to stay home and be a mom.  I'm trying to have a happy attitude at work for the sake of my co-workers and myself because I still have several months left but I may or may not make a paper chain pretty soon to count down the days!

The nursery is coming along very nicely and I am so excited about it!  Matt and Logan started the framing last Saturday, which will likely be one of the biggest (if not the biggest) jobs.  Each wall had to be framed as well as the ceiling because we're dropping it down to cover some plumbing and they also had to frame in a closet so it has been pretty time consuming for them.  They worked so hard on it several days this week and it looks awesome so far.  They should be able to finish up the framing tomorrow and then start on the electrical.  It's starting to feel more real!

Weight: 129.4 (This week: +.4 | Total: +8.6) I feel MUCH better about my weight gain this week compared to the last couple.  I didn't really change anything up with my diet so I'm sure I just needed a little extra weight the previous two weeks.

17 weeks down, 23 to go!