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Week 17

November 30th, 2013

How far along:
17 weeks

Baby is the size of an:
Onion

Total weight gain:
According to my scale, none this week, still up 12lbs total.

Maternity Clothes?
Still a mix of both.

Stretch Marks?
Haven’t found any yet.

Sleep?
Okay. Getting up to go to the bathroom once a night is annoying, but could be worse. I’m also working on staying up longer each night, my energy levels have definitely improved!

Best moment of the Week:
Spending Thanksgiving on the beach in Mexico and getting our crib delivered! It felt so surreal. We haven’t set it up yet, but I’m so excited that we have a crib in our house! I can’t believe it!

Movement:
Patiently waiting for it!

Food Cravings:
None.

Belly Button in or out:
In.

Gender:
Sweet Baby Boy!

Symptoms:
Getting better. I have more energy and only have light spells of nausea every now and then. I stopped taking my anti nausea medication this week and have been doing well. I’m also not starving after each meal anymore, which is awesome!
So as of right now, my only symptom is the pregnancy acne. I read that some ladies have it until after birth and I pray that I won’t be one of them! I know there are a lot of worse things that could happen, but I’d take nausea over this any day of the week. Where is that pregnancy glow everyone is talking about…? Ha!

Anything Making you queasy or Sick?
Long Car Rides.

Have you Started to Show yet?
I’m in that stage where I don’t look quite pregnant yet, but chubby. I still love the belly and admire it each day in the mirror! :)

What I miss:
My clear skin.

What I'm looking forward to:
We have our big 18-week Ultrasound next week, where they check for any abnormalities, although our bloodwork came back perfect a couple of weeks ago. I can’t wait to see how much our little boy has grown and to see him bouncing around in there.

What I'm not looking forward to:
Nothing.

Weekly Wisdom:
Count your blessings!


Wie weit:
17 Wochen

Baby ist so gross wie eine:
Zwiebel

Insgesamte Gewichtszunahme:
Meiner Waage zufolge habe ich diese Woche nichts zugenommen, ingesamt bin ich also immer noch bei 5,5kg.

Umstandskleidung?
Eine Mischung aus normalen Klamotten und Umstandshosen.

Schwangerschaftsstreifen?
Ich hab noch keine gefunden.

Schlaf?
Ganz okay. Es ist nervig, einmal pro Nacht auf Toilette zu muessen, aber es gibt Schlimmeres. Ich arbeite daran, jeden Abend laenger wach zu bleiben, meine Energie hat sich auf jeden Fall verbessert!

Bester Moment der Woche:
Thanksgiving am Strand in Mexico zu feiern und als wir unser Babybett bekamen! Es fuehlte sich so komisch an, als wir es geliefert bekamen! Wir haben es zwar noch nicht aufgebaut, aber ich freue mich total und kann nicht glauben, dass wir tatsaechlich ein Babybett im Haus haben!

Bewegungen des Babys:
Ich warte geduldig darauf!

Heißhunger:
Nein.

Bauchnabel drinnen oder draussen:
Drinnen.

Geschlecht:
Junge!

Symptome:
Werden immer besser. Ich habe viel mehr Energie und nur noch ab und an leichte Anfaelle von Uebelkeit. Ich habe meine Medikamente gegen die Uebelkeit diese Woche abgesetzt und soweit geht es mir ganz gut. Ich habe auch nicht mehr soviel Hunger wie vorher, was super ist.
Mein einziges Symptom ist zur Zeit die Schwangerschaftsakne. Ich habe gelesen, dass manche Frauen es bis zu der Geburt haben und ich bete, dass ich nicht eine von ihnen sein werde! Ich weiss, es gibt eine Menge Dinge die schlimmer sind, aber zur Zeit haette ich lieber jeden Tag Uebelkeit anstatt der Akne. Wo ist der “Glow”, den man in der Schwangerschaft haben soll…? Ha!

Gibt es etwas, wovon dir schlecht wird?
Lange Fahrten im Auto.

Kann man dir die Schwangerschaft ansehen?
Ich bin in der Phase, wo man noch nicht so genau sehen kann, ob ich schwanger bin, oder einfach mollig. Ich liebe meinen Bauch und bewunder ihn jeden Tag im Spiegel! :)

Was ich vermisse:
Meine reine Haut.

Worauf ich mich freue:
Wir haben naechste Woche unseren grossen Ultraschall, wo sie fuer Anomalien suchen. Wir haben vor ein paar Wochen bereits einen Bluttest dafuer gemacht, welcher perfekt zurueck kam. Ich kann es kaum abwarten zu sehen, wie gross unser kleiner Junge gewachsen ist und ihn dort drinnen rumhuepfen zu sehen!

Worauf ich mich nicht freue:
Nichts.

Wöchentliche Weisheit:
Du kannst dich gluecklich schaetzen!      

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  1. Glad you're feeling better! For your ultrasound next week, especially if you know you are getting a 3D ultrasound, consider bringing a blank DVD to the appointment. My sister-in-law was able to get a recording of her ultrasound! My husband & I tried but the doctor's office I go to doesn't have recording capabilities. :( But it was worth a shot! :)

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  2. Damn pregnancy acne.... but you are still glowing girl!

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  3. How exciting for you! I'm preggo, too. I discovered you from my sweet blog friend, Kristen (Sunny with a Chance of Lemons). Yay, another preggo blogger friend! I am 22 weeks and also having a boy! I'm actually going to send you and Kristen an email about a blog post idea I have. Stay tuned and nice to meet you!

    Carmen

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