19 Weeks

I am 19 weeks as of this past Sunday....I'm a few days late here, sorry everyone :)
I went to the doctor last week and was told the baby is measuring a week ahead of schedule....yikes!!  Everything looks good....YAY!  the little munchkin is quite the swimmer, moving and stretching throughout the entire sonogram, the tech was having trouble getting a few needed shots since it wouldn't sit still...ha ha ha.
Here is my 19 week photo:

Lets just say I feel like I've got more than a "mango" in my belly!
How many weeks?  19,  about 6 inches
Baby is the size of :  Mango
Gender: ???????
How am I feeling? Good! 
Cravings: well so far I have wanted salad with lots of stuff on it, and sparkling water - I've been drinking lots of Pellegrino
Can't eat: nothing new this week
Energy level: its been pretty good!
Maternity Clothes? still wearing stretch pants and the couple pairs of maternity jeans I have, no maternity tops yet......still trying to utilize what I already have.
Movement: nothing in a while so I'm thinking what I thought I felt before was really just gas!
Looking forward to:  checking off another week :)

Went to Ohio for a wedding this past weekend and stayed with Margaret, Kin, and Elin......who is quite the little tornado these days!  Talking so much more to!!  (she's almost 2yrs old).  We went to Buy Buy Baby which we don't have up here in Buffalo but I wish we did.  They have more to choose from than Babies-R-Us I think.  I registered anyway just for the goody bag they give out to new registrants....lots of samples that I'm sure will come in handy one day. 


We got our first baby gift....the City Mini stroller from Margaret and Kin.....Thanks Guys!!!  Baby Kong is going to LOVE it :)  Also we came home with a good start to my little mango's wardrobe thanks to Elin kindly letting us borrow all gender neutral clothing she has ;)  I can't get over how tiny some of these outfits are...so cute!
So that's all for now, talk to everyone in a few days!!

18 Weeks

Today I am 18 weeks pregnant!!  Almost five months, time is reeeaaaally flying by.  I need to start really registering for baby stuff I guess.  Its just such an overwhelming task.....SO much to choose from!  Since I don't have an actual room for a nursery at the moment its kind of hard to envision anything for the baby's room and what I would want.  We are looking at more houses today though, so fingers crossed we find something that we both love.  I have a doctor's appointment in just a couple days so I'm excited to see the sonogram, Johnny hasn't seen one in  a couple of months so it will be neat for him to see how much the baby has grown.
I think I may have felt some movement in my belly!!!  I think!  Or it could just be indigestion, but I don't normally have little bubble like feelings like that so I'm hoping its baby.  They don't happen every day though, the first time it happened last week, I then went a few more days before I felt anything again.  So who knows.
Have a wedding this weekend and not looking forward to figuring out what to wear.......so I'm going to my friends house today to see if she may have anything that would work for me, I just don't want to have to buy anything that I won't be able to wear again.
Ok so here is this week's pic:

My little sweet potato is really growing!!  My belly seems to get bigger as the day goes on though.
How many weeks?  18,  about 5.6 inches
Baby is the size of :  A Sweet Potato
Gender:  Going to be a surprise....we're not going to find out
How am I feeling? Good! 
Cravings: this week I wanted french fries and bar food, just felt like eating junk, so we ended up going out for burgers one night :)
Can't eat: I don't think I can drink lemonade, I've had it 2 days in a row and have had upset stomach afterward both times.
Energy level: good especially in the a.m. but then dwindles towards the afternoon/evening
Maternity Clothes? still wearing stretch pants and the couple pairs of maternity jeans I have, no maternity tops yet......still trying to utilize what I already have.
Movement: I think I may have felt the baby but I'm not 100% sure, hoping it becomes more consistent!
Looking forward to:  my doctor's appointment in a couple days

17 Weeks

Sorry everyone, I'm a couple days late on my "17 week" entry, but here it is.  Nothing new has really changed, besides making my really awesome chalkboard to help track my progress.  I actually took the idea from another girl doing the exact same thing.  It was such a cute idea I just couldn't resist!!  I still need to hang it on the wall so right now I'm just propping it up.

I can't wait to be able to actually FEEL something from baby, its driving me nuts that i can't.

How many weeks?  17,  about 5.1 inches
Baby is the size of :  an onion
Gender:  Going to be a surprise....we're not going to find out
How am I feeling? Good! 
Cravings: nothing specific, still trying to make myself eat as healthy as possible but that is not happening...grrr
Can't eat: ummm not that I can't really eat anything but I'm still not finding onions too appealing, and I smell them all day being at the restaurant!
Energy level: good especially in the a.m. but then dwindles towards the afternoon/evening
Maternity Clothes? still wearing stretch pants but I did purchase a couple pairs of maternity jeans (which I'm actually finding to be very comfortable)  :)
Movement: nothing yet!!!!!  so frustrating
Looking forward to:  my sonogram this month and of course feeling the baby move

16 Weeks

Officially 4 months and its pretty apparent that I'm pregnant.  Clothes aren't hiding the bump anymore unless they are really loose fitting.  Mom bought me our first baby outfits this week and they are adorable.  Everything is just so TINY!  Johnny tried to convince me that he didn't need to have to change any diapers once baby arrives because he would be too busy helping out with so many other things....ha ha ha...yeah right!! 

How many weeks?  16,  4 months!
Baby is the size of :  about 41/2 inches long, the size of an avocado
Gender:  Going to be a surprise....we're not going to find out
How am I feeling? Good! 
Cravings: Have been craving Italian food, loooove me some eggplant parm!
Can't eat: onions, not liking mild other than with cereal
Energy level: good
Maternity Clothes? still wearing stretch pants
Movement: nothing yet, hopefully in a couple weeks
Looking forward to:  my sonogram this month and feeling the baby move

15 Weeks

 So I've decided to blog my pregnancy mainly because as a way of tracking my growing baby bump!  I had been thinking I should do something but wasn't creative enough to come up with this on my own....my sister-n-law however had tons of really cute ideas which i plan on using!  I saw some other pregnancy blogs that people have done and thought what a great way for friends and family who aren't close by to stay updated and share in everything baby Kong :)
I'm starting at 15 weeks because that is the first picture that I took and you can see a just a little bump starting to pop.  Not the best picture but Johnny, husband and soon to be daddy, is working on his photography skills ;)

How many weeks?  15, almost 4 months!
Baby is the size of :  about 4 inches long, the size of an apple
Gender:  Going to be a surprise....we're not going to find out
How am I feeling?  Fine now that I'm no longer having morning sickness and am able to eat a lot better.  Feeling as though I'm gaining more weight than I actually look!!
Cravings:  nothing specific this week, I have been eating a lot of fruit specifically fruit cups
Can't eat: onions, not liking mild other than with cereal
Energy level: good, best in the morning though
Maternity Clothes? I wear stretch pants every day because they are most comfortable, I have one pair of Stretchy skinny jeans that still fit, I did get a pair of maternity jeans that area comfortable to wear at work.
Exercise:  started doing prenatal pilates which I'm really liking so far
Movement: nothing yet, but really looking forward to feeling something!  anything!
Looking forward to:  officially being 4 months along