Week 17 Update

Total weight gain:

5 pounds according to my doc, and not 8 pounds from last week's sequential screening. 

Body changes:

Just getting bigger overall. My skin has been fantastic.

Sleep: 

Good. No back pain. Phew.

Best moment this week:

Finally getting my hair done!

Gender: 

I'm not sure anymore...I really don't know.

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Sour and salty, mostly sour though. I'm loving lemony dressings...

What I miss:

A cold beer on a hot summer day.

Symptoms:

This week I felt a little tired, cranky, moody and emotional. Maybe it's the growth spurt that's making my hormones run wild. Today I feel so much better and back to normal.

Movement: 

YES! Very subtle, but I felt something several times now (if it's not my fat jiggling it's a baby LOL)

What I am looking forward to:

Completing my edits, and preparing my presentation...and of course being done with it ALL!

Milestones: 

November 19, 2013

Thought of the week: 

Cook, baby, cook! 

Week 16 Update

Total weight gain:

8lbs yikes!

Body changes:

Bigger belly, wider hips, thick hair, strong nails, water retention.

Sleep: 

Some nights very well, others not so much.

Best moment this week: 

Finally getting my high lights done! I've only been waiting 16 weeks LOL

Gender: 

Girl, but in the back of my mind it may actually be a boy ;)

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Sour and salty foods.

What I miss:

The usual...baths, sushi, bikram, champagne, my normal weight.

Symptoms:

Tightness in my back. Emotional. A little lethargic.

Movement: 

Nope.

What I am looking forward to:

Getting my hair done on Thursday!

Milestones: 

Losing all the weight I'm putting on now LOL

Thought of the week: 

I'm amazed at how well Maia is doing in her swim classes! I love the place we chose, and her instructor is awesome.

Week 15 Update

Total weight gain: Not sure...I'll know in a week.

Body changes: Belly officially popped. I don't think I can hide my pregnancy anymore unless I wear a flowy shirt ;)

Breasts seem significantly bigger. My skin has been very good lately.

Sleep: 

Much better since my first acupuncture appointment. I think it really did wonders.

Best moment this week: 

A relaxing weekend.

Gender: 

Girl.

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Sour and salty foods. I've been cooking up a storm lately and trying new yummy dishes from one of my favorite chefs the pioneer woman.

What I miss:

Sushi, baths, champagne and bikram yoga.

Symptoms:

Feeling pretty good. At times last week I had a little lower belly discomfort, maybe the ligaments stretching.

Movement: 

No but very soon.

What I am looking forward to:

Finding out the sex!

Milestones: 

Getting my presentation ready for my final defense.

Thought of the week: 

I feel like taking a siesta right now. Thankfully Maia is napping too ;) 

Lazy Weekend Evenings

It's Saturday night and Brad and I hanging out at the house after eating a delicious pick up meal from Harry's, one of our favorite pizza restaurants in Miami. We've been ordering from there a lot lately. So yummy. Always on Saturdays haha. We've cancelled our weekend night nanny three times already because we haven't been in the mood to go out. Or at least I haven't, and then I think I infect Brad with my homey vibe. Instead though we've been wanting to do things during the day on weekends, and sometimes without Maia. For example, we've been wanting to go play tennis, or have a relaxing brunch at times. So we asked our nanny if she could come on Saturday mornings for a few hours so we can have some alone time. Today she came for the first time and even though we couldn't play tennis because it rained all morning it was nice to hang out in the morning, take a shower and head to a nice breakfast just the two of us. I think it's important to have that so we are trying to do it more often now. Especially that I am pregant, I don't feel like going out at night so much. I get tired very early (already I know) and I'd much rather go for brunches and do sports.

Maia is cute as a button. I can't get enough of that girl. This afternoon we went over to our friend's pool in our neighborhood and practiced her swimming. She gets so excited it's so funny to watch her. Just adorable. Brad and I often end up bickering during her practice because we have different ideas on what she's doing wrong or what she could do better. It's pretty funny actually. Today we practiced the regular swimming back and forth, also using the stairs this time and then some new stuff...diving. I brought her sunglasses and placed them on the stairs and she had to dive under, reach for them and then find the stairs and make her way up again. I thought the lesson went better today than it did last week so I am happy. I am still a little concerned about her opening her mouth under water and swallowing more water than she should. She has a full diaper after her practice and I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I will ask the instructor on Monday. The swim classes are definitely a commitment..every day Maia and I leave at 7:45am and don't get back until 9:15. The class is only 10 minutes. It's so worth it though I think. And it's become our morning routine, I kind of like it. Fridays we get in the pool with her and she loves it. Then we practice in the water. I'm becoming so much comfortable with her in the water because she is actually loving it and feeling more comfortable herself. I'm so glad we are doing this now!

Pregnancy wise I've been feeling really good. My back has been hurting less too..thankfully! I went to my first acupuncture session last week and it really helped. It stimulated my muscles and it's been a lot better since. I am going back again next week. I really like my acupuncturist. He's such a great guy and remembered me and everything I had told him when I came to see him when I was pregnant with Maia. He was so curious to know how my birth went and was happy to hear that the day I had a session with him, I went into the labor the next morning. I think it really helped put me into labor. I went about 4 or 5 times to see him then.

I really haven't been craving sweets at all. At night I often don't have any sweets after dinner. Even though I now feel like it's a girl, I sometimes wonder about my change of cravings from my first pregnancy. This time I seem to crave more sour and salty and less sweets. Though I'm not sure if I remember feeling that with Maia in the beginning too, and then later on craving more sweets. Also, sometimes I look at my belly and it seems rounder than it was with Maia. But that could also be because it's my second pregnancy and I am showing way sooner than I did first time around. I think still it's a girl, that is my gut feeling if I had to guess. I was unsure but since last week that's what I am thinking. We can't wait to find out September 30th!

Week 14 Update

Total weight gain:

Not sure...                         

Body changes:

It feels like my belly popped and my breasts are significantly bigger. My skin has been better but still not completely clear.

Sleep: 

A little better but not great.

Best moment this week: 

Practicing swimming with Maia and daddy. Playing tennis with Brad.

Gender: 

This week I am going with GIRL.

Food Cravings / Aversions: 

Still craving my endive/hearts of palm salad...and things that are salty and sour. I still love sweets of course, but I am definitely craving salty/sour things more than I was with Maia it seems. Same with Maia, I'm not too crazy about fish right now. I also haven't been craving avocado as I normally do.

What I miss:

Taking a bath and eating sushi. Those are definitely the things I miss most...and of course my bikram yoga practice. Oh, how I miss the sweating.

Symptoms:

When my stomach is empty and I'm hungry I get queasy. Lower back pain. Hips feel tight. Emotional...I could easily cry to movies or things I hear in the news. Very unlike me LOL

Movement: 

Nope but coming soon :)

What I am looking forward to:

A vacation LOL

Milestones: 

My defense...hopefully in October, early November.

Thought of the week: 

Loving watching the US. Open...one more full week left yay :)