15 Weeks!

 Oh boy am I ever round!  I have definitely noticed that the top of my tummy seems to be sticking out further and further than before.  For example, here's week 11: 

 You can see that my bump is a little on the low side, and although my shirt is stretched, and you can't really tell, most of the roundness is concentrated around the belly button, where as in my 15 week picture my bump seems to grow right from my ribs (under my hand)!  All my life my ribs have stuck out, but these days baby sticks out further!  And when I eat that seems to be the spot that fills up first and gets super firm! 

Wow.... just comparing those photos, I've done a lot of growing in 4 weeks!  Hahaha

 I'm feeling awesome these days!  I feel like I'm having the best pregnancy in the history of pregnancies!  I haven't thrown up once, and aside from a handful of moments of nausea, I have been feeling great!  My heartburn has only happened maybe 3 or 4 times, and I haven't really experienced any intense cravings (short of my first trimester chocolate craving - but for the most part that has subsided).   I don't have a lot of strong food aversions, most things I'm just indifferent about, but I will still eat them (except for that fish that one time... the taste was just a little too strong for me to deal with in that moment).

My back and neck hurts, but that is normal for me, as is tossing and turning all night, but I feel I am sleeping a little better than I had been in the first trimester.  I am however noticing that the girth of my fat cuddly cat is getting to be too heavy to have on my round tummy, and I have awoke a couple times in the night with my tummy hurting and my lovey ball of fur sprawled across me purring away. 

All in all, so far so good!  

How far along? 15 Weeks

Total weight gain: 3 Pounds now.
Inches gained in the waist: 4"

Maternity clothes? Yes!!

Stretch marks? I just discovered a couple on the girls, but none on the belly!  

Sleep: I still toss and turn, but it's better now. 

Best moment this week:  Just waddling around and seeing my nice round tummy in reflections of windows and mirrors :D 

Miss Anything?   Running at this point... baby bounces, and it's a little uncomfortable, so right now I'm just walking as much as I can. 
Movement: maybe?  I had a dream the other night that I felt a serious kick and I'm not sure if I dreamed it because it happened, or because I just wanted it to? 

Food cravings:  Meh, not much of anything anymore.  I could still definitely go for ice cream at all times of the day though, but I think that's less of a pregnant woman thing, and more of a Heather thing.  

Anything making you queasy or sick:   Not really, although emptying the garbage was less than enjoyable, and I really didn't like Ben frying mushrooms the other night... but I never liked the smell of that previously either.

Gender: Unknown

Labor Signs: Too early! 

Symptoms:  I have a serious case of Baby brain going on!  Today I had to look up my debit card number twice to log into my online banking (a number I have had memorized for 3 years!)  as well on Saturday I had to text Melissa to ask if I had my kit at the studio or if I had taken it home after the last shoot!  I'm terrified that I'm going to forget to go work someone's wedding or something!  I think I check my calender 100 times a day, and always have to write things down immediately when I get the details for them! 

Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Off, but I'm still wearing my "replacement ring" which is my old junior high ring from my parents.

Happy or Moody most of the time:  Very Happy!

Looking forward to:  Finding out the gender!  And seeing our little one again!!