Cravings Update

So I need to update the cravings thing...definitenly fruit, chinese food and pickles. Not together but I'm def. craving them. I especially want fruit! Too bad I can't get decent fruit yet...soon enough though!!

Also, I started to feel the baby kick this week. It's not just flutters (which I never really felt). It's like these pushes from inside my belly. So wonderful to feel! I was starting to get worried there. But I feel them mostly in the afternoon right after lunch and some times at night when I get home.

I think that's all for now!

Update for the week

How far along are you today?: 17w5d
How have you been feeling this week?: Good, still worrying a lot. The emotional side has also def. kicked in now. I feel like I cry all the time. Especially over things that I would normally just get mad about.
Any morning sickness?: Nope
Gender prediction (if you don't know yet): I go back and forth daily but only 2 weeks until we find out!
Food cravings?: Nothing really this week I don't think...
Food dislikes?: Still the same things as before. Nothing new really.
Smells dislikes?: Nothing new
What are you looking forward to?: Finding out in two weeks what we are having!!

Well this last week has been crazy. There have been some crazy things going on at Ben's work and they have just gotten worse. But hopefully it's over now and things will be fine. Again, I worry a lot.

Melanie's baby shower was yesterday. It was a good time. She got a ton of stuff!! There were a few things she still needs but I'm sure she will get them now that the shower is over. Hopefully she gets everything ready - she is getting induced in 6 weeks. I will come back and post pics once I get them off my camera.

Speaking of cameras - I got a new one! My sister had gotten a new one I guess I just couldn't resist. It's blue and I'm so excited to have it! Now to just start using it and getting some pictures taken!

I'm still doing and feeling good with the pregnancy - I guess I just feel weird right now because there are days where I just don't feel pregnant which almost scares me because at almost 18 weeks I feel like I should feel that way. I don't know why I don't? Oh well...I just can't wait for my appointment in 2 weeks to know everything is ok. I don't feel like I'm getting very big either which is strange to me. I feel like I should be bigger. I just keep praying everything is ok and try not to worry too much :)

Well I think that's all for my update for now...my computer is still being stupid so I will try to keep updating but if I don't thats why!

More for me...

So I am creating a little survey of sorts that I am going to try to post each week, it's more for me so I can remember how i was doing and feeling throughout my pregnancy...but first lets start with some important dates I want to remember...

Found out we were pregnant: Dec. 14, 2009
First OB Appointment: January 13, 2010
First Ultrasound: January 20, 2010 (Ben's Birthday!)
Gender Ultrasound: March 9, 2010

I'm very much a worrier so I can't wait until my appointments to hear the heartbeat and know everything is ok. If I could go every week just to hear that I would be so happy :) Yeah, I'm crazy...now for this little survey (that I'm going to create because I can't find the blog I saw it on once...)

How far along are you today?: 16w5d
How have you been feeling this week?: Good, still going to bed early but I really think that's because of what time I get up. Had a few time where I got nausous because of food. THought that was supposed to be over??
Any morning sickness?: Nope
Gender prediction (if you don't know yet): I think girl, everyone in our families thinks boy
Food cravings?: Nothing really, I crave sundaes with whip cream a lot but I have yet to get one...
Food dislikes?: Ground beef, except in very certain things (burger from Swensons and taco bell chalupas)
Smells dislikes?: Food cooking - which is not good for my husband lol. I just can't stand the smell!!

Maybe I will add more questions as I think of them but that's all for now...

Next weekend is Melanie's shower. Came up pretty quick, seems like just yesterday she told us she was pregnant and now she is due in about 6 weeks. Crazy to think! Then I should be about 4 months behind here with our little one.

Not much else going on, Ben's work has been a little crazy. His manager got fired the other day and I thought Ben was pretty much in for the position but now I am not so sure. Which sucks because it would have been a substational raise, and he makes so little now, anything would help. They ahven't even given him the assistant manager position yet - he's still in the trial period. So now raise there yet. It just sucks. We will see though what hapepns. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he gets it even though he hasn't been there long.

My computer is broke right now so hopefully my mom can get it fixed. Not sure what is wrong with it! It just freezes up for some reason and won't get unstuck. Nothing I do helped so I'm borrowing my mom's laptop while she tries to fix mine. I really hope we don't have to spend the money to take it in to get fixed!

We get our bonus at work next week and I'm very excited because I ordered a new camera! Mine right now works fine but my sister got a new one and I liked it so much that i just had to get it! And the price was only $120 after tax...and it's blue :) I love blue! It's a pretty good step up from my current camera - my current is 8.2 megapixels and 3x zoom, the new one is 12.2 mp and 5x zoom. So I'm pretty happy with that for the price. Just have to wiat for it to be shipped to the store - I did that so I didn't have ot pay for shipping! But it's saying it could be Feb 24-Mar 2 before it arrives at my store. That seems like a bit long! So hopefully it won't be that long but we will see...

I think that's all my updates for now! Have a great Valentines Day!

RIP Harley Hog Boyd

Yesterday was a very sad day for us...we had to put our Harley Hog to sleep. Back in December they found a tumor in his stomach and cancer through most of his body. They gave him a month or so and he fought it out for almost two months. He just declined a lot the last few days and he wasn't eating. So Ben took him to the vet yesterday and they were surprised he was still alive because he had dropped so much weight and wasn't doing well. I miss him so much already. I just keep crying...but I know he isn't in pain anymore. We are having him cremated so he will be back home with us next week. RIP Harley Hog....we will miss you so much...:*(

Doc Appt today!

So just a quick update. Went to the doctors office today - everything is good. I am 15 weeks, 6 days today. I have finally started to show, at least people are noticing it so I must be. I have only gained 2 pounds, doctor said not much to be worried about really. So I'm not too concerned. I eat and I eat well so I'm not worried yet. I'm sure the weight will come :) Heartbeat was around 150. I have started to get headaches a lot which sucks but there's not a lot I can do about it. The doctor thinks it might be sinus related, so I am going to try Claritan and see if that helps.

As far as foods, I am still doing ok with that. I still can't really cook anything because raw meat still grosses me out. I am still not too good with ground beef. Here and there I can do something but not often. I am finally able to eat Chipotle again (I was worried there for a few weeks!). Other than that not much else that's crazy. I do have a hard time sleeping right now, I toss and turn all night. I am generally in bed by 8:30 or 9 though so I get in plenty of sleep since I'm up at 5:45 usually.

We go back to the doctor to find out what we are having on March 9th so I'm counting down the days to that appointment already! I think Ben, my mom, my sister and Ben's mom will all be coming so it will be a crowded room. A lot of people are convinced it's a boy, but I'm pretty sure it's a girl. Probably ebcause everyone else thinks it's a boy :)

Work is going well, got a raise which was nice. Now we just need Ben to get in to a new job (which hopefully will happen in the next few months), then we will be doing better. So that's about all for now!