16 1/2 weeks Pregnant

I took some more pregnancy pictures last night and was a bit discouraged to discover that I haven't changed much from 7 weeks. I feel a lot less sick (still kind of sick though) and sometimes I think I can feel movement, but on the outside I still look pretty un-pregnant. I'm sure lots of women would love to be in my shoes, but I am tired of waiting for this! I have posted 2 pictures: the one in pink is at 7 weeks and the one in teal is at 16 1/2. No maternity clothes for me yet.

16 Week Appointment

Yesterday I had my 16-week appointment with my OB (although I'm technically 15 weeks until tomorrow). It was a quick appointment, but I got to hear the baby's heartbeat and my doctor told me to start drinking Ensure or Boost to make sure I get enough nutrients until I get my appetite back. My next appointment is set for January 26th, when we will find out the gender of our baby. I am very excited!

3 Years, Baby!

Today is Dennis' and my 3rd anniversary. Yesterday we "celebrated" the 4th anniversary of our first date. We didn't really do anything to celebrate the anniversary of our first date other than take a trip down memory lane, but it's interesting to note that we were married one year and one day after our first date. Please allow me another moment to reminisce about our first date. For your convenience I will put it in a seperate paragraph for easy skimming/skipping.

Dennis asked me out after he tried one of my famous home-made oreos (not a copyright infringement!), which I'd made for his roommates. His roommate James asked me if he married me, would I make cookies for him ever day and I said yes (and blushed a bit). Turns out it wasn't a marriage proposal, but word got back to Dennis that I would make cookies for my husband every day and he asked when I would be coming over again. Our first date was to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and then we saw a movie in the theatre there. We saw "The Incredibles" and we were the only two people in the theatre (which would have been more...advantageous if it had not been our first date). Over Christmas break Dennis sent me an e-mail thanking me for our date. That was the first thing Dennis did that started to win me over. The rest is history.

It's amazing to see how far we've come in 3 years. When we first got married we were both students, working long hours to support ourselves through school, living on frozen burritos and peanut butter sandwiches. Now we both have jobs with benefits like 401K, health insurance, holiday pay, etc. We have built up our savings, we have a nice apartment, and now we're having a baby. I am so grateful for the past 3 years, which have been some of the happiest times of my life and I look forward to many more years spent together.

To See or Not to See?

My next OB appointment will be during my 15th week of pregnancy. I saw signs during my last appointment advertising that I could find out the sex of the baby as early as 15 weeks for the low, low fee of $50. I am not sure if I want to pay $50 to find out 4 weeks early or not. At 20 weeks I can find out for free. Some people have told me stories about friends or cousins who have found out the sex of their baby early and then that result was incorrect. I was going to make it my Christmas present from Dennis, but he all ready bought my Christmas present. I am asking for any feedback/suggestions any of you might have. I can't say I'll follow all your advice, but I'd sure appreciate it.

The Opposite Problem

Before I ever got pregnant I vowed I would not be one of those pregnant women who whines about how fat they are. I think that's a poor way to show gratitude for the miracle of life. I did NOT vow to complain about not being fat enough. I wish I were bigger. I only have one pair of pants I can wear without a belt, my clothes don't fit right because they're too baggy in most spots. I am getting a little tummy, but it's not big enough for people to ask me how I'm feeling or hold the door for me. My online weekly pregnancy newsletter sent me an entire article about maternity clothes shopping. I can't wait to get some cute maternity clothes and have a baby bump, but right now it feels like it will never come. I should probably be grateful for my predicament, but I feel so pregnant that I want to look pregnant too. I expect this post will be brought up when I am 9 months pregnant and much larger and people will tell me: "Remember when you wanted to look bigger? Do you still feel that way?" To which I will probably respond that I stand by my wish for that point in my pregnancy. At least for now.

Thanksgiving Vacation

I made it the entire Thanksgiving vacation (Thrursday through Tuesday and going strong into Wednesday) without throwing up once. I was pretty sure that since I ate so much I'd gained about 5 pounds, but I weighed myself at work today and I'd only gained 2. At least I'm back up to a negative 10 pounds weight gain (loss) during the pregnancy; that's up from negative 12 last Wednesday after I was really sick for a few days. My mother-in-law, Darlene and I and my sister-in-law Kami all went to the JoAnn's Fabric day after Thanksgiving sale (at 3 in the afternoon) and found all their flannel that was normally between $6 and $7.50 per yard was on sale for $1.50 per yard. Darlene is making me some receiving blankets for the baby and she let me pick out the material. The blankets are really cute but I can't post a picture of them on here yet because they are Christmas presents for the baby and are all ready wrapped. It was so nice to be in Oregon and relax and have people there to take care of me the whole time. I am back at work now but I had such a great time being spoiled and lazy in Oregon.