Bumpdate :: Week 24

How far along: 24 Weeks 

Baby's size: Cantaloupe

  Sleep: Amazing! I'm usually a horrible sleeper and right now I'm sleeping like a champ. 

Food cravings: Peaches, Frozen Yogurt

Food aversions: None

Symptoms I have: NESTING!, some aches in my back if I sit for very long.

Doctor’s Appointment: Last Monday. Everything was great and it was fun to hear his little heartbeat again. I also found out my midwife is pregnant and due the same week as me so I'll be switching soon. Next appointment is August 20th.

Movement: Lots of kicks in the evening and right before bed.

Gender: Boy

What I’m looking forward to: Doing art and science projects with this little man. And taking him camping. I'm starting to get a little ahead of myself I think.

What I miss: A cold glass of white wine.

Bumpdate :: Week 23

How far along: 23 Weeks 

Baby's size: Grapefruit (Yum that sounds Great)

  Sleep: Good!

Food cravings: Ice water

Food aversions: None

Symptoms I have: NESTING!

Doctor’s Appointment: July 23rd

Movement: Ivalle felt him kick for the first time! So cool.

Gender: Boy

What I’m looking forward to: Washing little tiny clothes (crazy I know, but we got a brand new washer and dryer which makes it fun!).

What I miss: A normal sized tummy.

Bumpdate :: Week 22

How far along: 22 Weeks 

Baby's size: Papaya

  Sleep: Pretty good actually!

Food cravings: Still baked goods and berries. I even made muffins with fresh picked berries!

Food aversions: Meat

Symptoms I have: Back Aches here and there. Not much really. NESTING!

Doctor’s Appointment: July 23rd

Movement: Kicks and jabs mostly at night or when I'm resting.

Gender: Boy

What I’m looking forward to: Setting up the nursery.

What I miss: Not much, I'm pretty content at the moment.

Bumpdate :: Week 21

How far along: 21 Weeks 

Baby's size: Pomegranate

  Sleep: Pretty good actually!

Food cravings: Baked goods.....weird for me!

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Back Aches here and there. Not much really. Crying a lot for happy and sad emotions.

Doctor’s Appointment: July 23rd

Movement: Little kicks and jabs several times a day.

Gender: Boy

What I’m looking forward to: Starting to set up the nursery.

What I miss: Not much, I'm pretty content at the moment.

Bumpdate :: Week 20

How far along: 20 Weeks 

Baby's size: Banana - (we don't like this one because it seems like the wrong shape for a baby)

  Sleep: Not too bad, we've had summer colds so that doesn't help.

Food cravings: Ice Water

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Back Aches here and there. Not much really. Emotions out of control!! (Poor Ivalle)

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is July 23rd.

Movement: Lots of little movements several times a day.

Gender: Bouncing Baby Boy!!

What I’m looking forward to: Figuring out his name.

What I miss: Normal emotions.

Bumpdate :: Week 19

How far along: 19 Weeks 

Baby's size: Mango

  Sleep: Not too bad if I roll around a lot.

Food cravings: Thai food

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Back Aches here and there. Not much really.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment will be gender ultrasound.

Movement: Lots of movement, especially if I lay still for a while. ( me staying still doesn't happen too often)

Gender: We planned our gender reveal party, looking forward to finding out on June 25th.

What I’m looking forward to: Seeing baby at ultrasound

What I miss: Running.

Bumpdates :: Week 18

How far along: 18 Weeks 

Baby's size: Sweet Potato

  Sleep: Not too bad!

Food cravings: Popcicles

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Emotional, Crying for no reason

Doctor’s Appointment: Not sure, I had better check :)

Movement: YES! I feel movement several times a day now

Gender: We planned our gender reveal party, looking forward to finding out on June 25th.

What I’m looking forward to: Feeling more kicks and movements.

What I miss: A glass of white wine.

Bumpdates :: Round One

Ivalle and I have started taking a weekly bump shot. Well actually it's hard to organize an official photo shoot so usually its me in front of the mirror. I just posted the last 4 updates so we are now up to date.
Somehow we missed week 15. Things are starting to move very quickly. We are so excited!

Bumpdate :: 16 Weeks

How far along: 16 Weeks 

Baby's size: Avocado - 4.6 inches long

  Sleep: I've started waking up around 2 or 3 a.m. and having trouble going back to sleep. 

Food cravings: Pineapple, lemonade, bananas.

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Some very minor pains in my lower abdomen, I'm thinking its round ligament stretching.

Doctor’s Appointment: June 21st

Movement: YES! It felt like a fish was swimming around in there last weekend. I just feel little movements here and there. Nothing consistent yet.

Gender: We planned our gender reveal party, looking forward to finding out on June 25th.

What I’m looking forward to: Feeling more kicks and movements.

What I miss: Sushi and martinis.

Bumpdate :: Week 14

How far along: 14 Weeks 

Baby's size: Lemon - 3.4 inches long

  Sleep: Pretty great. Some allergy problems, nothing new this time of year.

Food cravings: Popsicles (must be the warm weather:)

Food aversions: Bacon... crazy I know.

Symptoms I have: Some headaches every once in a while.

Doctor’s Appointment: Not for a while 

Movement: not yet 

Gender: Who Knows? 

What I’m looking forward to: Looking pregnant, not just like I have a beer belly.

What I miss: Drinking extra coffee when I'm trying to get a lot of grading done at work.

Bumpdate :: Week 13

How far along: 13 Weeks 

Baby's size: Peach - 2.9 inches long

  Sleep: Much better this week

Food cravings: Fresh fruit. Pineapple, oranges, strawberries, salad, fresh crab.

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Not much, I'm feeling pretty great now that I'm in the second trimester..Yay!

Doctor’s Appointment: Meeting with midwife next week 

Movement: not yet

Gender: Who Knows? 

What I’m looking forward to: Meeting the midwife.

What I miss: Running until I'm hot and sweaty. Now I just walk briskly. Next week I'm going to start swimming laps.

Bumpdate :: Week 12

How far along: 12 Weeks 

Baby's size: Plum - 2 inches long

  Sleep: Sleeping is fine except for going to the bathroom 3 times a night. 

Food cravings: Cinnamon rolls?? This is strange for someone who usually doesn't like sweets. 

Food aversions: None 

Symptoms I have: Nausea if I don't feel full, exhaustion, crankiness, my husband is a champion for 

dealing with me. 

Doctor’s Appointment: Ultrasound for screening soon 

Movement: not yet Gender: Who Knows? 

What I’m looking forward to: Seeing the baby on the ultrasound screen 

What I miss: Sushi, cocktails....... mostly sushi!

Big news :: Baby!

Thats right! The first little Noel is on the way. My first trimester of pregnancy already over. The baby is expected mid-November. It was really difficult to keep such an exciting secret. I really wanted to let people know what we were so excited about but I also felt like we needed some time to let it sink in. I had some unexpected symptoms during the first couple of months. I was really sick and crampy and pretty much didn't want to leave the couch. Thank goodness for spring break. I think I must have slept about 6 hours a day and gone through about 10 crates of clementines. We've been able to see the baby on ultrasound pics twice which was a complete joy. I can't believe how much you can see it move, kick and twist. We are looking forward to finding out the gender at the end of June. I'm hoping to post some updates so family can stay informed about the progress. Until then, here is the first photo of our little Noel!

Living Room Make Over :: Mood Board

DIY :: Wreath

The other day I whipped up a wreath for the front door. It's a foam form from the craft store with some ribbon wrapped around it. I also used some fabric scraps to create some flowers.