16 Weeks (Round 2)

How far along? 16 weeks and 3 days


Total weight gain/loss? Total gain of 7.4 pound so far. So yea, a little more than 0.8 pounds gained this week.  More like 1.9 (which at least is under 2).  But I think there's something wrong with my scale.  Really. I do.  I stepped on it 4 different times today and the numbers (digital, mind you) ranged from me having lost .4 pounds since yesterday to GAINING 1.5 pounds in a day.  So today I split the difference and decided my actual weight was in the middle of the high and low number from today.  Which I think is far.  I could've just lied and said I'd lost weight this week.  Ha.  Right.

Maternity clothes? Not technically.  Though today I'm wearing the Bella Band with my jeans and yesterday I wore a wrap dress, which expands with you, so it might as well have been maternity.  Let's just say it's time to get the bin out of the basement.  Sigh.

Stretch marks? Nothing new.

Sleep? Great.  I'm still having really strange dreams.  Two nights ago I dreamed that a landscape crew redid our front yard by accident (they were supposed to be beautifying another house) and I flipped out on them, but luckily the owner of the landscape company's wife was a sorority sister from college (whom I have not  seen or talked to in about 10 years), so she let us keep the plants for free.  Odd.  Then last night I dreamt that my mother and I had a huge fight over something silly but I can't exactly remember what now.

Best moment last week? Getting together with some amazing girlfriends and talking about life and kids and husbands and pregnancy.  They help make me feel sane.

Movement? Occasionally I feel those baby flutters, but not consistently yet.

Food cravings? Eggs over easy, preferably on toasted sourdough bread with smashed avocado and a dollop of pimento cheese.  Yum.  Oh and cinnamon rolls, which I've yet to indulge in.  (But there's a can from Trader Joe's in my fridge right now....breakfast anyone?!)

Food aversions? Nope.  Shocker.

Gender? 13 days til we find out!  My gut is telling me Poppy's a girl!  But my gut's been wrong in the past.  A few times.  And by few I mean many.

Labor signs? Nope

Belly button in/out? IN.

What I miss: Being able to pick anything out of my closet and knowing it will fit.  I suppose I could get back to that if I just took everything out of my closet and replaced it all with maternity clothes.  But it's just not the same.

What I am looking forward to: My camera class tomorrow (a Christmas gift from Mr Cob!)!  I've had an SLR camera since I was pregnant with Lukas (a birthday gift that year from my dear hubby), but I've never taken a class and only know how to use the camera on auto.  I'm excited to learn all about it and how to take great pictures!

Milestones: I haven't had to put Lukas in time out all week!  Perhaps the patient parenting resolution is working out because I'm pretty sure my 2 year old hasn't suddenly learned to follow directions and do everything that mommy wants when mommy wants it!