17 Weeks

How far along? 17 weeks, 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: 4lbs.

Maternity clothes? I've bought lots of pants & am slowly starting to wear them. Still using the bella band a lot! 

Stretch marks? Nope! :)

Sleep: Sleeping great minus the 3:00 a.m. bathroom break!

Best moment this week: Getting through the week without gagging or having a headache once!! YAY!!!

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Being able to drink sweet tea all day long! It would really help with all the yawning I do.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Anything LEMON or fruity

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken breasts, smell of seafood or an empty stomach.

Have you started to show yet: The bump has officially arrived!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move!

16 Weeks - It's a BOY!!!

This was an exciting week in our home because we found out our little one is 100% BOY!! We had a 2D Gender Ultrasound done at First Glimpse in Macon. They specialize in 2D, 3D, & 4D ultrasounds plus prenatal massages! If anyone has the opportunity to do this I highly recommend it. We were able to have our families with us as we found out if Baby R was a boy or a girl! Our little man's name will be Hatcher Thomas Ricks. Hatcher is my great grandmother's maiden name & Thomas is Johny's middle name. We loved the idea of using family names for our son!

This was how we announced our big news on Facebook!

Can you tell my hubby is super excited he's having a baby boy! :)

And of course, myself & the grandmother's did a little shopping to get Hatcher's closet started! :)

Here's the 16 week pic & update. 

How far along? 16 weeks, 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: 4lbs.

Maternity clothes? I've bought lots of pants & am slowly starting to wear them. Still using the bella band a lot! 

Stretch marks? Nope! :)

Sleep: Sleeping great minus the 3:00 a.m. bathroom break!

Best moment this week: Finding out our little one is a BOY and seeing him in 3D/4D! I cried like a baby & loved getting to see him move all around. I'm pretty sure he was smiling at us & definitely gave us a little wave!

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Being able to get through a day without a headache. It's all for a good cause but these headaches will knock you on your booty!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Anything LEMON

Anything making you queasy or sick: The answer to this is it depends on the day. Queasiness is slowing down but not completely gone. An empty stomach is a definite no, no!

Have you started to show yet: The bump has officially arrived!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move!

15 Weeks

Happy Easter, everyone! We had a great time in LaGrange this weekend with my family. Below is this week's update...not the best pic of me after a 2 hour drive home! :)

How far along? 15 weeks, 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: 4lbs.

Maternity clothes? I've bought lots of pants & am slowly starting to wear them. Still using the bella band a lot! 

Stretch marks? No. I found a cream at MotherHood Maternity called Bloom Beautiful that I LOVE! Definitely recommend it to my preggers friends! :)

Sleep: Sleeping great minus the 3:00 a.m. bathroom break!

Best moment this week: Spending time with my family for Easter & receiving sweet gifts from my parents for Baby R. 

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Being able to get through a day without a headache. It's all for a good cause but these headaches will knock you on your booty!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: My mom's Lemon Cupcakes!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: The answer to this is it depends on the day. Queasiness is slowing down but not completely gone. An empty stomach is a definite no, no!

Have you started to show yet: The bump has officially arrived!

Gender prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender & feeling the baby move!

14 Weeks

I got this idea but another mommy blog I follow & thought it was a great way to show off "the bump" each week to our family & friends as well as a journal for us to have to look back through later. We're starting a little late but better late than never! :)

How far along? 14 Weeks, 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: 4lbs.

Maternity clothes? I've bought lots of pants & am slowly starting to wear them. Still using the bella band a lot! 

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping great minus the CrAzY dreams! :)

Best moment this week: Hearing our sweet baby's heart beat at our 14 week appointment. Heart rate was 150.

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? This will sound weird but I love eating tuna salad sandwiches & that's one food I've read to stay away from so I do miss that. I also miss being able to stay up past 9:30. I'm usually a night owl but not these days!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Lemonade & spicy foods

Anything making you queasy or sick: The answer to this is it depends on the day. Queasiness is slowing down but not completely gone. An empty stomach is a definite no, no!

Have you started to show yet: The bump has officially arrived!

Gender prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender & feeling the baby move!

We're Expecting! :)

I'm creating this blog so that our family & friends can keep up with our pregnancy over the next 6 months! For anyone who knows us our Beagle, Dooley, is our life! We felt it appropriate to include him in our BIG announcement last month. He loved showing off his I'm Going To Be A Big Brother t-shirt.

As you follow along, you'll need to know that we currently call the baby, Chalupa, since we don't know if Baby R is a boy or a girl. Why Chalupa you may ask? We got pregnant while on vacation in Cancun so we felt it was the perfect name for our little one until we know the gender!

Chalupa is due on September 29 and we're beyond thrilled to meet our sweet little one! Many of our friends are expecting around the same time or have recently added their newest additions so this is an exciting time for many of those around us. This will be the first grandchild on both sides of our family so I'm sure he/she will be spoiled rotten! :)

Follow along on our journey if you like. I'll be sharing weekly pictures of the "bump" as well as nursery ideas, pregnancy fun & much more!