16/17 Weeks Bump Update

Baby is the size of an onion!

Mom is feeling... 

Good! I have been getting headaches pretty frequently, but that's been my only complaint. I read that it's normal weeks 16-18 to have headaches, so that was reassuring and kind of funny.

Food cravings/aversions: 

I still crave pasta and not meat! I had my first burger in 4 months the other day and it was pretty good but I could only eat half. I have still been wanting fruit, mostly oranges, and sandwiches. I'm not supposed to have deli meat, but it's safe if you heat the meat to 160 degrees, so I've been doing that. I'm glad to have turkey again!

Bump update: 

Well, today (17 weeks 3 days) I couldn't button my pants after lunch. I put them on this morning and thought there's just no way they will still be fitting by the end of the day. Sure enough, when I finished my lunch they were way too tight even though they would have buttoned, so I put on my belly band (which I had packed in my purse for good measure ;). It's funny how different my belly looks in regular pants and in maternity pants. In regular pants you can barely tell it's there, but in maternity pants it's definitely more round. My bare belly just looks like it's sticking out a little bit and is more squared.

Looking forward to...
My appointment tomorrow (just a checkup and to hear heartbeat!), and finding out the gender in 2 weeks!!!!

The best thing that happened this week is that I officially felt movement!!!!!!!!! We went on a cruise with my family, and Austin won some money. An hour after he won I felt some movement on the right side of my stomach that felt like someone lightly tapping from within. The few days prior I had felt some light popping and I didn't know if it was the beginning of movement, and this confirms it. Today as I sit at my desk I can feel movement all over, like extreme popping of popcorn. I'm pretty sure it's kicking! (unless it's something I ate ;)

On the cruise during our stop in Mexico!

We're babysitting Tanky this week!