authors lie.

i went for a check up today because i was having some pretty bad cramping, but it turns out that it was just some round ligament pain... i know that i am a freak and i worry about every little thing that seems to be out of the norm, but i would like to formally complain and blame this on the many authors of the books i read. describing a pain that will bring tears to some womens' eyes and take their breath away as a 'discomfort,' is not doing anyone justice. i realize that these authors are not trying to scare the poo poo out of any woman trying to conceive, but come on... tell me that the pain can go from a little uncomfortable all the way to excruciating, dont make me think that something is wrong with me because i can describe my pain as being a little more intense than a tad uncomfortable... thank you.

in other good news, i did get the results back from our down syndrome test and everything came back negative! woohoo! so it doesnt necessarily mean that the baby will be perfect, but of all the tests they ran, our little one is not susceptible...

bulldogs and babies.

first and foremost... we are currently 18 weeks and 3 days, and i know ive been slacking with the updates lately, but i guess thats a testament to how ive been feeling, much better! ive had some back pain that i know i just have to deal with, but other than that, we've been doing well. :)

i went to richmond for the weekend a few weeks ago to hang with my very excited soon-to-be aunt little sister where we spent almost the entire time shopping for baby. also where i made my very first baby purchase of the super awesome bulldog onesie to the left. my sister in law has decided that once the baby comes we need to get stelly a shirt with the baby's picture on it and they can wear them together. i will admit that i LOVE this idea...

we had a dr's appt last week which was pretty much just a standard check-up. the heartbeat was at 147, so down a little from the last time, but still good. i also had some blood drawn for the test for down syndrome, and i guess no news is good news because i havent heard anything back. but the most exciting part of that whole thing was that i was finally able to make my appt for the BIG ultrasound! woohoo! may 12th we find out what we're having and make sure everything with baby persons is lookin good! i cant wait!!! it will make this whole name process so much easier!

i also started a prenatal yoga class that i was a initially a little apprehensive about but am super happy about now! completely superficially i was worried that i would either be the most terrible looking preggo there or that i would look like an idiot having never taken a yoga class before in my life... but the class was awesome, there were maybe 7 of us ranging from 9 weeks to 6 months and pretty much everyone was new to yoga so it made it much more comfortable. i felt really good after the class and im really hoping that this will eventually help to relieve some of the back pain. the first 30 minutes was a lot of breathing and kegels! ha ha ha! always with the kegels...

weekly survey:

How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: in total ive lost about 15 lbs
Maternity clothes? sometimes when im feeling a little blegh...
Stretch marks? ugh! 2!
Sleep: no more sleeping on the back = no fun for kristin
Best moment this week: being called a 'cute pregnant lady'
Movement: only the one time last week
Food cravings: i LOVE watermelon & some other fruits
Gender: im thinking girl, but of course we have no idea right now...
Labor Signs: natta
Belly Button in or out? innie thank god! just got the new preggo rings
What I miss: an ice cold beer on nice days like today
What I am looking forward to: next wed, for the next appt.
Weekly Wisdom: i must keep in mind that i am hormonal and not always completely rational...
Milestones: eh, nothing really major happened this week...

the breast is yet to come...

i know ive touched on this subject before, but i must go back and re-visit. i went shopping yesterday with my mom because i was in need of new bras and i also wanted to check out some dresses for a wedding we're attending about 10 days before the big day... i have no idea what might be available dress wise for a ready to pop belly.

our first stop was the only lingere shop that i will go to after discovering the awesomeness that is Trousseau while bra shopping for my wedding dress. this place is the best, especially if you are a well endowed woman. the first time i went in there, the saleswoman basically checked me out and brought me about 4 bras that fit perfectly, including the boustier worn with my wedding dress. they also keep information on file for each customer with the model and style of bras that you prefer, along with your current size so you dont have to do the whole guess and try of a million bras until you find the one that fits you best. i should totally get paid for this spectacular endorsement...

anyway, i go in there, they look me up to find out what bra i currently wear and realize that the highest cup size is a G which is what im in now... not good. so because i am a spoiled brat and i hated all the other brands that had bigger cup sizes, i ended up getting a larger band size that gives me a little more cup room. and let me also share that for some reason, they go by the UK sizes so it makes my girls seem smaller than they are, how terrible is that? a 'G' is supposed to sound smaller... my mom then makes fun of the hugeness that is the new bra, she decides that the 'G' stands for gargantuan, and laughs hysterically when she wants to see if it will fit on my head and it does...

my boobs are huge.

i am spoiled.

i am hungry. all the time.

and its not like you would think... im not eating everything in sight, im actually not eating much at all, and not because i dont want to, but more because i have no idea what i want to eat. this part is no fun, its like a weird tease that you dont know how to get past. i want to eat something and im standing in the middle of a fully stocked kitchen and in my head, 'there is nothing to eat!' luckily i have a very patient husband that will continue to offer me things until something sounds appetizing. i even got fresh pineapple and bananas late sunday night with chocolate fondue! ha ha... how spoiled am i?

in more exciting news, i am pretty sure that i felt the baby move last week! woooo! i know that it is still a little early for me to be feeling anything, but now that i felt it once, i cant wait to feel it again! we were laying in bed and it was just before i fell asleep and i felt this little flutter... it was pretty awesome. :)

this part of pregnancy is kinda boring in terms of anything to report. the morning sickness is almsot completely gone, i just get random waves of nausea from certain sights or smells... im really not showing too much, i feel like ive looked the same for the last 3 or 4 weeks... and i dont go back to the dr for another week... ugh! it kinda makes me question whether or not the baby is ok, when you go from feeling awful to basically feeling like normal, it kinda makes you wonder. im really hoping that everything is fine, but once i go back to dr and hear the heartbeat again, i will feel much better!