Saturday, October 26, 2013

How far along? 16 weeks 1 day.
Size of baby: The size of an avocado; just over four and a half inches and 3.5 oz. 
Sleep: I've been sleeping pretty well, although my dreams continue to be odd. I'm trying to train myself to sleep on my left side because supposedly that's better for circulation, and it seems to be going well. Also, I now go to bed around my usual time of 10:30, so I'm less of a grandma than I used to be.
Total weight gain: Remember that time I don't own a scale? According to the gym, which may or may not be super reliable, +6. And I'm pretty sure most of that's in my chest. 
Unglamorous body changes: I am bustin' out of my bra these days. Which is super attractive. And I think I'm looking a little more chubby in the abdominal region, but it doesn't look like I'm obviously pregnant yet.
Best moment this week: I'm going to have to say visiting my family in California last weekend! My sister is leaving on her mission in a few weeks, so we went down for her farewell. It was so fun seeing all my relatives and spending time with the family. We had a picnic in a park; went paddle boating; walked along the beach; went to the temple; went out to dinner; bought a bunch of sugary snacks and gorged ourselves while playing card games; and had a family luncheon after Emily's fantastic farewell talk. It was pretty great. 
Movement: Not so much. Maybe soon?
Maternity clothes: My sister let me borrow her belly band she used when she was pregnant, and I wore that one day with my work pants. 
Food cravings/aversions: I've decided that the only thing I really crave would be french fries. And that's usually only when I smell them. (A runner up would be mashed potatoes. But again, it isn't often.)
Symptoms: Let's just say my bowels have been a bit . . . temperamental these days. Nothing miserable, but definitely out of the norm. Also, I feel the need to empty my bladder on a more regular basis, but when I do use the loo, only a relatively small amount of urine is released. My bladder must be getting cramped.
Other tidbits: I realized with this post that I may be revealing way TMI on the Internets. Do I dare make this blog public when I discuss my bras, bowels, and bladder? (Which reminds me, I taught my class the phrase "TMI" in relation to word problems that give too much numerical information. So if I ask them "What's the TMI?" they know exactly what I mean. Bahaha.) Also, our baby can now hear! Jacob talked to my stomach after I told him this fact and it was pretty adorable.

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