PUMPKIN BUMP | WEEK 14

We made it to the second trimester! Max and I went in for my second appointment this last Friday and got to hear the heartbeat and we learned the babe's heart rate was perfectly beating at 154bpm. I'm currently fighting off a cold and it's an odd thing to deal with when I can only drink water and blow my nose to make it go away. Since I'm not up for much of a photo shoot here is a little pregnancy along the way update. 

HOW FAR ALONG// 14 weeks and 1 day. It's crazy to calculate that I've been pregnant for about 3 and a half months! 

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN// I have gained about 3 pounds so far. For the longest time my weight stayed the same and its just now starting to fluctuate along with my growing belly. 

MATERNITY CLOTHES// I used to deeeeeply roll my eyes at the thought of wearing maternity clothes. Just, no. But now -- it doesn't sound like such a bad idea…  my jeans are tight in the button so I'm starting to use the hair tie trick. Last Christmas my brother got me a really cool pair of maroon cords -- but they had a built in band. Graham! How could you not know you bought me maternity pants?! I honestly kept them for when the time came when I needed to wear them and I am going to bust them out soon. I also made some savvy purchases online at Old Navy for some comfy skirts, dresses, and tees. Can't wait to wear them! 

STRETCH MARKS// None yet! On my belly anyway. I'm very tall and back in the day when I had a growth spurt I gained quite a bit of stretch marks in my thighs and even my knee caps but they're pretty light in color and I've learned to live with them. 

SLEEP// I'm tired often but that doesn't exactly allow me to sleep. I usually stay up past 11:30am most nights and can sleep in until about 9am. With this cold though I am losing a lot of quality good-feeling sleep but I am getting my rest on. Also, this friggen time change has got me out of WHACK.

BEST MOMENTS THIS WEEK// Being able to go to the doctors with Max and listen to the heartbeat.

MISS ANYTHING// I miss being able to take ibuprofen when my head is pounding!

MOVEMENT// It's a little too early for me to actually feel movement but I am positive this Pumpkin is bouncing away in there!

FOOD CRAVINGS// How about you just give me all the foods, mmk? Pickles, green apples, frozen raspberries, peppers dipped in ranch, and bagels are motivation to keep me going through the day. 

ANYTHING MAKING YOU FEEL NAUSEOUS// Hmm I've noticed some perfumes are a little too strong for me but it doesn't make me feel sick.

GENDER// We will find out April 9! 

SYMPTOMS// Tired. Maybe a little more moody than usual.

BELLY BUTTON IN OR OUT// There's very much a deep hole in my belly still.

HAPPY OR MOODY// Like I said, moody but I'm just unable to breath out of my nose, I'm surrounded by many snotty tissues, I can't taste any of the delicious foods I want, and I need to get rid of this headache.

LOOKING FORWARD TO// Definitely finding out if this Pumpkin is a boy! Or girl… Just healthy :)