Week 20

How far along? 20 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: down .5 this week = extra ice cream for me! 

Running/Races?  17 miles this week.  Harper kicks like mad when I run, that's my future track star!   

Stretch marks?  None. 

Sleep:  sleeping pretty good although I still miss sleeping on my belly

Best moment this week: Dinner Thursday night with some sorely missed Trackies...when does Tuesday Night Track start up again?

Miss Anything?  See Sleep section above

Movement:  Still sporadic but when she kicks she kicks with gusto!

Food cravings:  cheerios and blueberries this week

Anything making you queasy or sick:  my chicken aversion reared it's ugly head again this week
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: negative
Symptoms: pretty sore back, thanks to the crappy chairs at work

Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  My 5k next weekend, but more importantly brunch after with friends!

Week 19

Harper Kathryn Breton

How far along? 19 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: 1.4 lbs this week, just shy of 10 lbs total

Running/Races?  11 miles for the week including 6 wonderful miles OUTSIDE (aka NOT on a dreadmill) with some great friends!  

Stretch marks?  None.  

Sleep:  Still sleeping pretty good thanks to my husband the pillow master :)
Best moment this week: Ending the mystery! Seeing our little girl on the screen and finally being able to say "her" instead of "the baby"
Miss Anything?  Being able to make it a whole 6 miles without having to pee!
Movement:  She's a kicker!! The ultrasound tech said she's kicking straight into my placenta but I can still feel her! I've got a future runner in there :)
Food cravings:  still digging the cheerios with strawberries
Anything making you queasy or sick:  nothing at the moment (hooray)
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: negative
Symptoms: Still feeling really good
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  Taking our niece Madison tubing tomorrow and then it's off to Babies R Us for the baby registry!

Week 18

How far along? 18 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: no gain this week, I stuffed myself at Tyler's baptism today so I'm sure that will catch up with me this week.

Running/Races?  12 miles for the week, next race is early March.
Stretch marks?  None.  

Sleep:  Shaun has become a master at making the nest of pillows that enables me to sleep these days, god love him.
Best moment this week: Hearing the little peanut's heartbeat/kicking up a storm was a highlight of course, but best moment of the week was Tyler's baptism (Shaun and I are proud Godparents!)
Miss Anything? Stole a sip of Shaun's coffee this morning....mmmm gooood.
Movement:  YES!!! Finally! It's not consistent yet, but at night when I lie still I have felt Lil B moving around in there.  
Food cravings:  celery and peanut butter and cheerios with strawberries
Anything making you queasy or sick:  shock of shocks I actually cooked chicken this week without gagging, Hooray!
Gender: 4 days! Dun dun dunnnnn
Labor Signs: negative
Symptoms: I feel amazing, knock on wood it continues
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  Valentine's Day dinner at Fishbones and of course the big appointment on Thursday


Boy or Girl? Place your bets!

Symptoms:  Morning sickness from weeks 6-10
                  Clear skin
                  Cravings for cheeseburgers, chips, fruit, fresh veggies.  Sweets? Not so much
                  Heartbeat has ranged from 145-160
                  8 lbs gained
                  Chinese Gender chart says Boy
         
Guess away :) 

Week 17

Lil B and I post race

How far along? 17 weeks 4 days  (Little late posting this week!)

Total weight gain:  +1.6 Found some of that weight I didn't gain last week for a total of 8lbs gained

Running/Races?  Successfully completed the Mid Winter 10 mile classic!  Going into the race I was nervous because I just wasn't sure how baby and I would hold up. Although I had put in the training it had been primarily on a treadmill and I had promised both my Doctor and my dear husband that if anything felt strange I would drop out immediately.  Luck and hard work were on my side though, not only was it a beautiful day and I ran a safe race but I placed 5th in my division...GO MAMA!!
Stretch marks?  None.  

Sleep:  Feeling like a fish these days flopping from one side to the other throughout the night, sleeping on my back or stomach is officially uncomfortable and no longer doable (boo!)
Best moment this week: Finishing my race and feeling GREAT!! We also had our first showing of the house on Saturday, hopefully it went well, I'm waiting to hear from the realtor.  As my mother in law said--> It just takes one willing buyer...
Miss Anything? Sleeping on my belly :(
Movement: Still not sure...but the "hmm it could be" moments are becoming a bit more regular.
Food cravings:  fresh veggies, more specifically celery and peanut butter
Anything making you queasy or sick:  raw meat...bad fish....sour cream gone bad (I've had a few food disasters this week!)
Gender: 10 days until our big appointment! I'm chomping at the bit to tell you all his/her name!
Labor Signs: negative
Symptoms: (Knock on wood) Still feeling great!
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  Hearing the little munchkins heartbeat tomorrow (always a highlight) and my Godson's baptism next weekend :)