Weekly Check-In: 16 weeks!!

Weekly Check-In

How far along?

16 weeks 2 days

Maternity clothes?

Yes yes yes!!!

Sleep?

Sleep is sleep!! Cant sleep past 745-800 on my days off.

Best moment this week?

Almost everyday I listen to the heartbeat and the last few days I have had to move the wand up high on my belly to hear it. Knowing that makes this that much more real. This is such an amazing journey!! Here is a belly pic:

Food cravings:

Mac & Cheese and Black Eyed Pea Rolls!

Gender:

Possibily Boy

Belly button in or out?

In

Movement:

No movement.

What I miss?

Nothing!

What I'm looking forward to:

Looking forward to the next 4 weeks and making it to 20 weeks!

Milestones:

The biggest milestone this week was my belly starting to really show!

Oh I found this inspiration collage for the baby room that I thought I would share. I found the guitar decals on Etsy and will be buying that for sure. Love the guitar pic mobile as well!!

-MissyCrissy :)

Weekly Check-In: 15 1/2 weeks

Weekly Check-In

How far along?

15 weeks 4 days!

Maternity clothes?

Love my maternity blue jean shorts. Havent done the jeans yet. Its do dang hot in Texas...

Sleep?

Well sleep is different everyday. Im starting to get charley horses in the middle of the night where it feels like I have a golf ball in my calf. Boy those hurt...

Best moment this week?

The growing belly again!

Food cravings:

Really no cravings so far this week!

Gender:

Possibily Boy

Belly button in or out?

In

Movement:

No movement.

What I miss?

Sleeping a whole 8-10 hours without waking up watching the clock, needing to pee, and charley horses.

What I'm looking forward to:

Cant wait for our trip to Montana! John's mother and step dad live up there and that beauitful state and we are so excited to get away. Hurry up Sept 7th! Then two days after we get back we get to see our baby again!!!

Oh and feeling the baby kick!

Milestones:

Im only 4 1/2 weeks from being half baked. I love having a doppler and hearing the baby move in there! The HB has been 148-157!

Im so ready to start working on the baby room!

-MissyCrissy :)

Guacamole Avocado Brushetta

Im posting this recipe from the website www.justataste.com  At some point John and I have to try to this so this is somewhere I can go to post the recipe!

BTW: Gran we want to try this when we come to Montana please tell Mike!!!

Guacamole Bruschetta

Yield: 12-15 servings

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 6 min

Ingredients:

½ loaf French bread
1 clove garlic
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 tomatoes, medium chopped
2 avocados, medium chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup chopped cilantro
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Slice the French bread on the diagonal into ½" rounds and place on a baking sheet.
Toast the sliced bread in the oven for 3 minutes, then flip each piece over and toast an additional 3 minutes.
Remove the toasted bread from the oven and immediately rub with the clove of garlic (it works best to first cut a small tip off the garlic clove so that the oils will seep out).
Brush the tops of the garlic-rubbed toasts with olive oil and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the chopped tomatoes, avocado, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Mix together gently making sure the avocado is well coated in the lime juice.
Spoon a portion of the mixture onto each of the garlic toasts and serve

-MissyCrissy :)

Weekly Check In: 14 Weeks

Weekly Check-In

How far along?

14 weeks 3 days!!

Maternity clothes?

OMG why havent I put on maternity shorts or pants sooner. They are super comfortable! Thanks to John's sister for buying me a gift card to Destination Maternity I was able to buy 2 pair of capri's, 1 pair of pants, pair of shorts, two bras, and two shirts! I only had to pay $150 for all of that!!!

Sleep?

Sleep is ok Have learned I need a pillow between my legs to help with back pain. I have done that the last two days and Im sleeping so much better!!!! 

Best moment this week?

Seeing my belly growing alittle!

Food cravings:

My cravings have really settled down. I think the thing I crave the most is comfort food!

Gender:

Possibily Boy

Belly button in or out?

In

Movement:

No movement.

What I miss?

Dont miss anything!!!

What I'm looking forward to:

The day we find out if we have a Miles or a Lila! I truly cant wait to hold our baby and give it all the love I have!

Milestones:

Im officially in 2nd trimester and I can totally tell the difference. My energy is back and my nausea is pretty much gone!

So I was browsing on Etsy and if it truly is a boy this is what we are doing for the room:

We are going to do a Guitar music room!! My husband is so into music and instruments and it seems like a perfect fit. Thinking if it even turns out to be a girl we might stick to a musical theme but change it up a bit. Oh and I bought this blanket and cant wait to get it!!!!

 -MissyCrissy :)

Weekly Check-In: 13 Weeks!!!

Weekly Check-In

How far along?

13 Weeks 4 days!! Baby is the size of a peach!

Maternity clothes?

My belly has started growing a few days ago. So I think in the next few weeks I will need maternity shorts. We are going to Montana in 30 something days and its chilly up there. Off to Destination Maternity I need to go!!!

Sleep?

Sleep is ok. Still getting up to pee and my hands fall asleep even if Im not laying on them. Its weird! 

Best moment this week?

Seeing baby M on the NT scan we did!! Its so amazing how in 3 short weeks its gone from a blob to looking like a baby!!!

Food cravings:

Starting to crave cereal I havent had this much cereal in my pantry in years!!!

Gender:

The doctor took an educated guess at 80% that it was a boy!!! So Sept 15th we will know for sure!!

Belly button in or out?

In

Movement:

No movement.

What I miss?

My endurance level during running. Wow Im totally out of running shape right now. But its worth it!

What I'm looking forward to:

Being in the 2nd Trimester and enjoying every minute of it! Cant wait til I can feel the baby move. Got news from the doctor during our NT scan that I wont feel baby move as soon as others because I have extra cushion on the anterior part of my placenta. Not to upset about that it will make it that much more special when it does happen!

Milestones:

Seeing our baby move on the NT scan definatley when I laughed or when she giggled my belly! My next milestone Im going for is the A/S Sept 15th!

At the NT scan they recored the u/s and I wanted to share that with you guys!!

 

-MissyCrissy :)