Marination Time: 15 Weeks
Size of baby: Little Bean is the size of an apple this week.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 8 pounds. EIGHT. I have no idea how I went up over three pounds in a week, but pictures of pregnant Jessica Simpson immediately came to mind. I made no real change to my eating and probably even worked out a little extra this week – fingers crossed that I’m retaining some water after my workouts?! I’m embracing the belly.
Maternity Clothes: Maternity jeans and pants. Tops and dresses are regular, but tops are becoming a little tight.
Sex: Still unconfirmed, though we have a hunch after our scans. I’m having dreams both about little boys and little girls right now. I think I’ll run through the old wives’ tales before we confirm the sex in five weeks.
Movement: A little, sort of, maybe? I have to be very still and wait for it.
Belly button watch: Innie.
Sleep: More tired this week for sure – I think there must have been some sort of growth spurt associated with that additional weight gain.
What I miss: Getting in and out of our SUV with ease – I’m starting to feel a little off balance! Plus, I feel like I could pee getting into the car. Awesome.
Cravings: Spicy foods more so than cheese this week. I made crab dip with a lot of pepper and it hit the spot. Meat – we’re hitting up DMK Burger for the first time on Friday night, and a BBQ cooking class (that is BYO – darn the luck) on Saturday. At least LB will enjoy a variety of beef and pork over the coming days if not amazing brews to pair with them.
Symptoms: Trouble rolling up and out of bed, and shenanigans when getting in and out of the car. I’ve “popped” this week more than weeks prior!
Best Moment this week: After discussing for months where we might go, we think we’re settled on a vacation destination (Le Babymoon, if you will) for this spring. Gorgeous Kauai! The U.S. healthcare availability, cell service back to my midwife at home, food/water safety, the ability to get there on points and direct from LAX, and the more reasonable hotel costs (about 2/3 of elsewhere on our list that time of year) swayed us there. We were hoping for a tropical location with walkable beaches, some light hiking/walking options, snorkeling for me/scuba for DM, lovely scenery, and great food. Kauai won out over St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. John, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Maya…oh, and Bora Bora (though being over an eight hour flight from anywhere really is what took Bora Bora out).
DM and I are adventure travelers, so to pick domestic, even if within Hawaii, is rare for us. But, for this particular trip and the first baby, we figured we play it safer (and save some some cash in the meantime – turns out Mexico and the Caribbean are ridiculous during the Easter/Spring Break time of year – more expensive even than lodging in Bora Bora). We also picked Kauai since it is a little sleepier than the rest of Hawaii from what we understand, and we have an Oahu/Maui trip planned with DM’s family in the future to look forward to.