Kelly Belly-17 weeks (a day late of course!)

I wanted to wait until today to post this because I had my doctors appointment.  

How Far Along: 17 weeks!!!

Size of Baby: they say baby is the size of the palm of my hand...but I do have a pretty big hand!

Maternity Clothes:  some.  We had a dinner to go to last night and I wore a maternity dress.  You could for sure see my little bump but the dress was black so it kind of hid it.  Oh and this picture was taken after a SIX COURSE MEAL so some of that is bloat...I was soooooo full!!!!!

By the way, my husband HATED the flower in my hair.  I thought it was cute and springy.  What do y'all think???

I went last week and bought some summer dresses at Belk.  They aren't maternity but they will work for a long time.  Here is me in one of them.  I also got a bright blue one and a navy one.  Oh and those are my mother's day flowers from one of my friend's...how sweet is that?

I got some non-maternity shorts from Old Navy that have a stretchy waist and no buttons or zippers.  They just tie so they will be able to grow with me also.  And they are long so my butt doesn't hang out.  I HATE THAT.... 


Also, you would think that a girl wouldn't grow out of her scrubs....well I have.  I can't go back to work in the same scrubs!  They drove me BONKERS yesterday.  They have absolutely no give at all so they just dig into my belly.  I am going to order a bigger size pants and see if that helps...UGH!

Weight Gain:  I was up 4 pounds at the doctor this morning from a month ago.  So this is +6 pounds total.  

Stretch Marks:  no new ones.  


Belly Button:  I did take my belly button ring out this week.  It was showing in the dresses I was wearing!  I guess I'm going to leave it out.  It's not that I am attached to it but I feel like I look weird without it.  I have had it for 10 years so I am just going to have to get used to looking at my tummy with no bling.  Oh and it is always way in....I find it hard to believe that it could poke out!  



Sleep: I have been sleeping really deep but I wake up with headaches about every other day.  My hips have also started hurting at night.  It almost feels like they have a cramp...weird...  I bought some new pillows and two body pillows so hopefully that will help all of this.  

Best Moment of the Week:  Of course hearing the heartbeat this morning.  It was 158 bpm.  My mom went with me so she got to hear it too.  Such a sweet sound!  Oh and I had a girl at work, A, scan me yesterday.  That will always be a great moment :)

Movement: not yet that I can tell.  I have felt a few little weird things but I have no idea if it is the real thing or not....

Symptoms:   still the headaches, huge boobs, and fatigue.  

Food Cravings/Aversions:  I have been eating two pieces of peanut butter toast every morning.  Then for a mid morning snack I have been having one of those Naked drinks that I talked a little bit about here.  This seems to work very well for me.  I don't get that "OMG if I don't eat right this very second I am going to fall over and die" feeling.  I am still loving Simply Lemonade...I guess that is not going to go away.  I have done really well this week on drinking the right amount of water.  It is hard!  My honey also made some chicken salad yesterday and I can't wait to chow down on that for lunch!

Gender: I promise a gender reveal post tomorrow :)

What I Miss:  I honestly don't miss anything and I love being pregnant.  We are members of a Wine & Gourmet Club that meets twice a year and our spring dinner was last night.  I am going to post about that later this week but if you like wine and are pregnant you will miss your wine at this dinner!!!  Although it was super fun being the pregnant girl there!

What I'm Looking Forward to: my Florida trip with the girls/women in my family.  We leave in a week and a half.  So technically it will be baby's first family Florida trip!  And, of course feeling the baby move!

Weekly Wisdom: This comes from my friend Sarah....KELLY!!!  You are four months pregnant and it is ok to have a belly!  QUIT thinking you look chubby!!!!  Literally she yelled this at me.  I should listen to her more....

Milestones:  Another doctor's appointment down!  Officially started wearing some maternity clothes that show my belly!  

Dreams: A few days ago I dreamed that I drank a bunch of wine because I forgot that I was pregnant.  A total flip out ensued....


I also dreamed that I was running around my aunt Jenni's house naked.  I was banging on her window so she would let me in and shower but she wouldn't....super weird...


Here is the baby belly this week!