Bumpdate - 14 Weeks (Second Trimester!!!!)

Welcome to my second trimester! I am officially ecstatic to be out of the "scary trimester." Hopefully my nerves will start to calm down a bit.....baha. Funny funny. We have officially started tossing around name ideas and gender reveal ideas, but things wont be solidified until....A: we know the gender (duh) and B: after Tuesday finding out the date of our gender scan. Baby best behave and make it easy to know what he/she is!

What's baby up to this week? He/she is the size of a lemon, measures 3-1/2" long and weighs about 1-1/2 oz. They can squint, frown, grimace, pee and suck their thumb. Baby's liver started making bile, and the spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells.

What's been going on with mom? Well I officially feel like I have entered the "you look fat, not pregnant" portion of this program. My eating habits haven't been the greatest and now that the energy has returned I fully intend to continue my afternoon walks and do some light workouts at home....as well as start eating better. Comfort foods are great, but baby needs other things!

Symptoms: Constipation still seems to be a major factor.....but someday's are better than others. I have been trying to choke down dried apricots and prunes to help combat this issue. Acne hasn't gotten much better, and I still get nauseous if I eat too fast. I seem to get short of breath easier now as well.

Yummy/Icky: My sweet tooth has definitely returned and the need for salty/spicy seems to be waning a bit. I have been wanting veggies again and salads so this may help in combating the need for unhealthy comfort foods. Nothing has me running the other way, I even had plain chicken breast and I didn't die! Haha. I'll probably avoid tomato sauce for a bit longer, but I need to attempt it again so I can have some family sauce and meatballs! Yum!

Clothing: Same as last week. Everything is just uncomfortable. Bra's, pants, underwear....I basically live in my flannel pj's when I am home. I went into Motherhood this weekend and was so excited about all the cute items! Grow bump grow!

Movement: If you remember from last week I thought I felt a little movement. It happened Saturday night, Sunday night and Tuesday afternoon. I have yet to feel anything since (but also have been able to go to the bathroom) so at this point I am chalking it up to gas. :( If it comes back then I'll be ecstatic!

Looking forward to: My appointment tomorrow! We get to hear babies heartbeat!

Below is our chalkboard shot and an a contender for this weeks bump shot. Had it been a landscape shot it would have one hands down!!!