Four Months... 16 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights 

How Far Along:16 weeks or 4 months! Almost half way there! 168 days to go!

Total Weight Gain:not sure I have not gotten on the scale recently.. this is probably more because I don't want to know my weight gain.  My face is already starting to show my weight gain.. I don't like this at all but that is just where it seems to go on me. 

Maternity Clothes: The ones with the small band that sits below the belly are pretty uncomfortable with this one. That was all I wore with my boys, but this baby is sitting so low that I feel like it puts too much pressure on my lower abdomen. 

Best Moment of the Week: I had a doctors appointment this week and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was 155 today. So we have gone from 179 down to 155. I think my boys were around the 150's most of the pregnancy. I don't remember them being up in the high 100's at any point. 

Gender: My ultrasound is scheduled for May 25th! We have debated on going to an ultrasound facility to find out the baby's gender early. 

What is going on with the Baby: The Baby is starting to put on fat, it can now hear and be startled by noise outside my belly. The baby is getting very used to my boys voices because they talk to my belly all the time, especially Caleb. He always puts his mouth up to my belly and says "I love you baby." The baby will also be forming its fingerprints this week. 

Baby is size of: An Avocado. 4 1/2 inches and about 3 1/2 ounces. 

Movement: I have not felt much movement from the baby, but I can usually find the baby in my uterus. It really likes the right side of my uterus and I can press in a little and the baby will move away from my hand. It has not given any really good kicks yet that I feel often. There are still those movements where I am trying to decide if it was the baby or not. 

Food Craving:I have really wanted fruit especially pineapple recently. It has not been a craving, but sounds good all the time. 

What I Miss: This week I miss my energy level! I do not have much energy. I feel like in previous pregnancies I have had more energy in my second trimester, but not yet in this one. I still am pretty sluggish and it takes me a while to get going. By the evenings I am exhausted!

Sleep: Its not great! I am just uncomfortable. I am still sleeping on my stomach but moving closer to having to sleep on my side. 

What I am looking forward to: The ultrasound and more movement from the baby. 

Symptoms: Really not many right now. Headaches seem to the the only thing I have had this week. I really have not had any nausea this week which has been amazing! I think I am finally out of the nausea stage! It only took 15 full weeks!