17 Weeks! :]

Here is the picture! I think I'll try a darker background next week. And I'm gonna play with some lighting. Hah. But there's the bump!

Jonathan and I were looking at a picture of us in the paper in January and I have definitely grown some! He was surprised I wasn't pushing out my belly in the 17 weeks one. It's fun to watch how my body is changing... but also a little scary. Ha. Which is why I have to start getting active! So that I can stay active when my little one is here. :D and teach him or her to be active as well. 

That being said, I did a little lifting this weekend, arms and hips, and I think it's maintainable... not too heavy of weight at all, but enough to get me some exercise and enough to get ready for a heavy baby when it comes along. Hah. And Jonathan and I went for a long walk, which was hard, but it was nice to get out and about. I love that he wants to help me be active! My mom also got me a nifty pregnancy work-out video. I'm pretty excited to try it out!! :D

So this past week was sort of a weird one. It was one where (because I can't feel the baby yet) I didn't really feel pregnant. So I'm really looking forward to my appointment this week, so that I can hear the baby's heart and get all giddy about it again. It's strange because I'm almost halfway (3 more weeks!) and I feel like it's just flown by! Before I know it there'll be a baby here! :]

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HOW FAR ALONG?: 17 weeks. 3 more weeks and I'll be halfway!!
TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: About the same as last post. :]
MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Yep! Still a little big on me, but much more comfy than my other clothes!
STRETCH MARKS?: A little around the belly button.
SLEEP?: We got a new queen size bed, and it's definitely helping the sleep!
BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: My new bed!!
WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I didn't have time to eat before church on Sunday... NOT a fun experience. I was so hungry. :/
MISS ANYTHING?: Nothing this week.
MOVEMENT?: None yet.
FOOD CRAVINGS?: This weekend it was Shake n Bake, soft pretzels w/ cheese, and strawberries. But the strawberries at Walmart are AWFUL. :[
ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: The idea of bread or pasta. I haven't had it since it made me really sick. Also, brushing my teeth in the morning always makes me sick. :/
GENDER?: Unknown! :] But looking forward to May 23rd!!! :D
SYMPTOMS / MOODS?: Exhaustion. But mostly after doing things. We walked 2.6 miles to Walmart and back, and I was SO tired afterward (duh! But if I wasn't pregnant I would have been more apt to staying awake afterward). Still have a little morning sickness.
BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: In. I'm not that big, yet!
WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: On.
HAPPY or MOODY MOST OF THE TIME?: Happy. I definitely have some weird crazy moments where I get sad or mad for no reason all of a sudden. But it goes away pretty quickly.
LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Hearing the baby's heartbeat again on Wednesday!! :D

Introduction to Baby Bull :]

Hello all!

As you probably know, I'm pregnant! Here is our little one at 12 weeks:

I think we got really lucky with that picture. It really looks like a tiny baby! I was so surprised that it moved around so much! It was really amazing. A week later I went in for a test, and got to hear the little one's heartbeat! It was really exciting! I guess it was running from the detector, though, because the lady couldn't find the little one for a while, and found it there at the end. I already have a little idea about it's sneaky little personality, and it makes me so excited!! :D

That was a few weeks ago... now I am 16 weeks along... which makes the baby about 4.5 inches. My information tells me that the baby is big enough to tell if it's a boy or girl, but I won't find out until 20 weeks, on May 23rd. :] I will try to post a picture of me sometime this week, and then along with posts every week. I just don't have one yet.

In any case, the point in my creating this blog was, since so much of my family is far off and doesn't get to live near enough to see all of this happening (my growing, my whining, my symptoms, my new bump), I would blog about it weekly and keep y'all updated on the going-ons of the Bulls and their +one! I think I'll probably continue to use this to post pictures, stories, headaches, etc. when the baby Bull comes along, so feel free to follow!

To start off, I found this nifty set of questions that I can answer weekly. It seems to be the usual questions people ask... maybe some more. Ha. So here it is:

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HOW FAR ALONG?: 16 weeks
TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: 3 pounds... ish. It fluctuates daily.
MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Yes! Everything else is too tight, but the maternity clothes are big, still.
STRETCH MARKS?: A little around the belly button.
SLEEP?: I've been up often to use the bathroom all throughout the pregnancy, but this week it's been starting to get uncomfortable to sleep at all.
BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Starting my spring cleaning! I'm getting the cleaning bug, and it's so nice!
WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I pinched a nerve in my neck last week, and it's slowly turning into a constant headache. :/ Not fun. And it really doesn't help the sleeping situation.
MISS ANYTHING?: Caffeine. I was all right for a while, but I'm so exhausted!
MOVEMENT?: I'm not sure. I feel pressure moving around, but everyone says it's supposed to be fluttery... Still waiting on flutters.
FOOD CRAVINGS?: Shake and bake chicken!! and strawberries, and potatoes (mashed, baked, fried, chips, anything).
ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: pasta, bread most of the time, and oranges. There are other things, but I don't think of them unless someone mentions them.
GENDER?: Unknown! :] But looking forward to May 23rd!!! :D
SYMPTOMS / MOODS?: Still having some morning sickness (actually in the mornings), but not every day. Lower back starting to hurt. Pretty easily exhausted... Definitely a growing belly!
BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: In. I'm not that big, yet!
WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: On.
HAPPY or MOODY MOST OF THE TIME?: Happy, I think. :] Though I do seem to cry a little more...
LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Hearing the baby's heartbeat again next week! :D And feeling the baby move! Whenever that comes...