Weeks 14 and 15

Hey family and Friends,

I'm doing these two weeks together because not too much happened last week and my week 14 would have been a really short post.. .well that's kind of a lie, we have been busy on baby projects, but they are for the baby room... which is a secret till after we know if it's boy or girl... so yeah, it would have lacked content but here's what I can tell you about week 14:

Mitzi insists on being in the pictures now!

Week 14: 
We had the 14 week check up with the doctor. She said I have gained 3 pounds. This is in the last 4 weeks and also since the beginning. So, not so bad, she said its totally normal and that I look good :) There was a  little bit of a tense moment when she was looking for the heartbeat and couldn't find it in the "normal" 14 week spot. The baby ended up being camped out next to my left hip! Just chilaxin.. the heartbeat was 150 beats per minute, down from 164 bpm 4 weeks ago. (So those tracking the heartbeat for predictions... don't know what this means lol)

I'm in my jammies, forgive me!

Developmentally week 14 the baby has grown to about 3 and a half to 4 inches and weighs about an ounce. On the face, the baby's ears and eyes are continuing to move to where they are supposed to be to be. My baby now has a defined neck and is able to move its head off its chest. From this point out, the baby's sexual organs are also able to be seen on sonograms. (I still have to wait until 19 and 1/2 weeks though to find out what this baby will be!)

Bruno caught on in the picture interest

Week 15:
This week has been pretty uneventful as well. I'm at the point where I'm just getting bigger (my belly is pretty noticeable now after I eat.. but the hubby says I still pretty consistently look like I just ate too much haha) When I'm in street cloths you can't really tell, but if I'm wearing a form fitting shirt there is no hiding my growing belly! My cats have become super clingy. CJ spends most of his day right at my lap or trying to cuddle on my chest. Pepper hasn't gone a night in the last week without sleeping right next to me. The dogs are still my little shadow (they follow me to the bathroom!) and as you can see they want to share the lime light in the update pics! I've ordered some baby things from some great deal sites that I will be doing a post on later this week. My Zulily order finally came in (after some other things I ordered weeks AFTER came in), so I'll include those purchases in the my haul post. I also got a maternity bathing suit as we live in Arizona and I'll be my biggest during the hottest part of the year (the 100's!).

Hubby update! We had his followup appointment for his ear this week as well and praise God he has been given a clear bill of health and is released back to his normal activities! (this includes swimming which he was told not to do until now to let his ear heal).

Developmentally the baby is 4 to 4 1/2 inches in length and 1 3/4 ounces. (roughly the size of a softball!) The baby is still covered in a thin layer of hair called lanugo (explains why I still have heartburn!). The bones forming in the baby are now dense enough to show up on a x-ray (if one was taken). The book and my doctor said I should start feeling the baby "flutters" in the next couple weeks, so thats defiantly something to look forward to!

Symptom Check!
Urination: It is my life now, all I do is pee. I can't get through a night without going a couple times and I've been known to go a couple times in an hour during the day!

Heartburn: Still going strong and steady! I'm still taking heartburn medication as needed to help with this, but really hope that at some point this will end!

Stamina: I'm getting some of my energy back, but can't go up a flight of stairs without getting winded haha.

Appetite: Now that I haven't been thawing up as much I've been able to get back into enjoying foods! Mexican food is still iffy though.. Some days the baby likes it, some days No WAY!

Cravings: I haven't had specific cravings but have noticed I've been eating saltier things: Pickles, chips (both regular and tortilla), ramen, etc. But I've also been enjoying sweet things.. but in the moorings: banana bread, waffles, french toast etc. So pretty much I've gone back to my Italian ways of enjoying food again!

Growth: As I said earlier, my weight has gone up 3 pounds. I've also gotten to the point of not being able to button any of my regular pairs of pants and some of my shirts no longs go down because of my increased bust size!

Question time!
So I only have one question for this week: what car seat/ travel system did you go with and WHY? was it price, popularity, consumer reports, ease of access. Did you get a car seat travel system combo or a car seat and separate stroller. Was it one that converts as the baby gets older of did you decided to get car seats and strollers for each stage of growth? See one question but many points of interest!

Thanks again to all those who give input on the questions! I read them and and record them for when I do my registries!!

Until next time!

Bre and the Bump!