Weeks 17...well 17ish :)

I was 17 weeks last Thursday. As I mentioned in my previous post, my clothes have been uncomfortable since week 15ish. Over the weekend we had a wedding to go to in Cincinnati and we were going to meet up with some of Danny's close friends and their wives the Friday night before. We had dinner plans and such and I was frantic about what I was going to wear since I have been hardly ever wearing "real clothes". Friday morning when I woke up I immediately remembered I had a gift card to Macy's and there is one 10 minutes from our house! I went and had success!
I came home with my first pair of maternity jeans and top. They are really nice skinny jeans and the top is a really pretty flowy blouse so I was pleased with my spontaneous purchases.

Up until now, I hadn't been gaining or losing wight since the beginning when I lost some and I also hadn't really experienced any cravings. I am afraid I have to announce that those days seem to be over. :-/ It hasn't been too bad but I have gained about 4lbs in a matter of a couple weeks and a few days ago I had pretty strong cravings in the grocery store (a horrible place for cravings haha). I wanted cake SO BAD. Let me tell you - they had some really delicious looking cakes at Kroger! I came pretty close to buying an entire cake, but settled for a box of Little Debbie's swiss rolls. I stuffed my face as soon as I made it to my car and I thought about hiding the box in my car so Danny couldn't judge me, but I decided that is pretty pathetic. When I got home I confessed it all. He laughed and gave me a hug. "We'll just do some Zumba later" he suggested. (I talked him into buying the Zumba game for Xbox kinect a few weeks ago so I can keep up with cardio when its cold outside...I've only played it twice so far...oops)

On a more exciting note, today was my first appointment with my new doctor in Wheeling! We were going to try to have the baby in Knoxville, thus, continue all my appointments there, but it was just too much traveling  I was nervous about starting over with a new doctor but it went very well! We got to see our baby which was so good because we hadn't seen it since 8 weeks. The doctor was really sweet and easy to talk to and said everything is looking good and baby is growing normally. Sighhhh. :) The next appointment is in 2 weeks and we will be able to find out the sex at that time. Ahhh! The problem is we haven't decided yet if we are going to find out or just be surprised. At first I really, really wanted to find out ASAP but Danny thinks it would be really neat to wait and now he has started to rub off on me. I can't decide though. I think I am fine not knowing right now but when it is time to register I'm thinking I will want to know pretty bad again. I've looked at nursery themes/colors quite a bit and I really like the gender neutral ones anyway, but we wouldn't be able to buy any clothes before little baby O is born!

Quick Facts: (format stolen from my friend, Sabra's blog)

How far along? 17ish weeks

Due date? August 29

Total weight gain/loss: Overall, still down about 3lbs

Maternity clothes? Yes, this week! I am sporting my new maternity jeans in the photo above

Sleep: Not as well as I did pre-pregnancy, but pretty good. I hate not sleeping on my stomach

Best moment this week: Seeing my baby after so long

Movement: Nothing yet - hopefully soon!

Symptoms: PREGNANCY BRAIN grrrr...

Food cravings: Unfortunately sweets, I am really loving my special K with skim milk like never before though!

Food aversions: None really

Gender: Unknown

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In lol 

Wedding Ring? Still on - not seen any swelling yet except bloating in my belly :)

What I miss: Diet Coke 

What I am looking forward to: Easter

Weekly Wisdom: Its never too late to start a blog :)

Milestones: Feeling somewhat pretty again