I am getting bigger!

I can't believe how big I have gotten! It is fun to feel more "pregnant", but it is a little strange as well. Sometimes I forget that I have a belly and I bump into things. I thought it would be fun to put a little progression of belly photos up on here. I put some pictures up on facebook but I figured I should put some up on here as well. I have been slowly but surely feeling better! Thank goodness! Christmas has been wonderful. It has been great hanging out with family, eating good food, and enjoying our life in general. That 20 week ultrasound is coming closer and closer and we couldn't be more excited! Here are the photos!

9 weeks

11 weeks

12 weeks

13 weeks

14 weeks

15 weeks

16 weeks

17 weeks

The Waiting Game

I would just like to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has wished me well and given me advice on this pregnancy! You have no idea how wonderful it is to feel like kind of support from everyone. It is very comforting! Ashley I have tried some of your tips and it is working! I am finally starting to feel a little better. So THANK YOU! At this point I feel like we are playing the waiting game. I am waiting to finally feel this little one. Which will be wonderful!! Of course, we are also waiting for our ultrasound!! I think that it will be on January 15, but I will probably get more info at my next appointment - next Thursday!!! We will finally know if we are having a boy or a girl!! I can't wait. I am also sooo very excited for Christmas! The house is decorated and I plan on wrapping presents tom. during the packer game. Merry Christmas!!

Life moves on...

I haven't written for a while because I didn't want to write complaints about how I am feeling. However, since that is what is going on right now I might as well blog about it. I will warn you ahead of time that I will be writing about not so pleasant things. At about 11 or 12 weeks I started throwing up - first every other morning, then every morning, and then all day long. I am currently still in the "throwing up all day long" phase and I am getting a bit sick of it. I have to say that I know that it will all be worth it in the end, but it just kind of stinks. I also am having a hard time sleeping but I hope I found a solution! Tonight I ordered a pregnancy pillow and I am hoping that it will give me some relief! We will see!

This weekend I am planning on finding some more energy somewhere and decorating for Christmas. We will see how that goes... My wonderful mom bought me some "preggie" pops to suck on to alleviate my nausea. The wonderful thing is that when I am sucking on them they work! However, when they are gone the nausea comes back. Oh well! I love her for thinking about me and trying to help when she can. She is the best mom in the world!! Also my husband is taking me on date tom. night and I am very excited! We haven't gone on a date in a while due to his job. Being a tow truck operator/manager keeps him very busy and many, many nights and weekends he is on call. So needless to say I treasure special events like dates in Eau Claire. So that is the update for now. I am excited to feel the baby move! Hopefully that will happen soon! Right now I just feel large, but I think once I feel the baby move I will feel pregnant. So that is what is to come. My next dr. appointment is on the 18th and I will get to hear the baby's heartbeat again!! I am very excited!