Weekly Update - Mothers Day Recap

How far along? 17 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: Sigh. Too much.
Maternity clothes? Still a mixture but some of my favorite summer skirts are tight. :(
Stretch marks? One side is darker than the other.
Sleep: Crazy dreams like always. But I have been getting up a little less to pee.
Best moment this week: Telling Sophia she is going to be big sister.
Movement: Off and on. Just rumbles sometimes.
Food cravings: No cravings this week.
Labor Signs: Lets hope not!
What I miss: Coffee!! I miss the morning ritual. I miss the 3 cups I had daily. I miss the spunk I felt. I drag now for like 2 hours before I can even function.
What I am looking forward to: Preparing for our top secret road trip next week. Sophia has no idea. We are planning to leave right after work on Thursday.
Weekly Wisdom: Maybe have a game plan on how to explain to a 4 year old how a baby got in Mama's belly.
Milestones: Nothing this week.

Mothers day weekend was super nice. My bro and mom came down from Austin to visit. I was a tad emotional on Saturday. I learned valuable lesson that I have anxiety when things don't go exactly as planned. Anxiety leaves  me grumpy and just a negative Nancy in general. This is not a productive way to be and at least I recognize I have a issue.  So once I was able to get past that I was able to relax and enjoy the weekend.

We had brunch at our house on Sunday. It turned out nicely. DH made my two favorite seafood dishes. Scallops with pasta and then his special caramelized shrimps. I can't believe how little of leftovers we had. It had been several years since we hosted something for the family and it was nice to show off the new office. Sophia was in full cuteness mode and did a special Elsa Dance for everyone. Loved it.

My MIL talked me into telling Sophia. Really I was ready but I was avoiding it because Sophia can and will ask a billion questions. Sophia is excited and she is insisting that it's a brother.  She just tells everyone mama is carrying a baby boy in her belly. I have told her a few times that we don't know what it is yet. We have about 23 more weeks of waiting.

Some other highlights/funnies from Sophia:
She is said she is scared mama is going to explode..she ran from my belly a few times
She wants to kiss my belly over and over..she is currently obsessed with my belly.
She asked what will happen to mama when she goes to the hospital. Who will take care of her?
She called the baby a monster a few times. She like.... "I knew it was a monster..just knew it!" - Sandro laughed nonstop for a few minutes when she said it like that.

I did get her a book about being a big sister. She has requested it every night since. It's a cute book and the little girl is just like Sophia with her sassy attitude.

Half of our spread. 

Roses from BIL and Inlaws

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Weekly Update - Nursery Inspiration

How far along? 16 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: It is sad but I think it's close to 15 at this point. I have gained a pound a week. Nearly 5 pounds last month.
Maternity clothes? Still a mixture but some of my favorite summer skirts are tight. :(
Stretch marks? Yep. But it's normal and I don't mind it much.
Sleep: I had the craziest dream last night. All I know is it required me to be IT and while I do this it's not really my strongest ability.
Best moment this week: Feeling some little flutters. Usually in the AM and sometimes on top of my bladder. I researched it a little and its called quickening and it's not kicking but the baby rolling around. I love this phase.
Movement: See above.
Food cravings: Nothing lately. I have noticed a new desire for pickles. Especially fried pickles. I never really liked pickles before so it's interesting to want to eat them on things. I found a random bottle in the pantry and thought to myself why aren't these in the fridge and what can I eat them with.
Labor Signs: Lets hope not!
What I miss: Bending over without feeling annoyance. Especially while doing laundry. For some reason this is getting super hard to do lately. But I have google researched it does not hurt that baby at all.
What I am looking forward to: We are doing a mother's day brunch at my house. I love brunch!
Weekly Wisdom: Start getting used to bending with the knees. It's good for strength building.
Milestones: I am headed towards half baked. Time seems to be going faster this time around.

So for those of you who don't know we are not finding out the sex this time. But we have now agreed on a color scheme since this will be the next room to paint. We will be reusing Sophia's dresser and crib. So it will be a dark cherry wood. We will likely not split colors like the below. I will probably have some sort of tree decals on the wall. I like the brighter yellow though.

Inspiration Picture - Not actually room and I am not the photo owner.

Inspiration Picture - Not actually room and I am not the photo owner.

Inspiration Picture - Not actually room and I am not the photo owner.

Inspiration Picture - Not actually room and I am not the photo owner.

Inspiration Picture - Not actually room and I am not the photo owner.