Bumpdate 17 Weeks

How Far Along:  17 weeks

Gender:  Looks like it's a boy!  The doctor seemed pretty confident last week.  I'll know for sure in about a month when I have my high tech ultrasound.

Movement:  I felt him last week a lot but not as much earlier this week.  Not kicks - just more of a pushing against me.  Alex used to do this a lot, too.  But the last few days I've been feeling a lot of kicks.  I haven't felt it from the outside yet (so Michael hasn't either) but I don't think it will be long.

Sleep:  I've been sleeping pretty well since we moved into the temporary apartment, which I find odd because the apartment definitely doesn't feel like home.  Maybe less stress now that the move is over?

Maternity Clothes:  I bought a BeBand at Target several weeks ago but hadn't used it until this week.  With Alex I just used a rubber band to hold my pants together until I was ready to transition to maternity pants but I decided to try the band this time.  Only used it twice but it seems to work.

Symptoms:  Happily, I've been feeling much better.  In fact, lately I've been feeling close to back to normal.  Yay!  Again, this seemed to happen right after we moved.  I didn't think I was too stressed out about packing & moving but apparently I was.  Or my hormones just happened to even out at about the same time.  Either way - I'll take it!  I still get tired here & there but it's manageable.  I was really tired on Monday night & fell asleep watching Shark Week.  Michael was concerned because he knows I love Shark Week.  He thought I might be getting sick or something but I've been feeling fine, so I think I just had one of those nights.  I've also noticed I definitely have "prego brain" at times.  Need an example?  How about wearing your bra inside out & not realizing it until the end of the day.  Wow. 

Aversions:  I normally drink green tea every morning but it doesn't sound good at all.  Same thing happened last pregnancy.

Cravings:  Mexican (but that's pretty typically for me - pregnant or not).  I've been eating Q'doba a lot for lunch.  It's really close to my office & pretty much always sounds good.  Healthy, right??  I also have been wanting Sesame Chicken for weeks now.  I've had it at a few places but it was not that good.  Why is it so hard to find crispy (not soggy) Sesame Chicken?

Best Moment This Week:  Since I didn't do a bumpdate last week, I'll roll it into this post.  Finding out the gender of the baby was really fun.  Part of me really thought it was a girl since I've been feeling worse this pregnancy but I kind of wanted another boy.  Maybe it's just because I know how much fun boys can be because it's what I'm used to but I love the thought of Alex with a brother.  Another highlight last week was selling our house.  Check that off the list!  As for this week, not much has happened but it's been a good week.  I'm so glad to be feeling better!  A lady at work asked if I was pregnant.  I think I just look like I have a gut, so it was nice to know that someone (who didn't know I was pregnant) thought it was a baby bump & not too much Q'doba.  Ha!