A month into 26...

Have I seriously been 26 for a month already? Good gracious time is flying. I feel like a lot's happened in the past month, but I'm probably just making that up to make my life seem exciting.

To be quite honest, things have been pretty boring lately, which is just the way I like it. Besides the whole tornado thing and having to work the past two weekends, things have been pretty quiet during this first month of my new age. I tend to forget that I'm 26 - but it comes back to stare me in the face when I'm filling out surveys or paperwork that ask for my birthday.

When I think back on how my life has gone so far, I'm surprised to find myself where I'm at right now. At this point in my life, I thought I would be freshly married [as in, maybe married a year], have a Master's Degree under my belt and have some sort of job in public relations or related. Instead, I'm a mommy of one with another on the way [by the way, i am dyyyyyying to share the sex of the new baby, but i'm still keeping my mouth shut until the anatomy scan confirms everything], a military wife who just celebrated her third year of marriage, and I work in higher education. Go figure, eh?

I'm not saying I'm disappointed in how my life has gone - I love where I'm at, love my husband and son and love my job. It's just so different from what I had envisioned for myself when I started college that I'm a little surprised what I had envisioned and what really happened are so different. I'm still going to get my Master's [maybe a couple of them, actually], but that's on the back burner until Jelly Bean is older. I want to stay in higher ed and will never, ever use my degree to do any sort of PR work - the pay at the bottom of the scale is crap, I have no experience [and no desire to gain experience], and my family is more important that my job. With PR, you're always on call, especially as you work higher up. I once had aspirations of owning a PR firm, until I realized how much work would have to go into it and the family sacrifices I'd have to make. With my husband now in the military and making enough sacrifices for our family, I know I made the right choice.

I don't know. It's just funny how life turns out the exact opposite way of what you had envisioned, and I know that it doesn't always work out for the better. But in my case, it definitely worked out for the better. Sure, there are challenges that I face [right now, my main challenge is patience with my lovely 3-year-old] that have made life more interesting - but as I've probably mentioned before, I am a firm believer in everything happening for a reason. Eventually, it will make sense why something happened, even if it takes you years to realize it - but there's a purpose for everything that happens in life. I'm just living life as best I can with as little regret as possible. So far, I think I'm doing a good job of that.

OK. Enough with the self-reflection stuff. My 18-week poll needs to be done. :)

18 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain: I'll know on Monday! I pray it's not a ton...ugh.
Maternity clothes? Nice and comfy. My new pair of maternity jeans and a new top [i'm wearing it in the picture above] came in last week, which should be the last of the maternity shopping. For now.
Sleep: Considering I'm writing this at 3am...yeah. Sleep isn't my friend right now. I was doing awesome for a week or so, but ever since the tornado episode a couple of weekends back, I've slept like hell.
Best moment this week: Stronger kicks. This kid is moving!
Food cravings: Still none. It's more of a "What sounds good right now?" type of thing with me. I don't want any one food constantly like I did with JJ.
Gender: I hope I can officially say in a couple of weeks. GAH.
Belly Button in or out? In. My poor belly button looks like a hole in the middle of my stomach right now.
What I miss: Decent sleep. And sushi. I think I miss something every week that's a big no-no during pregnancy.
What I am looking forward to: Taking a long weekend. And my first trip to Connecticut to visit my college roommate is coming up!
Weekly Wisdom: Everything happens for a reason. Not sure if I've said this before in the weekly wisdom - I probably have - but I firmly believe this.
Milestones: I feel like I'm rounding out more now. My maternity clothes are fitting better and aren't as big as they used to be. But with JJ, I didn't pick up a bulk of the weight until my third trimester - I really hope that doesn't happen this time around. Yikes.
Differences between #1 & #2: My dear enemy nausea is still around. It sucks. Nausea meds, water, snacking more [healthy snacking, too], healthier eating...not really helping. Just have to deal with it until it goes away, I guess. Boo.

Yeah...spring isn't my friend.

So, around this time every year, I'm almost positive my blood pressure goes up a ton. Why?

One word: tornadoes.

Springtime in Oklahoma is full of allergies, butterflies and pretty flowers -- but it also means the start of severe weather season. Now, I've lived in Oklahoma for nearly 18 years, and each storm season doesn't get easier. When April 1st rolls around, I start to live on edge and pay more attention to the weather than I do during any other time of the year. Now that I'm a mom, I live on edge even more because it's not just my life at stake if something happens; there's two [well, 2.5] of us.

A couple of weekends ago, we had a tornado warning come through at 2:45 in the morning. I have never, ever been so scared in my entire life than I was at that moment; I don't EVER want to wake up to tornado sirens EVER again. I saw that the tornado was still miles away and would allow me to get safely out of the way, so I went into survival mode at that point: I threw some things in a bag, woke JJ and got him safely to the car, and we drove through hell and high water [literally] to the nearest safe shelter, which is my office on campus. When we got to campus, we got the all-clear signal, but I stayed put through the rest of the storms to be sure that we'd be safe. My son was fine and didn't really realize what was going on, but I lost a good 10 years of my life that night.

The night after that, Woodward got hit by a tornado with little warning, and people lost their lives. I'm so scared that, sometime in the future, that situation will happen where I am. Or where my parents or sister are. The scare a couple of weekends ago was close enough of a call for me; I don't want that to happen again. And I can't wait for storm season to be over so that I can have some peace of mind again. I'd much rather deal with the heat of the summer than this time of the year, for sure. I am so fortunate that we have not been affected by anything major since I moved here, but that doesn't ease my peace of mind from storm season to storm season. Here's hoping this storm season is relatively quiet for our neck of the woods.

*steps off soapbox*

I know it's been awhile since my last post; things have been a little crazy lately. April had a lot of things going on, but things have slowed down quite a bit now that the school year is winding down. This upcoming week is pre-finals week, and next week is finals. I remember thinking that this school year would drag when it started in August, and now look - it's nearly the end. This time of year brings bittersweet memories for me since I always remember my own graduation [four years! holy cow!], but I'm also grateful that I don't have to take any finals. :)

As most people [whether you read my blog regularly or pop in from my Twitter/FB posts about my blog] know, my dear husband is deployed right now. He's been gone a couple of months with no definite timetable for his return [even though i'm hoping he's home before i'm due...have a feeling it could cut it quite close though], and things have been OK. Well, pretty good, actually. I get to talk to him way more than I thought, which is a good and bad thing -- good because I get to hear his voice on nearly daily intervals; bad because if I don't hear from him, I start to check the news and freak out on the inside that something's gone wrong. Things have been decently active since he got there, which isn't easy for anyone involved...it's been hard to keep my stress level down while he's been gone, but talking to him reassures me that he's doing OK. This is our first deployment, and I know it won't be the last, so I'd better get used to it. I'm so very grateful for technology though, that's for sure -- it's helped make this time apart so much easier.

This post is dragging on, so I'd better hit the baby update [I've missed the last one or two] before people quit reading:

17 weeks, 3 days
Total weight gain: Not quite sure. Next check-up is a week from Monday, so we'll see. I'm nervous about the weight gain.
Maternity clothes? Still fully in them. I've been replacing maternity clothes [a pair of my old maternity jeans ripped, and my remaining pair is too big still; my work pants don't fit anymore, even when unzipped, so i had to replace those as well], which has been fun for me. Love me some retail therapy - think I'm set for awhile though.
Sleep: Meh - still hit and miss. Starting to become a little uncomfortable.
Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move. Jelly Bean has been quite active most days; it's the most amazing feeling.
Food cravings: None. At all. Which is still weird to me.
Gender: Still not telling until the anatomy scan. It's becoming harder to keep my mouth shut though!
Belly Button in or out? In. For now.
What I miss: WINE.
What I am looking forward to: The start of the summer holiday in Stillwater. The town becomes so much quieter when the students clear out. Don't get me wrong - I love having them around. But I do enjoy the quiet that summer vacation brings.
Weekly Wisdom: Remember -- when a tornado is in your area, DUCK [Downstairs; Underneath something; Cover your head; Keep in shelter until storm passes].
Milestones: Within the past week or so, I've felt a kick on the outside. Jelly Bean is still sitting pretty low, and I haven't felt a kick since - but its kicks are getting stronger, and I can't wait to feel more on the outside.
Differences between #1 & #2: Nausea's still around. At nearly 17.5 weeks. With JJ, it was on its way out the door at this point. It honestly sucks -- I've been dealing with this for nearly three months!

I'm weird like that. [15 weeks, too]

Earlier this week, I took myself to lunch. I wanted some pizza, I had no one to go with me, so I took myself to Hideaway and enjoyed a nice lunch. I took my iPad, caught up on some emails and devoured my pizza in record time.

To some people, that makes me weird.

I do a lot of things that make me weird, apparently. The list includes:

-- eating just about anything with ketchup [steak and eggs especially]
-- putting A-1 on my rice [it's so good!]
-- taking myself out to eat
-- going to movies and sporting events by myself [if people think i'm a loner, so what?]
-- waking up in the middle of the night to do my cleaning [i get in a good four hours of sleep, wake up for an hour to clean, then go back to bed]
-- driving home all the time [i live 2.5 hours away from my hometown...the drive is nothing after doing it for eight years]
-- not eating seafood [it's tastes like saltwater to me, and that's just gross]
-- being totally open about the fact that I'd consider shaving my head to see *N Sync get back together again for a reunion tour [even though Chris is 40...]
-- getting way into sporting events [hey. i like sports and, for the most part, i understand what's going on when i watch a ball game. i'm not going to be a boring spectator who sits there with my mouth shut during a good play, crappy play or awful call.]

I'm sure there are more things to add to that list, but that's all that comes to mind for now. People see these things as weird, but I see them as awesome. They make me unique, and I really don't care what people think about these things. I've always been a pretty independent person, and I really don't mind spending time by myself. I know that can be seen as a good and a bad thing, but I see it as a good thing. I'm super outgoing when I'm with my friends [and even around strangers], but I'm also fine just spending time alone. *shrug*

Not sure what the point of this post was, honestly...I guess it's because some people I know have given me flack for taking myself out for my anniversary in March. I was solo, and I'd rather spend my time at a restaurant eating good food and watching sports than sitting at home sulking that another anniversary came that my husband wasn't here for. Baby no. 2 and I enjoyed the heck out of the steak I ate, thank you very much. :)

Anyway. That's my random rambling for this Good Friday. Now, on to my baby poll. :)

15 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain: As of my last appointment on Monday, 10 pounds. I think 5 of those are in my boobs.
Maternity clothes? Yup. Fully in maternity clothes, and I love it. Well, I lied - I can still wear some of my t-shirts, but my work clothes and pants/shorts are straight-up maternity clothes.
Sleep: Sleep came to me this week, which was awesome. I pretty much slept through the night most nights. Woo.
Best moment this week: I had an ultrasound on Monday because I had some issues over the weekend. Jelly Bean was moving A LOT, which was so, so cool. It was so comforting to know Jelly Bean is happy, healthy and kicking [and measuring 8 days ahead of my due date, holy cow!].
Food cravings: Nada. I still feel a little sick after eating sometimes, but this week's been better than most weeks.
Gender: So...my ultrasound tech gave me a gender guess on Monday. I don't want to say anything until the 20-week anatomy scan since the baby will be more developed then, but I'm pretty confident in her gender guess. I'm keeping my mouth shut until then. :)
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: I still miss food. I've been better about food, but still not great.
What I am looking forward to: Easter! I love holidays.
Weekly Wisdom: It's OK to be weird. :)
Milestones: Second tri is starting to fly. And I'm technically measuring at 16 weeks, so this baby could be earlier than we thought. Eek!
Differences between #1 & #2: Things are starting to balance out now. I'm starting to feel normal again, and this is about the time with my first pregnancy that I started to feel normal again. It's nice to have energy to play with JJ and keep my apartment clean.

I [kinda] need a housekeeper [and 14 weeks].

So, JJ's with my my mom this weekend, and I have to report for a work function in a couple of hours. Instead of sleeping in or lazing around, I'm up. Washing clothes and doing dishes.

I seriously need some sort of help around here.

My apartment is literally in shambles all week because a.) I just don't have the energy to get things done after work, and 2.) my nausea kicks in around the time JJ goes to bed, and I'm worthless after that. Now, granted, it's getting a lot better, and I hope to be on the second tri energy kick soon [because i also need to start working out again, holy cow]. But for now, my apartment is just a mess. Counters aren't wiped down, I need to dust, my closets look awful and need to be reorganized...blah. Anyone want to come help me clean? :P

I think my issue is I look at my apartment as a whole and get overwhelmed. My apartment really isn't that big [about 1100 sf.], but I have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, four sets of closets, a living room and a kitchen to keep clean. When I don't get it done in chunks, I have to spend the entire weekend cleaning it all, and it makes me want to throw things. I just need to sit down, figure out what storage needs are missing, and get organized. I did get this super cool storage thing for wallpaper the other day:

It's the Honey-Can-Do wrapping paper storage system. It's pretty awesome, too. It fit a good dozen rolls of wrapping paper, most of the bows I have and three sets of boxes. It slips under my bed, is easy to open/close and is super sturdy. I thought about getting another one to store all my seasonal decorations in, but we'll see. I hope to find more storage solutions like this so I can finally get this place organized. Next up: figuring out how to store my sheets. Yeesh.

So anyway. If anyone has any tips for cleaning, storing etc., I'm all ears. I need to sit down one weekend and dig through my entire apartment, then start throwing things out I don't need [or donating them]. I just feel the clutter starting to take over, and I want to nip it in the bud before it becomes too much, ya know? I feel like I need a professional to come over and show me some ways to store things. Ha.

Anyway. Time for a new poll - 14 weeks. :)

14 weeks, 2 days.
Total weight gain: Uh...I don't know. Still. Scale steppin' on Monday morning - hope the weight doesn't ruin my day.
Maternity clothes?: Yup - just about full time. Both pairs of maternity jeans are now out, and I'll wear maternity shorts for the first time today. I'm also in the process of washing all my maternity clothes from last time - I think the time of my normal clothes are behind me for a bit. Fun clothes news though: I FINALLY got a pair of maternity work pants that are long enough for me to wear. YAY!
Sleep: Better. Thursday night was awful, but most of the week was good. I slept with my Snoogle last night and literally slept the entire night. I love it.
Best moment this week: My surprise party my sister threw me on Wednesday was fantastic. Like, super fantastic. Happy 26 to me!
Food cravings: Nothing this week. But I haven't really had any aversions to food, either, which is nice.
Gender: Still have to wait another six weeks. [note: i think once i find out, i'm totally deleting this question; i already deleted the labor signs question that normally comes after that]
Belly Button in or out? In. Like, all the way in. It's not going anywhere.
What I miss: Not gonna lie - wine.
What I am looking forward to: My next OB appointment is Monday. I'm excited and nervous, all at once.
Weekly Wisdom: Friends make the world go 'round.
Milestones: Baby's the size of a lemon. AND, I'm also positive I felt the baby move this week. It's so weird and so cool.
Differences between #1 & #2: I definitely did not feel JJ move this early the last time. Then again, I also wasn't this big at this point last time, either. I'm still not sure if what I'm feeling all the time is baby movement, but the more I feel the movements, the more confident I am that it's the baby. I think I'll feel better about it once I hear the heartbeat again on Monday.

Most fabulous birthday EVAR.

So. I'm 26 now. Or, as I kept saying on my birthday, 16+10. I'm still not quite sure how 26 rolled around so fast, but that's a different story for a different day. I thought my birthday would be just another day, but let me tell ya...it wasn't.

My day started at 10:30pm the night before, when my husband called to wish me a Happy Birthday [he's like, 10 hours ahead of me or something like that, so he called before his shift]. I hadn't talked to him in a few days, so it was so great to get that call. On my birthday, my sister calling at like, 7:20am yelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" into the phone as loud as she could. Good thing I was already awake! Then, my yearly "Happy Birthday" song calls from my parents came - my dad was able to call, too, even though he's traveling right now. I love the yearly birthday songs from my parents.

Then, I headed to the dentist. Yes - I was the silly girl who scheduled her 6-month dental visit on her birthday, but I'm glad I did now, because I had a super awesome cleaning [and no cavities! yay!]. I went back to work and was greeted by a bouquet of flowers that my parents and sister sent me. They're so stinkin' pretty.

Preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty...

Rest of the day was pretty quiet. My phone kept going off from all the FB and Twitter love I was being shown, which was awesome. It always makes me feel special when people remember my birthday. After work, I picked up little man and decided to take him to the park. My sister and I had made plans to meet up at Chili's for dinner, so the original game plan was for me to take JJ to Panera, get him fed, then meet her at Chili's. Well...we went to the park instead.

He loves the swings! He pretends to fly like an airplane.

If he could have a slide everywhere he goes, he'd be one happy kid all the time.

I swear, I get the best pictures of him at the park because he's truly at his happiest when he's playing. We were there for a good 30 minutes, running around and playing. It was a beautiful day out, and we had so much fun. My sister called right as we were leaving for Chili's to let us know she was in town, so we headed that way. She met us in the parking lot, and I put on this ridiculous birthday crown and SpongeBob birthday badge thing before I walked in.

Then...SURPRISE!

Ten of the coolest people in my world had gathered to throw me a surprise birthday party; eight of them [not including my sister] had driven up from OKC. I still get chills thinking about the moment I saw them sitting at this long-ass table in the middle of Chili's...I totally broke down and started crying. I was not expecting this, AT ALL, and it was just...yeah. It's overwhelming to see that many people take the time out of the middle of their week to celebrate your birthday, especially since most of them don't even live within an hour of me. I am so, so incredibly blessed to have such amazing people in my life.

We spent the next couple of hours talking, eating, laughing and entertaining my son [who did surprisingly well, considering we spent two hours at a restaurant he's never been to before], then everyone came back to my place and watched a movie before heading their separate ways. My sister got one group picture of us before everyone headed out - I totally plan on getting this framed.

Don't mind D's 112 boy band pose.

If you notice in the picture, I am wearing a pillow. Yes - my sister got me a Snoogle. On my Bump Month Board, I've seen several women talking about this body pillow and had asked for one for my birthday [but had said I just wanted a body pillow; didn't need to be a Snoogle necessarily]. I think I carried that pillow around like a security blanket for most of the night; it's so wonderful. Best.Present.Ever.

To Jennifer, Ebony, Elliott, Steve, Brondalyn, Mo, Niecy, JoJo, Davod and D - thank you all so, so much for making 26 a very special day for me. I'm overwhelmed - still! - that you all made it and am so lucky to call you some of my closest friends.

And to my sister, the mastermind behind all this - you are absolutely incredible. Thank you for being a wonderful sister and for pulling off one of the biggest surprises of my life. I love you sissy!

This past birthday was by far one of the most memorable ones to date. Thank to everyone who took the time out to call, text, FB or come around to make 26 a birthday I won't forget. This year has definitely gotten off to a great start, and I know it will only continue to get better.

Yay 26!

So long 25.

I'm not quite sure where the last year of my life has gone. I'm not quite sure how it flew by so fast. But tomorrow will begin the last five years of my 20s. I will officially be closer to 30 than 20, and that's exciting and depressing, all at once.

The older I get, the more I see 30 staring me down. Growing up, I always heard how 30 was the end of your youth, that you started to go downhill after that. Sure, it may be harder to have kids after you turn 30, but nowadays, I feel like 30 is the new 20. At the same time, it'd be naive of me to say that 30 will mean I'll be just like a 20-year-old again, and I won't be; those days are long gone now. I think I'm starting to truly feel old because a lot of things are behind me now. My 10-year high school reunion will be in two years, I graduated from college four years ago in May, I have a 3-year-old and another on the way, I've been married for 3 years...a lot of my big milestones are behind me now. Doesn't mean a lot more aren't ahead of me [like moving to a new place, buying a house, buying a new car etc.], but still. A lot of the "big changes" have already happened.

I will, however, say that 25 was a decently good year. Considering I started the year saying good-bye to my dad's dad, it wound up being a pretty good year after all. I think for the first time ever, I actually felt my age - I didn't say I acted it all the time, but I actually felt I should be right where I was. Ever since I had JJ, I always felt older than I was because I had him decently young [I was 22 when he was born]. Now that he's older, both J and I have stable careers and we're making more adult moves [new car, new digs etc.], I feel my age instead of just pretending to be my age.

A few things happened during the past year:

1. Gallbladder went bye-bye.
2. I went to Vegas for the third time - hell yeah!
3. OSU had the best.football.season.EVAR. [and yes, that was a shining moment for me - after being a fan for eight years and seeing the best and worst, this was the icing on the cake]
4. I got to spend extended time with J for the first time since he joined the Air Force. That was super, super nice. AND, he was home for Christmas and New Year's! Woo!
5. Found out I was pregnant again. That was the highlight of this past year, by far. :)

And I have more to look forward to:

1. Going to NYC for the first time to visit my awesome college roommate.
2. J and my dad will come home from Afghanistan!
3. Baby no. 2 will join our family, and I cannot WAIT.
4. A move may be in our future...?
5. My kiddo will turn four. FOUR. Where has the time gone?!

It's hard to believe that I'm at the point in my life where 30 is more realistic than 20, where kids graduating from high school this year were born when I was in elementary school, where all-nighters only happen when JJ isn't feeling well or can't sleep...but I honestly love my life. I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so incredibly blessed to have everything that I have, to have a wonderful husband and amazing son, to have a great family that is still there for me whenever I need them [whether I acknowledge I need them or not], to have lifelong friends that are just as awesome now as they were when we first became friends years ago - I just love where my life has gone. Six years ago, I wouldn't have imagined my life to be like this. Today, I'm not sure how I imagined my life any other way.

So, here's to you 25. You were fantastic. Let's hope 26 is just as, if not more, fantastic.

One of my fave pictures of me and JJ from year no. 25. Let's see what 26 brings!

 

13 weeks.

Well hey hey - look at me. Multiple blog posts in the span of a few days! Not sure that's ever happened before. :P

I'm 13 weeks, 4 days today - which means second trimester is here!. I THINK second tri is here, but I've seen sites that say 13w1d = second tri, and some sites say that 14w1d = second tri. Oh well. I'm going with the 13w1d mark, which means I'm a few days into second tri.Time is starting to fly!

I have a confession to make. My son spent almost all of last week with my mom so that I could get things done around my apartment. I had three uninterrupted nights to myself [well, 2.5 since I had people over on Tuesday] to do things: clean, do laundry, pack up etc. But what did I do?

I slept. Literally.

Last Monday, I got home at 5:30, fell asleep at 6:30, woke up at 11 to eat and went back to bed from midnight to 7:40am [i was totally late to work the next day, btw, since i slept through my alarm].

On Tuesday, I took myself out to dinner, had friends over, was in bed by 9:00 and slept until 7:30 the next morning [wasn't late that morning - not sure how that happened].

On Wednesday, I got home at 5:20, ate dinner, napped from 6-8:30, was up until 11 and went back to bed until 7:15 this morning. I went to Lawton Thursday and spent Friday/Saturday nights in Dallas, so those nights don't count since I was up with him. I did, however, get a ton of sleep while it was just me.

I haven't slept that much in AGES. I spent every lunch break last week getting things done - and can thank a two-hour lunch break on Wednesday for helping me get all the laundry, dishes and straightening up done - but I wasn't nearly as productive as I should've been. Oh well. Mama needs her sleep too, right? I did get the major things done, which is good; sheets are washed, we both have clean clothes, and the kitchen's cleaned. I hope to go room by room over the next few days and do some spring cleaning.

In other news, President Obama was in Cushing last week to talk about a major pipeline coming to the area. Cushing's only like, 30 minutes away from me, which is the closest I've ever been to the President ever. I wish I could've gone to see him speak, but the speech was invite only, so I wasn't about to drive out there to NOT see him. I still think it's neat that he came here to talk about an issue that directly affects them and, in the grand scheme of things, affects us all.

To be quite honest, I don't know a lot about politics. I pay enough attention to make a semi-informed decision on things of national importance [especially when it comes to military things because those directly affect J and my dad], but I am by no means an educated political person. However, the lack of respect that many people [including our own state officials] showed when President Obama was here was completely out of line. I wasn't a fan of President Bush but never disrespected his office or his role in leading this country. I still believe he did as good of a job as he can, given a national disaster happened on his watch that no one saw coming. A lot of Oklahomans showed how classless they can be by degrading President Obama when they don't even have a basis for not liking him. Their excuse is "Well, he's the President and he doesn't know what he's doing even though he should, so I don't like him." SHOW ME what you don't like, and I can respect your opinion. If you're spouting off ish just because others are, that makes you look dumb. He is still the President of the United States, and if you don't have enough class to respect his position as the leader of this country, there's something wrong. No wonder other countries think we're cray.

OK. Stepping off my soapbox now. I think I'll do my weekly quiz before I work myself up into a frenzy.

I need to find a new place to take pictures besides my bathroom...yeesh. Took this at 13w on 3/22.

13 weeks, 4 days.
Total weight gain: No clue. I step on the scale again a week from todfay, and I'm afraid to see the number.
Maternity clothes?: YES. I caved and busted out my maternity work pants last week, and I'm so freaking comfortable. I've been in and out of maternity shirts for a couple of weeks, but a lot of those will become permanent wardrobe staples soon. I'm still wearing pre-maternity jeans, but those are probably going into the closet next.
Sleep: I got some awesome sleep last week [refer to above post]. Yay!
Best moment this week: My wedding anniversary was on Tuesday. I got pretty roses. :)
Food cravings: Besides the root beer, nothing really.
Gender: Still Team "I Have No Clue". I hope to schedule my anatomy scan at my next appointment.
Labor Signs: Not for awhile.
Belly Button in or out? In. I think it'll stay that way, too.
What I miss: Still miss being able to eat whatever I want without paying for it later [usually through acid reflux or heartburn].
What I am looking forward to: By the end of this week, I'll be 26. I love birthdays.
Weekly Wisdom: Others' opinions don't matter. What matters is that you're happy - that's the most important opinion.
Milestones: Baby's the size of a peach. :)
Differences between #1 & #2: I still can't get over how much I'm showing at this point in my pregnancy. I thought busting out the maternity clothes this early was crazy, but nope - not crazy. It's comfortable, and I love it.