14, 15 & 16 weeks

How far along? 16 weeks...yay 2^nd trimester!

Weight? 145

Maternity clothes? Not necessary yet

Stretch marks? No

Belly button in or out? In

Exercise? Still working on staying consistent with a yoga practice. I also revisited the CrossFit world earlier this week for a baseline workout (no weights, just body weight exercises). I was proud of myself for getting back in the gym and completing it, and also surprised at how much my cardiovascular shape has diminished over the last few months. I need to incorporate some lap swimming into my life to build endurance for the marathon I have coming up in 25 short weeks ;)

Symptoms?  I knew there was a light at the end of the tunnel and I finally saw it at about 15 weeks. Nausea lifted, headaches ceased, and I was back to bouncing off the walls. So far, the second trimester is all about growing pains. Round ligament pain, pressure, pulling and itchiness are all reminders that baby is doing its job in there! Oh yeah, and my boobs are big. Like biiiig. They feel heavy and bruised. Again, it’s growing season!

Sleep? Good! The only caveat has been random middle-of-the-night starvation. Seriously, last week I woke up at 3:30am with an empty stomach, got up and had 2 bowls of cereal, came back to bed for 5 minutes, got back up and had a bagel. Fortunately, I have no trouble falling back to sleep!

Movement? Goodness gracious, this baby is swimming! I noticed the first swishes around the 14 week mark. They have continued to be subtle and inconsistent, but the more I feel them, the more I can picture little beeb stretching out, flipping over, and doing backstroke. 

Cravings? I just eat a lot of sweets. Period.  And I love ice water. {Can you crave ice water? Is that possible?}

Aversions? Not really. Now that morning sickness awfulness is gone, food tastes amazing again.

Mood? A total 180 from the bluesy, sensitive, dull feelings I had in the first trimester. My personality is back, I can think rationally again and I’m no longer a walking brick wall. It’s pretty remarkable.

Miss anything?  Not really

Best moment this week? Brian and I enjoyed an awesome long weekend with family at the beach, celebrating July 4^th and my dad’s birthday!! I also should mention that being in the 2^nd trimester is so exciting on many levels: My anxiety has curbed a bit, my belly is growing and I feel like I’m making progress on this whole grow-a-human project. Oh, and half-caff iced coffee has been a great addition to the last few weeks. Guilty pleasure.

Looking forward to? My 16 week appointment is this week…excited to hear how our tiny thing is doing!