17 Week Update

I. Am. EXHAUSTED.

 How far along: 17 weeks 5 days

Size of baby:  Onion? Pear?

Physical symptoms: Suuuuper bloated after eating, occasionally nauseous/vomited once this week (after some REALLY good pizza). Headaches, stuffy nose (due to allergies?). Restless legs when I lay down. Really having trouble getting comfortable and falling asleep (pillow between my legs is most successful but still not great). Today I got super dizzy when I stood up from my subway seat- pretty scary. Exhausted!!!! Constantly dying of thirst (and then urgently have to pee 2 seconds later). Constipated (sorry!). So so so moody and emotional. At any given time I either can't look at food or I'm legit ravenously hungry. And my face is constantly broken out, for the first time in my life. Hey, at least I missed this during middle school right?

Weight gain/loss: 2.5-10lbs on any given day. Yeah, Idk either. I blame the constipation!

Maternity clothes: So I received my Target order- I'd ordered two shirts in two colors each. The fancier ones will be really cute (right now they're too big and reallly make me look pregnant) but the other two are super unflattering, so I'm planning on returning them this week. Bummerrr.

Stretch marks: Nope!

Sleep: I'm e x h a u s t e d- had a loooot of trouble falling asleep all week. Literally got less than 2hrs a couple of nights. Idk what to doooo.

Best moment since last week: We told people! Our parents told their coworkers and family, we told some of our friends. We still don't want it plastered all over Facebook so we disabled our walls (we can post but no one else can post on our walls)... but there were a bunch of happily tearful reactions and it was really touching. Alsoooo we saw Alec Balwin in Babies R Us today. What?! Actually, E saw him. I saw the back of his head. :( But E said he was absentmindedly looking at people in the store and AB gave him this "Don't you freaking DARE recognize me" glare and that's when E realized who he was. Very friendly. ;) I wasn't sure I believed him until we got home and I googled him and realized he does have a baby, and I asked E what the woman he was with looked like (after I found a pic of AB's girlfriend) and E described her pretty accurately! So, there's that. 

Movement: I thought I was feeling him/her, but it's been quiet for a few days so I'm thinking maybe it was gas all along lol.

Cravings/Aversions: I don't know what I want at any given time. I'm either too grossed out by all food to figure out something I can stomach or I'm so ravenously hungry that I can't decide on anything.

Gender: We found out at our appointment but are going to confirm it at the 20week appt before we tell anyone, if anyone. 

Labor signs: Hopefully not anyyytime soon!

Belly button:  Innie

What I miss:  Sleeping!And I'm going to miss margaritas tomorrow (Cinco de Mayo, baby!)

What I am looking forward to: Our 20 week appointment! :) And feeling this kid realllly move. :)