16 Weeks Pregnant!!!

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.

Baby is now the size of an Avocado!!!


















Total weight gain/loss: Gained 2 lbs this week. Yikes! I'm still right on track but it is a little weird knowing that I gained 2 lbs in one week. 7lbs total.
Sleep: Still having good nights and bad nights. My nose and sinuses are stuffier and drier than a normal winter which I read is normal. However, it does make it hard to sleep sometimes. I'm colder than normal too. I think it is the extra estrogen that makes me colder. I have warm jammies, socks, flannel sheets, a thick blanket, a comforter and another thick blanket on top - just enough to keep me warm and sleepy. :)
Other symptoms: Really emotional this week. My Dad's Dad past away this week and although I did not know him very well, I am very sad for my Dad. I've been really weepy when I think about my Daddy. All my grandparents have past now and it is a little hard to believe. It brings the reality of the eventual death of my parents a little closer. Then I get all weepy when I think about that. Here is Hope: I get to bring a new life into this world. Part Shepardson, part Siegfried! I just got all teary thinking about it. I'm a basket case.
Best moment last week: Dan's 33rd birthday was this week. I made a nice dinner at home and got him a couple gifts. It is such a great feeling to know that next year we there will be 3 of us celebrating his birthday.
Movement: I think I felt something just this morning. However I can't get too excited because I'm not sure what it was. It felt like there was a limb of some sort that kind grazed the front inside of my uterus. Hmmm.....
Food cravings/aversions: Cottage Cheese??? I must need the calcium.
What I miss: We are going out to dinner this weekend to celebrate Dan's birthday and I think we are going for steak. A cocktail and some red wine would be so nice...
What I am looking forward to: Feel the baby move and being confident that I know for sure that was it. OB appointment on Tuesday - Hopefully we will find out the sex!
Milestones: Reached the end of my 4th month of pregnancy!
Week 16 Belly Picture: