16 weeks

As of Saturday I am 16 weeks!  I have now finished my fourth month and will start the journey into month 5.  The second trimester has definitely proven to be much more enjoyable (and bearable) than the first trimester.  I no longer have any nausea and the food aversion that I had been experience has lessened.  I still have quite a bit of food aversion where nothing sounds good, but yet I feel so hungry.  I have compared it best to feeling like a teenage boy going through a growth spurt.  I am hungry ALL.THE.TIME.  So, being hungry all the time and no food sounding good sometimes causes a problem.  I have been sticking to fruit and protein bars and the occasional chicken mcnuggets and fries (and a chocolate shake) from McDonald’s!

According to our pregnancy books and my weekly pregnancy e-mail update, Baby J is approximately 4 1/2 inches long and weighs 3 1/2 ounces.  Such a wee little babe right now.  The books also say it is between weeks 16 and 18 that I will start to feel Baby J moving around.  I have told Ross that I am almost positive I have felt a few flutters in the last week right around my belly button area, so I am going to believe that I am feeling our little one moving around.  The other option is that it is just gas….

Ross has been an amazing support and I never expected anything less.  I think my absolute favorite phrase to hear from him when we are talking to people is “I knew I wanted to be a dad, but I never knew how much I wanted to be until we found out we were pregnant”.  If that doesn’t make you feel good, I don’t know what does.  He endlessly suggests food ideas when I am starving but nothing sounds good.  He puts up with my weird emotions and rubs my back when I need it.  I couldn’t make it through this without him and I couldn’t imagine a better partner to walk through this next phase of life!

Baby J got to celebrate his/her first Christmas this weekend with Ross’ family.  His brother and his brother’s girlfriend flew in from Seattle this weekend and along with Ross’ sister and her fiance and Ross’ parents we celebrated Christmas with the Jahnke family.  We got a couple of baby items, but I am hesitant to mention them as they were a putrid purple and gold color and had a viking logo on them!!  Yes, Baby J is now set with Viking pacifiers, booties and a bib.  I believe our child is going to be very confused as his/her two family’s adorn him/her with purple and gold and green and gold!  We enjoyed a wonderful weekend with the Jahnke’s and traveled down to Austin, MN on Sunday to celebrate with the extended family.  It is hard to believe at this time next year Baby J will be here with us celebrating Christmas in person!!

I posted a picture at the top of my growing baby belly.  So far it isn’t super noticeable, but I have also read in the next few weeks Baby J will go through a growth spurt, so my belly could go through some extensive growing these next couple of weeks!  I’ll keep you posted as we grow!

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