15 weeks!!!

looking back at all my weekly belly pics, i feel like some weeks it looks bigger and other weeks it looks smaller.  i try to take the pics in the morning before i eat, because if i were to take one after a big meal, you would definitely be seeing a "food baby"  haha!  but i am still waiting for my belly to pop.  but i can tell it is definitely growing and stretching, because my stomach itches and gets a tingly feeling.  i have been using burts bees belly cream nightly, so i hope that will help with stretch marks.  i found this interesting chart that gives a quick look into each month of pregnancy, i am currently in the 4th month.

 

this is kind of an uneventful week, no doctors appointments and i am feeling good!  my job is calming down a bit, so that is helpful. i still haven't gained any weight this week.  but trust me i am eating well! 

i am trying to be good about my food choices, and be prepared with healthy snack options.  i find that i need to eat more often and my blood sugars can drop suddenly.  some of my favs have been fruit, string cheese, trail mix, dried fruit and i am excited to bring back one of my fav recipes today that i know will be perfect for me, my energy bites (check out old blog post).  i can keep them in the freezer and eat them on the go or even keep them at my office.  i am also starting to try to eat more protein.  i feel like during my first trimester the foods that sounded best to me were high in carbs, so i am trying to eat a more balanced diet and get a lot of good fats and proteins in there.

growth milestones this week:

~limbs and joints can all move
~legs out measure arm length
~bones have enough calcium to show up on x-ray
~baby can hold head erect
~can also make faces with the slightly developed facial muscles, will practice squinting, frowning and opening and closing mouth, rub it's eyes, yawn and maybe even blink.
~baby's hairline is forming and hair is starting to grow on head, as well as eyelashes and eyebrows

baby is the size of a navel orange!!!