15 Weeks

I got about 8 inches chopped off my hair on Thursday! I feel like a free woman, rid of my blanket. Ha. Each day since, I have declared my excitement over it, so I know I made the right decision for myself!

Weeks: 15

Baby: Size of an orange... obviously the baby isn't as "fat" as an orange, but is the length (head to rump) of one! Baby should weigh about 2.5 ounces. Isn't it crazy that we all began that way?! He/she is more purposeful with movements, such as sucking his/her thumb!

Total weight gain: 1 pound

Maternity clothes? Nope

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Sleeping great! If you are pregnant and don't have a body pillow, I highly recommend getting one.

Favorite moment of the week:  1) Hearing our baby's heartbeat again! I recorded it on my phone and have listened to it a "few" times since Wednesday. The heartbeat this time was 146 bpm; it was 173 last time at our 10 week appointment.
2) My mom gave me a lot of baby things that were mine--such as clothes, shoes, and blankets--that she has hung on to all these years! She also gave me a couple of photo albums full of pictures of me as a baby and young child. My favorite of these: pictures of her when she was pregnant with me, and pictures of her holding me in the hospital! So special. :-)
3) Ryan and I went for a walk the other day, and I noticed during it when I looked down that I could see my bump without using my hands!

Miss anything? Not really.

Movement: Nope, but I know I will freak out with happiness when it happens!
Cravings? I haven't really had any this week, but I'm figuring out that for some reason fatty, caloric foods leave me feeling a lot better than other foods. My body is burning a lot of energy just by growing my baby, and I'm thinking I may have been doing a poor job of replacing what is burned.

Anything make you queasy or sick? It seems to be getting better. I seem to have better days when I eat a few different things in the morning. Right now it's toast, green grapes, and cheese for breakfast!

Gender prediction: To build on what I said last week, I've actually panicked about the fact that we might have a boy. I grew up with only sisters, and the only babies I've babysat have been baby girls. So, to be honest, the boy part scares me and I just don't want to deal with it. :) There. I said it.

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Getting better, although I might have said "this is my new normal" in response to feeling like death, and there might have been tears. Our appointment was the next day, and that is why I recorded our baby's heartbeat. Not only is it just a great idea :), but listening to it helps me keep things in perspective when I'm not feeling well. 

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Pretty consistent, with one exception. Ryan and I love to pick on each other. We always have. It's normally hilarious and I always win hold my own and beam with pride. But not 15 weeks pregnant me. Nope. Apparently I can't handle it. To make it worse, Ryan could quickly tell this was the case and would.not.stop. SO, in my defense, I was being intentionally provoked! I knew exactly what was going on, but I felt completely incapable of handling it. I didn't get seriously mad or cry or anything, but I kept begging him to stop before one of those things happened. I did, however, have sense enough to record a few quotes in my phone. At one point I told Ryan "I'm dynamite and you're fire!" I also went into the room by myself and said "I just need to take a break from you." He just laughed. I knew he understood when he was praying over our dinner that night and included the following statement: "...just help calm Megan's nerves and help me to not drive her nuts." Yep. And lastly, I said "you're about to be living with your parents for a few months because I can't handle you!"  It was all in good fun, and he definitely further provoked me on purpose.  Oh, and this was all in a span of just two days...really almost just one night. Things have gotten better, and I don't think I need to say which one of us wised up and made a behavior change. ;) Husbands of pregnant women, all involved parties are better off if you don't intentionally provoke her to anger or anxiety.

Freak-out moment of the week: I freaked out the night before our appointment about the longevity of pregnancy, questioning how women have more than one child. Ryan helped put things into perspective, so I'm back to taking it day by day, knowing what each day holds is extremely important to our baby's development.

Thankful for: I'm thankful for my doctor. I really like her!