15 Weeks

How Far Along? 15 weeks
Trimester? 2nd
Size of the Little One? orange

Maternity Clothes? not yet, did begin wearing a belly band with some of my pants

Weight Gain? 8lbs
Gender? don't know yet :)
Name? we got 2 name books which we are starting to go through
Sleep? better since I began sleeping with a Snoogle (maternity pillow)!
Cravings? fruit and Mexican food
What I Miss? sleeping through the night
Symptoms? waking up once or twice a night to use the restroom
Best Moment? sweet friends that are already giving me advice, so thankful for them!

13 Weeks

OK I'm going to try to be good about giving some updates throughout my pregnancy...

How Far Along? 13 weeks
Trimester? 2nd (finally!)
Size of the Little One? peach

Maternity Clothes? not yet!

Weight Gain? 6lbs
Gender? don't know yet :)
Name? have just started talking about a few
Sleep? ok, not great. wake up often to go to the restroom.
Cravings? not so much cravings as aversions: cannot even think about trail mix, yuk!
What I Miss? my jeans fitting comfortably
Symptoms? nausea in the morning when I was taking my prenatal in the AM, have started taking it at night and that has helped tremendously
Best Moment? beginning to tell our friends we're expecting!

Tickled pink...or maybe blue!

Alan and I joyfully announced our pregnancy to our families on Christmas Day and have begun to share the exciting news! We had been praying about starting a family for a while and were trusting in God's perfect timing. Baby M is due this summer and we could not be more thankful. When we found out ourselves on November 15th we were so excited, humbled, anxious, all at the same time. We are thrilled about being parents and especially grateful for wonderful parents ourselves who have been role-models to us throughout our lives. God is so good!

Ringing in 2014!

Alan and I had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year with sweet friends! J+P hosted a great party as usual and we had some good laughs over fun games as we waited for the ball to drop. So excited to see what this year has in store... 2014 is going to be a good one!