17 weeks.

week:17


baby stats: #2 is the size of an onion, growing right along.  s/he weighs about 5 ounces and has fingerprints now.  the skeleton is also turning more bone-like and less cartilage-like. 

symptoms: this week, though awesome in many ways, was pretty tiring.  i got a stomach bug on tuesday and my tummy has just not been 100% since then.  clearly i or this baby (or both) have different opinions on what is/is not acceptable to eat these days.  very different than miss ek.  i'm wondering if i might be anemic this go-round, since i cannot seem to shake the intense tired-ness.  i thought surely by now i would be in the fun second-trimester swing, but it's all i can do to lie on the couch and doze off in front of the olympics every night.  this is not helping my to-do list at all. 
cravings: really i'm just craving stuff that doesn't make my stomach angry.  so, i guess i have more aversions than cravings.  lame.  i want ice cream and french fries, but both of those make me feel like i might hurl in short order very soon after eating, so i'm trying to (mostly) stick with salads and bland fare. 
aversions: everything and nothing.  i'm averse to food after i ingest it.  ha. 

bump: getting there for sure.  we had a babysitter friday night so we could go to a party and i told her we wouldn't be too late, while patting my belly.  she asked how far along i am and i said 17 weeks.  she said "WOW.  i'm 22 weeks", and which point i asked her "where is your baby?".  seriously - not a hint of a baby in that girl's insanely long torso.  sigh.  i don't mind being an early show-er, though, no matter how much i pretend to complain. 

worries: higher than typical levels of anxiety this week, what with all the bad stomach stuff.  but, 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for august 28, and i am super excited to see this little bug. 

looking forward to: more movement.  the big u/s.  nesting. 

boy or girl?: still feeling boy, although i walked in to baby gap the other day and saw all the ridiculous baby girl clothes and thought well....a girl would be a blast.  haha. 
missing the most: sushi. it's always sushi.

pregnancy milestone: this was the week, with emme, we went to st. thomas for vacation.  i don't think that's really a milestone, but it's fun to remember that trip. 
what's different this time: i haven't gained any weight yet!  woo hoo.  actually, i've lost a pound, but that doesn't mean much.  by this time with emme, i think i had gained almost 15 pounds.  yikes!  so, i'm just being a little more careful this time and trying not to be a total glut.  i must admit it feels MUCH better to see all the growth in my body happening in the belly region instead of in my neck/arms/face.