22 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG: 22 WEEKS

WEIGHT GAIN: Not sure. I don’t have a scale at home but I’m POSITIVE that I’ve gained at least 10 lbs. with the way I’ve been eating. I’m definitely enjoying this pregnancy. 

SLEEP: Not good. I’ve experienced leg cramps, restless legs, back cramps, or just lying in bed staring at the ceiling. During the day I feel like a zombie because I’m so tired. But I’m not complaining. I know this is just all preparation for when the little princess gets here.

MOVEMENT: During our anniversary dinner Lizzy punched me so hard I started choking on my water. Caught me by surprise. Was pretty hilarious though…

FOOD CRAVINGS: Avocado sandwiches. YUM! Can’t seem to get enough. Oh…and flamin hot Cheetos. Considering I never really liked Cheetos before…I think this is weird.

STILL SICK: Once in a blue moon. But I haven’t thrown up in a LONG time

SYMPTOMS: See above in Sleep

GENDER: Girl! I’ve started her closet and she is already set for about two years. I know I need to calm down but the amount of brand new clothes you can get from military families is unreal! Lizzy already has a crap load of Carter clothes and I’ve only spent $60.

MOOD: Extremely happy!

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Moving. Should be in the next month and I can’t wait to get her nursery started.

Just some random news….my very deep belly button is now about to be an outie. Kinda grosses me out but I knew it was coming. Also I just noticed today that I can see a light belly line going from my belly button down. So weird

Trunk or Treat

 We had SO MUCH fun at the Trunk or Treat tonight. We ran out of candy way quicker than I thought even though I bought 4 HUGE bags from Kmart. I'll just have to remember that for next year. After the candy ran out we walked around and saw all the cute little kids in their costumes. A friend brought her new born baby and I just couldn't get enough of him. Every time I see a little one it gets me more and more excited for our Lizzy!

Thanks to Shelby for making the cutest apron EVER! I originally was going to be an oven but after I tried it on I became so claustrophobic. That's never been a problem until I became pregnant. Now it happens all the time. Ugh! So I bought a super cheap shirt from Kmart, drew The Bun and a skeleton baby on it and Voila!!!! The Bun Maker and The Bun! 

20 week ultrasound

This day took FOREVER to get here. I didn't sleep a wink last night and tried keeping myself busy all morning so the time would fly by. Which it didn't, but that's ok. At 1pm we got to go to William Beaumont and see our precious little girl. Unfortunately they don't give you a video and I didn't get very many pics of the experience. But here are a couple from the ultrasound...

Little Lizzy's girlie parts. This is the LAST TIME you will ever see that on the internet. But I had to share :)

Looking down on her face

Lizzy smiling!!! The tech said she is a very happy baby because she was smiling almost the whole time. My heart melted every time I saw her do that.

The tech also said she had her eyes open the whole time. This pic kind of shows that. 

After the ultrasound Eddy and I were on cloud 9. I felt like I could see that she is already going to have Eddy's eyes and lips. Our beautiful little girl! So we thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with Baskin Robbins ice cream. New York Cheesecake ice cream and Rocky Road in a sugar cone. YUM!

20 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG: 20 WEEKS

WEIGHT GAIN: 5 lbs total so far. I’m at 168

SLEEP: I’ve had a horrible cold for the last week so sleep has been non-existent. But this just gets me ready for the sleepless nights with the baby right?!?

MOVEMENT: YES!!! I feel kicks or punches at least a couple times a day.

FOOD CRAVINGS: Carbs are my new best friend. I still love the food from last week. But I’ve added an amazing chorizo, egg, and cheese burrito from this Mexican café down the street. They know me by name at this place. It’s like my cheers….wheeeerrrreee everybody knows your name, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, duuuuuuunnnnnn.

STILL SICK: Not really anymore. I haven’t thrown up in forever and I can’t even remember the last time I felt sick to my stomach. I LOVE it

SYMPTOMS: Just sleepy…all the time.

GENDER: It’s a GIRL! Elizabeth Laura Mann is already a very happy baby (according to the tech that said she was smiling during the whole ultrasound).

MOOD: So happy! I finally get to start shopping for the cutest clothes EVER!

LOOKING FORWARD TO: I’m going to start painting the crib and dresser. Can’t wait to move into our new home and organize the nursery. YAY!

Every Best Friends Dream

Turns out my best friend and I are pregnant at the same time. Totally not planned and I think if we even tried to plan this it wouldn't have come out as great as it did. We are literally due a day apart from each other. Biggest bummer ever is that we live 4 states apart. Ugh! But we text like crazy, compare stories, and get advice (more so me getting advice from her since this is her second pregnancy). She just found out last friday that she is having a boy!!!!!! I'm so excited for her and can't wait to meet the little guy. I find out tomorrow what Eddy and I are having. I seriously CAN. NOT. WAIT! This day feels like it is going by so slow!!!!! Here's a few pictures of Jamie and I through the years...I really wish we could take a pregnancy photo together but I'll settle for a picture of us both holding our new babies when I head back out to California next spring.

 At Jamie and Collin's wedding - it's all about the gun pose :)

 In New Zealand when we went backpacking for almost a month!

Camping at Mt. Whitney. I still have those Care Bear PJ's and wear them all the time!

19 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG: 19 WEEKS

WEIGHT GAIN: I gained 1 pound this week. My first pregnancy pound. Whoo hoo!

SLEEP: I’m exhausted!!! My eyelids feel like 100 lb weights. I sleep through the night just fine…no bathroom breaks or anything. But during the day it feels like I never slept at all. I still feel like passing out at the top of the stairs to my apartment…sooo pathetic.

MOVEMENT: I swear I felt a kick or something when I laid down the other night. But it only happened once and it hasn’t happened again. If that really was baby Mann…I CAN’T WAIT till that starts happening all the time. The feeling made me cry

FOOD CRAVINGS: Cup of noodles, bagels, and bread. Bring on the carbs!!!

STILL SICK: This was the first week that I didn’t throw up! A whole week! So this is what other women feel like when they’re pregnant. Man, it’s amazing!!

SYMPTOMS: ACID REFLUX….GO AWAY. I don’t know if I’m going to have a throat after this pregnancy, geez.

GENDER: It’s so close, I can feel it! In about a week we’ll finally know if this baby is Ricky or Lizzy. SO BEYOND EXCITED!!!

MOOD: Happy! Almost every day Eddy gets me laughing so hard that I think I pee myself a little. He really is going to be such an amazing father. Watching him kiss my belly and talk to the little Mann gives me goose bumps.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: What else…finding out the gender and official baby movement.

18 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG: 18 WEEKS

WEIGHT GAIN: I’m officially pre pregnancy weight. Yeah baby!!

SLEEP: A LOT! But I’m doing more so when I get home, I pass right out. Not to mention at least an hour nap during the day.

MOVEMENT: Felt some bubbles but still nothing distinct to know for sure it was baby movement

FOOD CRAVINGS: Cup of Noodles. I never really ate these as a teen, so when I tried it the other day I was in heaven. I can’t get enough of the beef flavored kind.

STILL SICK: Yes, still having a flashback of the old days at least once a week. I’m usually bedridden that whole day. Still trying to get off Phenergan and I’m doing pretty great! I haven’t taken a pill in over a week.

SYMPTOMS: Headaches. I was never a headache person before so this is not fun.

GENDER: Waiting for Oct 10^th to get here. I feel like I’m counting down to Christmas morning.

MOOD: Happy and tired. I run out of breath climbing the stairs to my apartment. Pathetic, I know.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Finding out the sex and feeling an actual kick or punch