Bumpdate: Week 14

Sorry for the delay people!! It has been a very busy week and a half. I know Im posting week 14 at the beginning of week 15, but forgive me this once. I will do my best to be more prompt in the future :)

How far along? 14.5 weeks 

Total weight gain: 7.5 lbs

Maternity clothes? The maternity clothes are still in full swing and I officially have a bump. Nice round little Merv. All normal clothes, including t-shirts, are mostly all too tight, give or take a few, and none of my normal pants fit anymore. According to the doctor this week my weight gain is right on track so I dont have any excess weight gain and Merv is growing rediculously well.

Sleep: I have slept really well again this week. I still get up occasionally to pee, but other than that I have been sleeping really well. We got me a Snoogle pregnancy pillow this week too so I have learning to sleep with that so rolling over on my stomach hasnt been as difficult this week. I have been having a lot of spy related dreams though. I think that has more to do with the fact that Nic and I have been watching White Collar before we go to bed at night and thats all things spy and awesome related, so I think the spy dreams have everything to do with our current obsession and less to do with Merv. But if Merv is secretly a spy in there and is preparing me for the awesomeness of the future, then so be it.  
New this week: Im really really tired. I have been tired the whole 14 and some change weeks but but this week especially I have been napping a lot more and the naps last longer than they have in the past haha. Other than that, everything is pretty much the same as last week. 

Best moment this week: We got to hear Merv's heartbeat for the first time. Coolest, most blind blowing experience of my life. We didnt get a sonogram yet, but we will the first week of October, which will also be our gender scan, so thats awesome, but dude hearing that heart beat was so amazing. The doctor also said that we have a little tumbler ninja baby in there. As soon as she pressed on my stomach with the doppler, Merv kicked her right where she pushed. And she could hear how active and rolly Merv was being the whole time she was measuring the heart rate. Proof that this kid is mine and Nic's for sure haha. The heart rate measured in at 154 which according to the old wive's tales means its a girl, but I guess we will see soon.

Miss Anything? Not really this week. Im pretty happy with my life at the moment. I miss Ash. Does that count? 

Food cravings: This week it was honey BBQ boneless wings from Applebees and bakes potatoes. And cereal. All of which Im good with haha so thats what we got me this weekend and we have been stocked up on cereal so that hasnt been an issue. Particularly granola cereal with Almond Milk. I went through 2 boxes in like 4 days. Bad I know. But hey, I keep it down and it tastes good and its organic. And Nic helped, so I didnt eat that much by myself. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still smells. This week it is the smell of humus. Cant handle it at all. And the smell of my lotion still gets me everytime. I put it on right before bed and then just go to sleep so that I dont have to think about or handle the smell at all. It seems to be working for me. 

Wedding rings on or off? On! 

Looking forward to: Feeling Merv move. I really can't wait for that. According to the research Ive done, with first time pregnancies you may not feel any movement at all until week 23 but for most it happens between 15 and 19 so I am just waiting patiently to feel that little life inside of me move around. 

And thats the bumpdate!