17 Weeks (3/14/2012)

Last weekend we had a family game night with all the aunts, uncles, a couple of cousins and of course Bubbeh. We played an awesome game that was introduced to us by our wonderful friends Ben and Kendall. The game is called Awkward Family Photos. It is a hilarious game that is based on a hilarious website. If you haven't seen the website you must! We had a great time and actually got a picture of us together with the Baby Bump.













Also, this week I came down with an awful stomach bug. For some reason I tend to catch one every year and being pregnant only made it even more miserable. So I spent a day and a half at home resting up and catching up on some TV. This also caused me to drop about 2 pounds and despite that I feel huge this week (see picture below). I'm back to work now, but my appetite isn't quite the same yet. Hence today's lunch:
I really think this is a lunch only a pregnant woman would enjoy. I'm trying to put the weight back on through the recent discovery of gluten-free donuts. I have been trying to eat as healthy as possible but sometimes you need a baby ruth or a donut.





This week marks the beginning of March Madness in college basketball. Matt and I always complete a bracket (Matt usually does about 10 in 10 different pools). In addition to competing in our pool we like to make a personal wager. Every year Matt tells me I can't pick the Gators to win the tournament just because they are my favorite team. The reason he says this is due to the fact that in our junior year of college I picked the Gators to win the whole thing and won our pool. He said I got lucky, but really I'm just a believer in the Gators. So most years I just pick them to win and hope for the best. Anyways, we are still trying to decide what to wager this year. I have already come up with two great ideas. First, if I win Matt has to switch from the android to an iPhone. Second, if I win, Matt has to change all the poopy diapers during the first month of Baby Sheldon's life. He has yet to come up with anything comparable for me. We will see what happens and I will keep you posted.


Someone posted this picture on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. When I first saw it I thought the person in the red sweater was me. Then I saw the small red headed child in the corner and realized that was Josh. Thus, who I thought was me was actually my mom. (I'm the extremely focused child in the right hand corner). Sometimes it just amazes me how much children look like their parents and it makes me wonder what this baby will look like. Two things we do know, it will most likely have dark hair and a lot of it. I'll try to post some baby pictures of Matt and me at some point.




Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: 17 Weeks

Size of baby: Onion

Total weight gain/loss: 3.5 lbs

Symptoms: I'm still pretty tired. I've started taking naps in my office with my airplane pillow.

What I miss: Sleeping like a normal person (I know I better get used to it)

Cravings: Edamame!