16 Weeks

It's amazing how quickly time is flying by with my pregnancy.  It seems like yesterday that we found out Baby Moore was on the way and now I'm four short weeks away from reaching the halfway point!  Here goes the start of my pregnancy highlights!

In going through the pictures on my camera (I am WAY behind!), I found this picture of Eric and I at Christmas, a few days after sharing the news with our families.  I thought I would go ahead and throw it on here...at this point, I was 12 weeks.

16 Weeks



How far along: 16 weeks and 4 days

Baby's size: an avocado - about 4 1/2 inches long and weighs about 3 1/2 ounces

Maternity clothes: Not yet!

Sleep:  Not so great!  All of the sudden I am very restless and wake up frequently throughout the night.  I'm guessing Baby Moore is getting me ready for his/her arrival. :)

Best moment of the week:  This would really have to be the best moment of the past few weeks, but our families, along with Eric and I, have started picking up different items for the baby.  It has been so much fun to start picking out books, bottles, diapers, receiving blankets, etc.  It will be even more fun once we know if we are having a boy or girl...then the shopping will really begin!

Movement: Not yet, but honestly, I'm at a loss on what it will feel like.  I just keep telling myself that when it happens, I will know!

Food cravings:  If anything, I would say I crave pizza.  But I don't know that I can contribute that to pregnancy.  I've always been a pizza nut!

Symptoms: I've definitely had an increase of energy over the past week, which I'm thankful for!  I occasionally have acid reflux/heartburn and have started to feel round ligament pains when I move too quickly.  Otherwise, I've been feeling pretty good!

Looking forward to:  Eric and I will be scheduling an ultrasound to find out if we are having a boy or girl within two weeks and we can't wait!!

Here we go!

Well, I have officially joined the wonderful world of blogging!  I absolutely love following my friends' blogs and thought this would be a great way to share information about my pregnancy with family and friends, particularly those who live out of town.  Here's to hoping I'm able to remain consistent with it!

The past year has been a crazy, yet wonderful, one for Eric and I.  Eric proposed last Thanksgiving and we spent the entire winter and spring planning our wedding.  A wedding that, I must say, went off without a hitch thanks to all of my mom's hard work!  After getting married in June, we took a fabulous cruise throughout the Southern Caribbean for our honeymoon.  Needless to say, if we weren't so dang close to all of our family and friends, Eric and I could happily live in several of the locations we visited.  We ended our first summer as a married couple by buying our first home. 

At the end of October, we discovered Baby Moore was on the way!  Eric and I decided to wait to share the news with family until the holidays.  We originally planned on making the announcement at Thanksgiving dinner, which was held at our new home for both of our families.  However, since I hadn't been to the doctor yet, we decided to wait to make sure everything was okay with my pregnancy.  The Sunday before Christmas, we had both Eric's parents and mine, as well as Eric's brother and my sister and brother-in-law, over for dinner.  While dinner was cooking, we gave each set of parents a present (below).  It took a few moments for everyone to realize what they were looking at, but once they had, it was pure chaos!  After lots of tears, hugging, laughing, and catching up on my pregnancy, we had an awesome night of great food (prepared, of course, by Dunn) and games.

So far, I have been blessed with a pretty smooth pregnancy.  Other than a few pesky side effects and being very tired, I have felt pretty good.  At my last appointment, I got to listen to the baby's heart beat, which was incredible!  We will be scheduling an ultrasound at my next appointment in February to find out if this sweet baby is a boy or girl.  Eric and I can't wait!!  I will do my best to periodically post pictures and pregnancy stats, but must warn you, it is unlikely I will be disciplined enough to do it weekly!  I will end this post by saying how very blessed Eric and I feel to have awesome family and friends to share this experience with.  Can't wait to see what this next year holds!