Risotto For Breakfast at 22 weeks

Does having leftover Risotto for breakfast count as a pregnancy craving? I'll go a head and say "yes"... because this justification makes me feel better...since I've slacked as a housewife and haven't been to the grocery in 2 weeks! At least we have coffee, and as long as we have some pretentious coffee available my husband doesn't complain :)

I have hit the 22 week mark and I HAVE A BELLY! It's small, but when I pooch it out and flex my ab muscles you can really tell it's there. haha. Strangers still don't notice and I think it will be a few more weeks until they do. My husband said the other night, "okay maybe you aren't lying about this pregnancy thing...I believe you now!" Hehe. That little stinker! I can still wear my jeans and regular clothes (thankfully the style of pants these days is so low cut!) But I'm starting to gravitate toward NOT wearing tight fitting dresses and shirts. When I wore a tighter fitting dress to church this Sunday I felt like a sausage casing and have decided to

relinquish them until after the baby :)

Here is the Belly Shot! You can really see a bump now! But I think strangers probably think I just need to lay off the Cheetos!

The baby's name will be Caroline Wylie N***! I'm excited to call her by name... it seems more and more "real" everyday! She kicks up a storm and is making me less sick than ever!

I have gained about 3 pounds and I'm okay with that. I think mentally I'm getting to a place where I realize that any weight I gain is for Caroline and can easily be worked off postpartum! This has been a difficult mental block for me since day one, but I'm praying for God to help me be content with the BEAUTIFUL changes my body will make!

My husband is about to have some time off for Christmas, so I am eager to start working on Caroline's room! I don't have the BEST eye for decorating...but I have a lot of friends who do, so hopefully she will have a sweet baby girl nursery soon :) Any fun ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Oh We're Half Way There OOOOOH Livin' on a Prayer!

"Oh look hunny, she's got your black squiggly lines!"

20 weeks marks half way through this pregnancy! Sick days are getting fewer and farther apart (PRAISE GOD!)

I am proud to say I've now gained 2lbs since my 1st appointment! The doctor said while that's on the low end, everything seems to be healthy. The gender reveal ultrasound was exciting. My husband was able to go for the 1st time, and he was fun to watch as he saw his little girl punching around in my belly!

The ultrasound tech was awesome, she was very detailed in letting us know what everything was and she gave us lots of pictures! The baby is around 11oz and right on track size wise. Over the next few weeks Baby N will be growing A LOT! So maybe my belly will start to stick out finally! I'm feeling a little jipped that I don't get any special pregnancy treatment from strangers since no one can tell! Haha kidding (sorta!)

I honestly could not believe it was a little girl. The hubby and I went through a (very) brief moment of disappointment since we were hoping for, and totally thought the baby was a boy! But now we are on the girl train... I even asked the tech to check again on the ultrasound...but it was pretty clear to all that it is indeed a girl!

I went to a little children's boutique here in town yesterday to look at baby girl clothes. Everything is really cute, but I'm not having that feeling where I want to go out buy everything pink and frilly that I see. I was surprised I was not phased by all the cuteness... though I must admit that girls clothes are way cuter than boy clothes, ha!