6 Months!! 24 Weeks!

I am officially 6 months pregnant today! Things have been going pretty well except I have a cold right now which is not fun, but of course it could be worse! We are working most days and preparing for the arrival of our little one! We are headed up to Seattle for a baby shower in November and I am VERY excited! I will need to find some things I can wear though. It is still 80 degrees everyday here in Phoenix but will be MUCH colder up north! I will post pictures after! My camera had a dead battery and a missing cord for awhile but I have finally been able to charge it so more pictures to come soon! 

When are you due: Feb. 14th! Valentine's Day!  How many weeks along: 24 Weeks! Size of Baby: The size of an ear of corn! Was this planned or unplanned: Planned! How much weight gained: About 10 lbs. at this point! I feel like I'm in a different body! Is this your first pregnancy: Yes! Latest food craving: I could eat french fries every single day! Worst Thing about being pregnant: Getting sick and not being able to take medicine!  Best Thing about being pregnant: Feeling my little baby girl move all day long! and night long! lol The first person you told was: Asal :)  Are you more scared or excited: Excited! Happy or mostly moody: Very happy! I have had a few overwhelming moments though!  Last time you cried over something ridiculous was: A few days ago because I am sick! You pee an estimated __ times a day: MILLION! lol no not really but ALOT!  Weirdest dream you've had since pregnant?: I have had so many weird dreams about people chasing me and me having to protect my baby!  Will you breast feed: YES!

Another Wedding Pic :)

19 Weeks!!

I have been slacking on posting and I have a bunch of posts lined up that I will hopefully be doing soon! But for now I wanted to do a little pregnancy update because that is my life right now :) 

Profile of our little BABY GIRL!! 19 weeks!

How far along? 19 Weeks!! ALMOST HALFWAY!

Total weight gain/loss: Still only about 5 pounds gained but doctor said baby is growing 

perfectly!

Maternity clothes? Starting to get more and more. 

Stretch marks? None so far! Knock on wood!

Sleep: I am still able to sleep pretty well but it is getting more uncomfortable! We are going to get me a pregnancy pillow soon! Which i think will really help! 

Best moment this week: Seeing our precious little girl at the ultrasound and finding out that she is perfect in every way!! We also got to see her yawn and it was seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen! 

Movement: Getting more frequent and a lot stronger! I LOVE it!!! This little one is very active around 8pm! 

Cravings: FOOD in general LOL!! I am always hungry and snacking. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!

Labor Signs: None yet

Belly Button in or out? In, but slowly pushing out and feels very stretched. 

What I miss: Being able to bend over easily!

What I am looking forward to: Buying baby stuff!!

Milestones: Finally finding out the gender and buying our first outfits! 

....And in other news! Our wedding pictures are in and i LOVE them! Here is one of my favorites!!

17 Weeks!!

Pregnancy Questionnaire #2:

How far along? 17 Weeks (baby is the size of a sweet potato) 
Total weight gain/loss: Still only about 5 pounds gained 
Maternity clothes? I only have 2 pairs of normal pants I can still button comfortably.  
Stretch marks? None so far! Knock on wood!
Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten a lot better and I have been doing a lot of it!
Best moment this week: The beginning stages of feeling baby!
Movement: Light taps and flutters!

Cravings: Biggest craving is potato chips!
Gender: We find out September 19th!!! CANT WAIT
Labor Signs: None yet
Belly Button in or out? In, but slowly pushing out and feels very stretched. 
What I miss: Being able to run! 
What I am looking forward to: Our gender ultrasound! And when Saleem will get to feel baby kick!

Milestones: Finally feeling movement 

Day off and Arizona Summer!

Well I have been living in Arizona for over a year now and it has been great but definitely a little rough in the summer. When we first moved here I thought " This is great, I am going to be so tan!" Well the opposite is actually true! I have managed to make it through a long AZ summer and am one of the most pasty people I know! It is not fun to lay out in the sun at the pool when it is 120 degrees!! Its actually not fun being outside at all! So the bummer part of summer is that I have been cooped up indoors with the A/C on blast! I miss being able to sit out on our patio or lay at the pool and read my book! It has been even harder because being pregnant makes me even more sensitive to the sun and heat. I am really looking forward to October when the weather is perfect and we can sit outside and go on walks!

Well today it is only 100 degrees and there is actually a nice breeze! So after I dropped Saleem off at work I decided i would actually put my swimsuit on and hit the pool! It was great because swimming is my favorite exercise during pregnancy! It is so low impact and I get the weightless feeling in the water. So i swam slowly back and forth for awhile and I was even able to lay out in the shade and read my book! You can check out the latest book I am reading here! Our townhouse has a great pool area, and the even better part is unless it is a weekend, there is hardly ever anybody there so it is like having your own private pool. 

The Pool!

Life Right Now

Hey everybody! Well I thought it was cooling down here in Phoenix because we had 1 week of weather below 100 but it looks like we are back to a week full of temps between 102 and 108! I really can't wait for this summer to finally be over! Looking forward to the beautiful fall and winter we have here in Arizona. Well I found this little questionnaire on somebody else's blog and thought it would be fun to try to keep a week by week log of how our little one is changing and how Mommy is changing as well! So here it goes...

Pregnancy Questionnaire #1:

How far along? 16 weeks!! (4 months) 
Total weight gain/loss: 4 or 5 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Right now only for my work pants but just got a pair of jeans because I will need them soon! 
Stretch marks? None so far! Knock on wood!
Sleep: Sleep is not something I can get a lot of. This little one likes to sit right on my bladder so I end up getting up 5 to 6 times a night and it is becoming harder to get a comfortable sleeping position. 
Best moment this week: Hearing little ones heartbeat and movement at the doctor!
Movement: Still can't feel movement but do occasionally feel small flutters and pressure.

Cravings: Lots of them but I think the biggest cravings are for gummy candies and Starbuck's strawberries and cream frappes right now. 
Gender: We find out September 19th!!! CANT WAIT
Labor Signs: None yet
Belly Button in or out? In, but the very center of it is slowly starting to look like it is starting to move out :( 
What I miss: I really miss being able to drink an unlimited amount of caffeine! 
What I am looking forward to: Our gender ultrasound!

Milestones: My stomach is slowing starting to round out so I am actually starting to look pregnant instead of just a little chubbier! 

New Blog

Hey everybody! I decided to start a blog and keep everybody updated on life here in the Lewis Family! Look forward to a lot more posts and updates!!