Pregnant Life: I swear I'm pregnant not just fat!

I have a friend who posts updates of her pregnancy and baby bump! Because I live so far away from the majority of my family and many of my friends I figured I would steal her idea so I can share what my pregnant life is like.

Currently I am 17 weeks and 1 day pregnant! I feel really great thankfully! Here's a quick glimpse at my pregnancy experience!

Due Date:
May 4th, 2017
May the fourth be with you. Now you will never forget!

Pregnancy Symptoms:
Thankfully I didn't experience any nausea and never puked. Hallelujah! However, I have been exhausted and that has still not changed. I have been slightly anemic, but not so much to be super concerned. I've had lots of heartburn and bloating. But besides that I've been feeling really great!

Cravings:
Coca-cola. It's not a healthy option so of course I'm craving it. I've also been eating a lot more eggs than I ever have in my life. In fact, I went out for dinner a couple weeks ago and decided that quiche would be the best option... Yeah I don't understand what is happening to me haha! Other than that I really haven't had any cravings. I've just been starving. I made Spencer get me a banana at 3 in the morning haha!

Aversions:
Thankfully everything sounds delicious now! But the first trimester was rough and I didn't want to cook anything. The thought of cooking was repulsive to me! Mexican food also sounded disgusting. And spaghetti. Glad that weird phase has passed.

Weight gain:
I'm right on track for weight gain and have gained about 7 pounds. I'm still waiting for my baby bump to show up, so I'm just in that awkward chubby phase. I feel like baby has been growing a lot this week though so hopefully my belly will pop in the next couple weeks! I gotta say that I'm really loving the few maternity clothes I've bought so far. Old Navy is the best! Photo on the left is me at 14 weeks and 6 days, photo on the right is me at 16 weeks and 4 days. The one on the bottom is 16 weeks 6 days. Because I'm obsessively waiting for any sign of my noticeable baby bump.

Gender:
It's a girl!!!! Spencer and I are so excited! Also very surprised! We both thought for sure it was a boy, then last minute I changed my guess. Spencer was very excited but shocked when the doctor showed she was definitely not a boy haha! He was really looking forward to a hunting buddy, but lets be real; boy or girl this kid will go hunting whether they want to or not.

Nicknames:
We've been calling our little baby Pansito, because it's our little "pan" (spanish word for bread) in the oven. But now that we know it's a girl we will have to call her Pansita! I've also been calling it "Mijo" (Mi+hijo for you non-spanish speaking folk) which I'll also need to change to "Mija!" I also refer to her simply as baby.

Adventures we've been on:
Since we got pregnant Spencer and I have had a few fun adventures!

1. Baby experienced the mind blowing vibrations of the Coldplay concert. Too bad she couldn't hear how awesome they were!

2. I road in a 40 mile bike event in the pouring rain when baby was 8 weeks and two days old. That was awesome! I miss my bike, but it's taking a break until baby makes her debut. I already signed up to bike in a 60 mile event next September :)

3. Spencer refinished a dresser for baby! We found this fixer upper at habitat for humanity and got it for $10! Now that we know baby is a she we are going to pick out some cute knobs! He is very talented :) Here's a before and after picture. Hard to see in the before but there were scribbles, scratches, and nail polish all over this thing! We removed the finish, sanded it down, and repainted it with grey chalk paint.

Mostly we just can't wait for our little girl to get here! We already love her so much and can't wait to meet her :)