I'm not sure WHAT is going on with time lately, but it feels like I blink and I'm writing another one of these posts. Wasn't I JUST 14 weeks? Didn't I JUST find out she's a girl? But no, we're nearing the end of week 17 and I feel like time is slipping through my fingers. How is it already September? How am I this big already?

So far, I LOVE this part of pregnancy. Can I be this pregnant forever? I'm about 5 lbs up from my pre-pregnancy weight and enjoying ALL the food. The bump is still manageable, I can feel her wiggling away, and we're planning her baby shower. Everyone's right... the second trimester really is the jam. I even REALLY enjoy people touching my belly (something I NEVER thought I'd say)! I think the biggest thing I feel these days is anxiety. Realizing I'm four and a half months pregnant this morning kind of shook me. Many of my friends didn't make it the full 40 weeks, which reminds me that her arrival may be sooner than that. How is it possible to feel so unprepared for having a baby after trying to have one for so long?

How far along? 17 weeks 

Maternity clothes? After trying on all my pre-pregnancy football shirts and realizing they are now crop tops, I bit the bullet and put away all my pre-pregnancy clothes. Maternity wear it is from here on out!
Stretch Marks? No.

Bladder Watch: I feel like I never stop peeing.
Sleep? Not so great. I'm usually awake from 3 am until right before my alarm sounds at 6.

Best moment(s) this week: Getting started on the nursery furniture! Daniel is refinishing a dresser we found second hand and it should make its way into the nursery this weekend. The crib will follow soon after. I'm so excited to see that room come together at last. 

Miss Anything? Full nights of sleep. Anxiety, cramping, and a small bladder are not making for easy nights.

Movement: At night, for sure.Thursday night, I thought I had to be imagining it, she was so active. But no, homegirl was just dancing away in there. I'm anxious to feel strong kicks, but I'm happy with this progress so far! I can't wait for everyone else to be able to feel her.
Food Cravings: Sweets. I want all the sweets. It got so bad one day that I just smeared an Eggo waffle with Nutella because there were no other sweets in the house. I literally had four cookies at a three-year-old's birthday party and kept playing it off like I was bringing a cookie to one of the kids..... 

Anything making you queasy or sick: No (praise!)

Gender: I bought some adorable pink clothes, despite my original protests.
Labor Signs: No

Pregnancy Symptoms: BAD lightning crotch. Ow ow ow. Leg/hip cramps and pain in the evenings and all night.

Belly Button in or out? In

Rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty hormonal this week. I can be stoked and laughing until my stomach hurts one minute, and then anxious and grumpy the next. Which is sort of normal for me, but this is more exaggerated.

Looking forward to: Cleaning out the junk that's piled up in the nursery and getting started with the decorating! Maybe nesting has begun?