Thirteen.

How Far Along: 13 weeks

Total Weight Gain: This kid must have a metabolism like his/her momma.  I swear I have been eating an extra 3000 calories a day and I still only gained one more pound this week.  I hope it doesn't catch up to me soon...YIKES.  I guess the mostly healthy eating is what's keeping my weight gain in check.  Total so far: 4 pounds.  (Sidebar: how "they" expect pregnant women to eat only an extra 300 calories a day is beyond me.  I eat an extra 300 calories before lunch, and if I don't, I'm on the verge of passing out or throwing up because I'm so sick I can hardly stand it.  Somebody needs to check their research.)

Maternity Clothes: I ordered my first maternity dresses last week.  I wore one on Friday night and was loving the lack of pressure on my expanding midsection.  Friday of last week was the first day I looked in the mirror and really felt like wow there is an actual bump there instead of just extra flubby looking stuff.  I'm still waiting on 3 more dresses from asos.com, and the belly bands are still serving their purpose for my work pants.

Sleep: I'm not nearly as sleepy anymore.  But can I please pretend like I am so I have an excuse to nap whenever I damn well please? 

Best Moment(s) This Week: We had a really great weekend celebrating the engagement of a long time friend, and hanging out with all of Jake's family on Saturday at their annual 4th of July party.  I also really really enjoyed watching all of the gymnastics that was on TV this weekend and dreaming that my butt looks as cute as the gymnasts butts do in a high cut leotard.  I love the Olympics and can't wait until they start!  I might start a USA chant in my house by myself if I have to.

Gender: Friday night AL, TN and I played the "dangle a ring above your belly and see which way it swings" game.  You would think I'm having quintuplets by the way the ring just went whack all over the place.  I hope it's not a hermaphrodite in there :)  What was super weird though is that we hung the ring over both of their not-pregnant bellies, and the ring just stayed still.  Creepy.

Movement: Monkey is the size of a peach now.  And I can definitely tell that he or she is taking up more room in my belly!  Supposedly he or she is moving around a lot in there, but I can't feel anything yet.

Food Cravings: All food.  All the time.  I don't think this is going to change.

Symptoms: I am still fairly symptom free and feel extremely lucky.  I have a feeling that if/when I'm pregnant with #2 down the road, I'm going to be completely and utterly miserable the whole time.

What I Miss: Sitting by the pool in a bikini (yes, a binkini, not a tankini with a bulge that just looks like fat and not a baby growing inside of me), drinking an ice cold Bud Light Lime.  YUM.  Next year my friends, next year.

What I am Looking Forward to: Getting my hair colored.  Oh. My. God.  I look like some trailer trash idiot walking around with no hair style and 2 inch roots.  I'm going to feel like a new woman on Tuesday around 4pm!  Also - A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK!!!  I could get used to this - hint hint.

Noteworthy Items:
-I feel like it's about time to start working on a registry.  I want to be able to just add things when I want to, rather than trying to cram it all into one session.  This is way more nerve-racking than a wedding registry.  I have no clue what a baby needs, but I knew I liked the Vera Wang china I picked out when we got married.  I am anxiety nation over here about which bottles to buy, which stroller will be best for running, and which diapers won't give Monkey a rash.

-Callie continues to be the fabulous dog I knew she could be.  Highfive Miss Thang!

-In case anyone was wondering, I wore 4.5 inch heels to work today.  Thankyouverymuch.

-I am fully ready to have an actual BUMP on my belly.  Since I carry my weight in my bottom half (see: fat ass & thunder thighs), I have always thought my small-ish waist and rib cage were my best bodily asset.  Well, now my boobs are even more ginormous and my waist is expanding, so I really just feel like a little fat kid.  The legitimate baby bump that screams "I AM PREGNANT NOT JUST PACKING ON SOME EXTRA LBS" cannot come soon enough.

-We did find the baby's heartbeat on the fetal doppler after two nights of trying.  I had to have a full bladder (that was really fun, pushing a doppler wand on my stomach while I was about to pee myself), but Jake got to hear Monkey's heartbeat, so that was cool for him.

-We are about 90% sure we have decided on names.  But don't ask me (or Jake!) what they are, because we are both on lock-down until at least until we find out what Monkey is.  And we might just keep it a secret until the end, who knows :)