Week 14

How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 1 lb? maybe?
Maternity clothes? My sister-in-law loaned me a few of hers. The maternity pants feel better than my jeans, but I can still fit in mine (with a hair tie lol). Oh and yoga pants = my best friend! 
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep:  Depends on the night. Sometimes I sleep great, and other nights my dreams are so intense I wake up a lot.
Best moment this week: Being able to share the news with everyone! 
Have you told family and friends: Yes! We have officially told everyone now. It feels great to have the news out!
Miss Anything? I really miss my energy, but ITS THE SECOND TRIMESTER!! So I should be getting that back soon!
Movement: None so far, but cannot wait for it to come!
Food cravings: Real food!! Like spaghetti and mashed potatoes and anything home cooked.
Anything making you queasy or sick: The only time I get queasy is if I don't eat and my stomach gets empty.
Have you started to show yet: YES! It just popped out last week! It's not big, but it is noticeable.
Gender prediction: Boy! - our gut says boy..but who knows!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? Still in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! 
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move and heading to Denver soon!



What Baby Ostrand is doing according to BabyCenter.com:

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

So far I'd say I've had it pretty easy. The first trimester was a little uncomfortable. I didn't get sick unless I didn't eat. And even then it was just mild nausea, and if I ate it was gone right away. I've had to go to the bathroom more and more often, and from what I've heard that doesn't go away! (This symptom makes for some funny stories when I'm on the road with Kyle) I also have been very tired, so I am really excited to be in the second trimester and get some of that energy back!!  Then just last week this bump just popped out of no where!! Kyle is adorable and loves it already!! I love to watch him bond with BabyO too! It really is the sweetest thing in the whole world.

The big question we've had is if we will find out what we are having....well let me tell ya about this topic! At first it was an absolute NO WAY! We wanted to wait and for it to be a surprise. It's not like you can sneak into the Christmas closet and find out what you're getting...oh no! You really don't get to know. So we were really excited about that! I am terrible at not knowing things and having to deal with surprises - and Kyle loves that , of course! So when we went into our first appointment  at 11 weeks we got to do a full ultrasound and she even did a 3D ultrasound!! It was amazing. Well, during this ultrasound we got a glimpse of the bottom area of BabyO...lets just say there was either something there or there wasn't (sorry!! For now we aren't going to tell!! ) The tech said well I can't say definitively! THAT'S ALL SHE WOULD SAY!!!  After that I had to know...no questions asked...I gotta know!! You can't just gimmie a glimpse then say oops! Sorry you actually can't know! OH MAN! I was anxious!! (well I AM anxious!) The trick was going to be convincing Kyle that he wanted to know what BabyO is!! So that's where we are on that BIG question...We are going back and forth! Kyle still thinks it would be great to have it be a big secret, but I think he secretly just likes to watch me squirm and he actually really wants to know! 

We love yall! Thanks for all the encouragement, support and prayers.