Growing like a weed...

Well yes, our yard is growing with weeds

(darn base lawn maintenance)

but holy cow...this belly seems to be growing overnight!

Here's a comparison between week 13 and 18.

I know that I said something along the lines of,

"I'll update weekly"

and that clearly hasn't happened since it's been probably 10 weeks.

So I apologize for that.

No more promises I don't intend to keep.

I'm finally starting to feel this little one squirm around in my belly.

Feels a lot like someone threw a bag of popcorn in my belly and let it do it's thing.

I can't believe I'm already 19.5 weeks along.

This kiddo is the size of a mango!

Speaking of fruit sized babies...

Sometimes I look at the size of food they tell me my baby is, 

and feel like they are making things up.

Since when is a mango larger than a sweet potato?

As far as this pregnancy has gone.

I've been pretty dang lucky.

I haven't thrown up once.

Thank God, since I cringe at the mere thought of it.

I haven't experienced any heartburn or terribly emotional moments.

I swear to you that if I didn't have a cycle like clock work before I got my positive test,

I'd be one of those "crazy" women who didn't know she was pregnant.

With my small frame though...it eventually would have become pretty evident.

The only really terrible side effect that this little mango has brought along with it is migraines.

I suffered from migraines all through college due to the hormones in my birth control.

Mine typically go through 3 stages:

Vision impairment: meaning I can't see anything in my peripheral vision or can't see directly what I'm looking at.

Terribly Painful Headache: This usually lasts 4-24 hours.

Numbness in my left hand/Arm

So I have probably had 4-6 of these throughout my pregnancy.

The worst part is....the list of medications I can take to ease the pain is basically non-existant.

My OB says that these usually disappear once you hit the mid-way point...

YAY! ONE WEEK!

Which also means...

Exactly one week from tomorrow we get to HOPEFULLY find out what this little squirt will be.

I have a pretty good feeling I already know, but I don't want to be one of THOSE women.

You know the kind I'm talking about.

Ethan and I get to see our parents the week after we find out during our trip to Colorado.

Ethan is going to be running in the tough mudder :)

I'm so sad that I cannot participate this year.

But we'll be waiting at the finish line as Dad runs through his last obstacle of electroshock therapy ;)

My mom's friend is also throwing me a shower while I'm there.

And I'll tell you one thing...Registering for a baby is STRESSFUL!

I'm so lucky to have awesome friends who can help me out!

I feel like I have skipped a section in my blogging life where I tell you about the friends that I've FINALLY met here.

I have met a solid group of girls and moms that I couldn't have been happier to have found.

I never feel like they compete with each other and the drama is pretty much non-existant.

We are all passionate about healthy living, but also indulging in life's treats.

I've found friends that I know would never judge me, but help me make the right decisions.

You are probably thinking to yourself, "Who Cares?"

But I wish you could understand the dynamic of wives on a military base.

It's no Army Wives.

You don't connect with each of them the second you meet.

Some of them are crazy.

Some of them are just straight mean.

And some of them like to make you think that they are the nice, welcoming, military wife you thought up in your head before you got to your base...until you get there and they pretend like they don't know you.

Unless, of course, they can use you to their benefit.

It's like high school all over again basically.

So, thank you, to all of my friends!

Now,

I'll leave you with a little bit of my nursery inspiration.

I'm not big on the super baby-ish nurseries.

Or ones that literally match the curtains, to the crib, to the rug, to the lamp shade.

And it's really difficult to find things that aren't like that.

So, I'm deciding to go with a woodland themed nursery.

Boy or Girl.

And I'll adjust what I need to when we find out which it is!

(If you follow me on Pinterest...you already have an idea! Haha!)

 I just love these Book ends!!!

I would love to incorporate some chevron prints.

I'm thinking Red & Navy for a boy.

and Yello/Orange and Grey for a girl?

That's all for today!

Friends and family who are curious...we have registered at www.babyearth.com :)