14 weeks... Starting to Show

The 14 weeks mark has finally come.  Then passed, and we are halfway to week 15.  My baby belly is starting to show, but it still looks like I have been constantly overindulging in dinners and desserts.  Which can be a little frustrating.  I constantly want to scream out, "I'm not just fat!  I'm PREGNANT!  Please don't think I'm fat!!"

How many other women experienced those thoughts when their belly started to poke out?  

In other news, the nausea is finally starting to pass.  I'm not spending every day bent over the toilet, praying to God and begging the baby to give me just a little break.  My appetite has started to pick up a little bit.  And as for cravings... well I love pickles and mustard.  On everything.  Mustard covered eggs has been my favorite breakfast for the past few weeks.  And I try my best to incorporate pickles, mustard, and sometimes ketchup into every meal.  Salads have been treating me fairly as well.

I have been trying to eat extremely healthy for little Baby Cakes (which our friends have been calling everything from Chocolate Bacon to Radio).  And so far, my only vices have been the occasional stops at Taco Bell for a bean and rice burrito and once a week a little bit of ice cream.  My midwife has been stressing consequences of our choices, and every time something sugary or fried presents itself to my mind and appetite, I try to think about my little baby and how it will affect him or her.  Still, so not easy sometimes!

Last week, a friend of ours found out they were having a little boy.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a little girl.  But we won't know until the beginning of 2013.  Either way, this baby is going to be so loved, it will ooze out his or her ears!

Pictures of the nursery coming soon!