R.I.P. Belly Button Piercing.....

Dear belly button piercing,
You have been a dear friend of mine for nearly a decade but alas, it is time to say goodbye. I'm afraid that as my ever growing belly continues to expand that you will no longer look so cute and most definitely not sexy. So it is goodbye for now. Maybe one day after Special K arrives and I get my body back I will have you re-pierced but for now you need to heal and your rings have been thrown into a shallow grave.
Sincerely,
Kammi & Special K









Yeah...so I finally decided to give up the belly ring this week. My little bump has finally decided to start making an appearance and I think that it is a good time to say goodbye to the 18 year old still trapped inside. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be though really. I am thinking that my next biggest defeat will be if (and most likely when) my feet start to swell in my third trimester and I have to say goodbye to my toe rings. Oh man just thinking about all of the swelling makes pregnancy sound so pleasant doesn't it? I'm really having such a great time with it though.

16 weeks. Baby is the size of an avocado.

So we officially hit our 16 week mark yesterday! I really am feeling great other than being a little more emotional than usual but I'm not letting it get me down. I start crying over nothing right now but it kinda makes me laugh because all I can think about it how funny it is that pregnancy hormones make a woman so crazy!! Guess that's better than letting myself get down about it. Just cry it out and move on. :)

My sleep habits are beginning to change too. I'm usually a back sleeper all the way and so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to stop when the time came but Dr. Barnes said that my body will tell me when it's time and it sure has been! It's crazy really. I will fall asleep on my side hugging the pillow and if I roll over onto my back I wake up almost immediately. Special K is demanding that I sleep on my side. And it's getting more comfortable for me too. I know that these are the glory days of pregnancy, still early in my second trimester so no huge belly yet and all of the wonderful hormones that are allowing me to sleep (except for the 2-3 times a night I have to get up to pee) so I better enjoy the good sleep while I can. LoL!

So here is the run down for this week...

How far along? 16 weeks, 1 day
Weight gain/loss: 4 lbs gained. Put on 1.2 this week. I've never been so excited about gaining weight! ;)
Stretch marks?Nope. I hope I can continue to say no to this one! The belly is starting to grow some now and getting a little itchy so I am being very attentive with the lotion.
Gender: Still up in the air
Best moment this week? Going out dancing Friday night and feeling Special K dancing around in my belly.
Food cravings: Nectarines, apples w/ peanut butter, spinach salad and Edy's frozen fruit bars. Finally I'm craving the healthy stuff!! :)
What I am looking forward to? Mitchy coming home next Saturday. He left Sunday to go out of town for school for 2 weeks. I miss him like crazy. My body is changing every day and it has been hard not having my husband/best friend here to share in that excitement with me.
Milestones: Houston...we have a bump! Ok it's a really little barely there bump....but it's still a bump!!!

And now for a couple of 16 week bump pictures:
From a distance and up close. Sorry for the blurry close up. :)