Susie's pregnancy journaling

This post is entirely about the details of my pregnancy, so men you don't need to bother.  ;)

Week 17 prenatal checkup.  Baby's heartbeat is good, my weight is good (I guess--they didn't say anything), and I apparently "look better" than my last checkup, i.e. less tired.  I am to schedule an ultrasound four weeks from now, though I may cheat and make it three.  We should find out the gender then!

Weight.  I gained no weight in the last 4 weeks (but around 5lb. total to date).  I was a little relieved because I have been feeling fat - not like appropriate belly/baby growth fat but like, "why is my underwear cutting into my legs, they shouldn't be growing" fat.  My appetite has been really good too - I make an extra serving of lunch, either to eat more or save for another lunch, but it never gets saved.  I can't say if my regular pants fit, because I surrendered to maternity pants weeks ago.

Diet preferences.  My diet has coincidentally changed of late (I will NOT call it cravings - I never run out because I can't live without anything).  I have been eating much more tomatoes (as in bowls of raw tomatoes), spaghetti (like 4 times a week), Ritz crackers (I try to make the box last a week), and sweets (especially chocolate, which is unheard of for me to want every day - or to order a chocolate Blizzard over a vanilla!  Not counting tradition with Kelly).  Also, coffee, which months ago I thought I would die without, makes me gag a little.  Meat is very unappetizing, but Mike manages to make it tasty enough to want anyway.

Movement.  While MY movement is minimal unless I force myself to exercise somehow, I suppose Baby is more active.  I think I am feeling it, but it's so hard to say.  But yesterday I was pretty sure there was a discernible difference between air bubbles and that "something else."