That’s right tomorrow we find out if we are having a boy or girl!! That is if our wee one corporates 🙂 So “insha-alla” (if God wills), as they say out here, I will be telling you if my belly is making “sugar and spice & everything nice” or “frogs and snails and puppy dog tails”! We are so excited, but more importantly we are excited to hear a healthy heartbeat and see how much our peanut has grown in 10 weeks since our last ultrasound. Join us in prayer for this!

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain: not exactly sure… maybe 7 or 8? or less? I will find out at doc tomorrow

Maternity clothes? Not much- some xs shirts… this week was the first week one of my regular pairs of pants had to be unbuttoned- waiting patiently for the belly band mom sent me in the mail… maternity jeans are still too big.

Stretch marks? None so far!

Sleep: pretty good still… been going to bed later… I need to get back on my 10:30 bedtime schedule 🙂 Getting up maybe twice for the bathroom the last few days.

Best moment this week: Sitting in Fusha (formal Arabic class) and feeling little flutters/kicks from the babe saying “good morning” mom! Such a great feeling!! What a miracle God is creating inside of me… I am amazed everyday that there is something.alive.inside.of.me!

Miss Anything? Dancing… I went to a local party last night and was told several times to sit down during the “dance party” since I am pregnant… woman don’t do much activity here when they are expecting…. even though I am no where near as good at dancing the way the girls do here, its still fun to join! Also, missing Dion’s! … ah green chile, ham pizza with and ranch salad with greek dressing… sounds divine!

Movement: Still feeling little flutters throughout the day… esp when I am still still or laying on my belly- won’t be able to do that much longer

Food cravings: must I say Dion’s again… 🙂

Anything making you queasy or sick: Arab food still… and the smell of Chase’s cinnamon hazelnut coffee…

Gender: tomorrow we will know!! I was thinking earlier today of how good God is to not let us choose what the gender of our babies is… think about it, this is one of the only decisions in life that we have absolutely no control over, I believe God is sovereign over all things, but in life I still try and take things over for myself & make my own decisions about things, but this I can’t even if I tried! And the best part is God knows exactly what it is now and exactly what is best for Chase & I. He gets to decide that & not me- so thankful and amazed!

Labor Signs: Nope- way too early for that!

Symptoms: feel sore… from my growing belly, emotional- I am a crier, but haven’t cried as much as I thought I would so far this pregnancy (well let me take that back… I mean at like random stuff like commercials and pictures and such) until this week… feel a lot more hungry- all.the.time!

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy with some moodiness mixed in 🙂

Looking forward to: finding out gender tomorrow, wearing/buying maternity clothes (I know that might sound crazy & I will get sick of them after a while)

*side note on my little niece or nephew- my sister had a great appointment last week and heard a healthy strong heartbeat! Praise Him from which all blessings flow! Thanks for your prayers… keep them coming!