16 or 17 weeks preggo!

Well I had another dr visit today and we were so excited to find out gender this baby would be!  We even scheduled this one 5 weeks out to give that extra week so we could without a doubt find out.. The only unfortunate thing about that whole appointment today was the umbilical cord is RIGHT in between the legs and blocks the "area" from all angles! Talk about frustrating haha but on a positive note: at least "it" has a healthy umbilical cord!  Another interesting thing is the baby is now measuring bigger so I went today thinking I was 16 weeks 5 days but now the baby is saying 17 weeks 1 day.  So who knows how far along I truly am, but at least the baby is gaining weight and is doing well in there :)  See there is something positive in all this news lol Oh and the magical heartbeat was PERFECT!  I am so glad things are going so well so far with this pregnancy as well. 
Now for stuff about me!  I have been feeling so so very light headed a lot and even to the point where I had to slide myself down a wall and sit on the floor or even lay on my left side for a few minutes.  This freaks Kinsey out and she runs right over to me and starts kissing my head and squats down right next to me until I get up.  There have been a couple times when she would even go get me one of her blankets! She is THE BEST! I went a couple weeks ago to get my iron checked because I became anemic with Kinsey but I was at a 14!!  Thats better than most adults so that was not the problem, then they took my blood pressure and sure enough, it was extremely low.  And even today it was only 102/48.  I am not sure how to raise a blood pressure besides exercising and I feel like I do that ALL day long lol I also have a very hard time sleeping at night..  My hips are in horrible shape from my wonderful family genes and from cheer all those years so if I lay on one side for too long I can no longer feel my entire leg and sometimes it even effects my arm.  So I am repositioning about every 1 hour! (It sure is a good thing Brandon is such a heavy sleeper!!) I dont remember having this big of a problem with Kinsey but I sure hope I can start getting some good nights sleep.  My belly is def out there now and I feel huge! I can still fit into all my clothes so I know I havent gotten that big.. YET.. but I sure do feel like it! I have only gained 2 lbs since I found out and the sad thing is I am at the weight I weighed before I got pregnant with Kinsey.  I guess you can said I gained my freshman 15! (really I only gained like 10 lbs but still thats a lot!!)  After this baby is born it's boot camp time for me! Other than that everything is great for me.. No more food aversions or nauseous feelings and I am lovin it!



What baby looks like at 17 weeks. I will start posting belly pic next time :)