Week 17 Recap

Dear Avacado,

Week 17 came and went very fast.  It was during this week that you began to make your presence known more and more.  I had to purchase maternity clothes and there was evidence of a little "bump" right above my pelvic bone that didn't go away after a long night sleep.

Sleep has started to get a little more difficult.  I tend to like to sleep on my right side and usually wake up on my back.  However, you seem to prefer me to sleep on my left or almost on my stomach supported by a pillow - you do not like me on my back and you love to give me heartburn if I dare try to lay that way. :)

You and I are eating well.  We start our day with a bowl of cereal - the sugary the better (you really like lucky charms).  A few hours later we tend to have a snack of some sort (either grapes or a special K protein drink).  Then, its onto lunch - this is still the hardest meal for us to eat because of my work so we often find ourselves eating a blend of differnent things.  Snack comes a few hours later followed by another snack at around 5pm.  We try to eat dinner between 6:30 and 7:30 and then another snack before 9pm.  I seem to be much hungrier at night which I believe comes from the fact that I am so busy during the work day that we don't get to eat as much as we should.

I have not really experienced any true "cravings".  Some of the things I really like to eat are (1) green grapes (2) pineapple (3) celery (4) grilled corn and potato (5) strawberries.  Some of the things that don't seem to sit well are (1) chocolate (2) bread (3) baked chicken (4) oily foods. 

As far as weight gain - I think our scale is off so I will have to wait till the doctor's appointment on July 8th to find out if all our eating is helping.  I think it is but only their scale will tell.  :)

xoxo
Erin