This week our bambino is the size of a sweet potato.  It’s amazing to me that I’m four and a half months pregnant and our baby doesn’t even weigh one pound.  SPN welcomed it’s inaugural Big Kansas City Conference this week.  Dusty left for KC early Tuesday morning and I went to join in the fun and to see the second part of the conference Wednesday evening and all day Thursday.  This week was hard because Dusty was really busy with the Big KC event and I was busy with work myself.  I left KC on Friday to make the long trip to Oklahoma City to visit my dad and his family for the Easter weekend.

Total Weight Gain: I need to wait until we visit the doctor in a couple of weeks before I can accurately determine the total weight gain amount but I’m estimating around 2 pounds.  I can tell a big different in my belly area though and am most definitely looking more pregnant! It’s been a big relief for me to look “pregnant” although at the moment I probably just look like I’ve gained a little extra holiday weight in the middle section.  This picture might not show it but I’m even bigger than last week!

Clothing: No change in clothing yet.  I’m still wearing my maxi dresses and other dresses with room in the middle for me to grow as well as pants that use to be loose on me but a fitting snuggly now.  I’m also cheating and wearing khaki pants with the top button undone (I hope no one can tell). Oh yes, I need to find the time to purchase some maternity pants!

Food: Speaking of weight gain, I’m really enjoying food this week.  No specific cravings, just wanting to eat everything in sight! Being out of town Wednesday through Sunday was no help and I really indulged in a lot of guilty pleasures including late night pizza and chocolate from the Easter Bunny.

Sleep: I didn’t get very good sleep this week but I don’t blame that on the little bambino. I blame my lack of sleep on my busy work schedule and leaving for KC on Wednesday, knowing I wouldn’t be home until late Sunday evening.  I found myself waking up in the middle of the night thinking of another thing I needed to put on my to do list.  I do try to go to bed most nights before midnight and usually get up around 7 or 8am.

Missing Anything: I’m completely missing knowing what this little bambino is, boy or girl! While in Oklahoma I went shopping and really wanted to buy something for our little guy or girl but it was so hard because I just didn’t think anything gender neutral enough.  Everything looked too boyish or too girly.  A little less than two weeks before we find out what’s growing inside of me.

Best moment(s) this week: I had a couple of great moments this week. First was exercising and running, I’m starting to get back in the rhythm of things.  I ran twice outside while in Oklahoma and got to enjoy the beautiful weather down there.  It was so nice to get some fresh air. It’s made me want to run outside here in Omaha but still need to wait a little longer for the weather to warm up.

The second best moment was visiting my family in Oklahoma and being able to share the baby news with them.  Although we told them via Skype a while ago that we were expecting, it was so nice to see them and to show off my baby bump.