14 Weeks: Hello 2nd Trimester!

I am so excited to finally be in the 2nd trimester of this pregnancy.  To others, 14 weeks may still seem like that's not very far along, but to us, we have come a long way!  It was another crazy weekend in the Templeton house.  I think I can officially say I am ready for a weekend where we don't have anything to do!  Add started off the weekend on Friday and went hunting that continued into Saturday morning.  When he got back, we had just a little bit of time to watch the pre-game festivities together.  

 I then had to hurry and make it to Lytle Cove Cottage where one of my good friends Seba, asked me to do makeup for her and her wedding party.  It was a lot of fun hanging out with the girls and doing makeup.  Seba made a beautiful bride!

Now to the 14 week update:

How far along: 14 weeks, 2 days. 

Due date: March 15

Gender: I just know it's a boy.  We find out on October 25!

Size and weight of baby: The size of a lemon.  3.41 inches and 1.52 oz.  

Cravings/Aversions: I still love anything cheesy but this week I am loving oranges.  I bought little orange cups to put in my lunch to take to school when I sub and they didn't quite make it to school.  I see a grocery trip in my near future.  

Sleep: Sleeping has gotten much better in the past two weeks.  I have only been getting up 1 time in the middle of the night to go to the restroom.  I still can't get very comfortable which makes me think I need to start looking at a maternity pillow.

Movement: None

Maternity clothes: Baby has grown A LOT in the past two weeks.  I can still fit in to most of my normal pants, they just aren't comfortable at all.  My SIL gave me a pair of maternity shorts and they are wonderful.  They stretch where they are supposed to and don't squish the baby.  I'm thinking in the next few weeks I'll probably be in all maternity pants.  

Best moment this week: Finally have a little belly to prove there is something growing inside there!  My husband this week told me that he finally believes that I'm pregnant.  Thanks honey.

Next Appointment: September 25th to hear the heart beat. 

Our Weekend and What's Happening

Last weekend my SIL, Ashlee, and I headed to Katy and College Station to visit my other SIL's and one of my BFF's Lauren.  Addison had to go to Florida for work and my parents are in Hawaii so I decided to take off for the weekend. 

It was quite comical on the way to Katy with a baby and my other SIL's (yes that makes my SIL count 4!) dog in the back seat.  When Annalee would get upset the dog would bark and it would just go back and forth until we reached College Station to drop him off.  We were happy to get some rest that night!

We then continued on the road to Katy to spend the first few nights away.  It was good to get away, relax, shop and see family.  We jumped right into their weekend that included going to Natalie's Freshman volleyball game which was so fun to watch.  Saturday morning Ashlee and I headed to the mall for some quick last minute shopping and of course we parked in the "mothers to be" parking spot.  She's about 10 weeks farther along than I am!  I'm so excited to have these two cousins so close in age.  

We then all headed to College Station (Ashlee, Annalee, me, Amy and her girls, Natalie and Maddie).  Our first stop was Freebirds where we also met Misty, Courtney and Jency. These are all the Templeton girls besides my MIL!  

After this we hit up a few tent sales in College Station.  Tent sales are big in CS on game day weekends.  You can buy all your Aggie gear in one place for Saturday's game.  They are huge and there are tons of them around CS so we all got lots of goodies!  I left the girls for a little bit to spend a little time with Lauren before she had to head to the game.  While everyone was at the game Misty, Ashlee and I ate at another one of my favorite places in CS, McAlister's.  The town of CS can go from absolute chaos to completely quiet in a matter of minutes.  This is when you can tell that everyone has packed themselves into Kyle Field which left the roads and restaurants clear for us!  

It was fun to see Annalee and Jency play together and get in some girl time before we had to leave the next morning.  It's always so good to go back to College Station and visit Katy in one trip!

In other news, Addison is officially done with the Leadership Development Academy at FDLIC!  He started this program right when he graduated and has worked so hard to get to where he is today.  He will now officially start his real job and continue on with a great career at FDLIC.  We are so thankful for this program and the amazing opportunities he has had so far.  We are so excited for what's to come! 

I have also started to Substitute Teach in the Wylie school district.  Yesterday was my first day and phew am I tired!  These teachers have a tough but rewarding job.  My first mistake was wearing wedges to a 5th grade classroom.  I basically walked up and down the aisles all day and boy did my feet hurt!  I think I will go with flats from now on.  The kids were so sweet and even though they were a little chatty, they were still respectful.  Today I will be subbing for a PE class in the afternoon and get to play basketball for a few hours.  That's my kind of work!  

14 week update up next!