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This past week has been a doozy. As my 17th week update said, we have been hosting guests from Japan. They went home yesterday. It is so good to have them but it takes a lot of organization and planning. Being pregnant doesn't allow me to feel on top of things as much as I felt before. Even so, the trip I think was a great success.

Well baby is doing fine this week. I splurged this week and got this L'OCCITANE product below. It is amazing. Its called Almond Supple Skin Oil. "Just say no to stretch marks" should be its motto. It is supposed to be quite the magic formula. So far so good! :)

L'occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil

My friend Jessica this week got a new app on her phone that turns all pictures into a Japanese Manga character. Hilarious. Below is my pic. It is quite hilarious. Hello 18 week baby bump! :)

Manga prego!

Next Wednesday we find out if Baby Phillips is a boy or girl! At that point, the planning and preparing will be kicked into high gear. Until next week...

17/40

Cute animal I saw in Franklin Village

This week has been a pretty full week. I dont think Christopher and I turned the tv on once. Between our catch up from being away to Japan, responsibilities at the church, co-facilitating a book club, and hosting our friends from Japan that came into town Monday....I have not had a spare moment to think about "baby phillips" other than when people ask, "How are you feeling?"

I think I am the same size from last week. According to the bump.com, the baby is the size of an onion. Seriously, who comes up with this. It cracks me up!

I definitely think we need to start looking into planning some more details of items we need to research in the next few weeks (strollers, changing tables, diaper bags, car seats, oh my!!) :)

Ok thats it for now... 

16/40

So I got an idea from a friend's friend. She did a blog post about the cravings and random eating she took on while being pregnant.

I must say, the only thing that sounds good all the time are "sour" stuff. The good sour = oranges, limes, lemons, pineapple. The bad sour = anything gummy. I am into sour patch kids more than ever before. The more sour the better. Sweet tarts...oh yeah. Basically all the really bad candy. I tried some gummy sour candy in Japan and it was really good.

Other than that, I have definitely been eating snacks throughout the day to make sure I don't get nauseous. It works great.

Friday night, Christopher and I had a date night and we went to Noshville. It's definitely one of my favorites restaurants in Nashville because it feels like home (NY). They serve you unlimited pickles, we had sandwiches, and to top it off...Carnegie deli cheesecake. I could have eaten that whole, big piece on my own. Soooo good.

Another good thing is nothing has really turned my stomach at all. I am ok with red meat still, chicken on the bone, and all other weird things that I have heard pregos don't enjoy much during pregnancy.

In the end, I am very thankful that I have an appetite.

I am also thankful for a good check up this week. We got to hear the babies heart beat with a little machine they had. We also got the date October 3. That is when we get to find out if it is a boy or a girl!! We will be very excited to share that news. Also at that appointment it will be half way through the pregnancy. I sometimes think...I am so excited; I cant wait. Other times I think...yeah I can wait; this is the last few months for just me and Christopher to be just "me and Christopher". :) 

Also, we have a lot of work to do. Nothing has been done for our nursery except dreaming up some ideas (My Pinterest baby board this is my board for baby room/stuff inspiration). Nothing has been bought! So I guess this whole 9 months thing works out really well. It really does give you enough time to get your priorities/business in order! 

Until 17!

15/40

15 weeks

Wednesday, September 5, 2012. In Japan. On my birthday. Christopher and I led a team of 18 people to Japan for a 10-day missions trip with an emphasis on music education. We were in the city of Osaka about to perform our final concert. Everyone was getting ready and I was just taking it easy. All of a sudden around 5:30 pm Japan team (3:30am CST)...I felt a flutter. Christopher was not in the room at the moment...but a few ladies who have had children before were in the room. I asked them "what does it feel like again when..." and then I began to cry. It was so sweet and exciting. I knew exactly what had happened. Somebody went and got Christopher and he came in to celebrate this special "First". Thanks to Daniel Bell for capturing the photo quickly on my phone. :) What a fun week.