It's been insane around here with the holidays and the gender reveal party. Now it's time to catch everyone one up on what happened as I approach the half-way point of the pregnancy.

Long time no see! The past few weeks have been basically the same, and were fairly uneventful (until week 16). Plus, we've been crazy busy now that the holiday season is upon us. So, I decided to do another combined post. Enjoy!

Thankfully the symptoms have lessened as I finished up the first trimester. Only downside is it makes for a very short bumpdate...

My exhaustion has reached a whole new level the past few weeks. Combining that with the time change meant I didn't have the energy and/or enough light to take photos during weeks 8, 9, 10 & 11. Also, we found out that we may need to have an adjustment to our due date in the middle of all this thanks to our first ultrasound. So.... to get everything on track, I decided to combine a few weeks in one bumpdate post.

Another week, another bumpdate! I'm still amazed how much my symptoms change in a week. Pregnancy is so crazy!

This week has been dramatically different than the last few, and I hope it stays this way for a while.

This week was full of super fun memories, and the beginning of some not-so-fun symptoms. Fingers crossed things don't get too much worse.

This past week has been a whirlwind, since finding out I was pregnant. I really want to remember what it was like during this whole process. So, every week I'm going to answer the same questions, to see how things change as this pregnancy progresses. The first few weeks you'll be reading this well after I write it, since we're waiting to tell everyone about our littlest family member. But, don't worry. I'll be documenting the good, the bad, and the TMI.

Today is Friday, September 22, 2017. Over the past couple hours I have taken 4 pregnancy tests. They're all positive! I have felt an unsettling amount of emotions since finding out. Like... Elated. Nervous. Surprised. Amazed. Astonished. Shocked. Excited.

Fall ends up being a strange time for my skin. It starts to dry out more, and acne tends to creep up because of it. This means I have to mix up my skincare routine to keep up with these changes in my skin. Here are a few products that I love to use this time of year.