14 weeks already? So hard to believe I'm 1/3 of the way there!!!

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Size of Baby: avg size: ~3.5 in

Total Weight Gain: ~7 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I love my new shorts!  They're so comfortable.  The downside is that I have to do laundry EVERY weekend to make sure I've got clothes to wear that fit me.

Best Moment this week: being the coolest thing at Chick-fil-A; Josh's shirt was a total hit!  And I had a pretty good birthday too :)

Gender: undetermined for 6 more weeks (if baby cooperates at 20 wk u/s)

Movement: none yet; I can't wait!!

Food Craving: it still changes from moment to moment.  Saturday we were watching TV and there were a couple scenes where people were eating/cooking burgers and I HAD to have one, so we drove across town and had our first Five Guys burger.  Good stuff!

What I Miss Most: not having to think so hard about what I can wear.  I'm so frustrated that none of my pants fit.  I think my hips are already starting to grow! >:-|

Sleep: still waking once a night to pee.  I've been having crazy dreams, and I often wake up feeling emotionally overwhelmed.  I remember them when I wake, but after falling asleep and waking again with a new dream, I usually lose track.

What I am looking forward to: HARRY POTTER!  The last HP movie is out this weekend and we're going Saturday morning with Mark & Melissa.  I've also booked my flight to FL for August to visit and for showers, and am starting to make plans for when Josh's parents come to visit in September.  (can anyone say spa day with Shelia?!)

Belly Button: normal (in)

Symptoms: the new trifecta: heartburn, reflux, and nausea.  MISERY!  I hate it, and it's almost constant.  Doesn't matter what I eat; I just had an APPLE and it's giving me reflux.  I keep hoping that "any day now" I'll see an end to the nausea.  I'm out of progesterone at the end of this week, so my latest hope is that I'll start feeling better after that.  They were out of the green apple B6 lozenges, so I got stuck with the cherry lollipops - ICK!  But if I don't take them 3 x's a day religiously, I always regret it. 

Welcome to the 2nd trimester!

Sorry this post is late.  I've had the words written all week, but I haven't had much extra time in the evenings to get the pic on.  So I'm using Molly's laptop while baby E sleeps to pull the pic I took on my iPhone from FB to put on here... sheesh, who knew that getting this post out would turn so complicated!?  Regardless, here's the 13 wk mini-bump and details:

Pregnancy Highlights:


How Far Along: 13 weeks

Size of Baby: avg size: ~3 in

Total Weight Gain: ~6 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I went shopping this weekend for maternity shorts b/c none of mine fit anymore except my workout shorts.  Which I was wearing for working out, sleeping in, AND daily wear; it was time to invest.  So I bought two pair which will hopefully get me through summer, along with the dresses I have.

Best Moment this week: registering for baby stuff, and then spontaneously deciding to have dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  I love dinner out with my hubs!

Gender: undetermined for 7 more weeks (if baby cooperates at 20 wk u/s)

Movement: none; I can't wait!!

Food Craving: nothing major this week.  But I've definitely been hungry.

What I Miss Most: not having to think so hard about what I can wear.  Sometimes I'll get something on before I realize it's not going to work (some of my shirts are already too short).

Sleep: still only waking once a night to pee.  Was not happy to be awakened by fireworks at 11pm on the 4th.  15 min of fireworks and a while to get back to sleep leaves me pretty slow the next day.

What I am looking forward to: this coming weekend is Cow Appreciation Day (Friday wear a cow costume to CFA and get a free meal; wear a piece of cow clothing and get a free sandwich; Josh's shirt is HILARIOUS!  Pics to come!).  Saturday is my birthday, a project in the yard, ice cream cake and my present from Josh (if he can wait that long).  Sunday is a pool party for the 5 yr old I watch during the week.  Busy fun weekend!

Belly Button: normal (in)

Symptoms: everyone keeps saying that the nausea should let up any day now (hello 2nd trimester), but I'm still just getting by on B6.  If I forget to take it, I start feeling sick and realize later why.  Otherwise the lightheadedness has started to be an issue occasionally, something I'm prone to anyway.  

Ticker

I'm trying to figure out how to get a countdown ticker on my blog.  I can't seem to figure out how to do it on the blog as a whole (it keeps telling me the url I'm copy/pasting from thebump.com won't work), but I think I may have figured out how to get it in each post.  If you're a genius with computers and want to help me fix it, great.  Otherwise, I'll hopefully have a ticker on each post from now on :)

12 weeks

Pictures next week to celebrate my entry into the 2nd trimester! :)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 weeks

Size of Baby: avg size: ~3 in

Total Weight Gain/Loss: ~5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: bought a pair of leggings to wear with my tops/dresses, my first official maternity pants :)  Also bought my first 32D bra.

Best Moment this week: Got to hear baby's heartbeat at my dr's appt today.  Also scheduled my next appt for 16 wks (to hear heartbeat again) and 20 weeks for the regular ultrasound.

Gender: undetermined for 8 more weeks if baby cooperates

Movement: none; I can't wait!!

Food Craving: I drove to the store at dinner time to get groceries just so I could make barbeque chicken on Sunday.  I've been eating a lot of chicken and fruit and drinking a lot of milk.

What I Miss Most: fitting into my clothes.  Not NEEDING a nap to get through the day.

Sleep: still only waking once a night to pee, but a few times I've had to get up early to eat something too.

What I am looking forward to: going to breakfast and shopping with my preggo friend from small group on Saturday!

Belly Button: normal (in)

Symptoms: It seems I'm on a one-good-week/one-bad-week schedule with the nausea and fatigue.  Last week was my good week, and I started feeling sick again this weekend.  But I actually feel okay about the nausea b/c it gives me peace about my hormone levels.

11 weeks

Sorry, no pics this week. I had a busy weekend and no time for belly pics...just look back at last week's pics and imagine about another cm more pooch :-)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 11 weeks

Size of Baby: avg size: 2 in

Total Weight Gain/Loss: ~5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I went today and bought a couple cute dresses/tops that should last me indefinitely; though they don't look at all maternity yet, they will when my belly is truly big.

Best Moment this week: coming home exhausted after a busy long day to find my amazing husband had single-handedly taken care of ALL the chores. Love that man!

Gender: undetermined, though old wives' tales and friends' stories and hunches say boy. I love the totally unfounded guesses :-) Still gotta wait about 9 more weeks, people!

Movement: none; I can't wait!!

Food Craving: MILK! I've also eaten scrambled eggs with ketchup twice this week (2nd time for dinner tonight!) :-)

What I Miss Most: Energy. Not feeling like I might puke at any moment. And b/c of the energy, caffeine.

Sleep: I've been so tired lately that I've actually been sleeping solid till 4-4:30am recently.

What I am looking forward to: Next week (Tuesday) is my next dr's appt!

Belly Button: normal (in) - actually it might be a little MORE in than usual b/c of the pooching belly

Symptoms: Full on nausea. And lots of being tired after very little exertion. Nelly needs naps!

10 wks

I'm going to post these blogs a day early; I don't actually turn __wks 0days till Tuesdays, but I have Mondays off and it's easier to get done then... otherwise you'll be getting them a week late!! ;-D

This is my "outfit" for taking pictures :)

I had a request specifically for a bare belly pic, so here it is.  Don't get too used to these; I won't be taking them every week.

 

I put on my running clothes and was amused at how much my belly already pokes out in my usual running shirt.  I won't be wearing this one all the way through the summer b/c I don't want to stretch it out. :-)

Pregnancy Highlights:
 
How Far Along: 10 weeks

Size of Baby: avg size: 1.5 in

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm already up 5 lbs, which seems like too much to me, but the dr didn't say anything a week ago, so I'm trying not to worry too much about it.

Maternity Clothes: My baggy pants are fitting me without any "baggy" anymore, and I bought a Bella band to help make my clothes wearable a little longer.  I'm going to be in maternity clothes by my birthday at this rate!! :)

Best Moment this week: standing in church realizing how grateful I am for all God has brought me through, miscarriages and all.  Realizing how much he loves me, and how much I love this little one (not the same amt I guess, but related)

Gender: undetermined, though I keep accidentally saying "she".  Lindsey did that w/Elijah before she knew what he was, so NO, that's not an indicator that I'm having a girl :)

Movement: none; I can't wait!!

Food Craving: I drove halfway across town to the nearest Quiznos for a honey bacon club while I was running errands this week.  I've also been eating oatmeal, a texture I usually have trouble with, but not lately.

What I miss: sleeping through the night.  Energy.  Salad (but the thought of it now makes me want to hurl).

Sleep: The same: I'm waking around midnight to use the bathroom, then tossing and turning from 3am till the alarm at 5:30am.  I'm having those crazy pregnancy dreams too. 

What I am looking forward to: what I'm NOT looking forward to is shopping for pants that fit :) I'm looking forward to a friend's baby shower this Saturday; they're adopting internationally and the baby is already 1yr old (but not here yet), so it'll be unlike any shower I've been to before.

Belly Button: normal (in)

Symptoms: I thought I was doing pretty well b/c my symptoms were kinda tapering off, but they came back with a vengeance this week.  Nausea and fatigue.  Glad I had last week off work; lots of couch time! :)

Another New Beginning

As most of you know (b/c I've already gone public on FB), I'm pregnant!  I thought it would be fun to track some of the highlights for you to follow each week.  Of course in these first weeks there's not too much to tell, but a friend of mine blogged her pregnancy and I really enjoyed following it, and thought "I'm going to have to do that when I get pregnant".  So here it is, format stolen directly from her :)

My barely baby bump, just enough to make my pants tight.  Apologies for the angle of the picture; I had to set the camera on the table and turn the timer on.  I might try to find a better place for the future, but this is what I've got for now. :)

Pregnancy Highlights:
 
How Far Along: 9 weeks

Size of Baby: about an inch (average)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: a few pounds already

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing my baggy jeans but no maternity clothes yet.  So far I just look like I'm getting "fat", not pregnant. :)

Best Moment this week: seeing baby's heartbeat again yesterday at the ultrasound!  And finishing the Steamboat Springs Half Marathon in less than 3 hrs.

Gender: undetermined

Movement: none

Food Craving: pizza has been a constant, and too many carbs

What I miss: surprisingly, b/c I don't drink much - alcohol.  I wish I could have a mojito so bad!

Sleep: I'm waking around midnight to use the bathroom, then tossing and turning from 3am till the alarm at 5:30am.  I'm having those crazy pregnancy dreams like my apocalypse dream where I was looking for the bathrooms instead of stressing about the catastrophe. 

What I am looking forward to: everything :) - painting the dresser/changing table, picking out furniture for the nursery, registering, showers, starting to show, maternity clothes, the whole shebang.

Belly Button: normal (in)

Symptoms: I can't seem to keep my eyes open past about 8:30pm without a nap or two during the day.  And I'm eating smaller meals more often to avoid the trifecta of hunger, queasiness, and bloating.

Easter Fun

Elijah loves the gong!

Elijah plays games

The boys play while the girls cook

Serial killer nephew

Cool kid

Shades

Easter snow!?

Stitch hat!

A new blog

Just wanted to let my followers here know that I've started a new blog over at life-of-gifts.blogspot.com if you're interested in following my journey through God's blessings in my life.  And I intend to take some pictures this weekend, so I'll be posting a real entry here soon too.

Holiday cheer

I know I still owe you pictures, so here's the whole holiday season.  I forgot to take pictures of a lot of things, like opening presents or going for a walk with Elijah's new wagon.  But here's the best of what I've got.  Enjoy!!

Thanksgiving turkey; undercooked, but delicious in the end!

The day after the freezing fog I caught some gorgeous pics first thing in the morning before it all melted.

Spikey Ice



Frozen leaf



You can't beat that blue sky!



The stockings were hung on the bulletin board with care... :)
And isn't that red just the perfect backdrop for C-mas?!

The tree.  We added a couple more presents, but it was all for Elijah... that poor kid is going to be confused about the meaning of Christmas until we add some more babies to the family!

We finally bought a new dining table so we could host the C-mas dinner.  I LOVE it :)



Proof that mom and dad really did come for the holiday.



Elijah running in the snow

Lindsey's making perfect snowballs...

...and after much instigation, mom threw one of those perfect snowballs at daddy (who was inside); I snapped this pic just before he wiped the evidence off himself.

Showed Elijah the gong and the next time he came over he pointed and said very clearly: gong??

He LOVED getting to bang it, and he didn't even deafen us!  Letting him also won me more brownie points towards being his favorite aunt :)  hehe