15 Weeks

How far along? 15 weeks

How big is the peanut? Size of an orange

Total weight gain/loss? Sticking to 152 even though I know I'm up. Have an appointment on July 5th so I'll know then

Maternity clothes? Pants for sure, a few non maternity yoga pants but for outside the house, definitely maternity pants

Sleep? Not falling back to sleep after I get up to use the bathroom!

Best moment this week? I think I'm starting to feel flutters or I'm going crazy. A lot of people on this message board I'm on have said they have felt flutters as early as 13 weeks. This morning as I'm sitting at my desk, I feel an inside tickle below my belly button. Now my cat was sitting on my lap and it could of been him twitching but I've felt some variation of that tickle all afternoon long. 

Symptoms? Exhausted by 7:30pm. Getting some heartburn, burping, and gas (fun!)

Food cravings? Still cranberry juice & water. Everything is sounding, looking, and tasting pretty good. Bad news bears for my weight I'm sure

Food aversions? Nothing really

Gender? I've had a lot of boy thoughts this week

Labor signs? heck no

Belly button in or out? In but getting wider and the top is starting to flatten out!

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss? Sleeping on my stomach

What I'm looking forward to? Our 16 week appointment on July 5th and then heading to my parents to meet me newest nephew! 

Milestones? Hitting 15 weeks!

Bump?

14 Weeks

We told our families this weekend and we got it on video!! It was so awesome and my dad was so happy and surprised! He said he had no idea. 

How far along? 14 weeks

How big is the peanut? Size of a lemon

Total weight gain/loss? I was 152.6 on my parents scale and that was after a large pasta dinner the night before. So I'm still happy to only be up 7 lbs! 

Maternity clothes? I got some clothes from Goodwill and a lady on craigslist. I've spent just under $400, so I need to be done buying clothes for awhile! That's a crazy amount of money!

Sleep? I can't sleep past 7am if my life depended on it!

Best moment this week? Telling our families and putting it on Facebook! It so real now and I keep feeling like something bad is going to happen now, I need to just get over it. 

Symptoms? Still have that icky empty feeling in the afternoon and night. I've had it since 6 weeks and it's getting really old!

Food cravings? Still cranberry juice & water. Pringles & french onion dip and ice cream.

Food aversions? Nothing really

Gender? Still thinking girl

Labor signs? heck no

Belly button in or out? In but getting wider

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss? Cream cheese and pickles rolled up in ham, something about heating up lunch meat takes all the fun out of wanting it

What I'm looking forward to? Our 16 week appointment on July 5th and then heading to my parents to meet me newest nephew! 

Milestones? Hitting 14 weeks!!

Bump?

NT Blood Work Results

1:6000 for Down Syndrome and 1:10,000 for Trisomy 18!! Those are great numbers considering I am 34 now and will turn 35 a month before the baby is born. Now I am extremely ready to tell our families this weekend!

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks

How big is the peanut? Size of a peach

Total weight gain/loss? 152 at our appointment last week, I'm ok with that considering how many carbs I've eaten since week 6!

Maternity clothes? Only a pair of maternity shorts because it was 95 degrees today! Everything else is stretchy pants and medium tops but I did get another pair of maternity jeans at Goodwill, Gap ones no less for $6! And a Target maternity swim top for $4 with the tags still on! Once I get this last shipment from Kohl's, I think I'll be done for awhile. Just need bigger sports bras soon, I finally have boobies!

Sleep? Pretty good, I'm falling back asleep after my nightly potty break

Best moment this week? Having the NT scan and having good readings! I just wish the blood work would be done soon, it's been a week. I plan to call the office tomorrow. Also, I got the doppler I ordered and we found the heartbeat in about 5 minutes.

Symptoms? Apparently you sunburn worse when you are pregnant (?) or maybe it's just me because I got pretty burnt even with my typical SPF 15 on. Looks like I'll be using 30 or 45 now. 

Food cravings? Still cranberry juice but I'm mixing with water. The past few days, I've been craving tomatoes with pepper & salt.

Food aversions? Nothing's really making me want to puke so that's good but nothing is really standing out as a craving

Gender? J & Still thinking girl, especially after getting heartbeat readings between 155 & 162

Labor signs? heck no

Belly button in or out? In but getting wider

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss? Wine, sangria especially. 

What I'm looking forward to? Telling our parents this weekend and then we go Facebook official!

Milestones? Hitting 13 weeks!!

Bump? Yep, picture below. This is after a day of eating kind of crappy, so I'll say I'm bloated ;-)

How we plan to tell our parents

Isn't it cute?! We will be telling my parents the Saturday of Father's Day when we go visit and we'll tell J's parents on Father's Day, then will tell J's siblings, then post on Facebook. Since it's Father's Day, J wants to say something cute on Facebook. I'll be 14 weeks then, so I think it's good timing. 
I have to tell my boss the Friday before Father's Day since she will be out of PTO the next week, so my boss will know before my parents!

NT Scan a Success!

Everything went great! The neck measurement was only 1.1 and we saw the nasal bone! They did the finger prick for the blood test, so I guess I'll have those results in a week or so. They also did blood test for cystic fibrosis and another genetic disease. If I am positive for either of these, then J will get tested. Hopefully all comes out ok since we have no family history of anything. 


And here's a picture! Such a weird, uncomfortable position he/she is in! Heartbeat was 150.

12 Weeks!

I don't know what it is about making it to 12 weeks, it feels like a huge milestone. Like this may just actually happen! I know things can still go wrong and I really don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but I need to keep my head level because I do not want to ever go through the feelings I went through when we miscarried last time. I am so nervous about the NT scan. I keep having nightmares that the ultrasound tech won't talk to us while she's doing the scan. I keep asking if everything is ok and she won't say anything. I have woken up a few nights in a cold sweat. I don't know what we would do if something is wrong with the baby. I would love to say I am strong enough to handle a special needs baby, but I know I'm not. J and I have talked about it and we both have said we would terminate if the baby would not have the quality of life we felt the baby deserved. I pray and pray some more that we will never have to make this decision. In less than 24 hours, we should know!

How far along? 12 weeks

How big is the peanut? Size of a plum

Total weight gain/loss? I'm almost positive I'm over 150, I pray I'm not over 155! UPDATE: I'm 152, so 7lbs, I'm not happy but my appetite is getting better so I need to start getting more fruit, veggies, and dairy in here and not so many carbs!

Maternity clothes? I bought 6 pair of pants for $50 from a lady on craigslist. They are Large's and pretty big on me, but I can see them fitting in a month or 2

Sleep? Pretty good, I'm falling back asleep after my nightly potty break

Best moment this week? My boobs getting bigger! I've always been a member of the "ittty bitty titty committee" and it's finally nice to see boobs!

Symptoms? Breaking out even worse! I've read if you break out, you're having a girl. I guess we'll see if that's right.

Food cravings? Still cranberry juice but I'm mixing with water.

Food aversions? Nothing's really making me want to puke so that's good but nothing is really standing out as a craving

Gender? J & I are talking about maybe finding out and not telling anyone. I really want to wait till delivery but I really want to know also. I'm thinking girl, J is thinking boy

Labor signs? heck no

Belly button in or out? In but getting wider

Wedding rings on or off? On

What I miss? Jimmy John's ham sub! I could still have it but heat up the meat but it just doesn't sound appetizing once you heat up lunch meat!

What I'm looking forward to? The NT scan on Monday! Only 2 weeks till we tell our parents!!

Milestones? Being 12 weeks!!

Bump? Yep, it's getting bigger and hard. Man, I am just not photogenic when pregnant! Granted I am not wearing makeup and I'm pretty tired today. J wanted me to do a bare belly pic each week, if I like it, I'll include it. I look so happy in that picture huh?!