14 Weeks

I have been a very bad blogger.  This is me trying to catch up...so the next several bump updates are seriously late and will just include a picture and the highlight from that week. 

Week of March 15th
Saint Patrick's Day was this week.  Finally made it past my first trimester!
The week before I got to go to an ultrasound by myself and get lots of pictures of baby.  We still didn't know if we were going to have a boy or a girl but I had a dream it was a boy.  I cried at the ultrasound. It was very humbling to realize you are taking part in Heavenly Father's miracle.  We were busily preparing to move into our new apartment.  I got to feel the baby move for the first time on Thursday the 21st.  It was around 3:00 and I had just eaten some frozen cookie dough.  My stomach felt very weird so I put my hand on my stomach and realized that was right where the baby was.  I thought it might be the baby moving but wanted to make sure I wasn't just feeling my pulse.  That's usually what happened in the past weeks.  Not this time it was definitely her.  I called my mom and Tony was very excited.  Then Anthony called and I told him.  It was awesome! I understand now why they call that first movement a mother feels a quickening.

How far along: 13 Weeks

Baby is the size of: a peach

Total weight gain: between 1 and 2 pounds.... idk

Name: pretty sure we have a name for boy or girl.... not quite ready to stop searching for baby names yet.

Gender: we find out on April 15th.  we will keep you posted.  I had a dream that it was a boy and the more I "want" it to be a girl the more I feel it will be a boy

Best moment this week: Ultrasound!!  I went alone and although I really wanted Anthony to be there... it turned out to be a sweet moment for mommy and baby.  To sit there in the silence and look at my little miracle you feel Heavenly Father's love for you so strongly.  I cried tears of joy.

Food cravings:  most everything is yummy.  the weather has been really nice and warm... I have been wanting to bbq for quite a while now.  I am dying to eat a bacon cheese burger and strawberry lemonade. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really.

Sleep: still need and get plenty... but I do have more energy throughout the day

Pregnancy symptoms: just the typical, always hungry, always have to pee

Miss anything: not at all.  I am loving every minute of pregnancy!

Maternity clothes: yes!  my regular jeans no longer fit comfortably so I have been wearing maternity pants.  It is strange to be in between... it takes some work to keep my maternity pants up because my little bump isn't big enough to hold them up yet.

Belly button in or out: in

Stretch marks: not yet

Movement: only that I have seen on the ultrasound... now i do pay close attention to my tummy and am hoping to feel movement soon

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy... most of the time I am overjoyed! Everything smells better, tastes yummier, and just is better.  Life is so good right now!

Baby gear purchases: not yet.  we are moving into a 2 bedroom apartment and painted the nursery soft mint.

Wedding rings on or off: on

Early labor signs: nope

Daddy moment: educational specialist at the dr. was filling me in on how the baby can hear already... and i told her I know Daddy talks to baby all the time!  I swear baby knows when daddy is around.  when he talks to munchkin, rubs my tummy, ect.  I feel so calm and at peace.  I love my husband so much and he is going to be the best daddy ever!!!

Most recent doctor's appointment: ultrasound pics! you can find them on facebook.

Looking forward to: finding out gender, feeling movement, a bigger more obvious bump, MOVING IN TO OUR NEW PLACE!!!

sorry I skipped week 12...

11 Weeks

How far along: 11 Weeks

Baby is the size of: a lime!  getting bigger!

Total weight gain: I paid attention to my weight at my last appointment so now I can keep track better of how much I gain.  I think I have gained 3 pounds since the very beginning.  Let's just say I haven't lost my appetite and I am always hungry

Name: we pretty much have it narrowed down to 1 boy and 1 girl name

Gender: don't know yet

Best moment this week: deciding to move into this awesome 2 bedroom apartment and be next door neighbors with our best friends.  Oh... the parties we will have.

Food cravings: not really... we had  turkey dinner and that was yummy... I can only eat a little of the more savory foods at a time.

Anything making you queasy or sick: taking my prenatal vitamin before I ate any breakfast one morning was not a good idea... I guess this was my way of experiencing morning sickness

Sleep: still get tired if I overdo it... now I can either take a nap and go to bed a little later or skip the nap and go to bed way early

Pregnancy symptoms: mostly, I am feeling great!  My hips hurt sometimes though, and I have to pee all the time

Miss anything: energy... ability to use certain cleaning products and lift heavy things.  this move is going to be hard for me to not help with everything

Maternity clothes: They are so comfy they are all I wear now... and yoga pants.  I can still fit in my normal jeans but they are so uncomfortable I choose not to wear them

Belly button in or out: in

Stretch marks: not yet

Movement: can't feel anything yet. excited for the day when I can

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!

Baby gear purchases: none yet.. but people keep giving us free stuff and we love it!  We did get the munchkin his/her own room!

Wedding rings on or off: on

Early labor signs: none

Daddy moment: Daddy didn't want me to tell him when the heartbeat was on the recording.. he wanted to listen and hear it himself... Daddy agreed to move into our new place.  He was away for 2 days and 1 night... not fun. Now that I am pregers I miss him a ton when he is gone... almost like I am missing a part of myself.

Most recent doctor's appointment: my little sister came with me because Hubby couldn't and she got to hear the baby's heartbeat with me for the first time.  We recorded it so Anthony could hear too.  Wish we could've listened longer so now I just listen to the recording over and over.

Looking forward to: fixing up the new apartment and moving in later this month!  and the next ultra sound in 2 weeks.  I need an updated picture

How far along: 10 Weeks

Baby is the size of: a prune (1 1/2 inches long)

Total weight gain: still ignoring this number

Name: pretty sure it will be one of our 2 front runners... still considering others

Gender: don't know yet

Best moment this week:  At the work out group when Alyssa and Hidie found out the good news the almost knocked me over they were so excited to give me a hug.  We didn't end up working out that day... just talking about baby!  I love my friends and I love that they know!  I told all my brothers the good news.. none of them really knew what to say so they all just exclaimed things.  Tony said, "Yippee"  He has been missing me 'cause he wants to see the baby.  He also asked my mom if it was a boy or girl and then decided that we don't know yet because it is too early.  Caleb kept saying WOW!!! over and over again. 

Food cravings: pretty much the same as last week... I love carbs!  Bread is my favorite!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  not really... I am so lucky when it comes to morning sickness!

Sleep: still getting lots.  It sure does take a lot of energy to grow a person inside you

Pregnancy symptoms: I have to pee so often... including in the middle of the night

Miss anything: energy and motivation to do simple tasks like the dishes... much less bigger projects.  I overdid it shopping the other day and had to take a long nap to feel better and I helped put together a sweetheart dance... I did not feel good... had to force myself to take a few minutes to just lie down.

Maternity clothes: Yes!   My good friend Alyssa Dye found out the good news and told me about a maternity clothing sale at Old Navy... we had a fun afternoon of shopping.  Then I ordered the rest of the clothes I will need online.  I will have to make or borrow the rest.  Maternity pants are super comfy! 

Belly button in or out: in

Stretch marks: nope

Movement: none yet

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!!!  I am oh so happy.  I think I am finally getting used to all the hormones and symptoms 

Baby gear purchases: none yet... but I did look at all the baby stuff in Target the other day

Wedding rings on or off: on

Early labor signs: none

Daddy moment: Daddy gives the best tummy rubs...  he got to tell all his brothers and his sister the good news.  he is such a proud papa.  

Most recent doctor's appointment: next week we have another one

Looking forward to: telling the rest of the world... by Sunday everyone will know!

How far along: 9 Weeks

Baby is the size of: an olive

Total weight gain: honestly ignoring this for now... i am afraid of this number

Name: we have been playing around with more names this week.... we like to do this at church.

Gender: unknown 

Best moment this week: seeing baby on our first ultrasound.

Food cravings: soft pretzels with cheese, french onion soup, pizza, cinnamon toast and chocolate milk, bread!

Anything making you queasy or sick: just don't feel great when I get too tired or too hungry... made lazagna the other night and didn't want it after a couple bites because I used the wrong brand of tomato sauce...yuck!

Sleep: still getting lots.. can't wait to get some more energy soon

Pregnancy symptoms: occasional ligament pain around my hips...and I am just so tired

Miss anything: having energy...especially in the evenings...a date would be so nice

Maternity clothes: none yet

Belly button in or out: in

Stretch marks: not yet

Movement: we got to see baby wiggle on the ultrasound... still too little for me to feel it

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy

Baby gear purchases: none yet

Wedding rings on or off: on

Early labor signs: nope

Daddy moment: Daddy was like a kid in a candy store during the ultrasound.  He has studied human anatomy and such for his major... so he was intrigued to find out what everything was.  He was also a big help at holding my hand and keeping me calm when I had to get my blood drawn.

Most recent doctor's appointment:  our first ultrasound was incredible... I thought that baby would look more like an alien than a baby because it was so early on.  but nugget looks just like a sweet baby.  We could see the heartbeat on the moniter. I thought I would cry but I was too happy to worry about that.

Looking forward to: next dr. appointment and hopefully hearing the heartbeat

How far along: 8 weeks

Baby is the size of: a large raspberry 

Total weight gain: I have only had one Dr. appointment and that is how I will be keeping track.... more news next week

Name: 2 front runners still need a girl's middle name but Anthony likes it without one... I think she HAS to have one

Gender: don't know yet

Best moment this week:  Yesterday... we had a day off from Opera Practice and we enjoyed every moment of it.  We actually ate a real dinner...salmon and baked potatoes, we even lit some candles.  It was so nice to just snuggle and do nothing  at all

Food cravings: nachos and cinnamon twists from Taco Bell (haven't eaten hardly any fast food since we've been married...more than 2 years), homemade nachos, chocolate dipped pretzels, Bread, Bread, and more Bread

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really. everything smells a lot stronger, great for the yummy smells.. really not great for the yucky ones.  As long as I eat regularly I am ok... tummy tends to hurt after dinner and sometimes I have a really hard time falling asleep because of it.  I am thinking if I haven't vomitted yet I will most likely get to skip out on that yucky symptom. *Knock on Wood*

Sleep: can't get enough, this opera has really kicked my butt! We have had rehearsals all week and don't get home until 10 or 11... I like to be in bed by 9 at the latest... so my naps are extra long

Pregnancy symptoms:  I get these really sharp pains by my hip bones occasionally.  ouch!  worse than a charlie horse or cramps, some aches and pains, a little tummy trouble, mostly I HATE HORMONES!!!  I don't like not feeling in control of my emotions...I get so angry over the tiniest things... not good.

Miss anything:  I miss being myself all the time.... I feel like now I have an evil twin sister and she hangs around much too often.  I am usually a very kind nice person to be around.  Blasted hormones

Maternity clothes: not yet but I didn't realize how uncomfortable jeans are until now.  I am constantly unbuttoning them at home

Belly button in or out: in

Stretch marks: none yet... but I am sure they will show up eventually 

Movement: none felt yet

Happy or Moody most of the time: split... I am either complaining about nannying, the opera, or pregnancy symptoms and I feel like the world is ending or I am so overjoyed and can't stop smiling and telling my hubby I love him.  Some mornings he will even say, "You are so happy today... (mumbles)unlike yesterday."

Baby gear purchases: none yet although whenever I am at the store I must look at all the baby clothing!  Some outfits are so darling it is hard to pass them up.  We will wait 'til we know the gender to purchase stuff.

Wedding rings on or off: on

Early labor signs: nope

Daddy moment:  Daddy tried to hear baby's heartbeat with a stethescope.  Silly hubby.

Most recent doctor's appointment: my pregnancy test that I had to take at the clinic is positive.  Doctor says I am due on September 12th.

Looking forward to: the opera ending, baby bump, telling the world our little secret

7 Weeks!

How far along: 7 Weeks!

Baby is the size of:a blueberry

Total weight gain: 0 pounds gained or lost

Name:we have a favorite boy and girl name (still working on girl middle name)...but still feel like I need to make sure every other name that exists is not the one

Gender:too early to tell

Best moment this week:telling our parents the good news!

Food cravings:no cravings but bread is seriously yummy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:so far mac and cheese and cheesy rice or roni are now disgusting!  Ritz crackers make me feel sick.

Sleep:I get tired really easily and suddenly. I take multiple naps (luckily I can nap at work while Rylan does).  I go to bed as early as 8 some nights...That means I get up to 11 hours some nights.

Pregnancy symptoms: I do get queasy sometimes (really it just feels like knots in my stomach) especially when I get hungry, but I haven't thown up yet.  Hoping I get to avoid that fun symptom.  So far morning sickness is very manageable.  Hormones are not my friend.

Miss anything:nothing that I can think of

Maternity clothes:nope

Belly button in or out:in

Stretch marks:none yet...

Movement:much too early for that

Happy or Moody most of the time:Happy mostly

Baby gear purchases:nothing yet... but we do have some hand-me-down things including a crib

Wedding rings on or off:on!

Early labor signs:none

Daddy moment:Daddy is Oh so sweet!  He is really dealing well with me talking constantly about what I am feeling emotionally and physically.  Especially because we haven't told anyone besides our parents yet.  Which leaves very limited people to talk to. I love it when he rubs my tummy for me when I don't feel good.  The back rubs are also nice.  But my favorite is that he talks to baby already and says things like, "Keep growing little buddy!"

Most recent doctor's appointment:we are excited to get our positive pregnancy blood test on Monday.  Then we can schedule our first appointment!

Looking forward to:I can't wait to share my excitement with everyone and am really ready for the 2nd trimester already.  Want that cute bump, to hear nugget's heart beat, and to feel movement.