16 weeks! baby and I are both growing.

This week was a bit of a rough one. The nausea that I had hoped was easing up came back full force and has not been fun LOL also spent all day last Sunday in the ER getting checked out to make sure everything was ok after having a scare and being sent to ER by a nurse on call. Fortunately everything was ok and we found out baby looks fine and my placenta previa is, according to my OB, attached right AT the edge of my cervix but not across it, which means there's a good chance it'll shift position away from my cervix before delivery :)

With a swelling belly (that doesn't always 'look pregnant') come those thoughts that I still just look chubby LOL

 How far along? 

16 weeks 1 day

How big is Baby? 

He is big enough to fit in my open hand! he is about 5 inches from butt to top of head and weighs about 5 ounces. Supposedly the size of a turnip hahaha

baby can hear, sense light, and currently growing like crazy and starting to store fat

Weight Gain? 

somehow I STILL gained between 1 and 2 lbs in the last week or so, even though I've been vomiting a bunch again LOL I'm convinced it's because I feel STARVING hungry 75% of the day, even when I'm nauseated and vomiting hahaha

 Gender? 

still a BOY!

Maternity Clothes? 

nothing else fits! I am still wearing my drawstring scrub pants but they are driving me nuts because they are so uncomfortable and don't stay up LOL

Sleep?

not getting much.. between feeling nauseated at night, having to pee 5 times/night, and aching lower back and hips.. LOL

Symptoms? 

still the queen of barf.. 

Movement? 

this week I felt my first "jab"! up until now it's just been the teeniest flutters..

Food Cravings? 

pickles pickles pickles... still LOL also pretzels with nacho cheese, nectarines and apples, and skittles

What I miss?

not feeling nauseated every day LOL but I'd still do it again anyway!!! totally worth it, in fact it's the ONLY reason I can think of why I'd willingly place myself in a situation where I knew I was going to be sick everyday for months on end hahaha

What I am looking forward to?

my belly looking more 'pregnant' LOL it's starting to grow so I'm starting to feel like I 'look pregnant' but I also kinda feel like I just look chubby

  

Best moment of the week? 

feeling well enough to get out of the house to go hang out with my girlfriends for a couple hours tonight!! I didn't make it last week.. but I'm crossing my fingers for tonight!!

moving right along..

Week 15 and the nausea is lifting!! woohooooo! I have actually gained back some of the weight I lost when I was vomiting so much and am starving ALL the time now LOL funny how things can change...

This last Saturday we had the 3D ultrasound done and found out he is a boy! Because of his position and all it was hard to get a good 3D pic of his face but here's a good shot of his little foot.. cutest little foot EVER.

A couple times this week I woke up and felt like my belly had grown overnight! I still feel like I just look fat.. like people are probably thinking "that girl needs to lay off the burgers and fries" hahaha but I can definitely see a bump forming :)

 

 How far along? 

15 weeks

How big is Baby? 

baby is the size of a navel orange this week, about 4 inches long from butt to top of head

baby can suck his thumb, can hear, can see enough to sense light, and can sense touch enough that if I push on my belly he'll move away

Weight Gain? 

gained back some of the weight I lost vomiting :)

 Gender? 

BOY!

Maternity Clothes? 

I'm now wearing pretty much nothing but maternity clothes or scrubs with a draw string, nothing else fits or is comfortable

 Sleep?

I can't get enough sleep this week. I've been so tired I can't keep my eyes open by 7pm LOL feels like *I* am the one in a growth spurt haha

Symptoms? 

WAY less nausea and haven't vomited in 4 days! in general I just feel better this week!

Movement? 

oh yeah, I can definitely feel baby squirming around

Food Cravings? 

pickles pickles pickles... still LOL also pancakes, apples, nectarines

What I miss?

nothing really

What I am looking forward to?

my belly looking more 'pregnant' LOL I still feel kinda self conscious about it

  

Best moment of the week? 

feeling well enough to get out of the house after work to go hang out with my girlfriends on Monday night!!! woohoo!

IT'S A BOY!!!

We went for our 3D ultrasound yesterday morning.. my parents were able to meet us there which was really cool! Baby was adorable and oddly he was completely upside down on his head sleeping in my uterus LOL the ultrasound tech had me try laying on my side, changing to the other side, coughing numerous times, and even had me get up and walk around a bit but baby didn't want to change position LOL all that movement DID wake him up though and he immediately started sucking his thumb :) when the tech changed to 3D/4D imaging I actually got to watch his sucking motion with his little fist at his mouth!

With a little maneuvering of the ultrasound wand the tech was able to get some VERY obvious views of our baby's backside and right away Eric and I KNEW we had a little boy!! She confirmed it for us and said "oh yeah you DEFINITELY have a boy! no need to come back to verify LOL" hahaha we got numerous views and pictures printed to confirm.

She also did measurements of crown-rump length, femur bone length, and a skull circumference and baby is not only growing right on schedule (despite how sick I've been.. thank GOD) but is measuring a couple days AHEAD of where I thought we were.. so due date is now changed to January 12, 2014 :) I am 14 weeks today and couldn't be happier to be having a son!

Out of curiousity I asked her where in my uterus the placenta was.. she said I have "placenta previa" which means that the placenta is covering my cervix (the 'exit portal' for the baby during delivery). Apparently it happens sometimes in the 2nd trimester and often corrects itself as baby grows and the uterus stretches. She printed me a good pic of the ultrasound view of baby and placenta to give to my doctor and I will see what he thinks. For right now I'm told it isn't dangerous but if it stays there through the 3rd trimester then it might mean c-section and bedrest.. but I'm very hopeful it will change position since most do ;)  No matter what I know that God is in control of this whole process so I'm not worried! It's definitely something we will be keeping an eye on though!

always an adventure.. LOL 13 weeks and counting!

This week was the first week of my 2nd trimester and as usual in Angel's world it was another adventure. LOL

Thursday (at 13 weeks 2 days) I was so ill that I ended up calling my OB's office (again) and fortunately they got me right in to see Dr. Suong. We had filled out FMLA paperwork last week so that if I continued to be so sick at least Eric would be able to miss a day of work here and there to help me out and get me to the doctor/ hospital so he was able to go with me. My doctor gave me a choice.. one more try with me staying home and taking different meds to keep down fluids.. or he would admit me to the hospital for IV hydration and meds.. I HATE the hospital so of course I chose the first option haha I'm now currently taking Zofran and Phenergan and Protonix and vitamin B-6 around the clock starting last night and FINALLY am feeling human and keeping food and fluids down!!! YAY!

here is my husband waiting in the exam room.. probably playing Bingo on his phone haha

 How far along? 

13 weeks 3 days

How big is Baby? 

baby is the size of a lemon this week. I also read somewhere baby is about the size of my fist :)

Weight Gain? 

still losing weight this week.. but only down 2 more lbs :)

 Gender? 

we are going to have our ultrasound to find out gender TOMORROW!!! hopefully baby will cooperate!

Maternity Clothes? 

yes please!!!! everything else is way too uncomfortable or doesn't fit anymore anyway

 Sleep?

yes please. 

Symptoms? 

well this week the nausea/vomiting got way worse again but I've got an awesome OB who is treating it! I've noticed when I'm not dehydrated too bad my energy level seems to be getting better too :) 

Movement? 

YEP. I don't care what anyone says, I have DEFINITELY felt baby moving around! baby moves more right after I've been vomiting and also shortly after I've eaten something sugary!

Food Cravings? 

pickles pickles pickles... still LOL also biscuits and gravy and pretzels with nacho cheese. Not the healthiest cravings this week LOL

What I miss?

hanging out with my girlfriends more.. just haven't felt up to it and the couple times I said "screw it I'm gonna go see them anyway" I had to turn around and go home because I was vomiting so much. I am extremely hopeful that this is the week I have the energy to do more than just go to work and come home LOL I have the most amazing group of friends and I have been missing them terribly

What I am looking forward to?

TOMORROW MORNING'S GENDER ULTRASOUND!!!!

  

Best moment of the week? 

right after I threw up AT WORK (and everyone heard me and saw and it was so embarrassing) I was crying because I was just so wiped out from being so sick and suddenly I felt baby moving!!! immediately I totally didn't care about barfing in front of everyone LOL

welcome to the 2nd trimester!!!

THANK GOD! We made it to the 2nd trimester. To be honest I'm kinda freaked out by that thought.. we are 1/3 of the way through and at some point some nurse is going to hand US a baby and let us go home with it!! LOL This week I've been giving lots of thought to baby proofing the house, and how best to make sure the dogs will be ok with a baby in the house, and I need to start eating lots and lots of fruits and veggies so that our kiddo will eat them too after it's born LOL I've been looking at strollers and car seats and cribs and options for breastfeeding and bottles and clothes and wipies and binkies and recalls.. it's overwhelming LOL I really think you need a PhD to figure out the new and improved world of cloth diapers! Did you know there are hemp diaper inserts that go inside cloth reusable diapers?! They are supposed to be good for the environment (and way cheaper than disposables)!! LOL who knew?! it's a whole new world...

This week included some new improved symptoms.. less fatigue and a decrease in nausea/vomiting!!! Halle-freaking-lujah!! I also went to my 2nd appointment with my OB doc and was told that all of my bloodwork from my first appointment 3 weeks ago looks perfect (with the exception of the dehydration I was experiencing from all the vomiting LOL).

The doctor said that my last ultrasound (3+ weeks ago) with him showed a healthy baby growing right on schedule. I also went to the local ultrasound school this week and got a free ultrasound from an instructor who used the time as an opportunity to teach her students. I got to see fingers and toes, a heart-shaped amniotic sac (which totally cracked me up) and the heartbeat was still in the 158-162 range. The instructor and her students were laughing because baby was VERY active throughout the ultrasound and it was difficult to get any measurements because baby wouldn't hold still LOL we had a hard time getting a picture of baby that was print-worthy because of all the moving around but here's probably the best one..

I am actually a little nervous about when I can really start feeling baby move because both times I got to see the baby on ultrasound it was kicking the crap out of my uterus LOL I am also VERY excited for when I can feel it.. I've actually felt a number of small "fluttery" feelings this week that I'm convinced are baby but I can't be sure, especially since this is my first baby so I don't really know what to compare it to.. I just know I have never felt anything like it and the location of the flutters is coming directly from where my uterus is right now and where we keep hearing baby's heartbeat...

How far along? 

12 weeks 5 days... 2nd trimester!!! baby has fingerprints, all of it's organs are functioning, and it can suck it's thumb. Baby has vocal cords and teeth and can hiccup!

How big is Baby? 

baby is the size of a peach, 3 inches long from butt to top of head

Weight Gain? 

I had lost 5 lbs in the last couple weeks from all the vomiting.. but now that it is not constant I've put on 1 lb. I think it's because I am finally able to keep down fluids! yay!

 Gender? 

this week I think it's a boy again LOL 2 more weeks until we can get a gender ultrasound and hopefully find out 

Maternity Clothes? 

had to go shopping this week and ended up crying in the middle of a Ross store because all the maternity clothes look ridiculous on me (like I'm wearing clothes that are too big) and looking at "normal" clothes in bigger sizes made me cry because I just spent a year losing 90 lbs LOL at this point I'm wearing some maternity clothes and some clothes that are 1-2 sizes bigger than my normal size. Thrift stores are my friend right now.

 Sleep?

most of the time I am exhausted and in bed by 8pm and sleep til my alarm goes off for work at 5:30am.. fortunately it's been about a week since I've had any nights of being kept awake vomiting but my new foe is leg cramps and restless legs keeping me awake. Naps are my friend. Oh and I think it's time for a "pregnancy pillow".. 

Symptoms? 

less nausea/vomiting!!!! I still get very lightheaded when I stand up so I move slowly LOL I've been have crazy stretching/cramping feelings and some hip pain and this week it felt like I had fallen on my tailbone or something. Ouch. Doctor says it's prob my uterus and baby sitting on my tailbone LOL The need to pee every 15 minutes has eased up and doctor says it should stay this way until the baby is bigger WHEW! the headaches are better, the fatigue is a little bit better.. in general I'm thrilled to be moving away from all the 1st trimester insanity!! hahaha

Movement? 

still feeling occasional itty bitty flutters that I'm convinced are baby ;)

Food Cravings? 

pickles pickles pickles. Also pretzels with nacho cheese, cinnamon rolls, raisin toast, biscuits and gravy, goldfish crackers, fruit, mexican food, and pickles. Oh yeah and pickles.

What I miss?

clothes that fit LOL I can't wait for my belly to pop out so I at least don't just look fat haha

What I am looking forward to?

finding out if we are having a boy or girl! 2 more weeks!

  

Best moment of the week? 

my husband telling me I am his one true love.. and this was AFTER I was acting like a complete psycho crying at stupid stuff from all the hormones LOL I love my husband so much. He's definitely my best friend :) who else would take a picture like this with me.. willingly? Scary to think that WE will be parents.. hahahahaha