13 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 13 Weeks (completed 3/29/14) Last week of the first trimester, and as promised... I finally got pictures!

Now, a little explanation for the pictures. Yes, there are 2 sets, and here is why. You see, I have this stomach condition that causes my intestines to swell up to 10x more than the average person after eating. And it doesn't matter how much or how little I eat, my stomach will be huge. So basically, I already always look pregnant! Except in the mornings before I eat anything, this is when I am "normal". So to show you the difference, I had John take my picture in the morning before I ate anything, and then again that same night after a full day of normal eating. And no, I am not pushing my stomach out in the second photos, that is just how it is.
 

These are the morning shots. I may not be the tiniest person ever, but I'd like to think I don't look pregnant in these photos.

And these are late that night. Note: I actually had not eaten a full meal since about 2pm, for dinner at this point (11pm) I had only had a few bites of ice cream so far. After these pics, I of course continued with the deliciousness that was my shake. Anyway, definitely looking more pregnant here than in the morning.

 So to sum up the whole belly photo thing. From here on out with the weekly pictures, my belly probably won't 'grow', haha! It will really just depend on the time of day I've taken the photos how pregnant I look. So one week I might look smaller and the next I might look huge! It'll be interesting to see how this is all affected once I've "popped".

Total weight gain/measurements: Official weight gain of the first trimester: 0 lbs
I know... this doesn't seem right, but lets be honest, I wasn't like 120 or anything before I got pregnant. Haha baby had plenty of room and squish ;) 

Maternity clothes: No new clothes. Still want some jeans though! Soon

Stretch marks? No new ones, just the couple that popped up on my chest. The downside to gaining a little over a full cup size in a very short amount of time, right?

Sleep: Better this week, for sure. I don't get up as often in the middle of the night. And I think I've definitely slept more soundly this week. I usually notice when John gets up to get ready (he wakes up about 2 hours before I have to), but this week, I didn't notice til he kissed me goodbye.

Best moment this week: The last day of the first trimester! Crazy that the first stage of my first pregnancy is already over, but I couldn't be more excited!

Miss anything? I miss not being nauseous all the time, and my stomach not hurting all the time, and eating food I know I really love. But other than that, I think I'm alright :P Haha

Movement: None

Food cravings: Can't think of anything I specifically craved this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? The baby? Haha, no, just feeling that way in general still. Nothing that really screams "I want to throw up!".

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: HEADACHES! Oh my gosh, the headaches are killing me. Please someone, make them go away! I hope these don't last too long. Still nauseous, a lot. This week didn't start great or end great as far as either of those symptoms go. The middle wasn't terrible though.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Sadly going to have to go with moody this week. It's been bad. Just a roller coaster of emotions.

 
Looking forward to: The second trimester! I hear its the best trimester (typically), and I can only hope that's true for me. Annnd... mine and Johns little getaway this weekend. We are sick of being home all the time, and we want to do stuff like this while we still can. So this weekend we are going to go up to Midway to stay at the Zermatt Resort. We are super excited to just relax and swim, the water just sounds amazing right now.

12 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 12 Weeks (completed 3/22/14) Sorry, failed on the start of belly pics. Next week... I promise!

Total weight gain/measurements: Still no weight gain. But its coming soon, I just know it. Haha

Maternity clothes: Nothing new, though I did try on some maternity jeans the other day. Too bad they were way out of my price range. They were soooo comfy though! Maybe in a few weeks I'll get them. Well, find a cheaper pair anyway. I've only looked at one store, so I've still got a lot of shopping to do in that area.

Stretch marks? Nothing new 

Sleep: Haven't been getting up to use the restroom as much, but this week I had a lot of really high anxiety dreams. So I'd wake up just totally anxious and feeling like I got no sleep. Hope those go away soon. Can't handle that much anxiety while I'm awake, let alone when I'm asleep!

Best moment this week: My brother Jeremy's surprise b-day party. Went to a Grizzlies game, it was a lot of fun. Love when I get to hang out with my family. And I was even able to stay up later than usual and enjoy it instead of being dead tired. That was great :)

Miss anything? Mexican food still, haha. That's like our go to food when we go out. And we haven't been to a mexican restaurant in forever. Still too many food aversions.

Movement: None

Food cravings: Nothing too specific this week. Not even fruit as much as the past little while. I mean, I still love it, but it's just not as much a craving anymore. I have really wanted the cereal Just Bunches, but can't find it anywhere. If you see it in your local store, please let me know! I would love to get it.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope, just feel that way typically anyway.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: My skin is still extremely dry, but nothing new. Oh, wait... that's a lie. I get dizzy a lot now. Sometimes just when I'm sitting still, or sometimes when I'm moving too much. But other than that, just all the usual symptoms. Exhaustion, nausea, burping (this one still makes me laugh), back pain, etc.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I'm gonna go with both this week.

 
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender! I know it's still a few weeks or more away, but I'm just so excited :)

11 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 11 Weeks (completed 3/15/14) Next week I will try to start with belly pictures. I just don't love having my picture taken right now, so we'll see.

Total weight gain/measurements: Again... nothing yet

Maternity clothes: I caved! I bought two t-shirts and a dress for church this week. I already love them. I don't feel as fat when I wear those versus my regular clothes. Still looking for some good maternity jeans though. I think I'll just buy one pair right now, and buy more when I actually have a belly, so I don't have to spend too much money on new jeans in like 4 months.

Stretch marks? Pretty sure the marks/lines whatever you want to call them on my chest are stretch marks... boo! I was going to get creams and stuff (still might) for stretch marks, but now that I know they are just hereditary and going to happen one way or another if its in your genes, I kind of figured I'd save the money. 

Sleep: Not bad, still waking up a lot to use the restroom, but other than that and slight discomfort I get a pretty good nights rest.

Best moment this week: Our second doctors appointment! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Just too cute! At first the doc just used the doppler, but then he was like "Why don't we just see if an ultrasound room is open and go take a look at the little one?" So we did! It was the best. Got to see and hear the heartbeat. Melted my heart. Already love the little one lots! And he/she is looking much more like a baby. Though it's also still a little unreal to me at the same time. Anyhow, heartbeat was 158 :)

Miss anything? I miss being able to eat normally still, and of course my energy. But right now, mostly the eating thing. I used to be able to eat a lot more variety of foods, and now most everything just sounds gross. Can't wait to get my appetite back. Especially for Mexican food. I miss Mexican food sooo much!

Movement: None

Food cravings: Fruit still, loving watermelon and canteloupe.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Again, just feel queasy and sick in general.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: Hmm, this week pretty much the usual's, you know, sick & tired (as previously mentioned), still burping a lot (haha, so random), frequently visiting the ladies room, the terrible pain in my back/butt, etc.  

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy and Moody? I'd say there were definitely some of both in there this week. So I guess technically that would make for mood swings right? One minute happy, the next... really not for whatever reason. Oh well, at least there was happy in there!

 
Looking forward to: So many things to come in the next little while! But right now, mostly getting out of the first trimester and hoping that all the things people say about the second are true. That the nausea and exhaustion go away. Oh man that would make me the happiest!

10 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 10 Weeks (completed 3/8/14)

Total weight gain/measurements: Still nothing yet

Maternity clothes: Haven't bought anything yet, but I have been tempted and walked through the maternity section at Target the other day. Still just wearing leggings and skirts everyday. My boss even mentioned that my wardrobe is changing, haha! A little sad.

 
Stretch marks? Possibly, can't tell yet for sure if they are stretch marks for certain, but I've got some reddish lines showing up on my chest. Hoping they go away.

Sleep: Okay, still falling asleep really really early every night and sleeping like a rock. However I've had quite vivid and realistic dreams this week. One just the other night where John cheated on me! Ahh! I woke up at 5am distraught, proceeded to wake him up and cried to him for a good 10 mins about it. Silly dreams and hormones.

Best moment this week: The one year mark of the day that John and I got engaged! :) March 8th

Miss anything? Continuing with missing my energy. I mean, I was a tired person before this, but now. Just wow. I am always exhuasted it seems!

Movement: None

Food cravings: One night this week I could not shake the craving for some TGIFridays mashed potatoes. Have you tried them? They are divine! So John was nice enough to meet me on the way home from work and indulge my craving. Other than that, nothing too specific. Still loving fruit.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing that comes to mind. Just feel queasy and sick in general.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: Okay, time to re-word this at least. Haha I'm sick of seeing the same thing every week (even more sick of feeling it) but yes, I am still tired and sick pretty much every day. I seem to get super nauseous around 4:30pm every day, which makes the drive home from work even less fun than it already is. I haven't really had headaches this week, and less flatulence, but that has been replaced by burping. Pregnancy symptoms are so weird. Oh! also, new really annoying symptom, well, not actually a symptom, lets call it a side effect. I've had this really sharp pain that comes and goes in my lower back and butt. It sometimes hurts so bad that I can't walk for a minute or two. Excited for my doctors appt next week to see what is going on there. Its gotten progressively worse, but I am certainly hoping it goes away.   

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy :)

 
Looking forward to: Our next appt! Less than a week away :)

9 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 9 Weeks (completed 3/1/14)

Total weight gain/measurements: No weight gain yet.

Maternity clothes: Nothing yet, but I officially can't fit into my jeans anymore (a little weird since I haven't gained any weight yet, I'm chalking it up to bloating). I wore my stretchiest pair of jeans the other day, and I could not wait to get out of them all day! They were digging into me pretty bad. So jeans are out. Leggins and skirts are in. Maternity clothes are probably going to pop in here and there really soon.

 
Stretch marks? None, yet... thankfully

Sleep: Been sleeping a little better. I go to bed way early and am out like a rock. Don't even notice when John makes his way to bed. But I do still wake up to pee, a lot! Though I can fall back asleep pretty easily after, so that's good. I guess there was one day this week that I woke up around 2am and didn't go back to sleep til around 5am. Kissa (our cat) and I just hung out in the living room for a couple hours, and fell asleep on the couch.

Best moment this week: Best moment... finding the chair I want in our nursery! It is seriously like sitting in a cloud, it is the softest thing I've ever sat in, in my life. I call it the heaven chair. I can't wait to get it ordered and set up at home. I will sit in it all. the. time.

Miss anything? Wearing jeans? Haha, I don't always love wearing them but now it is really really limiting my wardrobe. Still miss my energy, and not being able to eat whatever I want.

Movement: None

Food cravings: Nothing too crazy or out of the ordinary this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Umm, nothing particular. Kind of depends on the day.

Gender: Unknown

Labour signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, nausea, headaches, bloating, flatulence, etc. I feel like the list just goes on... still.   

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Well, this was the toughest week to date. Sick and exhausted yes, but my emotions got the better of me and I cried at work. Poor guys I work with, I can't imagine it's easy working with a hormonal pregnant lady.

 
Looking forward to: Our next appt! And buying 'heaven chair', because yes, it really is that good!