12 Weeks

Hello! We have had a very busy few weeks! We finally made our trip out to Arizona to see my family and tell them our news last weekend! It all went so well, and they are all really excited! :) And now the rest of the world knows too! It actually felt kind of weird to tell everyone - it had just been our little secret for so long, it was strange to finally share it with everyone! But now it really feels like this is getting rolling and we get more excited every day!


How Far Along: 12 weeks 2 days
Baby is the size of: a large plum
Symptoms: my nausea is starting to fade yay! I still have my moments, but it's definitely gotten way better. Appetite is still iffy. I've started to get some round ligament pains which is just my insides stretching to make room for the growing baby but it hasn't been too bad. And just this week, I've started to get some bad headaches. I've found that if I drink a lot of water and a little caffeine it seems to help so hopefully it doesn't get any worse. Overall though, I've started feeling much better.
Have you told anyone? Everyone knows now!
Miss Anything? Sushi! I've been wanting some so bad this week ugh.
Food Cravings: Nothing too much...I will get a random craving for something but then 10 minutes later it's gone. Still just trying to eat whatever doesn't make me feel sick.
Anything making you sick/queasy? Many things but it changes everyday. Mostly heavy foods.
Have you started to show yet? I feel like just in the past week my tummy has poked out a lot more than before! I think it is definitely noticeable at this point which is starting to make this all seem so much more real now that people can see it! It's making me really excited to get this moving forward :)
Gender prediction: I think it's a girl. Kevin wants thinks a boy.
Mood: Pretty good! I was telling Kevin the other day that I am surprised I haven't had any big meltdowns or outbursts yet! haha. So far the hormones have stayed in check pretty well!
Best Moment this week: Finally announcing our news to all our friends and family! It's such a relief that now we don't have to keep this a secret! I feel like I've spent the past 2 months looking forward to the big 12 week milestone and now that it's actually here, I am so excited to get on to the second trimester and all the fun stuff! :)
Looking forward to: We are getting some first trimester screening done next week which tests for chromosomal defects and along with that, we get an ultrasound! (that's really the main reason why I wanted to get the testing done hehe) I can't wait to see our little peanut again and hopefully it will actually look more like a person this time! We should be able to see the arms and legs and watch him/her move around and I am so excited!

9.5 Weeks

Hello! I am a little late on this one so we're at about 9.5 weeks right now. Overall this past week has been much better than the previous few! Phew! I am definitely still getting nauseous every day, but it hasn't seemed quite as debilitating lately -- or maybe I am just getting better at dealing with it. It's just one big game of trying to figure out what works for me and what doesn't. Other than that, we had a lot of excitement last Friday when we finally got to go see our doctor! We got an ultrasound and he said the baby looks great and is measuring right on schedule yay! We also got to hear the baby's heart beat which I almost think was even cooler than seeing the picture...it was so surreal! It was a very strong 170 beats per minute. And I am officially in love with our OB! He said everything I wanted to hear and then some! It all makes me feel so much more relaxed and comfortable knowing that he will be there with us through all of this and he believes in everything that we do in regards to labor and delivery. Such a relief! :)

How Far Along: 9 weeks 4 days
Baby is the size of: somewhere between a Green Olive and a Prune lol.
Symptoms: still nauseous quite often, having a lot of trouble with my appetite...where did it go?! Also still really tired and overall just lacking in motivation to do anything - needless to say, we're going to be having a very low-key Christmas this year!
Have you told anyone? No one new yet...still waiting to go to Arizona to tell my family, and then we can start telling the world! Only 2-3 more weeks!
Miss Anything? Motivation. to move! lol I just want to lay around all day, every day. I need my energy back! Also, definitely missing being able to enjoy eating and not having to force feed myself for every meal!
Food Cravings: Not much -- most all food sounds gross to me. Occasionally something will sound good and it is almost always something sweet - cake, doughnuts, candy, etc...only sweets around here I guess!
Anything making you sick/queasy? Most all foods haha.
Have you started to show yet? Starting to! I've been wearing mostly sweaters lately so no one else would notice yet, but my stomach is starting to stick out a little bit. I'll be glad when I can stop hiding it!
Gender prediction: I think it's a girl. Kevin thinks boy.
Mood: much more "up" than last week since I've been feeling a little better. I am starting to notice some hormonal moods though...hopefully they don't start getting crazy haha just get annoyed more easily these days uhoh!
Best Moment this week: Seeing our baby!! It was so amazing to be able to see our little jellybean on the ultrasound and to hear that everything looks great and healthy! It still almost doesn't seem real sometimes but now we know 100% there is a baby in there and in about 7 months we are going to be parents to a real live human baby! Pretty crazy <3
Looking forward to:Going to Arizona in less than 2 weeks to tell my parents about the big news! I honestly cannot believe I haven't blown it and told my mom already - this must be the longest I've ever kept a secret! I'm just excited for everyone to know already so we can stop hiding it! Coming soon!