12/13 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 12 and a half weeks

Size of Baby: A plum!

Appointment Updates: Today we had our second appointment. The baby cooperated and I got to hear the heartbeat immediately. It's heartbeat is a healthy 165 beats per minute. I am also doing great in the weight area which is a relief for me. Josh left work early just to make the appointment but we caught each other in the stairwell walking out. Poor Daddy was bummed he didn't get to hear our little one!

Symptoms: The lovely symptom of constipation has not subsided. What used to work in the past (i.e. fast food, chocoloate milk, hot chocolate) doesn't seem to work anymore so I am trying some pills. Over the past month I have started to get more headaches or head pressure. The pressure will even wake me up in the middle of the night which is frustrating. I am going to see a chiropractor tomorrow to see if they can relieve any of the pressure. Something I did not realize would happen is the shift in my hormones which means lack of patience and irritability. A good friend told me "Make every moment with someone a divine appointment not as an annoyance." I really hope to be able to remember this saying everyday at school and home. I am also slowly losing my mind which people told me only gets worse. Great!

What I Miss: Nothing at this point as I am feeling very blessed

Cravings: I feel like I crave something new or different everyday. One item that I am really loving is ice cream but particularly a vanilla cone from Dairy Queen with crunch.

Gross: For some reason chicken is hard for me to eat but it all depends on how it is cooked. Who knows, I might love chicken next week.

Week Highlights: On Saturday, I went shopping to Babies R Us with my Mom, Dad, and Grandma P. Surprisingly we did not even spend a penny but just had a great time looking forward to the future. It was great to look at strollers and cribs in person rather than the internet.

Drum Roll Please.....12 Week Belly Picture (Please remember that it may look like this today but tomorrow might look completely different depending on my lovely "symptom").

10+ Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 10 and a half weeks

Size of Baby: A prune!

Appointment Updates: Our next appointment is on the 28th where we will hear the heartbeat again!! What a great feeling!

Symptoms: I am starting to hit a good point in my pregnancy. Nausea has almost subsided and queasiness to any type of food. It is interesting how one minute I want one type of food and then next it doesn’t even look or sound good. I am still enjoying my sleeping but getting through a full day of school is not as painful.

My newest symptom did pop up on Monday and was horrible. I have had stomach issues in the past but did not associate these symptoms with being pregnant. The pain began in my back during the early school hours and got worse. Of course, me the worry wart, started to get panicked when the pain came around the front. Relief came around 3 a.m. when I finally remembered having these lovely problems in high school. I am still working on daily relief and hope to find a remedy soon.

What I Miss: Josh and I went to a Valentine’s lunch at Olive Garden and I really missed not having a glass of wine. A sip of wine would probably not hurt but I would not be able to stop at a sip. Cravings: I am still really enjoying salty items! One item I have been eating a lot of is macaroni and cheese or any other type of pasta. Gross: Can’t think of anything right now

We have gotten the question a lot lately if we will find out the sex of the baby and the answer is . . . No! We can’t wait to hear the doctor announce the sex upon arrival! The only downfall/positive is that we can’t find any unisex outfits for the baby because most are boys/girls. If we knew the sex I would go crazy shopping so I think it is a positive!

I hope to post a picture of my slowly growing baby bump this week!!!!

An Emotional Rollercoaster

To say last week was an emotional rollercoaster is a small statement. On Thursday, I found out I was getting a new student whose diagnosis is EBD. I was definitely anxious having to change my schedule once again and nervous as to what behaviors we might see. It is now Wednesday and I have already "fallen in love" with the student even if he has some "large" behaviors. My poor life group from church had to deal with my pregnancy hormones as I cried through most of our teaching.

On Saturday we ended up staying at my parents house so we could go to the funeral of my great uncle on Sunday. Poor Grandma and Grandpa took us out to dinner with Jess. I almost blew it a few times thanks to the reuben sanwhich that made me lose my entire appetite. Seven hours after we arrived there we finally got all four family members in the same room (Alys on Skype) and was able to share our great news. My family was so excited, even if Dad did fell asleep within ten minutes. (The baby is going to have a great sleeping buddy!) On Sunday, we got to share the news with Gram and Grandpa and they were thrilled to hear they were going to be Great Grandparents.

Josh got to share the news with Kelsey Sunday night while I was in and out of sleep after a long weekend. On Monday we skipped the Bachelor so we could tell Josh's parents. They both had an idea what the big news was because we tried so hard to get ahold of Kelsey on Sunday. The baby's only uncle was also told Sunday night. Josh's grandparents were told on Tuesday so we are now trying to cross all of the other close family and friends off the list.


Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: Currently 9 weeks

Size of Baby: A green olive!

Appointment Updates: We had our first appointment yesterday and it went a lot better than expected. Many friends from work warned me that we might not get to hear the baby this early but they were wrong....we got to SEE and HEAR the baby. The feeling of seeing our baby for the first time was breathtaking. The baby is only a cm long but looks so big already.

Symptoms: Other than a lot of sleep, I am actually beginning to feel a lot better.

What I Miss: I really enjoy frozen drinks so it makes me sad not having any.

Gross: Completely dependent on the day and time
Planning dinner ahead of time has been very difficult.