Week 13 in Review

Wow what a week. Multiple changes going on this week. 

My Symptoms: I started with a headache on Sunday on our way back home from out town. The headache continued thru Tuesday. (decided I needed more water and to not cut out caffeine completely) Monday was labor day and I did absolutely nothing. I was so tired. I didn't want to be a bum all day so Kevin and I went to walk at the park. That wore me out even more. We came back and I fell asleep in the middle of our bedroom floor for about 30 min. I then spent the rest of the afternoon and day laying around the house and at one point took another nap. Yes two in one day! Lol. I have also noticed this week that my appetite has increased. I don't feel like I need to eat all the time but meal times I eat more than I use to. For example Monday night I had two hot dogs and chips. I never eaten two hot dogs in one sitting. I have been trying to eat more of the solid foods instead snacks things. Hopefully that will help.

Weight:  I am now a total of 7lbs bigger than my pre pregnancy weight. :( so far I only notice it in my belly. Hopefully that is where it all has gone. 

Sleep: tired more often this week depending on the day. obviously have taken a few naps. Sleeping isn't uncomfortable yet but I do wake up a couple times during the night especially if I'm on my stomach. 

Cravings: again no cravings but pretty much anything i see or smells sounds good and makes me hungry. 

Other happenings: Kevin is showing some Empathy symptoms. Monday while I was lazy he was a busy little nester doing loads of laundry, cleaned our bedroom and organized the closet. I didn't mind it all :)

YCC

This weekend I got to spend up in north Georgia mountains with one of my best friends, Addie Garner soon to be Eckstein for her bachelorette weekend! We just rented a cabin for 12 of us and basically ate and hung out. So much fun. Here is a pic of Addie and myself not from this weekend, those pictures haven't surfaced yet ;)

I ended up leaving early this morning to head back home to make it in time for church because our young couples class was having a potluck afterwards and we decided this was when we wanted to tell all of them. Side note about our class, it's been going for probably 2years now and we love being apart of it. We were hesitant at first bc everyone in there had been married a few years and had multiple kids already. Out of about 14 couples there are two of us without any kids. But everyone in there is awesome and are going to be very helpful come time for baby advise so we knew we wanted to be able to tell them all at once. We just made an announcement before the prayer and of course everyone was so excited for us and it just made me more excited all over again. After lunch we came home and made it Facebook official. And have just been hanging out enjoying all the congratulations. We are so thankful for friends and family who share in our excitement. 

First Ultrasound!

I was just over 10weeks when I had this appointment I left work early to go to a dentist appointment then head to my doctors appt. Kevin met me there and of course we had to wait, I've learned that is typical for one of those doctors offices. We finally get called back and the tech was so nice and made the experience even better how excited she was for us and how informative she was. FYI the first ultrasound is not like you we in tv or movies (on the belly) that is all will say. Anyways She turns the machine to show us and I about died, it actually looked like a legit baby. I was shocked how easy it was to tell. The tech asked me if I had coke for lunch and I said yes, we ran out of caffeine free, I drank a dr. Pepper which she said was fine but also  beneficial for us today bc of how active the little thing was. I could totally tell the difference in the arms, legs, head and bum. It was so crazy!!! Here is one of the sonogram pictures

 

Week 9

Week 9 in review

I don't plan on doing this for every week unless I notice anything different.

My Symptoms: I felt no nausea this week which I was very happy about however it also made me worried that something had happened. Of course nothing was wrong and I started to realize that about half way through the week when I started feeling my next symptom, exhaustion. Well right now I guess it's just that I'm tired not quite exhausted yet. One night I went to bed at 9:30 and didn't wake up until 8:15 which is at least a good 2 1/2 hours more than I normally get.

Weight:  I am now about 3 lbs more than my normal weight. 

Sleep: obviously I am sleeping fine I just want to sleep all the time.

Cravings: haven't had any cravings but I have noticed I am eating more than normal. Donuts have been very satisfying. :)

Other happenings: Kevin went out of town this week and I did not like it. I already hate being home by myself as it is but this week was harder. 

Week 8 in Review

My Symptoms: I haven't felt as nauseous this week as the last two but I still have my moments daily. I never feeling like eating but I make myself eat the basic 3 meals a day bc I always feel better for the 2 hours after I eat. Snacking throughout the day doesn't really help as its just a snack and I think I need to be full.

Weight: I haven't gained any yet but I have always fluctuated between 118-121 and this week I have been more on the upper end of that. I read I should only gain between 25-30lbs so that is my goal

Gender: we won't be Able to see for a few more weeks

Movement: Way too early

Sleep: It's getting uncomfortable to sleep on my stomach I think just bc I worry I'm smashing the baby but I read you cant harm the baby this early. Another reason I don't sleep on my stomach is I think it makes me have to pee more often. I wake up at least once a night to go pee and sometimes right before my alarm is set to go off but I try to hold it so I can sleep a little longer. 

Cravings:  I haven't really craved anything this week, nothing ever sounds good. I just eat what I normally do but even smaller portions bc I get full quicker. I bought some BBQ flavor sun flower seeds today while I worked and they were awesome.

What I miss: not having to worry. Guess that won't end for the next 18 yrs. I'm always worried I'll get really nauseous and throw up which is the worst thing ever. I am also constantly worrying about miscarrying only bc we have waited for this so I'm very conscious about everything.

Best Pregnancy Moment This Week: we received a card in the mail from Gammy (Kevin's  maternal grandmother) it was so sweet what it said. 

Other happenings: my mom and sister went shopping while on vacation (shocker they were shopping? Nope that's vacation for them) but they bought this girl outfit 

and then this shirt girl or boy they said jeans for boy and denim skirt for girl

  

and some gender neutral onesies. And of course my sister would not pass up getting this onesie. 

 

At least they have good taste in baby clothes. Tomorrow is August 3rd and I will be 9weeks! 

1st Craving...

July 20

I had my first craving tonight. I hadn't eaten a lot of meat all week and I came home from work and told Kevin I was starving. On the way home I was thinking of what sounded good and the winner was chinese food! I wanted to make sure it was good so we went to our trusty grand china in Loganville. I got a combo order of Mongolian beef and plain fried rice. Kevin and I usually share and still have leftovers but I knew mine would be gone. I scarfed that thing down. I didn't want to eat too much and make myself sick so about 1/2 way through I put it away. But it was soooo good. About 30min. Later I got it back out and reheated it and ate about 1/2 of what was left. I made myself stop eating just so I would have a little leftover for lunch the next day and be able to enjoy it a second time. It was the best. 

Best hubby and week 6

First let me say i have the best husband in the world. He made and served me breakfast in bed. I can tell how much he already cares for this baby as he brought me fruit and made me drink orange juice (which I hate) so that I will get good nutrients to make this baby healthy. I love being able to see how happy and excited our family is for us but I love seeing it in Kevin. The little things he does that shows how much he cares and how excited he is. This week on multiple occasions I have seen that. He is always making sure I am comfortable. He went to the grocery store and bought all these foods that he thinks I'll want to snack on or eat for dinner,  he bought jolly ranchers for me to suck on at work if I feel nauseous. What else can I say he is the best. 

Week 6

Also this week I have really felt the "morning sickness" luckily it hasn't been horrible which I am so thankful for but it hasn't been pleasant either. I have had this slight nauseous feeling all day everyday So far. I never actually get sick but it's always there. What I think makes it worse is how much I worry about it. If you know me I do not handle throw up well. The last time I got sick was when I was 24 and Kevin wasn't home and I called my mom just bawling that I had thrown up. So yes I am a wimp. I know God is taking care of me though and has allowed me to bypass the actual throwing up part so far. I never feel like eating and nothing ever sounds good but I eat anyways and as soon as I have eaten I feel  a whole lot better.