Weekly Update

How far along? 15 weeks + 4 day


How big is baby? The size of an ORANGE! That's crazy the baby is getting so big so fast!

Weight gain? None this week! So I'm hoping I can manage to stay here for a bit so the doctor doesn't get to upset with me the next time I see him in 2 weeks. 

Maternity clothes? I finally ordered some online at Oldnavy.com and target.com. I'm waiting for them to come in and I'm so excited. I ordered a pair of Jeans, a dress, black and white and a couple tops. I still need a few tshirts but I'm waiting for a sale (everything but the jeans were all on clearance). I was wondering about the b-bands... do they work and are they worth it? I'm really not sure what they are or how they even work. Anyone (Rachel especially) have any opinions on it?

I think this is a baby belly.... but a big part of me thinks it's still just bloating. :o(

 

Symptoms? Well the morning sickness has basically gone and I'm starting to get more energy. I find myself still getting sick though when it's hot and when I haven't had nearly enough sleep. Other then that I seem to be doing ok now and I'm looking forward to the next 3 months and what they will bring. 

Sleep? It is getting better, I'm sleeping through the night alot more now and I'm not napping nearly as much. (Although I still nap at lunch everyday).

Food cravings? Nothing this past week, just still drinking lots of water. 

What I am looking forward to? Feeling the baby move. I think I felt it earlier this week... it felt like butterflies in my lower abdomen. I haven't felt it again, so I'm really not sure if it was the baby or something else. 

And that's that for this week. Nothing too exciting hopefully next week brings more.

Update and Other Stuff

How far along? 14 weeks + 3 day


How big is baby? According to TheBump.com the Fetus is about 3" (that seems so small but still so big)

Weight gain? - 1 pound. Which unfortunately means 8pds in total. (Yikes for this early on). I'm trying to focus more on what I eat and get back into exercising so I can hopefully keep control on it from this point on. I really don't want to gain more then the 30 pds alloted for pregnancy.

Maternity clothes? Still none, other then all the baby doll shirts that I already owned, but I'm going to start looking online this week. I was told by a friend of mine to look at Target.com and Oldnavy.com so I'll give both of those a try. I NEED to find a black skirt very shortly. 

Symptoms? Well I'm happy to say the morning sickness for the most part has left. Yay! I find I only really get sick now if I wear myself out or get to tired or if I get too hot. Then it's really bad so I try to stick to my naps and if that's not possible then I go to bed early and stay cool as best I can. I've started getting headaches but they aren't too bad so that's a plus. Oh and the constant acne that I've had since the beginning that just won't go away. So for the most part I've been feeling GREAT! Yay!!

Sleep? It's getting better. I still wake up to pee but not till around 5am or later, but I've had a few nights with Major lower back pain (which I always had before so not really due to pregnancy) but I got a full body pillow and that seems to have helped it so I'm sleeping much better. 

Food cravings? Can't really say... nothing really sticks out. I've been really enjoying watermelon though and constantly drinking water. Other then that the appetite is pretty normal.

What I am looking forward to? The next doctors appt where I can hear the heart beat again and finding out about the sex of the baby. Oh and I can't wait to OFFICIALLY have a baby belly. Right now it looks like one, but I can assure you... it's all just bloating and my stomach that I started with.

THE OTHER STUFF

 Gifts from friends and family and a little something I picked up:

These are a little gift from my Sister-In-Laws mom. It was the first baby things I got I was soooo excited and I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

 This is a crib from the 1800's that my brother Matt picked up for me last week. It's so absolutely beautiful. My plan (cause it's so nice and I want to show it off) is to actually have it in the living room as a little cradle type bed for the baby to take naps in when we're just chillaxing on the couch. If  I were to keep it in the nursery no one would ever get to see it because it's going to stay closed to keep our cats out. 

And these are the first thing I've bought. I found them at the Rexall near our house and could NOT pass them up. They are sooo cute and soft (I want a pair for myself lol)

Enjoy your week and stay tuned for next weeks adventures! 

Another Ultrasound

How far along? 13 weeks + 3 days


How big is baby? From head to bum 5.1 inches (that's what she said at the ultrasound, but that seems a bit large for where I'm supposed to be...) So I'm honestly not too sure.

Symptoms? Well this week I seemed to be ok until Thursday. I was so sick I barely left the bed all day, and when I did leave I was running to the bathroom. I think I might be wearing myself out during the week so that by Thursday my body says slow down and relax. I've also been getting some nasty headaches which Tylenol seems to do nothing for. 

Sleep? Still taking naps whenever I can squeeze one in, and still waking up to go the bathroom every night.

Food cravings? Nothing in particular this week, just loving nice cold watermelon. 

Story of the week:

  So this week I had a scare at my ultrasound. The baby wasn't moving... the technician asked me to let a little pee out, and try again. When I came back she still had a concerend look on her face, and said the baby still wasn't moving. I of course started panicking, but luckily the baby was just sleeping (it was noon and i normally take naps at that time, so I'm assuming the baby felt it was sleep time). Anyways she got the baby moving and it was kicking and flailing it's arms, it was so cute. I even was able to see the heart beating. Later on that day I had my second doctors appt and I got to hear the babies heart beating, it was the most amazing thing I've ever heard. I also asked the doctor about Sushi (cause my cousin Jenna who is pregnant said her doctor said it was ok to eat) anyways I'm so happy to say... IT IS!! Yay I can have Sushi! I just have to be careful on the amount of Tuna I eat because that is the one that has the most Mercury. I'm just so happy I don't have to give up my favorite food. So those are my happy moments this week and I'm looking forward to what this week has in store. 

The Latest Picture!

Weekly Update

How far along? 12 weeks + 3 days


How big is baby? About the size of a plum. They weren't able to measure at my Ultrasound this week so I'm scheduled to go back in for measuring next week.

Maternity clothes? None yet (although I have a ton of those tops that look maternity, so I'm good for that). This city has one maternity store so I'm stuck shopping online which is really hard since I don't know what sizes I will need. Do i buy the same as i normally would? So right now I'm just thinking Jogging pants will work best (that is what my cousins Andrea and Jenn did).

I look more then 3 months pregnant in this pic cause I've always had a bit of a belly. 

Symptoms? Morning Sickness. I have a prescription for diclectin but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working. I've missed a fair bit of work and even church. I'm always nauseous and have actually gotten sick a number of times. I've also discovered that milk makes my stomach turn so unfortunately I must turn to the more expensive lactose free stuff for awhile. Which also means no more cereal :o( I love that stuff. I'm also still tired ALL the time. I feel as though I can sleep all day everyday. I take a nap during lunch at work (i usually eat a quick sandwich and sleep for the final 25 mins), and again a nap when I get home. Other then that I haven't experienced much of anything else (Well the breast tenderness). I haven't had much heartburn which is good, I had it really bad the first time I was pregnant but this time it seems to not be to much of an issue. 

Sleep? I have to get up to pee once every night but it's not too bad because I can instantly fall back to sleep. With my daily naps I've been able to get tons of sleep. 

Food cravings? At first it was cheeseburgers (which I normally hate) then it was salads, which was a nice turn of events from the greasy fattening stuff, but recently I haven't had much. I do want and drink water constantly (which adds to the having to pee constantly). I every once in awhile will pretend I'm craving something just so I can have it (like dairy queen or wings) lol but shh don't tell the hubby :oP (I know I'm horrible)

What I am looking forward to? Last week I would have said the ultrasound but since I've already had that, I'm looking forward to morning sickness being over and feeling the first movements of the baby. Also getting to see the baby again on Tuesday morning in my second ultrasound. 

Weekly wisdom for the next time around? Try to not have a job. lol I know it's a long shot, but what a pain in the butt it is feeling like you have the flu for months and still having to force your butt into work everyday. The toilets and floors just aren't as welcoming (or as clean) as the ones at home. 

Milestones? Making it to 12 weeks (I lost the first one after 5 so this is a BIG thing for me)! Only 1 more week of this trimester! And then all the morning sickness will magically disappear and I will have all this energy....right? RIGHT? (sorry Rachel I stole your same post I felt the same way).

Our Little Peanut

The News

OK so it's been MONTHS, I realize this but a lot has happened so I really haven't been able to blog. First... We decided to move and we found a house, then the whole process of packing and moving took over. While all that was happening I found out I was pregnant. YAY ME!!

You will be happy to hear though, that my weight loss was not a total failure, the support I got from you really helped me achieve my goal. I managed to lose 25 pds in total, that's only 5 short of my ultimate goal. So YAY!!! Also, the challenge was to lose the weight before pregnancy, and lucky for me I was able to do so. Now my focus is on the baby.

So my new blog posts will be all about baby and my pregnancy.

I'm now in the middle of my 12th week so the scary part is over (which was stressful for me, because sadly this was not my first pregnancy). The news is now out and I'm happy to say that everything so far is going exactly as it should. I have my first ultrasound on Tuesday and I'm looking forward to that. I'm also looking forward to feeling the baby move. I can't wait to be a Mommy and I know Chris will make an excellent Daddy. I look forward to sharing my pregnancy with you and telling you all about my experiences.

HAVE FUN!!!

Slowly Failling???

So I rewarded myself last weekend (for losing the 10 pounds) with a weekend away with Chris and it was awesome. We went to St. Joe's Island to Mark and Tanya's cabin and stayed there for the a couple days. It was really relaxing and I enjoyed it very much. While I was there though I can't say that I stayed completely on track... I had a fair bit of candies and chocolates just because they were there, and lets face it, I have very little will power. I find myself  "cheating" a fair amount lately. Like I said in my last blog, this is always the time where I seem to stop caring, I start to get comfortable and I just let things go. I'm also finding myself extremely hungry all the time in these last few weeks (which is odd because I was fine before) and so I just eat all the time and not always the healthiest of choices. I also have a husband who likes to cook and make delicious food (which trust me I'm not complaining) but the other day, he made deep fried Chicken and Pickles (in beer batter) so they were incredibly high in calories, but since he worked so hard to make it I didn't have the heart to tell him that I didn't want to eat it. I'm not trying to blame him  though, it is my choices that are causing me to falter. This is honestly the hardest part of my challenge and I'm hoping and praying that I can get through it so I can see the end results and feel absolutely amazing and get my Jeans that Chris has promised me. So here's to the next half of my weight loss challenge. Wish me luck!

10 pound victory!

So I've done it! On Friday morning I weighed myself and I'm happy to report I'm officially down 10 pounds since I've started counting calories and 20 since Christmas which was when I actually started trying.

 Well I really haven't been doing to much in the last week so there isn't much to report. I've been doing lots of walking and I've been staying within my calorie limit. A big concern of mine now that I've lost this weight is that I've hit my usual plateau... Once I get to this point I always seem to get it in my head that I can cheat and eat bad things or that I don't have to work as hard because I've already lost this much. I'm going to try my hardest to stay focused and continue to work out because if nothing else it's making feel alot better about myself.

 For the next half of this challenge (the last 15-20 pounds) I'm really looking forward to fitting into my skinny jeans that right now are snug but should fit perfectly in the next couple of weeks. I'm also looking forward to feeling great in a bathing suit and just enjoying myself this summer so I'm really hoping these positive thoughts will keep me going and give me the push I need to get through.