Hello week 12, we are so close to the end of an era (or ok, end of a trimester) I will be glad to not ever see again. As much as I love being pregnant, and have with my last two, this just solidifies how much the first trimester stinks in so many ways!! I look forward to Tri-2, bring on the baby bump, and getting to the good parts of pregnancy!!
How Big is Baby: The size of a lime...quite fitting because I've been all about the lime water lately!
Weight Gain: +1.5 lbs (which is about 3.5 lbs less than I was expecting!). This is reflective of the last 2 weeks of crazy holiday eating, and not as much about being pregnant. We definitely over did it in the eating department, and are excited for the new year to bring back on the healthy eating habits.
Workouts: Going with a trend here...not a single one! I'm waiting for some energy and lack of nausea. Working out and barfing at the same time is just not my thing.
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but when your work wardrobe is scrubs, and your home wardrobe is yoga pants with a sweater or sweatshirt, it's just not needed. That being said, I can still fit into my jeans just fine.
Belly Button: Innie
Sleep: Loving lots of it! I'm still feeling pretty tired, ok exhausted, most of the time. But I'm also getting about 8 hours of sleep on work nights, and 9 to 10 on non-work days (thanks to a 9pm fall asleep time on most nights!). Pregnancy insomnia has gotten much better the last two weeks, although there are still plenty of mornings where I wake up at 5 am (on non-work days) and just can't fall back asleep. Those are the nights that I fall asleep at 8:30 pm ...so I guess it evens out!
Cravings: I had the most insane, crazy, psycho-pregnant lady craving for Sushi last week. Like, I HAD to have it! At that moment. Nothing would get in my way. And luckily our local sushi place has some good non-sushi appetizer options that I love, and a few cooked sushi options that are awesome. Calm the preggo down! Other than that, not really craving anything in particular, other than anything unhealthy which is fabulous (grr!).
Aversions: Not really completely averse to anything this time around which is new to me. I don't look forward to grilled chicken, or ground turkey/ground beef, but even those I can eat if I have to. Really missing the days of Isabella's pregnancy where I couldn't eat chocolate or sweets of any kind. Definitely not the case this time around!
What I Missed: Beer! Oddly enough, with as cold as it has been, I have been craving beer. Also really wanted a glass of champagne on New Years last night!
Symptoms: Nausea, still low grade all day, most days. Some times it gets pretty bad, and there's dry heaving involved. But luckily no throwing up. And ginger and/or eating carbs usually helps.
-Exhaustion
-Gassiness...it's bad folks
Movement: I know most people would balk when I say this, but I have felt little rice crispy like bubbles popping since week 9, which is exactly how I started feeling both girls (at much later times). Over the last week, it has gotten stronger and more definitive, so I know that's what it is. At least I think I do : )
Gender: It's a ....BOY!!!
Best Moment this Week: Finding out on Christmas Eve that we were having a boy! Seriously the most surreal moment because I was just convinced it was a girl!
Worst Moment this Week: Blurting out to my bestie that it was a boy, after keeping it a total secret for 5 days so we could do a big reveal with her and her husband this weekend. Oopsies!
What I am Looking Forward to: We are seeing the high risk specialist at the end of this week, and we get an US. Always look forward to those. Also looking forward to the end of the first trimester. Bring on feeling better and more energy!
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