14 Week Bumpdate!

Welcome Trimester 2! I've been looking forward to getting reacquainted! This is where the fun begins. And hopefully where the all day nausea ends! Bring on a bigger baby bump, more energy, less gagging, and getting to share the wonderful news!

Just for comparisons sake, 14 weeks with Aubrey on left, 15 weeks with Bella on right.


How Big is Baby: The size of a lemon

Weight Gain: +0 over the last two weeks, so +1.5 overall. I'm grateful for this given I started out 16 lbs above my ideal weight, and really am wanting to only gain what is necessary for the baby to grow and be healthy.

Workouts: Week 12-13 I did a whole lotta nothing in the workout department. I was just still so exhausted and nauseous all the time. Week 13 I made a decision to make working out a priority, even though it meant some other house things wouldn't get done. I was able to do an hour long prenatal yoga (which felt SO good!), a prenatal bootcamp/pilates combo, and a full body weights session that caused walking and sitting to be extremely painful for the next 2 days! Ouch!  Glad to be getting back into it though.

Maternity Clothes: Loving my leggings and sweatshirts or sweaters which are both comfy and oh so warm! And absolutely love wearing scrubs to work because it's been so easy to hide as the bump has started to protrude lately!

Belly Button: Innie

Sleep: The absolute exhaustion is letting up some, but some days it's still crazy how tired I am come 2 or 3pm.  Like I can't even keep my eyes open. I'm still falling asleep around 9 or 9:30 most nights, and there's the occasional night where it's 8:45 and I'm out! My body is loving getting about 9 hours a sleep per night which is much more than usual, but definitely needed!

Cravings: Not necessarily craving anything specific, and am grateful I can eat pretty much anything. I did see a huge jar of pickles the other day though and wanted to not only eat 4 of them, but drink the juice straight from the jar. So I guess there's a salt craving for ya!  I'm enjoying a fig bar before I get out of bed in the morning, kashi granola bars as a snack, and a bunch of random things in between. A bagel with a ton of cream cheese always sounds amazing, but I've only indulged in that twice (thank you free bagel day at work!). Trying to eat what I can keep down, but keep it healthy as well! 

Aversions: Chicken, fish, beef, and hard boiled eggs never sound great, but I usually can manage to eat them. 

What I Missed: Still wanting ice cold beer or really cold, bubbly champaign which is weird, b/c we don't really drink that!

Symptoms: All day nausea and gagging. The nausea is usually pretty bad in the morning, gets better during the day unless I haven't eating in awhile, and then comes back pretty bad right before bedtime. Also still SO tired, especially during the afternoon, and around 8pm! 

Movement: Feeling the occasional bubbles popping kind of movement. Nothing substantial yet!

Gender: It's a BOY!

Best Moment this Week: 

-Getting back into a routine that involves working out. 

-Getting to take Isabella to my MFM appointment where she got to see baby brother on US.  She LOVED it!!! She kept saying "Ohhhh, he's so cute! Look mama, he's wiggling and dancing!" 

-Oh, and I also got to tell my boss and some co-workers that I am pregnant, so that was super fun!

Worst Moment this Week: Dry heaving into a meat bag at Costco when a terrible wave of nausea took me off guard. 

What I am Looking Forward to: Nausea be gone! Feeling baby move more. The bump growing!

13 Week US

I was referred to a high risk specialist this time around (thank you clotting disorders and now being "Advanced Maternal Age!"). Can we just say I can't believe in this day and age, being 35 makes you an old lady having a baby! So many people don't even start their families til then. But I digress.

My first appointment was exactly at 13 weeks, and it was a fun one because we got a fairly lengthy US, and I got to take Isabella with me. She was super excited about her Mama date, and while she didn't really understand how she was going to get to see baby brother, she was looking forward to it!

He is looking good, measuring right on track, with a HR of 164. Nuchal translucency was normal. And he was definitely a mover and shaker in there. But he'd have his moments where he'd prop his arm behind his head, and cross his legs like he was straight chillin'. Gee, wonder where he gets that from!? (Ahem, Daddy!). 

12 Week Bumpdate

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!