17 Weeks

Your Baby: Week 17

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 7 lbs 

Maternity clothes? Had to break down and buy some pants. My other pants were getting very uncomfortable!!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I have no problem falling asleep. When I lay down at night it is game over. I do have more energy throughout the day for sure. 

Best moment this week: Getting more and more rooms organized so I can find the nursery and start decorating.

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach and fitting into my old jeans.

Movement: Not yet, but I hear it is close to feeling it.

Food cravings: Kyle thinks the baby is going to come out part Mexican. Something that always sounds good is Mexican food. Regardless if it is Taco Bell or El Meson.

Anything making you queasy or sick: My morning sickness has subsided but I have been getting sick at night....STILL!

Have you started to show yet: Yeah, this week is when everyone started to notice it more. It is getting harder to hide for sure. 

Jordan's Gender prediction: Boy     Kyle's Gender prediction: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! But still wishing I would stop getting sick!! On the positive side, at least it is only once a day if that. 

Weekly Wisdom: I have said it before but, Colace is working great for me. It has made my life so much easier. 

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender....3/13/2013!!

Hectic Time.......Playing catch up (weeks 14-16)

So I have not posted for a few weeks, but it has been an extremely busy time!! We closed on our new home on January 31st and it was chaos from then on. I think we chose the coldest weekend to move, it couldn't have been any more miserable outside. I ended up getting a cold afterwards and we couldn't get caught up on sleep for a couple weeks. For weeks 14-16 it was about the same. I was very tired and  was still getting sick about once/twice a day.

Your Baby: Week 14

Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth.

Your Baby: Week 15

Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements.

Your Baby: Week 16

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.

13 Weeks...Goodbye first Trimester

Your Baby: Week 13 

Baby is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 5 lbs 

Maternity clothes? None yet..but using a rubber band for my pants and belly band.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I have more energy during the day. At night I still get tired, but that is pretty normal for me. I am starting to get up around 5am to go to the bathroom.

Best moment this week: Saturday 1/26/2013 I didn't throw up all day.

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach. It is starting to feel strange so I have to sleep at an angle with a body pillow.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Mexican always sounds good for some reason.

Anything making you queasy or sick: My morning sickness has recently subsided but I have been getting sick at night. I have occasional nausea but don't get sick during the day.

Have you started to show yet: Very little bump

Jordan's Gender prediction: Boy     Kyle's Gender prediction: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! But still wishing I would stop getting sick!! Hopefully almost there. I have been told around week 13 and 14 it goes away so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Weekly Wisdom: Drinking a little caffeine free diet coke makes things taste so much better!!

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender and moving to our new house to decorate the nursery.

12 weeks

Week 12: Baby is the size of a Plum!!

Average size: 2.1 inches, .49 oz.
Almost all vital systems are fully formed...

How far along? 12 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 5 lbs (Carbs are the only thing I can tolerate)

Maternity clothes? None yet..but pants are getting pretty tight!!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: In the late afternoon I get pretty tired, but sleep great at night still. I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom..unless it is the weekends and I sleep past 6.

Best moment this week: Thursday 1/17/2013 I didn't throw up all day.

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? Being able to eat and keep it down. My throat is starting to hurt!!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: No cravings, but aversions!! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: My morning sickness has recently subsided but I have been getting sick at night.

Have you started to show yet: Not really, but a little more pudgy!!

Jordan's Gender prediction: Boy     Kyle's Gender prediction: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! But still wishing I would stop getting sick!! Hopefully almost there.

Weekly Wisdom: Crackers and granola bars are the best thing for breakfast. Colace is working great for me in the constipation department!!

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender and moving to our new house to decorate the nursery.

11 weeks

Week 11: Lime

Average size: 1.6 inches, .25 oz.
Fingers and toes are no longer webbed!!

How far along? 11 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 5 lbs (Carbs are the only thing I can tolerate)

Maternity clothes? None yet..but pants are getting pretty tight!!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: In the late afternoon I get pretty tired, but sleep great at night still. I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom..unless it is the weekends and I sleep past 6.

Best moment this week: Our 11 week ultrasound, getting to see the little baby!

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything? I miss having an appetite. Nothing sounds good to eat EVER.

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: No cravings, but when food sounds good (occasionally) it most the time comes right back up!! Gross I know.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat cooking makes me queasy. I have morning, afternoon, and evening sickness. 

Have you started to show yet: Not really, basically it looks like I ate a few too many cupcakes.

Jordan's Gender prediction: Boy     Kyle's Gender prediction: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! But wish I would get over this nausea/sickness phase. 

Weekly Wisdom: Oyster Crackers are a Godsend and I travel everywhere with them. 

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender and moving to our new house to decorate the nursery.

Baby T's first picture

So today January 8th we got to see peanut for the first time. It was the most surreal feeling I have ever felt. Kyle and I could not stop smiling. It was so neat to see the baby moving all around and hearing the pounding heartbeat. I know it made it more real for Kyle, but for me it was so comforting to see everything was okay and just as it should be.

Here are baby T's first pictures:

Lets try this again.....

Took two different tests just to make sure!!

We had such bad news to share the first time around, it is much happier to post this picture!!  The doctor told us we could try again as soon as I felt up to it, and it happened very quickly! I called Kyle on his way home from work on Thursday November 29th and told him, I picked up some pregnancy tests on my way home and I was going to wait on him when he got home to take them! He said just go ahead and take it and call me back. When I walked into the bathroom after a LONG 3 minutes I was so hopeful that it would be positive, but was so skeptical from what had happened the previous month. So when I walked in and it said positive I was elated, yet reserved.  I called Kyle and told him immediately, which he said I knew you would be. We were both excited, but optimistically cautious at the same time. I took another test on Sunday December 2nd with a different test just to be sure. The miscarriage had taken some innocence and excitement away from this moment. I just wanted to shout it out to everyone, yet I didn't want to have to go back and tell everyone yet again bad news. So we kept it to ourselves for several weeks. This was so hard not to tell our close friends and family, as most of them know I have a very hard time keeping secrets, but this was one thing we did and so glad we got to finally tell everyone good news!!