13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks!  Hello, 2nd Trimester!

Baby Size: babycenter.com say she's the size of a medium shrimp.  What a random comparison.  I'm going with the more traditional peach comparison.

Total weight gain:  -2lbs.  Almost back to my 125 starting weight.

Maternity clothes? Nope.  Far from needing them.  But I've been living in maxi skirts and dresses lately.

Stretch marks?  A few tiny ones on the tatas.  I've been using body oil religiously though, and love the feel way more than lotions.

Sleep:  Meh.  It changes every night.  But I do get up at least 4x a night to pee.

Best moment this week:  Nothing new this week.  Last week's surprise ultrasound really takes the cake :)  But I am visiting my parents for the next few weeks, so being home is nice.

Miss Anything?  Knowing what I want to eat!  I'll be starving but nothing sounds or looks good.

Movement: Nothing yet.

Food cravings: I wouldn't call it a craving, but I'm loving fresh fruit.  Thankfully my mom keeps the house well stocked with fruit.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Still not digging vegetables in any form.

Gender: Unknown.  I felt like it was a girl when I saw her on the 12 week ultrasound though.  No real rhyme or reason though.  B is still calling him a boy.

Labor Signs: Nothing.

Symptoms:  Fatigue and constant hunger.  My hunger never feels satisfied when I eat, but can't eat too much otherwise I feel stuffed.

Belly Button in or out? Still very in.  I'm not showing at all yet!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Even...No crazy hormones yet.

Looking forward to:  Starting to show and finding out the gender!

I found this shirt online and HAVE to buy it.

Mackie has a frequent flyer number

I put the pup on a plane this morning to go see grandma and grandpa.  I'm going tomorrow, but logistically, he needed to leave today.  I won't lie, I cried.  He was in his kennel inside the cargo area, but we could see each other through the windows of the office, and he was just staring at me.  Watching my every move, waiting for me to come back.  It broke my heart right in two.
He left me with a going away gift when I went downstairs at 4:30 this morning though

Ya, that's my previously clean kitchen and dog.  He dug up a sprinkler this morning.  Oh, Mackie...

12 Weeks!

Baby Webster is 12 weeks today!  Yesterday was my 12 week doctors appointment and it was just the best thing ever.  Here's what I wrote to B about it:

B, I wish you could have been there so bad!!!! The ultrasound was so detailed...you could see the BONES in her fingers, her spine...it was insane.  I hope the video is clear enough for you!!  He was flipping all around, and when we first peered in to his little world, it looked like he was scratching his head.  The movement was non-stop.  Some kicking, and TONS of moving her arms everywhere and rolling from side to side.  In the video I said, “he has his Halloween mask on” because that is exactly what his face looked like: a skeleton mask.  It was the coolest thing I’ve seen.  The heart beat was nice and steady.  Not as fast as last month, but strong and steady.  When I went in the dr. was just going to do the Doppler so she could check the heartbeat.  Well, I said “hang on, let me get my camera out because my husband is deployed and wants to be able to see the appointments and hear the baby.”  The Dr. was like, “aww, do you want an ultrasound?”  I was like, “YES!!  Oh my God, really??  Oh my God, Oh my God!!”.  Her assistant was all teared up because her dad just got back from a deployment, so we were all a mess.  I gave the assistant my iPad to record it on, and the first minute she just took a picture, not a recording.  But then she realized it wasn’t on video, so that’s what you were hearing us talking about at the very start of the video.  I just can’t get over the movement...our baby was going crazy!!  I keep re-watching the video and playing the whole ultrasound over in my head :)

Weekly Notes
Baby is growing like crazy, because I'm so exhausted all the time
No more morning sickness!!!!
I'm starting to fill out a little.  It looks like I ate an entire Chipotle burrito, but really it's my baby!
Still can't eat vegetables.  I had a tomato on a burger earlier this week and thought it tasted like vomit.  I ate a ton of salad at Olive Garden on Saturday (still no tomatoes though)!!!
Discovered almond milk and my life will never be the same.  I eat a few bowls of cereal a day and feel great, unlike when I drink dairy milk
Had my first real BM in like a month.  Also life changing.
My mom and mother in law are throwing me showers in late September
Overall, I'm doing great.  So excited for the rest of this pregnancy!

Getting to Know Me

Linking up with Allie at A Life Courageous!

 Getting to Know Me in 50 Questions


1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? 
Michelle Marie.  Ok, I SWEAR when I was younger my mom told me my dad had a girlfriend (or girl friend) named Michelle and he always loved the name.  I've asked her about my name since then and she always says they just liked the name, although I was almost a Melissa.  So it's a mystery.  With my middle name, they wanted an M so that my initials would be MMM.


2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? 
Truly cried: the day B left...about 3 weeks ago?


3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? 
No!  I write like an 10 year old boy, and I'm not even exaggerating.  


4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I'll only eat roast beef.  Sliced chicken creeps me out, and I don't eat pork or turkey.


5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 
Growing one right now :) 


6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? 
Yes.  I'm loyal to a fault. 


7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? 
Way more often than I should


8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? 
Nope.  Lost those bad boys back in '93.


9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No way.  But I would sky dive. 


10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? 
Fruity Pebbles as a treat, but on a day to day basis, I love Frosted mini-bite Wheats


11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? 
Only when I am wearing a new pair of gym shoes and I'm still trying to 'keep them nice'. 


12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? 
I know I am!  


13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? 
Anything put out by Blue Bell.  Holy yum. 


14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? 
Their teeth.  I really dislike teeth. 


15. RED OR PINK? 
Pink


16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? 
My hair!!!


17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? 
The husband.


18. MARRIED OR SINGLE?
Married for almost a year.  June 12th!


19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
I am bare foot. 


20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
French onion soup.  Wives night at Outback! 


21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? 
Nothing.  It's nice a quiet, minus my psycho dog running around downstairs.


22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? 
Is awesome a color? 


23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Citrusy scents. 


24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? 
My husband, via Skype :)  I count that as the phone.


25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Beach.  I love the ocean.  And lakes.  I just need to be near water. 


26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? 
If I have to watch a sport, I'd want it to be college football. 


27. HAIR COLOR? 
Dark brown 


28. EYE COLOR? 
Hazel 


29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? 
Most days.  Sometimes I'm just too lazy and wear my glasses though. 


30. FAVORITE FOOD? 
Right now I don'r really have one.  Normally, I love ahi tunu though.


31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? 
Happy endings.  I won't watch scary movies. 


32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 
The Hunger Games.  Loved it as much as the book. 


33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? 
White 


34. SUMMER OR WINTER? 
Summer.  Winter can die.


35. HUGS OR KISSES? 
depends on what I need :) 


36. FAVORITE DESSERT? 
Key lime pie! 


37. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
Strength straining mostly.   


38. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Computer 


39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 
Fight Club (like the movie).  I'm on page 2.  But I just finished The Book Thief and it was AMAZING. 


40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 
n/a. I use a laptop


42. FAVORITE SOUND? 
I have 2, which are tied.  One, Skype ringing because it means my husband is calling.  And two is my babys heartbeat!


43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? 
The Stones 


44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Okinawa, Japan 


45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? 
I used to be really good at horseback riding.  Now I would say my nurturing instincts. 


46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 
Laguna Beach, Ca. But I mainly grew up outside of Chicago


47. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Oceanside, Ca. 


48. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
Tan stucco...like every house in SoCal.


49. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
White.  I HATE while cars, I think it makes them look cheap, no matter what brand.  But here I am, eating my words :)


50. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 50 QUESTIONS?
It gave me something to do so yes.

Deployment Keepsake

Hearing about how you can get blogs printed in book format inspired me to start up a private blog and copy and paste all correspondence between B and myself for this deployment.  Any letters get scanned, and pictures I email or receive get added, etc.  I write him a long email at least once a day, but normally twice.  Sometimes we catch each other at the right time, and we can email back and forth pretty fast, so it's like a real conversation :).
All of it goes on to my other blog.

You get the idea...

There's a post for every day he's been gone.  Some days are only my emails to him.  Some days I get real emails back, but mostly they are short little notes sent when he has a moment.  I love them all.

Updating our blog is the last thing I do every night, and I'm going to keep it a secret from B till it's been printed.  It will be a great keepsake for us, and one day our kids or grandkids might want to read it, too.

So if this blog is seeming boring, not very detailed, or baby centered, that is why.  I type my day out every evening, and then reread it as I'm compiling the days emails together.  By time I sit down to this blog, I feel like I've already written everything down a thousand times!  But I promise I'll work harder at keeping this blog updated more than once a week!

Shopping and updates

Todays grocery shopping trip really showed me how NOTHING really sounds good

PB & J...ok, pretty normal
Noodles...no sauce though
Easy Mac, the Velveeta kind that kills souls, puppies, and your GI tract
Almond milk...because I needed to spend and extra 3 bucks on milk I won't actually open
Frosted Mini Wheats
Some fruit for a "salsa"...apples, strawberries, kiwi, and raspberries
Frozen fruit pops
Asian noodle soup

The baby has been growing like nuts today.  I was so tired that if it weren't for not having any food in the house, I wouldn't have even gone to the store.  My uterus and abs are a little sore, too.

Last night Mackie though he saw something in the yard and went nuts, barking and staring through the window.  I'm sure it was just an animal, but I was so glad I had our alarm system on.  Granted, the gate was locked and unless a robber is also a ninja, it's not exactly easy to get in to our yard.

B has wifi in his room!  Most of the guys don't, yet, but his room is in the perfect spot to get a real signal.  I'm so happy!!  Skype is really choppy, but if we don't have video on we can hear each other just fine.

11 Weeks

I am 11 weeks today!  So happy the time is flying by right now!  Next Thursday I have a doctor appointment.  I know they will do a doppler, but I'm hoping I get another ultrasound too :)  Our baby is an inch and a half long, about the size of a fig.

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Weekly Notes
No vomiting this week (or last week after Tuesday!), but the nausea has been lingering at night.
Random joints are really sore (feet bones, wrists, thumb joints...it's so weird!)
No weight gain yet.  I ate like a semi-normal human this week which was huge!!
Raspberry and Vanilla Creme fruit bars from Trader Joe's are my life.
Plain bagels with plain cream cheese from Einstein's are also awesome right now.  I order two to-go and then sit in my car and eat one right away.  I know.  This is extra embarrassing when the kid I ordered from goes on break and his car is parked next to mine.
Sleep has been ok.  It takes me a while to fall asleep each time I wake up at night.
I really need a few new bras.
My arms and legs fall asleep really easily, so I'm always shifting around when I sit.
Still breaking out like a 14 year old.  I never got zits as a teen, so I guess this is my retribution.
I've appointed two of my gf's to be on baby unibrow duty.  After nannying the little boy who had a wicked unibrow and seeing how alarmingly fast Bs deployment mustache has grown, I worry for my baby's eyebrows.
On Thursday I finally got to eat the sushi I've been craving.  It was everything that what I wanted and more (tempura fried california roll w/ jalapenos, spicy mayo, and serracha sauce on top).  YUM.