16 Weeks!

How far along? 16 weeks!  Time is flying by!  I'm 40% done with this pregnancy and 3.7 months along
Baby Size: BW is an avocado this week.  Yum.
Total weight gain:  No idea.  I feel like I look the same, minus my boobs and tummy.
Maternity clothes?   It's a mix.  Regular maxi dresses/skirts and tank tops.  Last week I got a pair of maternity Seven's and they are heaven.  I also have a few maternity tops that are just adorable that I wear.
Stretch marks?  Nothing new.  Been piling on the body oil and lotion anyways.
Sleep:  Better this week.  Of course, kenneling the dog instead of letting him sleep with me has helped a ton.  This week I've had lots of crazy dreams, too.
Best moment this week:  Nothing new...I'm praying I will start to feel the flutters soon!
Miss Anything?  Knowing what I want to eat!  I'll be starving but nothing sounds or looks good.
Movement: Nothing yet...pesky anterior placenta
Food cravings: Still eating fresh fruit like crazy
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Refined sugar.  I bought some blue shark gummies and had been snacking on them for 3 days.  During those 3 days, I was getting nauseous in the evenings.  Since I stopped eating them, I've felt great.  Lesson learned.
Gender: Unknown.  We find out on July 2nd!!!
Labor Signs: Nothing.
Symptoms:  Fatigue, pelvic pain (it's intense), runny nose, and some sciatic nerve pain.
Belly Button in or out? Still very in.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: Even...No crazy hormones yet.
Looking forward to: Showing {more}, feeling movement, and finding out the gender!

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 weeks!
Baby Size: It's the week of the apple (about 4 inches long, plus legs).

Total weight gain:  Still not sure.  Not much, I know that.
Maternity clothes? Mom took me shopping for my birthday and I got tons of cute maternity stuff!  I don't need the tops yet, but the jeans and shorts are just amazing.  I'm glad I got them now and can enjoy how comfortable they are.
Stretch marks?  Nothing new
Sleep:  Not horrible.  Once I slept through the whole night, it was amazing.
Best moment this week:  Seeing out baby at the 3d ultrasound!
Miss Anything?  Nope, feeling great this week!
Movement: Nothing yet.
Food cravings: Still eating a lot of fresh fruit and jalapenos are now being consumed like crazy.  I can't get enough of them.
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Still not eating veggies.
Gender: Unknown.  I'm back to betting on a boy.
Labor Signs: Nothing.
Symptoms:  Fatigue still, and hip pain on the right side
Belly Button in or out? Still very in.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: I cried uncontrollably at dinner a few night ago.  In public.  It was really classy.
Looking forward to: Movement and finding out the gender on July 2nd!

This morning I got a 3d/4d ultrasound done!  My parents came with, and it was an awesome 20 minutes!!  Since I'm only 15 weeks, BW (baby webster) has no body fat yet, so he/she was quite skeletal.  But I loved seeing the wiggles, yawns, and little kicks.  My parents were just amazed over everything (lots has changed since my youngest brother was born in '92!).  I learned my placenta is anterior, meaning it's on the front wall of my uterus, not the back.  That means I'm much less likely to feel kicks before 20 weeks, and it will be a while before you could feel kicks from the outside.  It also accounts for all the hip pain I've been having-BW has no padding between my uterus and spine.  I'm sure labor will be just a ball.
BWs heartbeat was 143 today, and he was sleeping when we first look in.  He also loves to have his hands up at face/ears and hide behind the placenta.  She was also very content to not give us a peek at the goods.  Which was fine, I don't want to know till my 20 week appointment back in California.  Towards the end we got to see BW open and close her mouth and flex her hands and fingers.  So amazing.
The ultrasound is a secret from B - he's getting pictures and DVDs of the appointment as part of his Father's Day gift!  I'm not sure I'll be able to keep it a secret till then, though.  I'm just going to have him email/call me when he gets the package so he can open it right then!

14 Weeks

How far along? 14 weeks!  NOW I'm officially in the 2nd Trimester!
Baby Size: He's a lemon this week

Total weight gain:  No idea.  We're at the Lake this week and I'm scaleless

Maternity clothes? Still just living in maxi skirts and dresses.

Stretch marks?  Nothing new

Sleep:  Pretty bad this week. Lots of waking up to pee, then taking a while to fall back asleep.

Best moment this week:  Nothing new...I'm praying I will start to feel the flutters soon!
Miss Anything?  Knowing what I want to eat!  I'll be starving but nothing sounds or looks good.

Movement: Nothing yet.
Food cravings: Still eating fresh fruit like crazy

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Veggies.  I tried some for dinner and it just didn't taste good.
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:  The fatigue has been insane this week.  I get about 12 hours of sleep a night, and still I'm sleepy all day.
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, feeling movement, and finding out the gender!

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks!
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.  I'm still breaking out like a pre-teen, but putting Neosporen on the zits helps them go away faster than normal.
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.

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!

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.

10 weeks

I'm 10 weeks.  A quarter way through this pregnancy!  I'm wondering when it will actually sink in?  I think once I start showing.  Because right now the only bodily difference is in the tatas.  I look at my ultrasound pics and am just amazed there is a baby in my stomach!

I have to roll down (or unbutton) all my pants/shorts because anything touching my front makes me feel sick.  Sexy, I know.  Maybe it will be different once I've popped, but even seeing those "over the belly" maternity pants/leggings makes my stomach super uncomfortable.

Baby Webster is the size of a kumquat (a little over an inch long).

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Weekly Notes

No vomiting since Tuesday!

Trader Joe's mozzarella, rosted tomato, and feta personal pizzas have gotten me through the week.  I ate two, and then went and bought more.

I've been living off of PediaSure and pineapple smoothies.  Getting nutrients feels good!

Sleep has been pretty normal this week, aside from some very welcomed Skype calls from the hubby!

Yesterday was the most productive day I've had in a while.  I made a loaf of bread, dinner (it was all that sounded good), and a body scrub using a lemon off of our tree!

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I used it this morning and my skin is so soft and just feels great!  The lemon scent doesn't make me nauseous like my normal body wash has been doing, and everything is organic.  I think I'm going to make a few batches and give it as gifts to the girls in my Bible study at the end of the quarter.

9 Weeks

On Friday our bebe turned 9 weeks.  I'm so looking forward to the 2nd trimester.  And for our next appointment on May 18th!  I'll be 12 weeks, and hopefully starting to show.  Baby Webster is a little less than an inch long now!

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Sunday after church I was feeling great so we went to brunch at a diner over in Oceanside.  It was so good.  I had a big pancake with that yummy sweet cheese blintz filling, fresh strawberries, bacon, and an egg.  It felt so good to eat so much food and not be sick!

Monday and today, Tuesday, were pretty rough  Last night through this morning I was a puking machine.  Not fun, but it's finally passed.  I was super nauseated while on the Zofran, so I stopped taking it.  The nausea stopped, but the puking started.  But I would rather be throwing up then incapacitated from nausea 24/7.  Anyways, I started taking the Zofran again this morning so we'll see what happens.

My in laws were absolute God-send while they were here!  Nancy cleaned the whole house and got me caught up on the housework I hadn't been able to do in 6 weeks.  Fray cleaned and organized the whole garage for B, as well as installed a swinging baby gate (aka a Mackie blocking gate) so I no longer have to step over a gate at the top of our stairs.  They stocked our fridge and gave Mackie more attention that he's gotten in a while.  I am so sad to see them leave, but they have been away from Texas for almost two weeks, and need to get back to their home!

Yesterday I ordered a bulk package of good toilet paper (didn't tell B about it) and a nice memory foam mattress pad (he knows about this one) to send to B.  They won't arrive till after he does, but other wives who's husbands went advon have already been requesting good TP.  Hehe, I can just imagine his face when he opens a 45-roll package (I'm going with joy and embarrassment). Good thing he only has 1 roommate so he'll have plenty of storage space.

It's a chilly grey day here in SoCal, so I'll finish up with weekly notes and then go nap.

Weekly Notes

Hello, throwing up!

Sleeping has been fine, nothing horrible, nothing great.  Peeing every couple hours as expected

I've had a headache for a few days from all the stress and not enough water

Baby Webster is the size of a grape this week

My weight is still down about 8 pounds, but I'm praying it starts to level out so baby can grow!

I can now tolerate food again (but still no veggies).  I eat a normal portion in small stages, so it takes me about an hour to actually eat a meal.

I have one craving: it's a tempura friend california roll with cream cheese and topped with spicy mayo, jalapeno, and sriracha sauce.  Holy crap, it's amazing.  I'll take it without the jalapeno because last time I ate it the heart burn was pretty immediate.

8 weeks

I'm 8 weeks today (Friday, March 20th).

Yesterday we had our 1st real prenatal appointment.  After waiting about 15 minutes, we were taken back to the ultrasound room.  The tech used the vaginal wand (normal when it's so early in a pregnancy) and right away, there was our baby!  My eyes went straight to his (or her.  It doesn't matter to us) little flickering heart.  I was so speechless, and B grabbed my hand.  The tech went over the little parts on the screen, and then suddenly turned on the doppler and we could hear the heart beat!!  It was amazing.  So amazing.  Baby was at 165bpm at first, and then went up to 171 at the end of the appointment.  B took out his phone and recorded the sound, which is now his ringtone (he's so smitten).  I'm just so amazed and in awe.  I've been really scared, and honestly kinda detached this whole time, and actually seeing the little babe and hearing the heartbeat made this so much more real and joyful.  It's like, we made a beating heart.  Our little bean :)

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After the ultrasound we met with our midwife and went over everything.  B and I declined getting tested for down's, and a few other chromosomal conditions (we aren't aborting if something is wrong, so it doesn't matter), but we are going to get some blood work done to check for Tay-Sachs (I'm 1/2 French-Canadian, which is a big factor) and cystic fibrosis (typically very hard to diagnose until the baby is a year or 2, and early intervention is HUGE.  Plus, my bff died of CF in '09, so I'm very conscious of the disease and know the realities).  There are 5 other genetic conditions they test for, none of which I was familiar with.

Weekly Notes
My sense of smell has gotten out of hand.  I can't stand the smell of the outside, the dog, or anything scented (my shampoo, husbands body wash that I previously LOVED, etc).  It's frustrating, especially because B leaves so soon, I should be taking in his smells, not avoiding them!

I still can't eat anything that I normally could.  If it is grown, I can't look at it.  My nutrients have been coming from my prenatal vitamin, because God knows there's nothing of value in crackers, rice, and pasta.

I crave water.  Room temp, cold, warm, I don't care.  I can't drink enough.  And I had a lemonade from Chik-fil-a yesterday that MADE my life.

Still loving salty things.  I don't feel the need to eat something salty, but when I do it's like, "Ya.  That was good!"

Our house is a mess.  Between B packing and me being sick, I haven't given the house it's normal cleaning in, oh, a month.  It makes my soul cry to see dust bunnies under the couch.

My weight is still down 5 pounds.

I'm wondering when I'll start to show.  My bet is later than "normal".  TMI, but back in HS I had a ovarian cyst the size of a freakin' grapefruit, and I was only 100 pounds.  If that thing can hide, I'm thinking my baby will too.

7 Weeks

Written Friday, April 6th

I'm about 7 weeks and have been so sick for the past 2 weeks.  I pretty much haven't left the house, and getting in a car has become a form of torture.  Just thinking about it makes me nauseous.  B and I went and met with my new doctor at 8am and just love her.  She's one of several midwives, and the practice has two female OBs.  I'm so happy with our choice.  The appointment went well, until I had to sprint down the hall to get sick.  When we got home I got sick again and slept in the bathroom till B got home from getting my prescriptions (zofran, new baby-safe allergy meds, and a new prenatal vitamin).  The first zofran pill worked in like 10 minutes, and I was nausea free for the first time in weeks.  It was amazing, and I was able to eat and drink!  I had a craving for sauce-less cheese pizza so B ordered some for me.  I took a bite of it and burst in to tears.  B was like, "oh my God, what's wrong, are you ok?"  Then I started laughing and told him I was crying because it was so delicious.  After not eating real food in so long, I just got overwhelmed.  He's been so great, cleaning the house and taking care of me.  The zofran only lasted about an hour, and then most of the nausea returned.  But no vomiting, which is key.  I'm on my second pill, and while I didn't have the same relief, the nausea is a bit less than it's been in some time.

Weekly Notes

• Extreme nausea
• Bouts of crying
• I think the horrible constipation has run it's course.  It was so bad that I'd wake up every 2 hours from the pain
• Thirst
• Intense carsickness.  Forget being in a car.
• Holy boobs.  They ache, my nipples are changing...it's so weird!
• Headache from the zofran
• Guilt:  B leaves too soon, and we should be living up the time we have.  Instead I'm stuck in bed.  We can't have sex, go out to eat, see movies, use the Groupons we've bought...makes me feel like such a bad wife.  He keeps reminding me that I'm growing our baby, and that's what matters the most.

Frist come love, then comes marriage

Then comes the baby in a baby carriage!

The whole time we were on pre-deployment leave I was feeling kinda crappy.  Nauseous, but in a subtle way.  I was also really sleepy, but thought it was just because we were staying up so late every night hanging out with family.  The first time I really thought I might be pregnant was when I got all crampy, but never started my period.

We got back home super late on Wednesday.  On Thursday I told B that I was two days late.  On Friday, March 23rd, I picked up a box of HPTs on the way to get my allergy shots.  After talking Mackie to the dog park we grabbed some Chipotle and I took the test (with out telling B) before eating.  Then I went up stairs to check the test.  PREGNANT, clear as day.  I almost vomited from excitement and shock!  B came up stairs a minute later and I just sort of shoved the test at him.  He smiled SO big...it was the best look on his face!!  I think I was right at 5 weeks when we found out, which put Baby Webster at the size of a sesame seed!