11 Weeks

How Far Along: 11 weeks


Size of baby: Just over 1 1/2 inches, about the size of a fig.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 2 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Don't need them yet, but I did wear a pair of maternity pants last week. My pants all still fit, but the maternity pants sure are comfortable!

Gender: Only God knows at this point.. The Chinese Calendar says boy...   

Movement: None yet, but I'm really looking forward to feeling the baby move!

Sleep: I have to get up at least once to pee and then I have trouble getting back to sleep afterwards. The crazy dreams have seemed to stop for now.


Symptoms: This week I am feeling much better than last week, praise the Lord! As long as I eat often enough I'm good to go. When I eat greasy food it usually upsets my tummy and causes me to burp up the greasy taste. Maybe this is acid refulx, I've never really felt this before. I'm still feeling bloated some of the time.


What I miss: Days when throwing up wasn't a common occurance.

Cravings: Not really anything this week.

Best Moment this week: Starting to feel much better, this is such a relief.

Special thanks to Angie for taking my picture today!!! I was maybe a little picky about how the pictures were turning out. I think it only took 8 - 10 tries to get a "good" picture. The trick was to get out from under the flourecent lights.

9 weeks

How Far Along: 9 weeks


Size of baby: About the size of a grape


Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maybe 1 pound, my weight is still fluctuating up and down a pound or 2


Maternity Clothes: Don't need them yet, but I'm looking forward to a change in wardrobe and for fall clothes!


Gender: Only God knows at this point..


Movement: None yet, but I'm really looking forward to feeling the baby move!

Sleep: I have to get up at least once to pee and then I have trouble getting back to sleep afterwards. The crazy dreams have seemed to stop for now.


Symptoms: A little more nausea and throwing up this week than in the last few weeks. I'll be so glad when this phase is over with. I hate throwing up or feeling like I could at anytime. My face isn't really breaking out anymore, but I'm still feeling pretty bloated.


What I miss: Days when throwing up wasn't a common occurance.

Cravings: Not really anything this week. I'm having to make myself eat to ward off nausea, but I'm not really looking forward to eating.

Best Moment this week: Tuesday evening I was feeling pretty energetic. I cleaned up the house a little and cooked a really good supper of hamburger patties, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, and brown gravy. Scotty has missed this kind of "comfort" food!

What I am looking forward to: When my nausea and throwing up go away!
 
I'm feeling a little "down" this week. I just don't seem to have energy for anything and I feel like I could throw up at any moment. I hate that all I want to do is lay around and do nothing, but I'm trying to adjust to these changes that this little baby is bringing on. I'm holding out that in a few weeks (12 - 14) I'll be feeling much better.
My mom has always told me how much she enjoyed being pregnant and that she hopes I can enjoy my pregnancy as well. I'm really struggling with this this week. I really do want to be able to enjoy this pregnancy and marvel is this little miracle that God is letting me take part in. It's just really hard to find the joy when I feel so sick and tired. I'm really just holding out hope for the weeks to come. Maybe I won't have much more of this sick and tiredness! "This too shall pass"
Just a little side note for my memories of this "special" time. I'm coming to think that when I really throw up, some of it is coming out my eyes... I know, this is extremely crazy to think about, but I feel so much pressure in my eyes and they burn so bad afterwards. Oh, the joys of pregnancy ;-)