15 Weeks

How Far Along: 15 Weeks

Size of baby: 4 inches long and weighs 2 1/2 ounces!! He or she is the of an apple!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 pounds

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing mostly maternity pants, but still my normal shirts.

Gender: Only God knows, but we're hoping for a boy! When Dad saw this picture posted on Face Book he commented, "Take care of my grand-DAUGHTER". He is set on this baby being a girl. Not sure if it is just despite Scotty and me wanting a boy, or if he just really wants it to be a girl that bad!

Movement: I think I felt the baby move on Sunday, which was 15 weeks and 6 days. I guess it could have been gas, but hopefully I'll start feeling these movements more often and stronger!

Food Cravings: I continue to eat ALOT of white rice with butter and a little salt. It is very filling and soothing to my stomach. I've also had several baked potatos.

What I miss: Not throwing up on a daily / semi-daily basis.

Sleep: I'm sleeping good, still able to sleep through the night without a trip to the bathroom. But I'm still having some CRAZY dreams. In the next week or so I'll have to stop sleeping on my back and I'm not sure how well this will go.

Symptoms: Some nausea, and throwing up about every other day. Not quite as tired as I have been in the last few weeks. I've had some more break outs on my face ;-(

Best Moment this week: Not sure if this is the best, but is sure the most memorable. Doris and I had to do some training for our Board of Directors. Before the training started I was walking around and getting the directors to sign in. One of the younger ones (probably about 50) gave me a funny look and said, "I just wanted to tell you that I think you're pregnant". I laughed at him and told him that yes I was! He said that he thought he should tell me because he wasn't sure if I knew ;-) He said he wasn't sure if he should say anything but he looked at the rest of me and decided that I was definitely pregnant. He asked when I was due, if it was our first, and did we know what we were having. I told him that if I were on my toes I would have told him that I wasn't pregnant! LOL He said that he has asked when a woman is due before and she said she wasn't! I would think he would have learned his lesson after that! Luckily he was right in this instance! I was just surprised that he could tell enough to be confident in mentioning it to me!

What I am looking forward to: My doctor's appointment on Monday (actually today, I'm just a week behind in posting this) This would have been my answer last week ;-)

13 & 14 Weeks

How Far Along: 13-14 Weeks (These weeks were pretty much the same and I slacked off on posting)
Size of baby: 3 1/2 inches long and weighs 1 1/2 ounces!! He or she is the of a lemon! (That is the same thing it said at 12 weeks, not sure if it hasn't grown very much or if I had it wrong at 12 weeks??)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing mostly maternity pants, but still my normal shirts.

Gender: Only God knows but , we're hoping for a boy!

Movement: None yet, but I can't wait to start feeling the baby move all the time!

Food Cravings: I continue to eat ALOT of white rice with butter and a little salt. It is very filling and soothing to my stomach. I've also had several baked potatos.

What I miss: Not throwing up on a daily / semi-daily basis.

Sleep: I'm sleeping good, still able to sleep through the night without a trip to the bathroon. But I'm still having some CRAZY dreams.

Symptoms: Some nausea, and throwing up about every other day, sometimes twice a day. Not quite as tired as I have been in the last few weeks.

Best Moment this week: 13 weeks: Spending time with Kami! 14 weeks: Our trip to visit Scotty's family in the panhandle!

What I am looking forward to: I'm looking forward to the throwing up to be over with, and being able to feel the baby move. Also looking forward to my doctor's appointment next week. 

12 Weeks

How Far Along: 12 Weeks
Size of baby: 2 1/2 inches long and weighs 1/3 to 1/2 of an ounce!! He or she is the of a lemon!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: At my doctor's appointment on Monday morning I had gained 5 pounds. However, my "disclaimer" was that I had already eaten breakfast and really needed to pee. So the next morning I weighed myself before breakfast and had just gained 3 pounds. I know that I'm going to be gaining weight, I'm just trying to adjust to this idea.

Maternity Clothes: I have started wearing some maternity pants. they are so comfy! I think I'd like to wear them even after the baby is here ;-)

Gender: Only God knows but I had a dream that it was a girl. Several of my friends say that you have the opposite of what you dream it is. So, maybe that means I'm having a boy???

Movement: None yet, but I can't wait to start feeling the baby move all the time!

Food Cravings: This week and some of last week I have eaten ALOT of white rice with butter and a little salt. It is very filling and soothing to my stomach.

What I miss: Not throwing up on a daily / semi-daily basis.

Sleep: I'm sleeping good, the bathroom trips have seemed to let up some this week. But I've stated have some CRAZY dreams.

Symptoms: Some nausea, and throwing up about every other day, sometimes twice a day. Not quite as tired as I have been in the last few weeks.

Best Moment this week: Hearing our baby's heartbeat at our appointment Monday! Such a sweet sound!

What I am looking forward to: I'm looking forward to the throwing up to be over with, and being able to feel the baby move. I'm actually looking forward to showing even more. I have always looked forward to having a pregnant belly. People are really starting to notice that I'm showing this week!

 

Now for my CRAZY dream this week. I dreamed that I had just had the baby. I was at Mom & Dad's old house on Mitzi Cove. I was trying to go to the bathroom, Scotty was in there with me, and all these random people kept coming in there and talking to us. Then I was at Granny & Gran's house with the baby (girl). There was a changing table set up in the back bedroom and there were all kinds of gift sacks with baby things in them, like we had just come from the baby shower. I needed to change the baby's clothes and diaper, but I was having to dig around in the sacks to find the things I needed for the baby. I was so unprepared. Then I was in the living room trying to breastfeed the baby for the first time. Apparently she got everything that I had to give her and was still hungry. For some reason Cheri (who is currently nursing her baby girl) was there with me and said that she would finish nursing her for me! Later that day I realized that I hadn't changed her diaper all day. When I went to change her, poop was coming out every side of her diaper. The crazy thing was that her diaper was full of cilantro, tomatoes, and lettuce. I think that is what I had eaten in the dream.

Man, I sure hope that this isn't how it is really going to be with a new baby!! I can sure have some CRAZY dreams.