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.