14 weeks

This one's for you Julie :)

I feel like I look huge suddenly. And even though I'm now in the beginning of the second trimester when the nausea and fatigue is supposed to get better, I feel worse than ever. I have only kept down water so far today. My skin is a mess and not at all that pregnancy "glow" you're supposed to get. I just feel like overall this time around is way harder on my body. Luckily, it seems to be going by much faster than with Wyatt. Probably because I'm so busy taking care of him that I don't have time to focus on the pregnancy.

I went to the ER a couple weekends ago with a really severe pain in my left side. They couldn't figure out what it was, and thankfully that has subsided.

Our next appointment is about 3 weeks away, so nothing exciting really until then.


How far along: 14 weeks on the dot
Baby is the size of: a lemon
Weight: 160
Cravings: crackers

Due Date Change

So we got to go in for an ultrasound to find out exactly how far along I am. My thoughts were correct - the day I had the ultrasound I was 9 weeks on the dot (rather than the 11 they were telling me initially). This puts my due date at October 25th. We got a couple pictures of the baby. It's a tiny little blob that had teeny tiny legs that were sort of kicking at one point.

A week from tomorrow we have another ultrasound to screen for certain birth defects. Michael didn't make to to the ultrasound a few weeks ago, so I'm happy he will get to see our baby this time. It will also be cool to see how much it has changed in a few weeks time.

I was doing really well earlier this week with walking on our treadmill. I have set goals for myself of 150 minutes per week (essentially 5 days of 30 minute workouts) and aiming for 10 miles walked per week (2 miles a day). I haven't been in a couple days though, due to bad headaches and now a sore throat. Bleh. Michael was sick last week, and now Wyatt has boogers 24/7, which I inevitably get all over me while struggling to wipe his face/receiving slobbery kisses/etc.

All in all, things are going along smoothly. I am most anxious to find out what we are having this time. I keep thinking girl, but then I doubt myself. If it is another boy, then we are completely stuck on names. Pretty sure we have our girl name picked out though.

How far along: confirmed 10 weeks 5 days
Baby is the size of: a prune
Weight: 162
Cravings: most everything I eat involves cheese somehow