Week 14

Week 14: Lemon

Baby is the size of a lemon! Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth.


Total weight gain/loss: Monday's appt was +7lbs from the start, so 1lb from last appt, I suppose I can handle that, as long as it doesn't go crazy with Thanksgiving and Christmas

Maternity clothes? Still loving the maternity pants, but definitely need to go shopping for mre!

Stretch Marks? None new that I have noticed.

Sleep: Definitely not getting enough! Pretty much tired all the time and going to bed earlier and earlier each night. Same...the dr. said it should get better by 16 weeks, so here's hoping!

Best moment this week: We went public on facebook this week, so the world now knows!

Movement: Still waiting

Food Cravings/Aversions: This seems to be getting better, which will not help in the weight gain department.

Gender: I don't have a clue.

Belly Button in or out? In.

What I miss: Nothing really has hit me this week that I want that I can't have

What I'm looking forward to: The pumpkin pie that is cooking in my oven

Weekly Wisdom: It will not be the end of the world if my house isn't clean.

Milestones: Another drs. appt down

dr. appt update

I had a drs. appt today. Overall it was pretty boring, which is a good thing at this point. Baby's h/b was in the 160s, my b/p looked good, weight gain was so-so, dr. was ok with it, but I wasn't. We go back in 4 weeks for our next check. Quick and boring!

13 weeks..

At the urging of a good friend...who says I'm slacking in my blogging, but offered a great solution to the problem....I have a new goal! I am going to blog weekly...and she shared a blog that used this to help me along. So hopefully there will be more action in the coming weeks! Thursday is actually the start of my new week..so look for the updates Weds. night (cause I have class Thursday and am usually exhausted when I get home!)

Week 13: Peach

Baby is now the size of a peach! Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)

How far along? 13 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: at my last appt I was up 6 lbs. hopefully it is not more than that, we will find out Monday at my next appt.

Maternity clothes? Maternity pants pretty much all the time (other than sweats). I have yet to enjoy a day in the bellaband so I figured I might as well just go all out and pull out the maternity pants.Tops are still good and should be for a while.

Stretch Marks? None new that I have noticed.

Sleep: Definitely not getting enough! Pretty much tired all the time and going to bed earlier and earlier each night.

Best moment this week: I went public at work last Weds. Several people had been wondering so I suppose it was good to get it out there. Definitely enjoying not having to hide it anymore. I also had one of my students say today...Mrs. Hilman, I think you are looking a little pregnant. This is the same student that accused me of being pregnant like a month ago. Clearly he is too observant!

Movement: Waiting very impatiently.

Food Cravings/Aversions: Dinner....from about 3 o'clock till bedtime, food doesn't sound exciting at all and I have to force myself to eat something or else I wake up in the middle of the night feeling very ooky.

Gender: I don't have a clue.

Belly Button in or out? In.

What I miss: Subway has sounded amazing lately, but I'm avoiding lunch meat to avoid lysteria.

What I'm looking forward to: Thanksgiving :)

Weekly Wisdom: Going to bed at 8 o'clock is not a bad thing.

Milestones: 2nd trimester!