How far Along: 15 weeks
Maternity clothes: Not yet, my clothes still fit fine...I'm expecting to notice a difference any day now though.
Weight Gain: From my morning weigh, I have gained about 1.7 lbs...its been up for the past 2 days so I think its real gain vs. just eating too much that day :-)
Stretch Marks: nope
Sleep: Its been better lately, can't complain. Although, I literally can't keep my eyes open past 9:30pm.
Best Moment of the week: nothing exciting this week really. We go back to the dr. on Monday, so I'm guessing we will get to hear the heartbeat then!
Gender: Don't know 100%... but we have a 80% accuracy guess on gender from the doctor last week :-)
What I miss: the usual...wine. I don't really have any other big impacts in my life yet due to pregnancy.
Symptoms: I have been symptom free this week. This is way easier than I ever thought it would be!! I am NOT complaining!!
What I'm looking forward to: Buying baby stuff!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Week 14 Update
I'm a week late posting this, I had it in the drafts folder all week and forgot to post it. So, here are week 14 stats. I am now 15 weeks, so that is coming this week too but for my sake of keeping track, I wanted to go ahead and post week 14.
Week 14How far Along: 14 weeks
Maternity clothes: No change here, still wearing my clothes comfortably.
Weight Gain: I weigh myself in the mornings and from that, there is still no gain. I asked the Dr. if that is ok and he said it was completely fine!
Stretch Marks: lets hope not considering I haven't gained much weight yet!
Sleep: Not good...but not from pregnancy related discomforts! I keep waking up at 4am and then can't get back to sleep. The roaming puppy that is up and moving around at this time doesn't really help either.
Best Moment of the week: Went to the dr. on Monday for the first "real" OB visit. We went over all my lab work and all up until this point and everything looks great. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was 168- more reason to believe its a girl!
Gender: Don't know 100%... but we have a 80% accuracy guess on gender from the doctor last week :-)
What I miss: WINE!
Symptoms: I'm completely fine other than I can't stay awake past 9:30pm. This could be b/c I'm awake at 4am though.
What I'm looking forward to: Knowing the gender for sure!! I am ready to shop!!
Emotions: The nervousness is waning, I'm feeling good about things these days!
Week 14How far Along: 14 weeks
Maternity clothes: No change here, still wearing my clothes comfortably.
Weight Gain: I weigh myself in the mornings and from that, there is still no gain. I asked the Dr. if that is ok and he said it was completely fine!
Stretch Marks: lets hope not considering I haven't gained much weight yet!
Sleep: Not good...but not from pregnancy related discomforts! I keep waking up at 4am and then can't get back to sleep. The roaming puppy that is up and moving around at this time doesn't really help either.
Best Moment of the week: Went to the dr. on Monday for the first "real" OB visit. We went over all my lab work and all up until this point and everything looks great. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was 168- more reason to believe its a girl!
Gender: Don't know 100%... but we have a 80% accuracy guess on gender from the doctor last week :-)
What I miss: WINE!
Symptoms: I'm completely fine other than I can't stay awake past 9:30pm. This could be b/c I'm awake at 4am though.
What I'm looking forward to: Knowing the gender for sure!! I am ready to shop!!
Emotions: The nervousness is waning, I'm feeling good about things these days!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Oh BOY....or not!
Since the day we found out we were having a baby, Matt has been convinced its a boy for no good reason other than the simple fact that he wants a boy. He refers to "it" as him all the time. Its like there is no other choice but for it to be a boy.
All along people keep suggesting it may be a boy since I haven't had ANY morning sickness at all. The Dr. even joked about the possibility of a boy as most people pregnant with girls are more sick than those carrying a boy. So, maybe we kinda thought it could be a boy...BUT the heart rate has been pretty high since 6 weeks when we heard it for the very first time. They say that a higher heart rate typically indicates a girl and some people swear by this.
So, here the comes the good stuff. At our 13 week ultrasound, I asked the doctor how early they can detect gender annnnnd....he offered to give us his opinion right then and there. Of course we wanted to know...hello!!? Long story short, I thought Matt was going to pass out when he told us that he is 70-80% sure its a GIRL! I immediately glanced over to make sure he was still standing. (which he was by the way, although a little pale looking....KIDDING!). While we don't know for sure, I'm fairly convinced its a girl. Matt on the other hand is holding out hope for that 20-30% chance it could be a boy. He seems to be happy about it either way at this point though :-)
If your wondering how they tell, there is a "genital tube" of some sort that they look at to get an idea of gender. They don't actually see any "parts" but they base the gender off of the angle of this tube. So, if it angles up at 30 degrees or more, its a boy and if its downward pointing its indicative of a girl. Ours was down alright, now mistaking that! So..we will put this case to rest the 3rd week of October when we find out for sure.
All along people keep suggesting it may be a boy since I haven't had ANY morning sickness at all. The Dr. even joked about the possibility of a boy as most people pregnant with girls are more sick than those carrying a boy. So, maybe we kinda thought it could be a boy...BUT the heart rate has been pretty high since 6 weeks when we heard it for the very first time. They say that a higher heart rate typically indicates a girl and some people swear by this.
So, here the comes the good stuff. At our 13 week ultrasound, I asked the doctor how early they can detect gender annnnnd....he offered to give us his opinion right then and there. Of course we wanted to know...hello!!? Long story short, I thought Matt was going to pass out when he told us that he is 70-80% sure its a GIRL! I immediately glanced over to make sure he was still standing. (which he was by the way, although a little pale looking....KIDDING!). While we don't know for sure, I'm fairly convinced its a girl. Matt on the other hand is holding out hope for that 20-30% chance it could be a boy. He seems to be happy about it either way at this point though :-)
If your wondering how they tell, there is a "genital tube" of some sort that they look at to get an idea of gender. They don't actually see any "parts" but they base the gender off of the angle of this tube. So, if it angles up at 30 degrees or more, its a boy and if its downward pointing its indicative of a girl. Ours was down alright, now mistaking that! So..we will put this case to rest the 3rd week of October when we find out for sure.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Week 13...
Week 13
How far Along: 13 weeks
Maternity clothes: Nope- pants/jeans still fit fine so far. I'm in no hurry to grow out of them!
Weight Gain: Nothing yet! I'm sure this will be changing soon though!
Stretch Marks: nope
Sleep: ugh...its ok. If I could get through the night without needing a bathroom break, my sleep wouldn't be too bad. But everytime I get up to use the restroom, I can't get back to sleep.
Best Moment of the week: We got to see the baby during our ultrasound and it looks like a human now!! It was so fun to see it!
Gender: Don't know 100%... but we have a 80% accuracy guess on gender from the doctor last week :-)
What I miss: Getting through the night without using the bathroom and of course a glass of wine (or two).
Symptoms: I honestly have NO symptoms! I told the dr. during the ultrasound and he said I'm lucky and not to worry as I have been. I feel completely normal. Just in the past few days, I've started to feel bloated and have really lost my appetite but I think its from the growing cervix ;-)
What I'm looking forward to: Having the gender confirmed next month and my first OB dr. appt this coming Mondy!
Emotions: I'm getting more and more excited, the farther along we get. I'm of course still nervous to actually raise a child but we'll be fine!
How far Along: 13 weeks
Maternity clothes: Nope- pants/jeans still fit fine so far. I'm in no hurry to grow out of them!
Weight Gain: Nothing yet! I'm sure this will be changing soon though!
Stretch Marks: nope
Sleep: ugh...its ok. If I could get through the night without needing a bathroom break, my sleep wouldn't be too bad. But everytime I get up to use the restroom, I can't get back to sleep.
Best Moment of the week: We got to see the baby during our ultrasound and it looks like a human now!! It was so fun to see it!
Gender: Don't know 100%... but we have a 80% accuracy guess on gender from the doctor last week :-)
What I miss: Getting through the night without using the bathroom and of course a glass of wine (or two).
Symptoms: I honestly have NO symptoms! I told the dr. during the ultrasound and he said I'm lucky and not to worry as I have been. I feel completely normal. Just in the past few days, I've started to feel bloated and have really lost my appetite but I think its from the growing cervix ;-)
What I'm looking forward to: Having the gender confirmed next month and my first OB dr. appt this coming Mondy!
Emotions: I'm getting more and more excited, the farther along we get. I'm of course still nervous to actually raise a child but we'll be fine!
Monday, September 12, 2011
We have big news!!
When March of 2012 rolls around, we have some big changes happening. We are having a BABY!! And no, not another puppy...and I say that because that is the first thing my Dad asked when I told him the news (I'm pretty sure he was convinced we were too selfish to ever have "real" kids"). So I can make it official as we had our end of the first trimester ultrasound on Friday of last week and everything looks great!! We are very excited, of course but I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty nervous too!! The weird thing is that, I'm not so nervous to actually deliver this child as I am to raise it! I think this is definately going to be the hardest thing we have ever done in our lives and its scary to think about...but exciting too. I don't know how to ensure we bring up this baby to be the person we have envisioned, anyhow I'm trying not to think too much about that and hope that is just comes natural as we go :-)
Never the less, we are counting down the days to each appointment and ultrasound to learn more about our lil growing baby! I'm going to post weekly about updates and changes with the pregnancy, for myself as much as family to keep up to date. So far, so good though. I haven't been sick at all really! Until tomorrow, I'll leave you with a pic!
This pictures was at 9 weeks - looks like a gummy bear! Thebaby is on its head at this point :-)
Never the less, we are counting down the days to each appointment and ultrasound to learn more about our lil growing baby! I'm going to post weekly about updates and changes with the pregnancy, for myself as much as family to keep up to date. So far, so good though. I haven't been sick at all really! Until tomorrow, I'll leave you with a pic!
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| Gummy Bear baby! |
This pictures was at 9 weeks - looks like a gummy bear! Thebaby is on its head at this point :-)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Bring on Fall!
I don't know about everyone else but I'm ready for Fall!! I am not sad to say good bye to the 90 degree temps and humidity. I'm ready for cooler weather and fall candles! It goes without saying that fall around here also brings College Football, so while we will be saying goodbye to the boat on weekends, it will be replaced with college football games...every dang weekend!
This weekend is the first game for the Gamecocks, which Matt is obsessed with and in return we have season tickets to. Its ok though, I'm excited for even football to begin (gasp!). I am upset that I don't get to spend the last summer weekend at the beach as we did last year...but I'll get over it I guess. Its a long weekend, I'm not complaining!
So bring on the tailgates, football games and fall...I'm ready!
Happy First day of September! :-)
This weekend is the first game for the Gamecocks, which Matt is obsessed with and in return we have season tickets to. Its ok though, I'm excited for even football to begin (gasp!). I am upset that I don't get to spend the last summer weekend at the beach as we did last year...but I'll get over it I guess. Its a long weekend, I'm not complaining!
So bring on the tailgates, football games and fall...I'm ready!
Happy First day of September! :-)
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