W00t! I officially have 199 days until my EDD =)
Not too much going on this past week. The morning sickness subsided slightly again, though it still pops up from time to time. I was able to get into a normal pair of jeans on Wednesday, though by the end of the day they were very uncomfortable.
C has been so cute lately making a point of kissing my belly or resting his head on my abdomen. I think it's actually becoming real to him, which I didn't expect this early. It's absolutely adorable, though!
I'm trying to feel better and confident in this pregnancy, especially as I'm telling more people. I told my boss and the Godly Play coordinator yesterday. Telling my boss went surprisingly well! She actually seemed happy. Weird. My dad and his mother fly in this afternoon, so I'll be telling my paternal grandmother in person today, which should be fun. She already has one great-grandchild and another due in a month, so it's not as big of a deal for her.
I'm very nervous about my NT scan and next appointment on Monday. I did get everything scheduled with the NT scan so C can just come in late to work after both appointments, so that's nice. And if they have a hard time finding the heartbeat with the doppler at my OB, I won't be as anxious if I would've just seen the little one on the ultrasound. I can't wait to see Stretch now! Actually moving around and looking like a baby! But there's also this panic that they'll turn on the machine, and I'll just see a little blob because baby stopped growing a few weeks ago. And then I'll have to untell everyone and start all over again. And that's terrifying. I'm trying to be positive and convince myself that everything is fine and we'll see exactly what we're supposed to see. But I'm still scared.
Assuming everything goes well on Monday (8:00 AM appointment!), I'll come out at the div. school on Tuesday. I think some of my friends may suspect since they know I've been feeling poorly, and I keep reassuring people I'm not contagious. And then sometime next week or the following, I'll tell extended family, including my sure-to-be-angry cousin. And we might also go ahead and start buying nursery furniture. I know it's still early, but I like to have things planned out and settled. My mom bought all of the furniture and set up the nursery during the 1st tri of her first pregnancy. It ended up being a molar pregnancy, and it took her another 5 years to have my oldest brother. However, she said it was comforting to her to have the nursery set up. It was a promise that some day they would have a child. As a result, my parents are giving us 1k to spend on the nursery. What an amazing and generous gift!!! So in part, I want to go ahead and get everything set up because I know it would make my parents even more excited (side note: they're going out and buying a crib for their house... we live 7 hours away, none of my brothers are close to having kids, and yet they've decided they need a crib at their house for visiting grandbabies... gotta love 'em!)
There's a lot of excitement pending, but I have a lot of anxiety until then. Send me good thoughts and prayers on Monday morning!!!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
11 Weeks
How far along? 11 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Down 9 lbs since BFP, so apparently I haven't reached bottom yet.
Maternity clothes? Mostly in maternity pants now, but still using the BeBand. I'm in normal shirts, but I can only wear oversized ones without showing off more than I want...
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Still sleeping OK. I'm just waking up at night more often, but I can usually get back to sleep immediately.
Best moment this week: Telling my immediate family!!!
Movement: Not yet.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Anytime I think I want something, I get it and have no desire to eat it.
Gender: I'm not sure anymore (not that I was ever really sure to begin with)
Labor Signs: No thanks!
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Being able to eat a meal. Or even being able to eat more than a few bites of something.
What I am looking forward to: My next appointment is in one week!!!!! Also, my dad and his mother are coming up this weekend, so I'll finally get to tell a family member in person!
Weekly Wisdom: Along the same lines of telling someone if it feels right, don't let yourself be pressured into telling someone you aren't ready to tell.
Milestones: Later this week (maybe Friday?), I'll have less than 200 days to go!!!
Total weight gain/loss: Down 9 lbs since BFP, so apparently I haven't reached bottom yet.
Maternity clothes? Mostly in maternity pants now, but still using the BeBand. I'm in normal shirts, but I can only wear oversized ones without showing off more than I want...
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Still sleeping OK. I'm just waking up at night more often, but I can usually get back to sleep immediately.
Best moment this week: Telling my immediate family!!!
Movement: Not yet.
Food cravings: Nothing really. Anytime I think I want something, I get it and have no desire to eat it.
Gender: I'm not sure anymore (not that I was ever really sure to begin with)
Labor Signs: No thanks!
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Being able to eat a meal. Or even being able to eat more than a few bites of something.
What I am looking forward to: My next appointment is in one week!!!!! Also, my dad and his mother are coming up this weekend, so I'll finally get to tell a family member in person!
Weekly Wisdom: Along the same lines of telling someone if it feels right, don't let yourself be pressured into telling someone you aren't ready to tell.
Milestones: Later this week (maybe Friday?), I'll have less than 200 days to go!!!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
"This is the best news of my life"
OK, so at some point, this blog will be more than weekly check-ins and my recounting of telling people. But for now, I'll continue the current trend because in the past few days, we finally told my immediate family! Why so early, you ask? Well, our timeline for telling got moved up due to circumstances outside my control. Let me take you back:
**Warning: This might get long. However, it'll also be my record of what happened, so I don't really care **
On Wednesday, I got a call from my mom. She had just spoken to my cousin, who called to announce she is pregnant and due in October. I was pretty shocked because no one expected them to be trying until they were more settled. This shock turned into a feeling of dread when I realized the potential freak-out my being due a month before her would cause. Now, I have no problem being pregnant at the same time as my cousin. I'm not one of those people who thinks my thunder is being stolen, etc. I just don't care. However, my cousin has been in competition with me since we were little. This competition is typified by our wedding planning. It ended up that we would be getting married the same month. C and I announced our date would be June 14th (we later changed it due to his grad school schedule). My cousin immediately said they were getting married the 7th, even though that date ended up not working well for them. She just had to get married before me. So now, she thinks she's the first grandchild to be pregnant... but little does she know... and she's going to flip when she finds out.
So anyway, when my mom called with this tidbit of news, I resisted the urge to tell her right then and there. I even resisted the urge to tell her that night because she was having lunch with my aunt and uncle on Thursday, and I knew she wouldn't be able to keep it quiet when they were talking about my cousin. So, after consulting with C, we decided to tell my parents on Thursday night because if I waited another week after my cousin already told everyone so early, my mom would be even more upset.
When I called, only my mom was home, but my dad would be getting back shortly. She began by telling me all about her lunch and what my cousins are up to. It ends up my pregnant cousin JUST found out... she doesn't even have an exact due date yet and she's telling the entire extended family. So I told my mom as follows:
Me: I still can't believe she told everyone this early!
Mom: I know.
Me: I mean, I wouldn't tell extended family until I was in the 2nd trimester. Heck, I waited until I was almost 11 weeks to tell my own parents!
Mom: ::laugh:: Right!
Me: Did you hear what I said?
Mom: Quit teasing me.
Me: I'm not kidding. I'm pregnant! I'm due in September!
Mom: Stop it. You tease me too much!
This went on for about 3 minutes. I promised to show her u/s images as proof. She demanded to speak to C and then accused him of kidding her, too. FINALLY, she realized I truly was pregnant. She screamed and went on and on about how thrilled she is and how happy she is for us!!! I had been so nervous that she wouldn't be excited or would be worried about me being in school, and I had even planned on pretending it was a surprise. However, she immediately asked how long we'd been trying, and she was so happy that I decided to be honest and tell her. She was "thrilled to death."
After answering a whirlwind of questions (including constant demands to know how and why I kept it from her so long), she said my dad was pulling into the garage. She composed herself and told him to pick up the phone because I had a question to ask about his upcoming visit. He picked up, I asked my question, and then I used the same line I used on Mom. He got it slightly faster and was equally excited. By the end of the conversation (45 minutes later), he had decided to go to the Fish Hawk the next day to get the smallest fly rod they sell.
My maternal grandmother was also there because she had some doctor's appointments. At Mom's insistence, I agreed to tell her. I asked her if she could believe that by October, she'd have two great-grandbabies. She didn't get it. Instead, she thought my cousin might be having twins! Once I told her I was pregnant, she was as excited as the rest of them. They all insisted I call my older brothers immediately to let them know. And before hanging up, my mom said this was the best news of her life.
I tried the youngest of my brothers first, but he didn't pick up. Then I tried my middle brother, and he called me back almost immediately. I told him I had a question for him and then asked if he was ready to be an uncle. He was quiet for a minute trying to figure out what I was saying and then told me what great news that was and how happy he was for us. He asked all sorts of questions and seemed to just be thrilled.
On Friday morning, the youngest of my brothers called me back. We talked about his new girlfriend, what he'd been up to that week, and his birthday the previous weekend. I reminded him that when he was 26, he said he was too young to be an uncle and asked him how he felt about being an uncle at 28. He got it immediately and erupted into congratulations and expressions of shock and happiness. We joked around for a while, and he requested I keep him updated, which of course I will. He also expressed shock at my ability to keep it from Mom this long (he asked if I'd just found out on Thursday!).
On Friday afternoon, my dad got my oldest brother to call me because I had a medical question for him. I described some of my symptoms and asked his opinion. He suggested I get my thyroid checked. I told him it could also be because I'm 11-weeks pregnant. In the most lack-luster response of the bunch, he expressed shock, asked if Mom and Dad had a heart attack when I told them, said congratulations, and got off the phone. Apparently, once things sunk in more, he was more excited because he called Mom and was talking all about it. He had been on his way to the airport to fly up to see his girlfriend and apparently couldn't wait to get there and tell her in person as planned because he called her from the gate. She said she can't wait to be an aunt (which is hilarious because they aren't even engaged). So apparently he's more excited than he let on. He's also telling Mom I need to go ahead and tell the whole world and is upset that he can't tell anyone.
Mostly, he's upset that I won't tell my cousin. Every person I told had the same comment: She's going to be pissed. And I'm sure she will be. And I think it's hilarious. Because it's not like I knew she was going to get pregnant (apparently, they weren't trying, but they weren't preventing). And we'd been trying for 5 months. It's not my fault that she told everyone as soon as she knew and I waited 7 weeks to tell my immediate family. I refuse to change my plan not to tell until 2nd tri on her behalf. Plus, let her enjoy a couple of weeks thinking she's the only one who's pregnant. She might as well have some fun before she gets all upset.
I am just so relieved that my mom is so excited because I was really concerned she wouldn't be. She is pissed that I waited so long to tell her, but everyone else understands why I waited. And I plan on catching her up on all the details from the past 7 weeks.
My MIL sent C an email talking about how excited she is about the baby, so that's reassuring since they are always so reserved and she never responded to my sending her the u/s pics. I'm definitely glad I have my parents' reaction to balance out the reaction of my ILs, though both were positive.
So now both of our immediate families know! I really hope everything is still going well with Stretch because it would break my heart to have to untell everyone after all of this happiness. I may post tomorrow about the sudden return of morning sickness, which is a reassurance though by no means a guarantee. In just over a week, I go back for my next appointment!!!
**Warning: This might get long. However, it'll also be my record of what happened, so I don't really care **
On Wednesday, I got a call from my mom. She had just spoken to my cousin, who called to announce she is pregnant and due in October. I was pretty shocked because no one expected them to be trying until they were more settled. This shock turned into a feeling of dread when I realized the potential freak-out my being due a month before her would cause. Now, I have no problem being pregnant at the same time as my cousin. I'm not one of those people who thinks my thunder is being stolen, etc. I just don't care. However, my cousin has been in competition with me since we were little. This competition is typified by our wedding planning. It ended up that we would be getting married the same month. C and I announced our date would be June 14th (we later changed it due to his grad school schedule). My cousin immediately said they were getting married the 7th, even though that date ended up not working well for them. She just had to get married before me. So now, she thinks she's the first grandchild to be pregnant... but little does she know... and she's going to flip when she finds out.
So anyway, when my mom called with this tidbit of news, I resisted the urge to tell her right then and there. I even resisted the urge to tell her that night because she was having lunch with my aunt and uncle on Thursday, and I knew she wouldn't be able to keep it quiet when they were talking about my cousin. So, after consulting with C, we decided to tell my parents on Thursday night because if I waited another week after my cousin already told everyone so early, my mom would be even more upset.
When I called, only my mom was home, but my dad would be getting back shortly. She began by telling me all about her lunch and what my cousins are up to. It ends up my pregnant cousin JUST found out... she doesn't even have an exact due date yet and she's telling the entire extended family. So I told my mom as follows:
Me: I still can't believe she told everyone this early!
Mom: I know.
Me: I mean, I wouldn't tell extended family until I was in the 2nd trimester. Heck, I waited until I was almost 11 weeks to tell my own parents!
Mom: ::laugh:: Right!
Me: Did you hear what I said?
Mom: Quit teasing me.
Me: I'm not kidding. I'm pregnant! I'm due in September!
Mom: Stop it. You tease me too much!
This went on for about 3 minutes. I promised to show her u/s images as proof. She demanded to speak to C and then accused him of kidding her, too. FINALLY, she realized I truly was pregnant. She screamed and went on and on about how thrilled she is and how happy she is for us!!! I had been so nervous that she wouldn't be excited or would be worried about me being in school, and I had even planned on pretending it was a surprise. However, she immediately asked how long we'd been trying, and she was so happy that I decided to be honest and tell her. She was "thrilled to death."
After answering a whirlwind of questions (including constant demands to know how and why I kept it from her so long), she said my dad was pulling into the garage. She composed herself and told him to pick up the phone because I had a question to ask about his upcoming visit. He picked up, I asked my question, and then I used the same line I used on Mom. He got it slightly faster and was equally excited. By the end of the conversation (45 minutes later), he had decided to go to the Fish Hawk the next day to get the smallest fly rod they sell.
My maternal grandmother was also there because she had some doctor's appointments. At Mom's insistence, I agreed to tell her. I asked her if she could believe that by October, she'd have two great-grandbabies. She didn't get it. Instead, she thought my cousin might be having twins! Once I told her I was pregnant, she was as excited as the rest of them. They all insisted I call my older brothers immediately to let them know. And before hanging up, my mom said this was the best news of her life.
I tried the youngest of my brothers first, but he didn't pick up. Then I tried my middle brother, and he called me back almost immediately. I told him I had a question for him and then asked if he was ready to be an uncle. He was quiet for a minute trying to figure out what I was saying and then told me what great news that was and how happy he was for us. He asked all sorts of questions and seemed to just be thrilled.
On Friday morning, the youngest of my brothers called me back. We talked about his new girlfriend, what he'd been up to that week, and his birthday the previous weekend. I reminded him that when he was 26, he said he was too young to be an uncle and asked him how he felt about being an uncle at 28. He got it immediately and erupted into congratulations and expressions of shock and happiness. We joked around for a while, and he requested I keep him updated, which of course I will. He also expressed shock at my ability to keep it from Mom this long (he asked if I'd just found out on Thursday!).
On Friday afternoon, my dad got my oldest brother to call me because I had a medical question for him. I described some of my symptoms and asked his opinion. He suggested I get my thyroid checked. I told him it could also be because I'm 11-weeks pregnant. In the most lack-luster response of the bunch, he expressed shock, asked if Mom and Dad had a heart attack when I told them, said congratulations, and got off the phone. Apparently, once things sunk in more, he was more excited because he called Mom and was talking all about it. He had been on his way to the airport to fly up to see his girlfriend and apparently couldn't wait to get there and tell her in person as planned because he called her from the gate. She said she can't wait to be an aunt (which is hilarious because they aren't even engaged). So apparently he's more excited than he let on. He's also telling Mom I need to go ahead and tell the whole world and is upset that he can't tell anyone.
Mostly, he's upset that I won't tell my cousin. Every person I told had the same comment: She's going to be pissed. And I'm sure she will be. And I think it's hilarious. Because it's not like I knew she was going to get pregnant (apparently, they weren't trying, but they weren't preventing). And we'd been trying for 5 months. It's not my fault that she told everyone as soon as she knew and I waited 7 weeks to tell my immediate family. I refuse to change my plan not to tell until 2nd tri on her behalf. Plus, let her enjoy a couple of weeks thinking she's the only one who's pregnant. She might as well have some fun before she gets all upset.
I am just so relieved that my mom is so excited because I was really concerned she wouldn't be. She is pissed that I waited so long to tell her, but everyone else understands why I waited. And I plan on catching her up on all the details from the past 7 weeks.
My MIL sent C an email talking about how excited she is about the baby, so that's reassuring since they are always so reserved and she never responded to my sending her the u/s pics. I'm definitely glad I have my parents' reaction to balance out the reaction of my ILs, though both were positive.
So now both of our immediate families know! I really hope everything is still going well with Stretch because it would break my heart to have to untell everyone after all of this happiness. I may post tomorrow about the sudden return of morning sickness, which is a reassurance though by no means a guarantee. In just over a week, I go back for my next appointment!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
10 Weeks
How far along? 10 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still down 6 lbs since BFP. At one point this week, I was down 7 so maybe I'm leveling out.
Maternity clothes? Alternating between maternity and normal pants, both with the BeBand. Still in normal shirts.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I'm waking up a lot more in the middle of the night. However, that could have more to do with this cold.
Best moment this week: Telling the ILs
Movement: Not feeling anything yet.
Food cravings: Macaroni and Cheese
Gender: Still thinking boy.
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Being able to take zinc when I feel a cold coming on.
What I am looking forward to: Telling my parents. Now that we've told some family, it reminds me even more whom we haven't told. That and hearing the heartbeat again.
Weekly Wisdom: Start researching baby products early. There's a lot to compile, and it's never too soon to look (even if it's too soon to buy)
Milestones: Finally hitting the double digits in weeks. When I found out at 3w3d, it seemed like 10 weeks was ridiculously far away!
Total weight gain/loss: Still down 6 lbs since BFP. At one point this week, I was down 7 so maybe I'm leveling out.
Maternity clothes? Alternating between maternity and normal pants, both with the BeBand. Still in normal shirts.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I'm waking up a lot more in the middle of the night. However, that could have more to do with this cold.
Best moment this week: Telling the ILs
Movement: Not feeling anything yet.
Food cravings: Macaroni and Cheese
Gender: Still thinking boy.
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Being able to take zinc when I feel a cold coming on.
What I am looking forward to: Telling my parents. Now that we've told some family, it reminds me even more whom we haven't told. That and hearing the heartbeat again.
Weekly Wisdom: Start researching baby products early. There's a lot to compile, and it's never too soon to look (even if it's too soon to buy)
Milestones: Finally hitting the double digits in weeks. When I found out at 3w3d, it seemed like 10 weeks was ridiculously far away!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
ILs are in the loop!
So we finally told some family members tonight. I told C I was fine with telling his parents after 8 weeks, but he kept putting off calling them. Finally I convinced him to go ahead and call. We got on the landline so that we could both listen in. His mom picked up, and C asked for his dad to get on the phone. Well, his mom just gave the phone to his dad so then we had to get her back on. This alerted enough suspicions that MIL apparently tried to catch FIL's eye to suggest this was a pregnancy call.
C was pretty upfront. He just said, "We have some news. Chamberlyn is pregnant!" His mom immediately started calmly saying how neat that was and how excited she is. His dad was so quiet I thought perhaps he'd hung up the phone so I eventually asked if he was still there. He said he was just listening in and thought it was all great. C's sisters were apparently at home and figured out what was going on. At one point, they began giggling in the background, which sort of annoys me because goodness only knows what they were making fun of us about.
They have agreed to keep quiet until we say it's OK. MIL had to tell SIL she couldn't put anything up on facebook. They seem excited, but it's always hard to tell with them. If my mom will actually be on board with everything, she is much more of the excited type. Anyway, C seemed content that they were happy and truly excited.
The highlight of the conversation was definitely this exchange between MIL and SIL:
MIL: Martha! You're going to be an aunt!
SIL: And you're doing to be a grandma!
MIL: Shut up!
In two weeks, we finally get to let my parents in on the news!
C was pretty upfront. He just said, "We have some news. Chamberlyn is pregnant!" His mom immediately started calmly saying how neat that was and how excited she is. His dad was so quiet I thought perhaps he'd hung up the phone so I eventually asked if he was still there. He said he was just listening in and thought it was all great. C's sisters were apparently at home and figured out what was going on. At one point, they began giggling in the background, which sort of annoys me because goodness only knows what they were making fun of us about.
They have agreed to keep quiet until we say it's OK. MIL had to tell SIL she couldn't put anything up on facebook. They seem excited, but it's always hard to tell with them. If my mom will actually be on board with everything, she is much more of the excited type. Anyway, C seemed content that they were happy and truly excited.
The highlight of the conversation was definitely this exchange between MIL and SIL:
MIL: Martha! You're going to be an aunt!
SIL: And you're doing to be a grandma!
MIL: Shut up!
In two weeks, we finally get to let my parents in on the news!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Telling...
In the past week or so, I've become much more confident in this pregnancy. While I know things can always go wrong and I'm not going to go broadcasting it on facebook or anything, I feel less guarded in this secret. As a result, the list of people who know is growing:
Friends:
- Marian
- Presian
- Mallie
Work:
- Bruce
- Mary Ann
- Layne
- Carrie (one of the parents who is also pregnant! I wouldn't have told her otherwise, but she's 6 weeks ahead of me)
Other:
- The head of the field ed office
- The pastor and associate pastor at the church where I hope to work this summer
- My ethics preceptor
- One of my Christian ed professors
- The registrar of the div. school (well, he will know after I meet with him tomorrow)
In addition, a few strangers know, including the guy who works at a tea shop. I asked him if he knew anything about pregnancy-safe teas, and he said he needed to go get his wife. Turns out that she's 5 weeks pregnant and had just been researching that. We ended up talking for almost an hour!
There are some notable people left off the above list. First of all, my boss. I might end up having to tell her (she's the only one in the office who doesn't know), but I really don't want to tell her yet. Secondly, other than P, none of my div. school friends know. Thirdly, our entire families! That's right, all of the above people know and we haven't even told our families. I feel bad about this, but there is a reason behind it.
OK, well there's no real reason why we've waited to tell C's parents. We wanted to wait until after the first u/s, and I've been fine to tell them for a week now. We might tell them sometime this week, but I'll leave it up to C to decide. My family is a bit more complicated. Mainly, I don't trust my mom to keep her mouth shut until 2nd tri, when we plan on letting extended family know. Plus, she's called me about pregnancy related things (e.g. go to the dentist or the baby will die) without even knowing I'm pregnant, and I'm anxious enough as it is. SO, the plan with them is to tell my dad when he comes up to visit at the end of the month and tell her over the phone immediately after. I would have liked to tell her in person, but she refused to come up with him and his mother.
March 1st is my next appointment, and they'll do the doppler (and maybe another u/s if I decide to do the 1st tri screen). Assuming everything goes well, I may start telling friends at div. school on the 2nd, will definitely tell my boss that week (if I haven't already by then), and will announce it at the parent meeting on March 7th. So that's the plan for now.
Friends:
- Marian
- Presian
- Mallie
Work:
- Bruce
- Mary Ann
- Layne
- Carrie (one of the parents who is also pregnant! I wouldn't have told her otherwise, but she's 6 weeks ahead of me)
Other:
- The head of the field ed office
- The pastor and associate pastor at the church where I hope to work this summer
- My ethics preceptor
- One of my Christian ed professors
- The registrar of the div. school (well, he will know after I meet with him tomorrow)
In addition, a few strangers know, including the guy who works at a tea shop. I asked him if he knew anything about pregnancy-safe teas, and he said he needed to go get his wife. Turns out that she's 5 weeks pregnant and had just been researching that. We ended up talking for almost an hour!
There are some notable people left off the above list. First of all, my boss. I might end up having to tell her (she's the only one in the office who doesn't know), but I really don't want to tell her yet. Secondly, other than P, none of my div. school friends know. Thirdly, our entire families! That's right, all of the above people know and we haven't even told our families. I feel bad about this, but there is a reason behind it.
OK, well there's no real reason why we've waited to tell C's parents. We wanted to wait until after the first u/s, and I've been fine to tell them for a week now. We might tell them sometime this week, but I'll leave it up to C to decide. My family is a bit more complicated. Mainly, I don't trust my mom to keep her mouth shut until 2nd tri, when we plan on letting extended family know. Plus, she's called me about pregnancy related things (e.g. go to the dentist or the baby will die) without even knowing I'm pregnant, and I'm anxious enough as it is. SO, the plan with them is to tell my dad when he comes up to visit at the end of the month and tell her over the phone immediately after. I would have liked to tell her in person, but she refused to come up with him and his mother.
March 1st is my next appointment, and they'll do the doppler (and maybe another u/s if I decide to do the 1st tri screen). Assuming everything goes well, I may start telling friends at div. school on the 2nd, will definitely tell my boss that week (if I haven't already by then), and will announce it at the parent meeting on March 7th. So that's the plan for now.
Monday, February 8, 2010
9 Weeks
How far along? 9 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Down 6 lbs since BFP
Maternity clothes? Sadly, yes. Late last week I started wearing a couple of pairs of maternity pants. They're still a little bit big, but my jeans are definitely too tight, even with the BeBand. Still in normal shirts, though, and will be for a while!
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well, but I do not want to get out of bed in the morning. And I find myself falling asleep before bed much more often. This definitely wasn't what I was expecting to happen, sleep-wise!
Best moment this week: Telling a complete stranger who worked at a tea shop. I was asking which teas might be pregnancy-safe. Turns out, his wife found out she was pregnant a week ago. The four of us ended up talking for almost an hour!
Movement: Nothing I can feel, but I'm led to believe it's moving around in there by now!
Food cravings: Still craving salty things. Other cravings vary and are pretty random, e.g. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup eggs, which turned into Reese's Peanut Butter Cup hearts when we could only find single-serve eggs.
Gender: I'm still feeling boy.
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Not knowing what heartburn felt like. Now I know.
What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat with a doppler. Some of my symptoms are starting to subside, and that makes me incredibly nervous, even though I know it's normal.
Weekly Wisdom: If it feels right to tell someone, do it. Even if the worst happens, you'll have their support.
Milestones: Starting to wear maternity pants? I don't really have a good milestone this week.
Total weight gain/loss: Down 6 lbs since BFP
Maternity clothes? Sadly, yes. Late last week I started wearing a couple of pairs of maternity pants. They're still a little bit big, but my jeans are definitely too tight, even with the BeBand. Still in normal shirts, though, and will be for a while!
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well, but I do not want to get out of bed in the morning. And I find myself falling asleep before bed much more often. This definitely wasn't what I was expecting to happen, sleep-wise!
Best moment this week: Telling a complete stranger who worked at a tea shop. I was asking which teas might be pregnancy-safe. Turns out, his wife found out she was pregnant a week ago. The four of us ended up talking for almost an hour!
Movement: Nothing I can feel, but I'm led to believe it's moving around in there by now!
Food cravings: Still craving salty things. Other cravings vary and are pretty random, e.g. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup eggs, which turned into Reese's Peanut Butter Cup hearts when we could only find single-serve eggs.
Gender: I'm still feeling boy.
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: Not knowing what heartburn felt like. Now I know.
What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat with a doppler. Some of my symptoms are starting to subside, and that makes me incredibly nervous, even though I know it's normal.
Weekly Wisdom: If it feels right to tell someone, do it. Even if the worst happens, you'll have their support.
Milestones: Starting to wear maternity pants? I don't really have a good milestone this week.
Monday, February 1, 2010
8 Weeks
How far along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Down 5 lbs since BFP, which seems impossible since my clothes are definitely getting tighter.
Maternity clothes? Not yet. However, I'm rocking the Be Band and sporting a new bra 2 band sizes and 2 cup sizes bigger than I was a month ago.
Stretch marks? No new ones that I know of.
Sleep: Doing fairly well with sleep. Definitely much better than I expected being off of my meds!
Best moment this week: Seeing Stretch on the ultrasound with the heart beating away.
Movement: Nothing yet.
Food cravings: Anything salty and carbs. Also, chocolate, but nothing else sweet.
Gender: Obviously, I have no clue, but I cannot help but think of this baby in masculine terms. 10 weeks until I find out if my motherly intuition is correct.
Labor Signs: None, thank goodness!
Belly Button in or out? In. It's highly doubtful that my ridiculously deep belly button will ever become an outtie.
What I miss: Fresca. My goodness do I miss Fresca!!! That and having the energy to do my schoolwork. Not that I miss doing schoolwork, but it's impossible to try to do it when you're nauseous and exhausted!
What I am looking forward to: Telling our families!!! Still not sure when that'll happen, though.
Weekly Wisdom: Saying "But the baby wants it!" only works one time. Or at least, that's what C told me when I tried to get him to get me water using that line.
Milestones: In addition to seeing the heartbeat last week, as of tomorrow, Stretch will have graduated from embryo to fetus!
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