Week 22

Hurrah! I only have 18 weeks left! I am feeling better this week and thank God for that! Though I did notice that when I was sick, I didn't hurt at all..... hmmm well, like I said to myself the other day, the pain is worth the result!!!!!! Even though exercise is causing me pain, knowing that I am not gaining as much weight as fast this time and knowing how much easier it will be to get back into shape. SO, I will keep exercising until I can't. 

What I love: I LOVE not having to shave every day. It's wonderful. I love feeling this little baby roll around. It's getting quite strong.....

What I hate: WINTER! :) Oh well, at least the spring will be twice as sweet as I know I'll have a wonderful little babe. 

What I miss:  My old clothes. I am already tired of all my fat clothes and most of the maternity clothes I have look stupid on me still. 

 What I’m looking forward to the most: Not being pregnant. :) Oh and the baby. SAME

Worries: I am not worried this week. Well, I have to admit I had a G&T on the weekend and then I was really worried for a little while. I drank it over like two to three hours and it had lots of ice, but I probably won't do that again. 

Symptoms: Round ligament pain!!!!! And SO much of it! I hate it! 

Mood:  Good, happy to be on the downward slope even though the last trimester is infinitely the worst! 

Sleep: YES! I can sleep again. Wonderfully!

Movement: Lots of it and the baby seems to be finding the quarters rather cramped because it keeps stretching out.

Bra Size: B cup still, but I think I am getting bigger..... 

The belly (and the button!): It's all strange, but no stretch marks on the belly only on my hips. 

Wedding rings on or off: On! This is a minor miracle as I think I had my ring off before the end of the first trimester last time. 

Weight gain:16 lbs as of Monday. Hurrah!

Measurements: Chest: 38, Waist: 32.5, Midsection: 36! Hips:40.5, Thighs:21.5, Calves: 14, Biceps: 10.5

Exercise: Well, last week I ran 1.5 miles on Sunday and lifted weights and that was it. :) This week I have been doing pretty well and I got back to the gym and not my butt hurts! But so far I have run twice, lifted once and hopefully I'll finish this week strong. 

Eating: Back on track, and charting my calories once more. I have been doing pretty good and feel better. 

The weekly pics: 

So this week, little baby is the length of a summer squash. Hurrah! It's getting bigger! 

And this weeks belly pics... 

Week 21

Ach! This week has been SO bad! I have been very sick since Monday and thus have not had the energy or desire to post. But here I am on Friday, and though still sick, I'm not half as sick as I was before.

What I love: I love that my son is feeling better and I don't have to worry about him being sick anymore. As far as loving something about this pregnancy, uhm, not so much. Oh, though, because I've been sick and not exercising or doing much of anything, I am not hurting nearly as much. 

What I hate: Being sick! I especially hate being sick while being pregnant when you can't drug yourself into oblivion. Oh well. I am on the up swing and hopefully will make a full recovery soon. 

What I miss:  I miss SUMMER! Uhg! It's been 40 below and it's DARK and I'm stuck inside looking at the same four walls, and I just miss the scenery changes of summer. 

 What I’m looking forward to the most: Not being pregnant. :) Oh and the baby. 

Worries: I am actually worried about the babe, because I haven't felt as much movement and I am paranoid that I've somehow managed to hurt the baby because of the stuff I've taken for the cold. I've only taken Tylenol and a bit of Nyquil that doesn't have alcohol in it and benedryl. All of which shouldn't hurt a baby, but it's worrying me some. It could really be as simple as the baby turned around and is kicking my back more. I still feel it, but not as much. It could also be that some of the drugs are making the LO sleepy.   

Symptoms: Runny nose, cough, sort throat.. Oh wait, that is supposed to be pregnancy symptoms.. :) 

Mood:  Tired and snappish, but happy to be finally feeling a bit better. 

Sleep: When I'm not coughing or my sinuses aren't hurting, I sleep fine. 

Movement: Wow, right now the baby is kicking up a storm. Probably because I am slouching while I am typing. 

Bra Size: B cup. Still, but I have a feeling I'm still growing... 

The belly (and the button!): So funny to watch my belly button when I cough. It goes in and out every time. I have to admit, I can't stock feeling it.. it's weird and feels like it shouldn't be like that..... 

Wedding rings on or off: On!

Weight gain:Don't know and I'm not going to check until I feel better. 

Measurements: Ok. So I still haven't done all my measurements, but I did check my belly and it's at 37"s... growing, growing... 

Exercise: HA! I haven't actually exercised since Saturday, which technically counts as week 20. Oh well, I need rest and to get better and then I will focus on exercise again. I am hoping to do something tomorrow and Sunday too, if everything goes ok. 

Eating: So, ya, that went to pot too, because I got sick. I stopped tracking because, let's face it, when you're coughing and hurt and are miserable, who cares what you eat? I don't. But I started tracking again today and will get back into the grove. 

The weekly pics: 

And now the pics. This week the baby is supposedly as long as a carrot. Which I LOVE carrots so that cool...:) 

As you will notice, now that baby is big enough to not need zooming... hurrah! 

And the belly shot. This week I am adding two because I like to see pics of the front. It makes it more of a "complete picture" 

Week 20

Wow, I am a bit of mess with the horrible shootings in Con. today. I can't stop crying thinking of those poor little kids getting shot by some psycho.  

Uhg.. I am so glad my little boy is safe and will not being going to public school! 

So, twenty weeks have gone by and I am almost on the downward slide of this pregnancy. We also had the anatomy scan last Friday and found out we are having a ...... well, it's fun anyway. I'm not sure I want to put it here because Dan really want's to keep it a secret. I wouldn't want any friends or family to stumble onto this little blog of mine and find out prematurely. But the baby is healthy and looks great.

What I love: HHHmmm, well, I still just like the baby moving and kicking.. 

What I hate: The baby sitting on my ligaments so when I am running, like today, I am in horrible discomfort & even pain. I HATE MY SKIN!!!!!!! I hate that I look like I am in high school again. Oh well.  (this hasn't changed from last week. ) 

What I miss:  I miss just being able to walk around with out hurting. I miss being able to lay on my belly if I want or slouch on the couch with out creaking and groaning.... 

 What I’m looking forward to the most: Not being in pain when I am walking around. I am looking forward to SPRING! And I am looking forward to seeing what this baby looks like. 

Worries: I am still worried that I won't be able to keep exercising like I was before. But, one of my major worries, which involved the birth has been greatly helped. I had my first prenatal with Joy on Saturday and it went very well. I expressed to her how important it is to me that the person delivering my baby knows the Lord and has the Holy Spirit. I want the security of being covered by someone who is attentive to what God is speaking and who can be tipped off by the Lord for things happening in the birth. Joy, told all of this to Dana, (who is a midwife extraordinaire and trained Joy, ) and she was so impressed and thought it so neat that she told her to tell me that if Joy can't be at the birth, baring an emergency, she would be there for me. It's such a relief to know that I will be taken care of.  

Symptoms: PAINNNNNN!!!!! Everything hurts these days. I think it might be partly due to the fact that I haven't been taking my vitamins regularly because Jack has been so sick.  

Mood:  TIRED! With a baby up for three nights, I am totally exhausted and don't want to do anything.  

Sleep: Not sleeping. Well, I am a bit here and there, but not very well. Of course it doesn't really have anything to do with the pregnancy. 

Movement: Almost daily. Actually probably daily, but not really strong like I know it will be soon. 

Bra Size: B cup. I moved into a B about two weeks ago. Hurrah for slower growth!

The belly (and the button!): Still Growing and the belly button is stretching out even more. It hardly looks like a belly button anymore. 

Wedding rings on or off: On!

Weight gain:Well, I weighed myself on Sunday I think it was and I was at 148, and then yesterday during the day I was 150 - 151, so I seem to be all over the place. The good news is I am still under 20 lbs, so I am ahead of the game. 

Measurements: I know, I should do this, but Jackson is waking up and I don't have the energy. 

Exercise: I am doing OK with exercise but it's getting pretty painful. Shin splints and aches and such. Last week was actually fairly good and I finished the week with 23 miles and lifting once. I still haven't made it to the gym this week for my weight work out but I am hoping tonight will be the night. Last weekend on Sunday I think I ran six in 45:19, which I was pleased with. But his week has been much harder and slower as everything HURTS!

Such is exercise during pregnancy. 

Eating:  Doing OK with the eating. Today and yesterday, being tired and worn out, I haven't cared as much as I should or even started tracking for today. It's 2:51 PM..... I will get on it. But I am still not doing too badly. 

The weekly pics: 

And now the weekly pics. Here is my little banana. It's about 10.5 oz and measures a bit over eight inches. 

And here is the twenty week Pic. 

And just for fun, here is a pic of me with Jackson at twenty weeks. 

Week 19

Wow, it's on of THOSE kind of weeks again. But tomorrow we are going in for the anatomy scan and that is something to look forward too! :) Oh and I wanted to add one more thing to the list. Bra size. This is for next time, so I don't forget my rate of growth. By this time with Jackson, I am almost positive I was in a C cup. 

What I love: HHHmmm, well, I still just like the baby moving and kicking.. 

What I hate: The baby sitting on my ligaments so when I am running, like today, I am in horrible discomfort & even pain. I HATE MY SKIN!!!!!!! I hate that I look like I am in high school again. Oh well. 

What I miss: I miss gin & tonics! And I miss the sunlight and the warmth of the sunshine & the green grass & the leaves on the trees. OK, most of that is what I miss about summer, but SERIOUSLY! It's been 30 below & colder for like a month!

What I’m looking forward to the most: Laying on my belly and having small boobs again and not hurting when I walk around. 

Worries: I am worried that I am not going to be able to keep running and I am worried that the pain I have now is only going to get worse. 

Symptoms: I hurt. I have terrible skin & I am getting fatter. 

Mood:  Much better then last week. I feel pretty good other then the pain, and that has even been better this week.  

Sleep: Excellent except when I have bizarre dreams like last night. I swear, I was fighting with and swearing at people all night long. Yuck.  

Movement: Almost daily. Actually probably daily, but not really strong like I know it will be soon. 

Bra Size: B cup. I moved into a B about two weeks ago. Hurrah for slower growth!

The belly (and the button!): HA! The belly button has been weird since the last time. So it's still in but stretched out and funky looking. My belly on the other hand looks very nice. No stretch marks yet. I will keep crossing my fingers that I won't get any this time either. (The same as last week.)

Wedding rings on or off: On!

Weight gain: I weigh 151 as of today, so that is a total of 14 lbs. So better then last time, but not great. Of course I did weigh myself in the middle of the day, so plus or minus a pound for good measure. 

Measurements: Nope, not this week. 

Exercise: So far, it's been painful and irritating. But the weekend is still coming up and that is usually the best time. Last week I did 21 miles on the treadmill and on Saturday, I ran five in 37:19. Of course I had a much harder time on Sunday because of it, but it FELT SO GOOD that I couldn't help push myself faster then I aught. 
I lifted weights and it was fine, though I did cut back a bit more. Tomorrow I will be in town all day, so I am not sure I will be exercising, but I thought I might run like two miles and throw in some weights just to be good. We'll see how that turns out. 

Eating:  Still tracking, and still doing fairly well with it. I really should focus on getting more protein into my diet, but it's so easy just to eat carbs and be done with it. In the cold weather that's all I want anyway. 

The weekly pics: 

And here are the pics for this week. 
The baby is the length of a heirloom tomato, so I am guessing a REALLY big tomato! From what I can tell, this baby is growing wildly! I am hungry all the time and I would like to blame it on someone else. :) 

And the belly shot. 

Week 18

And week 18. Wow, it's been like four weeks in one. I feel like I've been run over by a train.. That's OK. It's Friday and I can face the weekend. So before I really get into it, I saw a format on someone else's blog that I really liked so I am going to copy. :) It made the reading much easier. 

What I love: Starting to feel the baby move much more frequently. And to be honest, I don't love that much more about being pregnant. 

What I hate: Growing out of my clothes, being in pain, having my back and neck go out ALL the time, feeling hungry and bloated and generally bitchy. Oh and so much more.  Like not being able to pic up my huge toddler because it makes me hurt so badly. Yuck. 

What I miss: I miss my body and my energy and my even keel. I have been so much more emotional. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Gin & tonics! Oh and the baby of course.. :) Probably should be first but let's be honest, the G&T will let me rest a lot more then the baby...:) 

Worries: I am worried about the birth. Not specifically having to push out another baby, because let's face it, I did it once and though horrifically painful and all that, I did it and am confident I can do it again. But I am worried about the details of who is going to deliver the baby and where I am going to deliver and if things are going to work out the way I would like them too. The only thing that I can do about this is to give it to the Lord and really actually hear what He has to say about it.  

Symptoms: Other then being fat? Uhm gaining weight, feeling baby move and stretch my poor uterus and all the ligaments in my body. 

Mood:  This week, not to good. Dan was working crazy long hours and I was by myself a lot and taking care of Jackson and getting to and from work, meals, all that good stuff nearly did me in. Plus it's forty below and that ALWAYS SUCKS!

Sleep: Like a baby. No wait, like a teenager. I feel like I could sleep forever. It's probably the Dark. 

Movement: More frequent but not completely regular yet. 

The belly (and the button!): HA! The belly button has been weird since the last time. So it's still in but stretched out and funky looking. My belly on the other hand looks very nice. No stretch marks yet. I will keep crossing my fingers that I won't get any this time either. 

Wedding rings on or off: On!

Weight gain: Don't know. I will get on the scale tomorrow.  Probably around 12 Lbs. 

Measurements: Hmm... I've been putting this off. OK.  I am going for the tape right now. 

Hips: 40"     Waist: 32"   Midsection: 35"  Chest: 36.75"  Thigh: 21"  Bicep: 11"

Exercise: This week was OK so far, but I have been in a lot of pain, like I said. My Pelvic Girdle situation and flared up again. It hurts like FIRE every once in a while when I am walking and when I am standing and pretty much moving around.. It sometimes doesn't hurt when I am running. Small blessings. All that to say, I did still run 26 miles last week and ran pretty fast on Sunday, though right now I can't remember how fast. I was taking it more easy as I have been hurting. I lifted weights on Tuesday, which still felt good, and I am probably going to have to drop a running day and do another weight day. We'll see. 

Eating: Doing good with the tracking. I have been on "track" since the beginning of November, which feels really good. I have gone over my daily calorie allowance a couple of times, but not frequently and so I am going to keep on with the tracking. 

The weekly pics: 

This week the baby is the length of a bell pepper, or a sweet potato. But guessing from the stretching it feels a bit longer then that. Next Friday we have the anatomy scan so we shall see where this babe is measuring, 

And finally, the belly shot from this week. I took this at night and am definitely bloated, so I probably am not that big quite yet. 

Week 17

I actually started this post on Monday, but didn't get with it enough to finish it.. Oh well. 

23 weeks left and counting. :) Or 25.... either way, we are in the mid twenties instead of thirties! This last week the little bean has been moving all around. Unfortunately, my sciatica has been acting up in a major way. It is quite painful at times to walk and to stand. Last night I was trying to make pumpkin pull apart bread, but kept having to sit down because I was so uncomfortable. I need to dig out my maternity belt/halter thing that helps with the lower back issue. 

Interestingly enough, I also ran a 10K in 46:05 on Sunday, which is only 1:20 minutes short of my PR. So, yes, I am totally jazzed that  I am still able to run fast, though if the sciatic issues keep hampering me, I'll be slowing down very soon.. UHG! I hate running slow on the treadmill. Makes it SO laborious.  The eating is still doing well, despite thanksgiving. I have decided to keep on tracking calories for the rest of this trimester and maybe the rest of the pregnancy. I just feel so much more in control of my body and not pigging out all the time. I still eat things I probably shouldn't but I know how much is going in. 

I weighed myself on Sunday and I was somewhere between 146 and 147 which means that I am still only up 10 lbs. HURRAH! Last pregnancy I was up 20 LBS by 20 weeks. So unless I totally go bonkers over the next two weeks, I should still be below last time. 

This week the baby is the size of a turnip. Yuck. 

And this is the belly shot for this week. My son was watching with great interest and kept looking for the camera... It was really cute. 

Oh and I forgot, my exercise totals for last week were 26.5 miles run and worked out with weights once oh and I was able to squat 130 lbs still, which was encouraging. 

I will add measurements next week. 

Week 16

And now, week 16. Hurrah! 24 or 26 to go. That's only half a year... :) Things are jogging along. Though my appointment last Friday was a big waste of time. GRRR.. Oh well. The doctor just listened to the heart beat (which was great) and that was it. This was after waiting for twenty minutes. I was expecting her to do a U/S because I came up because at my previous visit, my normal caregiver saw that I had a cyst on my ovary and wanted to make sure it was OK. It was just a bit of a let down as I could have stayed home and had my midwife do all of what the Dr. did without hauling myself & my son up to Fairbanks, 90 miles away. 

Oh well. Last week was a bit of a challenge, though more so on the weekend. Sunday was a  very, very, very, L

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                                W!!!! Day. I spent most of it depressed and laying on the couch or crying in my sons room. Kind of silly really. I am normally never like that, so it took me a while just to shake it off. I did this by listening to worship music and praying and then I went and ran. That was enough to get me out of my hormonal dive. 

As far as exercise, I didn't get to do as much as I wanted on Sunday, as all the treadmills were in use when I wanted to use them and by the time I got on one, I only had about 30 minutes left to exercise. So my total for the week was only 20 miles. But Saturday I ran a seven minute mile, which is especially awesome since it was my last of five. YES! I am still fast! I also bought new shoes on Friday which has really helped the pain in my legs. 

Eating. Eating is going really well. I love feeling more in control of myself. I have faithfully tracked my calories for the last two weeks and I think I will even continue past the November month challenge. I'm up 11 pounds at this point. Well, at least I was when I checked last. I think I weighed myself on Thursday???? I don't remember. I will make myself get on the scale tomorrow. Yuck. 

I am still not wearing maternity clothes, which I like. I try them on and they all look kind of stupid without the belly. So I am just wearing my fat clothes and the skirts & pants with super low waists. It works. 

And here is the avocado sized munchkin in my belly. 

And the 16 week belly shot. I am actually going to do a comparison of my this week last pregnancy and this picture, but I am not at my home computer, so I won't do it now. 

I'm definitely growing. That's for sure! :)

Week 15

Well, this week I get to go see the little bean. In fact Friday. I am sort of excited and a bit worried. I haven't had a check up in seven weeks... (slap hand, I know..) so I am hoping everything is still fine. I am pretty sure they are since I have had no spotting and only minimal pain/cramping, which is not that unusual. 

This week I gave myself a challenge to track my calories on myplate for the whole month of November. It's been going very well and I haven't missed a day even on the weekend, which is usually when I fail. I am hoping that I will be able to slow the weight gain down a bit. I haven't actually climbed on the scale, but I will today as I want to be able to compare to the doctors scale which ALWAYS reads more. YUCK! 

So the eating is on the right track, but the exercise did not go so well last week as I was SOOOO exhausted that I couldn't bring myself to get off my A** to work out like I normally do. I did still finish the week with 21 miles and I also did five miles in 37:40 which ROCKS on Sunday. 

The totals were four days of running and one day of weights. 

So far this week, I am back on track and things are looking pretty good though, I won't count my chickens before they hatch as the saying goes. 

Part of the problem last week, was that my legs hurt SO badly. I MUST get new shoes, but as cash is tighter then usual, I am trying to find a good deal on the shoes I always get, and it's just not happening. GRRR... I am going into town tomorrow, like I said and I  WILL get shoes then. 

And here is the little pumpkin. Actually the little apple according to babycenter.com. I have felt the baby move more, though still not consistently. It is such a relief when I do feel the baby all the time and don't have to wonder it everything is still fine. 

Belly shot of the week. I couldn't decide if I should use this one or another one that makes me look bigger. But since if you look back through the weeks and see that I look bigger at 13 weeks then I do now, I guess it doesn't really matter.. :) 

I am going to clean the house and do the laundry now, so have a good week, if there actually are any readers out there.. :)

Week 14

And once again it's Thursday before I post. Oh well. That's life. Lots happens and usually by the end of the day I just don't feel like yanking my shirt up and taking pictures.:) Or of getting on the god awful scale to see how much I've gained. Yuck. Not looking forward to climbing on the doctors scale next Friday for my appointment. It's enough to cause my blood pressure to go up and I normally have VERY good blood pressure.
As far as pregnancy goes, it is going well. I still am tired all the time, but I'm getting used to that. Last week I did REALLY good with exercising and even finished off the week at 27 miles and kicked butt on my six mile run on Sunday. I finished in 45:52, which is 7:39's. Hurrah! I am going to have to get new shoes as my shins are hurting more and more. So far, not too much agony in the groin, but I expect that to come around twenty weeks.
As far as eating goes, I have issued myself a challenge and am going to do myplate for the whole month of November, come rain or more likely snow or shine. I want to see if it will help my slow down on the weight gain. I'm up 10 lbs which I HATE, but I am getting used to the fact that my body will go ahead and do what it wants when I am pregnant.

As far as the little lemon, it's growing away and I felt it move this week.

Here is the belly shot, though I would rather not take anymore.. :) The butt is growing.. growingggg.... growwwwinnnngggggg!

And here are my measurements, though I would rather not know. 

Chest 36.75 “

Hips         40.25"

Waist 31.5"

L Waist 34.5"

Thighs 21"

Biceps 11.25"

Calves 14"

And there we have it. And in closing I will add a really cute picture of my son. He's the best! :)

Week 13

And here we are. Last week of the first trimester. THANK YOU GOD! Only three more to go.. :) The last one definitely feels like at least two, if not three. I am feeling fine. Really, just fine. Not great, not bad, but fine. I am eating too much sometimes. And I am eating very well other times. I guess if I keep it to only sometimes I should be OK. Hmm probably not.
I am loving the pregnancy acne, which is coming full strength now. Wow! I thought high school was bad, but really this is much, much worse.... Oh well. It's winter so I can cover up a lot of things.
Apparently my baby is now the size of a medium shrimp. How nice.

I think I am starting to feel my uterus now, which is always nice. It's really a baby and not just chub! Hurrah!

My baby also weighs almost an ounce, which means the seven lbs I've gained makes total sense.. :) Right? 

I did REALLY well with the exercise last week. I exercised six days, did 25 miles of running & one day of weights. The best part about it was I ran six miles on Sunday in 45:50. Which is smokin' for this pregnant lady. : )  The fastest I've ever run it is 42 something. So I am not too far off my pre preg times. I can still cook it! 

I haven't gained any weight this week. At least that's what the scale said on Sunday. Truth to tell, I HATE getting on that stupid thing! I am always waiting for a better time. When I haven't eaten as much, or when I don't feel to bloated, or after I have a BM. :) Seriously, it's just sad... 

And now the belly shot. 

I swear, most of it must be bloat, since I look bigger some weeks and skinny other weeks. The 12 Week photo I took in the AM and these are all in the evening. 

So here we go. 

Stay tuned for more.. :) 

Week 12

Week 12: Yes, I know, it's already Friday and I haven't been posting at the beginning of the week, but at least it isn't week 13 yet. :) News this week? I got my maternity clothes out of storage, but I don't have the heart to go through them yet. I won't wear them until I have too. I am getting irritated at all the clothes in my drawers & closet that I can't wear anymore, so I am going to go through that this weekend when I have time and put them AWAY! Plus it's winter and I need to clean out all the shorts and summer time stuff. It's zero this morning and boy, I haven't missed it a bit. But then again, I should probably start liking winter since I live in Alaska.

I am jogging along as far as the pregnancy is concerned and though I haven't had the heart to check, I am pretty sure I am continuing to gain weight. Yuck. I will actually climb on the scale soon, but I just don't want too.
In good news, the baby is the size of a lime this week and developing nicely. (At least I assume it is.) We are still talking about finding out the sex. I can't decide, but Dan really wants too. I will probably find out because he feels so strongly about it.

This last week, I actually hit all my goals for exercise that I set out. I exercised six days, ran a total of 26 miles, and lifted weights one day. The thing I am most proud of is that I can still do a sub eight minute mile. True it's not the 7:30's, 7's I was doing last summer, but I'll take what I can get. I keep reminding myself that I will be doing 10 + pretty soon, so enjoy the 8 while I can. 

As far as eating.... (groan...) I simply have a hard time taking the energy to eat really healthy. And I quite frankly don't care as much. I am not eating candy or tons of white flour, but I am eating things I don't normally on a continual basis. Like cheese. Yum. 

I keep promising myself I'll be better next week, but it never happens..:) Well that's not entirely true. I do make good decisions sometimes. I ate an egg white omelette last night instead of a bowl of roman or a bagel which is what I really wanted. Yearh! Small victories!

As far as measurements go, I haven't taken them. :) But I know my butt is continuing to grow. Uhg. I will do measurements on Sunday. Promise!

Week 11

OK. So I know I am now closer to week 12 then 11, but it's been a busy, emotional, and truth to tell, GOD AWFUL week. But oh well. Jackson has been teething and very sad and cranky since last Friday and then people were talking about my being pregnant and though I say I don't care, it still kind of irritates me that people are so DAMN nosy. Oh well. Plus all of this is going through a very hormonal pregnant woman's nervous system. Anyway, on to the weekly stuff.

The baby is developing nicely. And leaving me completely exhausted. But the most important thing is that it's growing and developing and is healthy. I have to admit that I haven't been taking any vitamins. GASP! I know, but I just can't handle they way they make me feel, so I am planning to hold off and take them once in a while until the end of the first trimester.
I have been better about eating, but still just can't make myself take the energy and TIME to track the stupid calories. It seems so useless when I know I am going to gain weight anyway. I didn't exercise on Sunday, which made me mad at myself. (It always does.) Because I was cleaning and working on my quilt, (I got TONS done on it too..) and taking care of my family etc. But I need to not slack because it makes me feel all the fatter.
I ended the week at 18 miles run, and worked out once. Oh well. This week WILL be better.
Here is the baby this week. And it's the size of a fig. I did actually think that I felt it the other day, but I think it might be too early. I don't know.

And here is the belly shot. I am definitely showing. And feeling fat, but that is only going to get worse. 

As far are weight gain goes, I have gained a total of seven pounds. I was hoping to keep it more to five for the first trimester, but there you have it. 

And this is the way we announced on Facebook. I thought it was pretty cute. Now everyone knows, it's a bit of a relief. No more trying to suck the gut in! Hurrah!

Week 10

Week 10:

And here we be at week 10. Last weekend was SO fun. We had a blast and yes I did drink my Sour Apple Martini. I really wanted a vodka martini too, but didn't indulge. Besides the fact that Dan wouldn't let me :) I haven't gotten the courage to actually climb onto the scale yet, as I don't want to see the results of eating uninhibitedly for two days... :) I will at some point this week. Just not today.. <grin>  I have been feeling yucky still and strangely enough the last couple days, when I drink WATER of all silly things, but stomach objects very strongly. I'm not sure what to do because I usually drink tons of water every day. If I put a little lemon in it, it seems to help a bit. 

I am getting really ready to announce the pregnancy and since almost everyone either guesses or suspects or actually knows, it's not really that big of a deal. I would still like to wait for two more weeks. We'll see if I continue to grow at a rapid rate. 

This week my baby is the size of a kumquat, whatever that is:) 

As far as exercise. I have been doing fairly well, though not at well as I thought I should be... But at the same time I wasn't counting on being this tired. Seriously some days are like, can't even hold my head up! Oh well. I ran a really great seven mile run at 7:50 min miles on Sunday and that was encouraging. I finished the week at 22 miles, and the month at a measly 82. But oh well. I just keep telling myself, I am growing a baby and it's more important for me to be healthy and rested the fit and falling apart. 

This is the weekly belly shot, and I am happy to say that my butt is not as big as it was last time at this week. HURRAH! Small victories but a victory none the less. 

Week 9

And so it begins. My boobs are definitely growing. <Sigh> I am one of those who actually like my little boobs. But fair thee well for a while. When I see you again, you'll be saggier still... :) The realities of pregnancy and nursing...
We are going to go to Fairbanks this weekend with our really good friends to celebrate our anniversaries. We are going to stay Friday night and go out and eat delicious foods and drink some delightful drinks. Of course I will be limited to small sips here and there and in the course of the evening I am sure we will be telling them about bean #2.
Fun fact about this couple, we were all in each others weddings and my husband and Steven grew up together. Another fun fact, they were pregnant with their first at our wedding.
Anyway, I am REALLY looking forward to it and I am going to take some Benadryl with me to ensure I sleep and sleep and sleep. I don't remember the last time I slept longer then eight. And usually it's around seven when I wake up.
Anyway, as far as the pregnancy goes, all this continue on. I am still tired. But I actually don't feel nearly as yucky as I was for a while there. I have one kind of food aversion. I'm not to fond of popcorn right now. WEIRD! I usually live on the stuff. Literally could eat bowl after bowl of the stuff all summer long. We have an air popper and use olive oil and then Kernal's White Chedder popcorn seasoning and usually it's to die for to my belly. Not so anymore. Oh well. It's probably just as well.
I think I am actually starting to show a bit and unfortunately, that means I might need to announce sooner. But maybe I'll just ignore it and pretend everything is normal. :)
I weighed myself on Sunday and I have now gained a total of 4lbs. Yuck. Oh well. I was hoping to not go over five for the first tri, but I don't think that is going to happen.
It's been a pain trying to journal all the food on myplate, and I keep not, and then re-resolving and start again.
I ran eight miles on Sunday and that was a break through too, as I haven't done more then six in several weeks. I did five on the treadmill then couldn't stand it anymore and went out into the hurricane winds and finished up. I am going to miss running outside SO much once winter truly hits.

OK, so here is the weekly updates.

Baby the size of a grape. And looking kind of like this:

And here I be. I did two because I wanted to demonstrate the difference when I am sucking in and when, not so much...

And finally measurements. I am going to try to get these into a table of some kind that I can easily fill in, but haven't had the time to do it yet.

Chest: 35"  True Waist: 29.5 Below belly button: 32.25 Hips: 39.75 (wow, last week it was 39...so depressing..... ) Thigh: 21.5 Bicep: 11

And there we have it. All of a sudden I seem to be blossoming... hmmm. Yes I really do want to be pregnant... I just want to keep my butt small.... Oh well.