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.