Week 8

So this last week we announced to our church that we are expecting another baby. Jackson got up and said, "my Mom is having another baby." He was so excited to get up there and say it! It was really cute. 
I am relieved to just be done with that part of it. We are having a family photo session this weekend and I am hoping to get our FB announcement pic for that. It's going to be really cute. But I think I'll still wait a few more weeks to post on FB. 


What I love: I love not having to keep a secret anymore. It just makes it easier with the fatigue and nausea. I love how well I am sleeping. It's always nice to be able to drift off at the drop of a hat. I spent many years not able to fall asleep easily so it's always nice at this stage. 

What I hate: Nausea, BLOAT! The fact that I have no energy most of the time. 

What I miss: Just my energy mostly. And not feeling yucky out of the blue any random day. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Finding our rhythm as a family of five. There is always such a huge upheaval after a new baby is born and it's so nice a few months down the road when things fall into their slots and everything starts clicking together again.  

Worries: Labor and delivery. My mind literally keeps shying away from this. I just don't want to do it. I KNOW how much it hurts and from what I hear, the after birth pain will be exponentially worse with this one, which means I will probably feel like I'm in labor for a couple days later after the birth! EEEWWW!

Symptoms:The aforementioned nausea. BLOAT, my belly seems to be pouching. Fatigue, dizziness now and then. 

Mood: Good. I have had a couple of impatient days, but really nothing like last pregnancy. I was literally pissed off ALL.THE.TIME! It was horrible. 
  

Sleep: Excellent!

Movement: Of course not, but I've read that the baby is now moving a little bit now and then. 

Bra Size: AA  :) 

The belly (and the button!): Growing now a bit. 

Wedding rings on or off: On

Weight: 142 when I weighed myself at the beginning of the week, but I suspect it has started to climb. 

Measurements: Chest: 35 Waist: 28 Midsection: 32 Hips: 38 (I know! I don't know how my butt got smaller, but whatev! I'll take it! Thighs: 21.25 

Exercise: I was humming along well and then I hit a couple snags. Four days this week. I took Monday off because I was too busy at work to leave, then I took Thursday off because I had an appt in Fbx and worked in the morning so, no time, and then Sunday I took off because it was hot, I was tired and felt gross and I was getting ready for a dinner guest. It was either lay on my bed for 30 minutes or go try not to throw up and I chose the rest. :) 12 miles running, a couple days doing CF. Not too bad. 

Eating: Pretty good. I did eat too much sugar and I am really going after that this week. I want me and my kids to cute our sugar intake by about half. It needs to happen and it's going to happen. I don't want to create a bunch of addicts over here. 

The weekly pics: 

And me:

And this is why I take all these pictures. Because it's just so stinkin' fun to compare and look back and see where I was and what I looked like last time around. I'm so glad I posted every week last time and I am GOING to keep it up even though half the time I don't feel like it. :)