See...told ya!

This shirt (and pants) used to be loose. Heh. I was hurtin today.

Ballooning

I think I just suddenly grew today. I was checking myself out naked (I always examine my belly before I shower) and I just looked like a pregnant woman. Not like, "oh I look bloated", it was like "whoa, I look like a pregnant lady!" I had Chris measure me and I was 35 3/8! I knew it wasn't all in my head. Chris also made a comment about my belly spilling over my pants. It's starting! I'll be a whale in no time.

Feb. 8th is the day!

I just made my ultrasound appt. for Friday Feb. 8 at 1 o'clock. We'll know if she's a she or he's a he!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 17

This morning I weighed 123.0, so I barely gained any weight this week. But my belly grew a little. It was 34 3/4. Nothing really changed this week. I'm starting to really notice pressure on my belly now, my uterus is getting bigger and I can tell. Your stomach gets stiff like you have gas all the time but you don't. I should be feeling movement anytime now!

Checkup Appt. No. 2

Well, I assumed I was going to get felt up again today but didn't, I didn't even undress. I had a choice to do the triple screen test (different diseases) but declined. I met another midwife today, her name was Carmen. I liked her too. Chris was with me this time, and all we did was listen to the heartbeat. 155 bpm. Ahhh....
She also was pushing on my stomach showing me where the baby is. The baby is high now, near my belly button! And I could feel the pressure!
I asked her a few questions I had saved up. First I wanted to know what my max heartrate should be when I work out. I don't want to over do it. Second, thanks to Amanda I had to ask how many holes are in my nipples (I was betting there was only one, there are multiple, she won). Lastly if I can take extra Vit C when I'm sick. Tomorrow is one week since I got this cold of mine and let me tell you, I have never blown so much snot out of my head. I'm going for some kind of record. I hardly get sick and when I do it's quick 'n easy. So, perhaps another preggo thing. I have had 2 colds already!

A few firsts!

Grandma Jeri sent us baby's first present, a beautiful handmade fleece blankie. I have no doubt it will be "her" favorite!
Chris and I were grocery shopping today and decided to pick up some diapers. So here they are. $10.18 for 62. Not bad, that's a good value. It's when their butts get bigger that it's not such a good value anymore.
Later Amanda sent me a link for the best consumer ratings for diapers. Apparently Huggies are the best. I'm already a bad parent. HA...kidding.

Close Encounters

Imagine going out to your car in the dark. Imagine hearing little "klankity klank" noises out in the road. Imagine looking in the street and seeing some black thing. What is that??? Is it a dog? Is it a sheep? No. It's a pig. A boar is trotting down our little suburban street like it's nobody's business. How cute is that! Wish I had a camera.

Week 15 Day 5...Ah let's just round it off...16 weeks

Wow, I'm 4 months now! And I am very excited this morning because I finally broke out of the 33's! I weighed 122.8 (ouch) and measured a whoppin 34 1/4! Amazing. I bet those grilled cheese's I keep eating have something to do with that.
I didn't want to tell the world about my sex life, but I also want to keep track of this stuff. So sorry in advance. Lets just say the past few weeks were peak. But it's going back down again.
I can eat about anything, just no asparagus!
And let me tell you...my emotions this week are killer. Yesterday I watched Fried Green Tomatoes and kept crying. Then later a pet adoption commercial for abused animals came on and I lost it. I wasn't just crying I was bawling. I am so glad Chris was outside working on the car because I looked like a retard.
I have a cold again thanks to Chris, and it is hard because I won't take anything.
Oh and one last thing, I have to get up in the night to pee again. I had a nice 1-2 week break.

A few more thoughts

I think I figured out my growth issue. All my pants and shorts are tight now, but they are all low rise. I believe my lower abdomen is getting bigger when I have been measuring around my belly button. I also read somewhere that I will get water retention around my hips. Baby is also in my lower abdomen right now, so there you go. I dreamt last night that we had the ultra sound and it was a girl. Five more weeks to go!

Week 14 Day 5

I'm not really digging the whole weight to growth ratio. Seems I am steadily gaining weight and my belly isn't growing. I weighed 121.0 this morning and my belly is 33 3/4. My lesson for the week is if you feel like you gotta poo, do it right away or else it's gonna hurt! Constipation sucks.
I bought my first round of pregnancy clothes this week. I can still fit in my clothes but I do a lot of sitting at work and my jeans are just killing me. I got a dress and a few pairs of stretchy capris with cute preggo tops. They'll look cuter once I grow into them.