Sunday, February 26, 2012

14 weeks

Wow, another week down... The weeks are going fast. Let's just dive right on in, shall we?


The lovely belly picture at 14 weeks.


And at 13 weeks for comparison sake. Still looks about the same to me.

How I'm feeling?
I'm feeling pretty good, still, really. However, I had a resurgence of sickness this week which was totally weird... and by the way? NOT COOL. I thought we were over that... come on little peanut, I know you are in there, I don't need this nasty reminder. Otherwise, I'm still a bit tired off an on and have had a couple of headaches but not too bad.

 
How I'm changing?
Pants continue to get tighter and tighter. It's such a weird thing to continue to workout the same as you always have but things don't fit... especially on the days where you really have 100% of your energy back and don't feel sick. So essentially, you don't feel pregnant at all. Then the non-fitting clothes are just odd and you can definitely NOT suck in anymore... your stomach is hard and not as in rock hard abs.

I also bought some cream (mama mio) that helps as your skin stretches out. So far it's awesome and I will post a full review in another post.

I had a couple of hormonal freak outs this week but still nothing as major as in past weeks. Progress!

I also realized this week that I get full REALLY fast. I get excited to eat and then I'm full 2.5 seconds later. What is that all about?

What I'm eating?
NOT eggs. I'm pretty sure I may never be able to eat eggs again. The one day where I felt particularly bad for an extended period of time (like the whole morning) was when I did not eat some sort of carbohydrate in the morning and instead opted for broccoli/spinach eggs. It sounded good but as soon as I ate them and headed to work, I knew there was going to be trouble. I felt AWFUL and so sick. I've learned that this kid only likes carbs in the morning so from now on I am sticking with toast or something of the sort. I did have a dream about a healthified english muffin which was bizarre (and that we made after a craving of mine a few weeks ago) but once I woke up the idea repulsed me.

Weight I'm gaining? 
I forgot to weigh myself this week. Whoops. If I had to guess, I'm probably at 122-125 (last week I was just over 121). I really tried to eat more consistently throughout the days this week to gain a bit more weight as I could probably use it right now. I don't know that there's any "normal" you should be but based on how I'm looking versus other people who are 14 weeks, I could probably stand to up my eating a bit.  


How I'm sleeping? 
Great, no issues here right now. Still peeing every night but I'm getting used to it.

What's the baby doing?
-The baby is about 3.4 inches long, about the size of a lemon
-The baby can make facial expressions, pee and possibly suck his/her thumb
-The baby is stretching out and the body's growth continues to catch up to the head which now sits on a more distinct neck. By the end of this week the baby's arms have grown to a length proportionate to the rest of his or her body
-The liver starts to make bile and the spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells
-Some babies have started to grow hair on the head or face (like eyebrows... we aren't talking a little mustache)


What we are doing to prepare for the baby?
Well, this week I talked to my boss at work as well as HR to figure out the time off I will have, and also just to let everyone know what's going on. Pretty soon it's going to be blatantly obvious. I will most likely be taking at least 12 weeks of maternity leave. After that I will probably come back to work part time for the 4th month to transition back in (it will probably be around December anyway so a great time to work part time). I feel better getting that ironed out, of course, there are some bigger decisions that still need to be remain for post- baby as far as baby care goes once I am back to work full time.

We are also still considering what we can do for a "babymoon"/30th birthday trip away. Stay tuned for that one. We'll probably decide this week.

Random thoughts on pregnancy (pregnancy brain?)
This week I decided that pregnancy lasts FOREVER (and also: patience is not one of my great qualities). You find out you're pregnant and of course have the "oh shit!" moment and then you keep it a secret forever and ever and then you finally tell people and you realize that you still have 6 months left of being pregnant. It really seems like it's a long time. All relative, I know, and it goes fast, I'M SURE but at times it just seems to last forever- especially when you're sick, feeling chunky and just ready to meet the little turbo all ready and get all of the scary stuff (IE: labor) over with.

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