16 week update

My baby this week: size of an avocado

Weight Gain: 5 lbs. total. Hoping this slows down a bit so that I stay in my healthy range. OB wants my weight gain to be under 24lbs. 

Baby bump: Definitely popped out more this week but not ready to start photos. I still look like I overate cookies or something.

Sleep: Pretty good. Staying up a bit later but having trouble getting out of bed in the morning.

Best moment of the week: Feeling the baby move Wednesday morning! Just a very quick, light flutter when I woke up in the morning before I moved. It was amazing!

Symptoms: Tire easily but definitely feeling better.

Food cravings: Nothing specific

What I miss: This week I missed wine. We had friends over and I would have loved a glass but, I did not partake.

What I am looking forward to: The Level 2 US/Gender scan on Feb 14. 

Milestones: Feeling the baby for the first time.

Emotions: More excited about being pregnant. 

15 week update

My baby this week: size of an apple

Weight Gain: 4 lbs. total. Big jump this week but still in the healthy range. I definitely ate poorly this past week and the scale shows it. Lesson learned. 

Baby bump: At night, it looks like I have a baby bump but otherwise still like I over ate. Started wearing maternity pants on Sunday - why was I fighting this comfort?!

Sleep: Better quality overall but up to pee at least 2x per night.

Best moment of the week: Accepting the comfort of maternity pants.

Symptoms: Still very tired. Usually asleep on the couch by 8:30pm. 

Food cravings: French fries and candy still. Monday it was nachos which I had for lunch - again, bad eating this weekend.

What I miss: Not feeling fat all the time.

What I am looking forward to: The Level 2 US/Gender scan on Feb 14. 

Milestones: 2nd trimester!!

Emotions: More excited about being pregnant. 

14 week update

My baby this week: size of a lemon

Weight Gain: 2.2 lbs. total. Hoping my beginner bump starts looking like a baby bump soon. Right now, looks like I ate too many cookies. 

Baby bump: I found a pair of my "fat jeans" that fit just fine. Probably about a week away from maternity clothes.

Sleep: A bit better.

Best moment of the week: Hearing the heartbeat again - 156-160bpm and learning our risk of Downs went from 1 in 150 due to my age, to 1 in 2700 after the scan and blood work.

Symptoms: Still very tired. Usually asleep on the couch by 8:30pm. 

Food cravings: French fries and candy - sprees, sweet tarts, sour candy... stuff like that.

What I miss: Nothing really. But if I had to pick something, I would say wine.

What I am looking forward to: The Level 2 US/Gender scan on Feb 14. 

Milestones: 2nd trimester!!

Emotions: Settling into the reality that I am pregnant. I was sort of afraid to really embrace it until now. I was always worried something would go wrong.

NT Screen

Well, I made it through the scans with only minimal freakout.

The tech had to take a bunch of other measurements before locating the baby, and then it took a minute to pinpoint her/him. But once I saw it, I calmed a bit but still needed to see/hear the heart beating in order to feel ok. She located the heart but baby was moving a lot so it took a bit to get the measurement - 152bpm - perfect. It took 40 minutes to get the baby into the right position to measure the fluid behind the neck which came in at 1.2mm. Baby is CRL 6.92cm and measuring at 13 weeks 3 days - right on track.

Here are a couple of photos of Baby J.

The blood draw was a piece of cake and off we went home. So now we are waiting for the results. Based on the NT measurement, we are likely looking at a negative screen but we do need to have all info before knowing for sure. Hopefully the results will be in early next week. I don't have that same worry that I had before the test so that is good...especially for me, the self-pronounced Queen of Worry. I will update once we get the call.

13 week update

My baby this week: size of a peach

Weight Gain: 1.6 lbs. total. Still struggling with seeing the scale go up and seeing my belly round. It is especially noticeable at night. 

Baby bump: My normal pants/jeans are now feeling tight by the end of the workday. But not wearing maternity clothes yet.

Sleep: Still sleeping very light and therefor spending more nights on the couch than in my bed.

Best moment of the week: My mom accepting my invite to come to tomorrow's ultrasound. 

Symptoms: Still very tired. Usually asleep on the couch by 8:30pm. 

Food cravings: French fries and candy - sprees, sweet tarts, sour candy... stuff like that.

What I miss: Sleeping through the night.

What I am looking forward to: Seeing the baby at tomorrow's NT screen and the Level 2 US/Gender scan on Feb 14. Happy Valentine's Day!

Milestones: 2nd trimester!!

Emotions: Excited. But nervous about the Downs/Trisomy screening tomorrow.