12 and 13 weeks

I was out of town last weekend, so I decided to combine 12 and 13 weeks.
 
How far along? Today I am 12 weeks, 6 days

How big is baby? Peach -- since the baby was measuring ahead on Tuesday, I think it's safe to say that.

Total weight gain/loss: 138 lbs (down 1 lb overall, down .5lb from last week). 
This part is weird for me. To most people, I have always looked like I weigh less than I do. Doctors and nurses typically guess about 15 to 20 lbs less than I actually am, but I am muscular from the regular dancing, so I'm guessing that's where the extra weight comes from. I think what might be happening is that my muscle mass is decreasing due to the decreased activity, so that's why I'm not officially gaining weight. Because I do feel like I am getting bigger.

Maternity clothes? No

Stretch marks? No

Sleep? I have been sleeping ok for the most part.

Pregnancy dreams? I did have a dream just before 12 weeks that we were having a boy. The next morning I got a call that our MaterniT21 results came back (very low risk) and there is the presence of the Y chromosome. But we won't know for sure for a while because it could have been the vanishing twin.

Best moment this week? Ultrasound at 12w3d. Arms, legs, little face. So much different from the 9+ week ultrasound.

Miss anything? I had a sip of wine last weekend. Shhh. :)

Movement? Not yet.

Food cravings? Fried food

Anything making you queasy or sick? During week 11 and the first part of 12, I had a very rough time. I was unable to take any of my vitamins and was still struggling to keep stuff down. Nausea, gagging, dry heaving, and a little bit of vomiting were the norm. But I seem to be coming out of that now. I still need to eat smaller meals than normal, but I can take my vitamins again. Except my iron supplements, which my OB said was ok.

Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out.

Labor signs: Not for a while.

Symptoms: Slight nausea, slight fatigue. My skin doesn't heal as fast from minor abrasions as it usually does. I also noticed some prominent veins in my groin to hip region.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Any milestones this week? We're at the end of first tri now!
 
Looking forward to: Another ultrasound on Monday. They want to get some more angles for the NT scan, but so far it looked good.

Bump pic from 12w4d - this will be my official 12 week pic, and I'll probably do another one on Sunday or Monday for 13 weeks.

 

And here's the 12w3d ultrasound pics. The first one is the fist bump one. (Ok, so really the baby was probably going to suck its thumb...)

 

11 weeks

How far along? 11 weeks (and 2 days, oops)

How big is baby? Lime

Total weight gain/loss: 138.5 lbs (still down .5 lb, no change from last week)

Maternity clothes? No

Stretch marks? No

Sleep? I slept more during week 10, but I think it was because I was sick.

Pregnancy dreams? Lots of dreams, but not necessarily pregnancy ones.

Best moment this week? It was a pretty rough week. I felt awful.

Miss anything? Not really.

Movement? Not yet.

Food cravings? Nothing this week

Anything making you queasy or sick? My stomach still seems to be ok, I am just very particular about what I will and won't it.

Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!

Labor signs: Not for a while.

Symptoms: Still fatigue

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? I was pretty moody this past week.

Any milestones this week? Not that I can think of.
 
Looking forward to: NT ultrasound next week and results from our Mat21 test.

Bump pic (don't mind the wet hair):

That little pudgy thing sits directly on top of my ute. I think things are just starting to be reorganized in there.

I've had this shirt since January, my first pregnancy (and loss). This is what the front of the shirt looks like:

  

10 weeks

How far along? 10 weeks (and 2 days, oops)

How big is baby? Prune

Total weight gain/loss: 138.5 lbs (still down .5 lb)

Maternity clothes? No

Stretch marks? No

Sleep? I don't need as many naps lately.

Pregnancy dreams? Not really

Best moment this week? Ultrasound on Tuesday and finding the heartbeat on the Doppler at 10 weeks exactly!

Miss anything? Not really.

Movement? Not yet.

Food cravings? Nothing this week

Anything making you queasy or sick? My stomach has been ok this week I guess.

Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!

Labor signs: Not for a while.

Symptoms: Fatigue is still the biggest one. I had sneeze-induced RLP for the first time too.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Any milestones this week? We passed our final loss milestone. Yay!
 
Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone. 



"Bump" pic to come later today or tomorrow.

Sorry, It took a long time. Today is 11w2d. But here's a pic of me in my bloat hiding bathing suit, taken at 10w4d:

 

Too many damn exclamation points

Anyone who knows me well knows that I can't stand the overuse of exclamation points. I barely ever use more than one exclamation point. Like hardly ever. I have to tell you this so that you can all be amused by what the tech did at my ultrasound this morning:

I actually considered asking her to remove the exclamation points, but thought that would be a bit rude. My husband says he will photoshop them out for me.

Anyway, baby is measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 179 bpm. The dark spot on the bottom right is the vanishing twin. It's interesting, because I've been telling myself that it's getting smaller. But they measured the baby in there at 6w2d, which is actually (a) about the same size as it has been for the past 2 weeks and (b) a little bit bigger than the baby that we lost in our first missed miscarriage, which measured about 5w6d. So I realized that the sac is not actually getting smaller, it's just that Baby A is getting bigger. I just didn't realize because I've never been able to see a baby grow until now. Which is amazing.

I actually think I might be able to start settling down and enjoying this pregnancy now. We have two more loss milestones to beat. One is tomorrow, which is the day in the last pregnancy when we found out about the missed miscarriage. The other one is Saturday, which is the day that I actually started the physical part of the miscarriage. We'll be 10 weeks on Saturday. I think a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders then. It will be helpful when I can start hearing the heartbeat on the doppler, too. Still no luck. (Although now I know that I was looking way too low. Baby is way over to the left when I'm looking down and not too far below my belly button. Maybe I have a short pelvic area?)

By the way, is it just me, or does this baby already have huge feet?  My husband wears a size 13.

Bump posses?

More TB annoyances and eyerolls.

Labor buddies, I understand. Shout outs to your friends in siggies are also totally fine.  But creating a special siggy pic to show that you have friends on the bump? Really?? ::eyeroll::

And we won't even get into the chick who's pissing me off on my BMB this weekend. Ha.


Maybe I'm just cranky this morning. 


(Updated on Mon 6/24: The BMB chick GBCB'ed. I was actually hoping that she might just come to her senses. But after reading more of her posts, it was becoming clear that she really was just that ignorant. Probably for the best this way.)

9 weeks

How far along? 9 weeks

How big is baby? Green olive

Total weight gain/loss: 137 lbs (still down 2 lbs)

Maternity clothes? No

Stretch marks? No

Sleep? All.the.time.

Pregnancy dreams? Not really

Best moment this week? Ultrasound on Tuesday. Baby had grown from 7w3d on Thursday to 8w3d on Tuesday -- 7 days worth of growth in 5 days, and now we're on track!

Miss anything? This week, beer.

Movement? Not yet.

Food cravings? Peaches, waffles

Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating too much at once.

Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!

Labor signs: Not for a while, hopefully.

Symptoms: Fatigue is the biggest one.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Any milestones this week? We have now reached fetus status.

Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone. 

8 weeks

It's been a little crazy. Recital was last weekend, and this week I've been alternating between being extremely lazy and trying to prepare for our garage sale next weekend. So this is a bit late. I'm writing as if I was doing it last Saturday, though.

How far along? 8 weeks

How big is baby? Raspberry

Total weight gain/loss: 137 lbs (still down 2 lbs)

Maternity clothes? No

Stretch marks? No

Sleep? Insomnia seems to be gone

Pregnancy dreams? Not really

Best moment this week? Ultrasound on Thursday. One strong heartbeat. One weak heartbeat. But my actual RE was a whole lot more competent than the doc we met with last week.

Miss anything? Wine.

Movement? Not yet.

Food cravings? No.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating too much at once.

Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!

Labor signs: Not for a while, hopefully.

Symptoms: Fatigue is the biggest one.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Any milestones this week? Baby A grew 9 days worth in the span of 6 days and is only 1-2 days behind now.

Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone. 


No pic this week.