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Baby #2: Week 13

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Yay, we’re almost done with the first trimester! It has dragged on. Probably because I just felt icky all the time, it doesn’t seem like anything is happening, and I was trying so hard to keep my mouth shut about being pregnant!

How far along: 13 weeks on 21 Nov 2017
Approximate size of Baby: the size of a tangerine or a matchbox car
Gender: no idea
Weight gain: none (-6 lbs)
Symptoms: Nausea, back pain, fatigue, food aversion, headaches, cramping
  • The nausea comes and goes, but I still find myself gagging sporadically, mostly around dinnertime.
  • Minor and occasional back pain… same as I’ve been having. I think one or two days it felt a little worse, but not too bad.
  • Andrew was on night week, so he was getting up with Gerrit in the morning, which was amazing. I still found myself nodding off some afternoons though.
  • Still feeling like I never know what I actually want to eat. I found out I can eat salad again… as long as I use ranch dressing.
  • I’ve been getting headaches a lot. My tolerance for coffee keeps going down, so I thought maybe it was caffeine withdrawal. Also wondering if I’m just not drinking enough water during the day.
  • One or two days I had some minor cramping. Resting and drinking water makes it go away though… I really need to up my water intake!
Maternity clothes: No, but I’m definitely in that in-between phase now. I have one pair of jeans that still fits for the most part. I wear leggings as often as I can. I tried the hair-tie-on-the-jeans trick, and I felt like I might as well just pull out the maternity jeans!
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: I sleep like a rock. The only time I get up to use the bathroom is if Gerrit wakes me. I’ve been tired in the afternoons. Sometimes I doze off for a minute here and there. 
Best moment this week: What did we even do this week??
Miss anything: Not being sick-feeling in the evenings
Movement: not yet
Cravings: pasta and peppermint ice cream (separately, of course)
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving! We’re hosting a small dinner with friends potluck style, and I’m really looking forward to tons of carbs and good company!
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Baby #2: Week 12

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Well, week 12 was not as great as I thought it would be. I feel like the symptoms that were subsiding in week 11 just popped right back up in week 12. How unfair!

How far along: 12 weeks on 14 Nov 2017
Approximate size of Baby: the size of a lime or a toy soldier
Gender: I still am leaning toward boy
Weight gain: none (-6 lbs)
Symptoms: Nausea, back pain, vomiting, fatigue, food aversion
  • Well, the nausea was easing up, but I feel like as my cold symptoms lessened, the nausea picked back up again.
  • Minor and occasional back pain… same as I’ve been having.
  • So apparently I got a little too smug about not getting sick at all this pregnancy… the first day of week 12 I ended up throwing up in the bathroom before dinner. I had tried eating some banana to calm my stomach, but it didn’t work this time. I thought for sure if I had made it this far into pregnancy without getting sick, I was good to go. And then the universe laughed at me.
  • I’ve been pretty tired, and I still don’t know if it’s this persistent cold bug or pregnancy. Bad mom confession: I shamelessly got Gerrit some cereal, put a movie on, and went back to bed for an hour more than once this week.
  • Food and I continue to not really care for each other. It’s frustrating to like something one week and be grossed out by it the next week. I feel like there’s so much food going to waste because the things I tolerate keep changing.
Maternity clothes: No, although the weather cooled down enough that I’ve been living in leggings. So comfy. Please, just stay cool, Texas.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: Fantastic! Gerrit has been sleeping through the night (WHAT?!) about 80% of the time, and I’m loving it. Without any wake-ups, he’s sleeping fewer hours though, so I need to start getting used to earlier mornings. Which means no more crocheting into the wee hours. 😦 
Best moment this week: Family photos! You wouldn’t believe how hard it was to schedule photos this year! Andrew’s cross country trip kept getting moved around to different weekends, so our family photos got pushed a bit later than I was hoping. I’m so excited to see how they turned out, especially because our big announcement was part of the photo shoot!
Miss anything: Nothing really. Still missing my ability to just eat. I don’t mind the decrease in appetite, I just wish more foods sounded good to eat.
Movement: not yet
Cravings: Wheat Thins, string cheese, anything pasta
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving! We haven’t really made plans, but I’m looking forward to having Andrew home for a long weekend. We’re all happier when we’re all home together.
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Baby #2: Week 10

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As much as I think about the fact that I’m pregnant, I also feel like I forget that I’m pregnant a lot! Mostly because I’m not super sick and I don’t have a big baby belly yet. Sometimes I just wonder Am I seriously pregnant?? I look forward to being able to hear the baby’s heartbeat on our home fetal Doppler and feeling movement!

Ugh, do I look tired? I woke up the day I hit 10 weeks with the start of a cold, and I feel like it shows. Darn this weakened immune system! I usually avoid Gerrit’s little cold viruses, but not this time.
How far along: 10 weeks on 31 Oct 2017 (Happy Halloween, baby!)
Approximate size of Baby: the size of a kumquat… or a Lego man apparently haha
Gender: no idea
Weight gain: none (-5 lbs)
Symptoms: Nausea, breast/nipple soreness, back pain, food aversion, constipation, some fatigue, dysgeusia
  • Because I feel like my nausea is linked to having an empty stomach, I’m really shocked that I haven’t had any nausea in the morning! It always hits me hardest around dinnertime.
  • My boobs are sore, but I only really notice it when Gerrit is climbing on me (those toddler elbows are very jabby!).
  • My back pain is about the same. It’s the worst when I’m standing and making dinner.
  • I still have an aversion to veggies in particular, but a lot of times I just have low appetite and that general “I don’t know what I feel like eating” feeling. Like nothing sounds good.
  • Constipation comes and goes. It’s never uncomfortable, so I feel like my digestive system is just really sluggish right now.
  • I feel like most women are just exhausted in the first trimester, so it’s odd to me that I’ve had very minor fatigue.
  • Dysgeusia is the “bad taste problem” that some experience in pregnancy. So far I’ve only had a few days of it, but it’s really unpleasant. Everything seems to leave a bitter or metallic taste in my mouth, and it makes finding something that sounds appetizing even more difficult. I’m hoping it doesn’t come back, because ick.
Maternity clothes: Nope
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: Good! My mom is still here, so I’m still sleeping in as often as I can — thanks, Mom! 
Best moment this week: Gerrit’s 3rd birthday & his dinosaur birthday party! His actual birthday was pretty low-key since his party was the next day. I made him one of his favorite meals (spaghetti & meatballs) and we let him open his gifts from us while dinner was cooking. The next day was a big ball of stress for me haha. I always do that to myself!! Despite being stressed out, things came together pretty well, and Gerrit had a great dinosaur birthday party. I will do a separate post detailing that soon! I’m still recovering from it… 🙂
Miss anything: Eating whatever I want. So many things just don’t even sound good to me lately, and I never know what I want to eat.
Movement: not yet
Cravings: No real cravings really… water crackers and cheese has been my go-to snack in the evenings. I’ve also been loving the blueberry Belvita breakfast crackers.
Looking forward to: Our friends’ Drop Night! Once theirs is over, there’s only one more before Andrew’s!