9 weeks

Weeks: 9 (Can you believe how fast the weeks are coming now?)

Weight Gain: +4 pounds (which is -1 from last week). I'm basically fluctuating between +2 and +5 so until I get over +5 pounds, I'm not going to consider anything really weight gain yet. Hopefully that won't start happening until around 20 weeks.

Symptoms: After last week's appt, the doctor gave me some meds for the nausea and I have only taken it 1 day so far. It did help but then I got a headache and thought that was a side effect, but then I kept getting them the next couple of days. So I have switched to glasses and no contacts and drinking water like it's going out of style to stay hydrated. That seems to keep the headaches away. The nausea still comes and goes, most days not too bad though. Otherwise, I have to pee quite often, especially in the middle of the night.

Belly Size: It's definitely getting bigger, but I haven't taken a picture yet this week. Maybe I should start measuring with TP????

Baby Size: Baby is 1 inch long and weighs .07 ounces. In other words, a green olive (not a black olive, a green olive).

Next Appointment: Still September 21!

We leave for Chicago tomorrow. Probably won't post anything while I'm gone, but I should have some goods pics when we get back.

Noah's new daycare class

So this week was Noah's first week in his new classroom. It's technically the "1 Year Old" room but they don't move the kids up until August every year, so it's really more like the "18 Month Old" room. There are 4 or 5 kids in his class and I'm pretty sure they are all within a few months of each other. I was very nervous and scared as to what to expect in this new room, how Noah would take it, if I would like his new teacher, etc.

Noah's teacher, Miss Amanda, was actually working in the nursery when she first started so I did meet her then and my opinion of her was that she was very quiet and never communicated anything to me, so I was a little worried about the communication now.

Well I can honestly say I am thrilled he is in this new room. I think he likes it and is adjusting well. It sounds like we will get newsletters from his teacher every other week updating us on what he's doing. They are on a schedule in this new room and they have a lesson time everyday where they will learn shapes, colors, and the alphabet. They also sleep on cots during a scheduled nap time and eat at little tables for breakfast, lunch and snacktime, all of which he is doing great with.

When I drop him off in the morning in the gym for breakfast, he never whimpers or cries anymore when I leave. He's just happy to be there with the other kids. And when I pick him up in the evening, he doesn't want to leave. This makes Mommy a little sad, but I'm so glad to see how excited about school he is.

I love that he mostly only has 1 teacher, so if I have any questions or concerns, I can just go directly to Amanda, not 4 different nursery teachers who may or may not have been there the whole day. Amanda has done great with his cloth diapers. Finally someone who understands that you do not have to change the cover each change. She also must put bibs on the kids because Noah has come home with a clean shirt everyday! I just think this was a much needed change and can't wait for him to start learning all these new things.

18 month pictures

This post replaces the linked post I created earlier. That link will eventually expire, so I posted the pictures here so that you can always see them!