13 weeks

Weeks: 13

Weight Gain: Still nothing really.

Symptoms: Seems like the nausea has come back here and there more. Just trying to eat on a regular schedule. Also the headaches are getting out of control. I think it's my body telling me I'm not drinking enough water because when I notice one coming on, if I drink lots of water, it gets better. So I just have to remember to drink, drink, drink.

Belly Size: Doesn't seem like a significant change from the prior week, in fact, I think some of my bloating may have gone down.

Baby Size: 2.9 inches (peach size) and .81 ounces - slowly getting bigger.

Next Appointment: Oct 17

Lately I've been feeling like maybe I can feel flutters here and there. I'm pretty sure I was 18 weeks with Noah before I was "for sure" feeling him, but they say you can feel the second one earlier. Then again, it could just be my stomach making noises, who knows? I really can't wait to feel the hard kicks and jabs though.

Going to go bedroom shopping for Noah this weekend and hopefully decide and order something. Then we just need to get our guest bedroom furniture out, find out the sex, paint the room, move the nursery furniture over and move in Noah's new furniture. I also need to decide what I'm doing for Noah's bedding. He's keeping his turtle theme, but since they don't make a twin or full set, I'm just going to have to buy basic colors, I think.

2nd Prenatal Appointment - 12 weeks

Yesterday I had my 2nd prenatal appointment. The doctor took FOREVER to see me, which was annoying. First off, though, the office manager pulled me in to discuss my benefits. What? I'd never had this before, but whatever. So she goes through everything and at the end she says "so you owe us $700" and I'm like, what??? She re-explains and basically the office estimates what my insurance will cover for the delivery and everything and then they charge you that upfront and want you to be on a payment plan to be fully paid by the 28th week. We decided that I would pay in January right before 28 weeks so that I could use my 2012 FSA. It's kind of weird, but after thinking about it some more, I like that I already have an estimate so I can figure out our FSA planning better and I'll already have one bill taken care of leaving just the hospital fees.

Ok, so now the actual doctor part. He had an extremely hard time finding the heartbeat. He even had to switch out his doppler machine and FINALLY, he found it. Right in the middle, very faint, but strong. Thank God!!! Other than that, we discussed my sore throat and he determined I most likely have strep throat, so he gave me a rx for an antiobiotic. Kind of funny because I asked if this was ok for the baby and his response was "No, it will destroy the pregnancy but your throat will feel better".

Everything else was fine and I set up my next appt for Oct 17, I'll be almost 16 weeks then. Then the next appointment, around mid-Nov will be 20 weeks and I'll set up my big ultrasound then as well.

12 weeks

Weeks: 12 (back to my weekly schedule)

Weight Gain: According to my appointment, I was exactly +3 pounds, but it's still been fluctuating at home, so I'd still say no real weight gain.

Symptoms: The nausea is pretty much gone. Occasionally I'll feel a little ill in the mornings if I don't eat right away. Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good. I have noticed that I can't carry Noah up and down the stairs as much or my belly starts to hurt.

Belly Size: I did take a picture and posted it on facebook. Maybe I'll get an updated one for here. I've bought more pregnancy clothes which is good since I need them and apparently I'm a size less than what I was with Noah, so now I actually have maternity clothes that fit.

Baby Size: 2.1 inches (size of a plum) and .49 ounces.

Next Appointment: Oct 17. I'll write a separate post about my appointment yesterday.

11 weeks

Weeks: 11 weeks (sorry, I missed 10 weeks)

Weight Gain: Nothing yet - I'm still flucuating between 0 and 5 pounds.

Symptoms: My nausea is almost gone. I just get a little quesy in the mornings when I don't eat right away. Definitely have a ton of round ligament pains, especially when I sneeze. I usually sneeze, then scream in pain. Or when I roll around in bed at night.

Belly Size: I'll try and remember and take a picture tonight. Definitely obvious belly. I even got my first pregnancy comment this past weekend.

Baby Size: 2 inches and .3 ounces (size of a lime).

Next appointment: 1 week from today!

Ok, so first I apologize for not posting ANYTHING for 2 weeks. This pregnancy hasn't been that exciting. Yes, I'm super excited for another baby and can't wait to find out the sex, to go to my next appointment, to think about the birth, etc. But generally, I am just not as excited about this pregnancy as I was with Noah's. Maybe it's cuz I know I still have a long ways to wait until the baby actually gets here or if the "newness" of being pregnant as worn off. I'm still going to really try hard to post a weekly update and take some more pictures though.

Secondly, I'm just not feeling the blog as much as I used to. I love reading other people's blogs, but as far as mine...meh? I don't feel that that many people ACTUALLY read it and those that do, never comment, so I feel like I'm talking to a blank wall most of the time (what? that's what a blog is supposed to be?) Anyway, I've found that too many times I will go to tell a story to someone and they'll respond with "oh I read that on your blog". Since I would rather tell the story myself in person and hear their reactions, I just don't feel like posting as much here. Maybe this will change, but for now, I'm taking a small hiatus from regular posting.