DATE: May 30,
2014
HOW FAR ALONG? 8 weeks….almost 9 weeks, I went to the
doctor for my first ultrasound and as I had suspected the doctor thought I was
almost a week farther along than my dates would suggest based on the size of
our little kidney bean. Blame it on a
short cycle and early ovulation dates.
So I jumped from almost 8 weeks to almost 9!
GENDER: Hmmmm…..some days I think it boy and then
some days I think girl
BABY IS THE SIZE OF
A: kidney bean, raspberry, or cherry
TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: 1
pound roughly
MATERNITY CLOTHES? No, but I do love anything flowy and easy to
wear. Nothing tight on the tummy!
STRETCH MARKS? Lotion every day!
MOVEMENT: Excited for the day when I do get to feel
the “tiny bubbles!”
SLEEP: We got a new mattress and new duvet which
has been like sleeping on a cloud. I am planning
to buy a new pregnancy pillow soon too!
SYMPTOMS: Fatigue,
fatigue, fatigue! I am always tired and
usually tired and ready for bed by 7pm.
My tatas feel achy every morning and my stomach bloating comes a goes
but is almost always there every evening helping me realize what my belly will
look like down the road. I also have
mild headaches many evenings. Luckily
they don’t get too bad or worse as the evening goes on.
FOOD CRAVINGS: Not really, but I am certainly eating a
few more carbs then my pre-wedding eating plan had allowed me to!
ANYTHING MAKING YOU
SICK? Eating sometimes makes me feel
sick, which feels quite counterproductive when you are starving. I also wake up and feel quite nauseous until
I eat something. As a person who used to
not be able to eat breakfast for at least an hour after waking, it has been
quite a change to wake up and eat right away.
God bless a quick and delicious Eggo waffle these days!
WEDDING RING ON OR
OFF? Wedding ring on, of course!
BELLY BUTTON IN OR
OUT? In.
WHAT I MISS: Not worrying about things….hopefully
unnecessarily.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD
TO: Seeing my new doctor for my 12
week check-up. Switching insurances has
caused me to see one doctor now and then start with my new doctor at my next
visit. My first doctor was very nice,
but a bit cold for my liking.
MILESTONES? Seeing the baby on the ultrasound was definitely
a milestone! We got to see its
flickering heartbeat too! It was so
reassuring to see that everything is alright and such a special moment to hold
Chad’s hand and look at our little kidney bean on the screen.
I’m not sure if this counts as a milestone, but I found out
this week at my first doctor visit that my blood type is A-. Who knew?
Only 7% of Caucasians have this blood type (and apparently the entire British
Royal Family!!). It complicates pregnancies
because if our baby has a + blood type then my body will create antibodies to
fight the + baby’s blood. Once the antibodies are there, they never leave which
complicates future pregnancies. I was
pretty freaked out about this for awhile, but the wind is slowly returning to
my sails. There is a shot you can get
that will prevent any problems from occurring for me or the baby, but it is a bit
complicating and is something that I wish I didn’t have to deal with. However, I know that every person and every
pregnancy has issues and things that complicate it, but I just always hoped
that mine wouldn’t. I should have known
that nothing is perfect. Chad keeps telling
me to have faith. Every day that faith
gets stronger.
BEST MOMENT THIS
WEEK: Seeing that baby on the screen
and hearing the doctor tell us that everything looks just as it should. Seeing the flickering heartbeat was just as
wonderful as I had thought it would be…
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