Week 15- I've popped

Well, it's week 15 and all is well here on our last day in snowy Colorado! I think I popped yesterday...I can no longer call my belly button an "inny." The baby is now 4 inches long and weighs 2-1/2 ounces. If you shine a flashlight to my belly the baby will supposedly turn away!

Pregnancy and colds don't mix. Yes, I have been hit by the bug. Everyone tells you different things about what you should and shouldn't take- it is very stressful. A nurse says one thing, a pharmacist says another. Yikes! Can't everyone just agree?

I have a doctor's appointment this week- they MIGHT be able to tell the sex. Unfortunately I won't be able to tell you what it is because Ryan doesn't want to know. We will see how long he can handle the suspense of not knowing. If they aren't able to tell me this week, then I will know in two weeks as we have the official sonogram then.


Happy New Year's everyone! We will talk to you in 2007!

14 weeks, 5 days- Welcome to the Second Trimester

So it's the Thursday after Christmas...sorry for the delay but we've been jet-setting for the holidays. First we landed in Boise, where we left with baby presents galore. Then it was off to Colorado, where we opened up even more. Needless to say, this baby is already spoiled and it isn't even here yet!

It's official: sleeping sucks.

Perhaps it's the travelling, but I am now waking up every few hours. Not just to go to the bathroom, but I just wake up. One night I was wide awake for about 4 hours.

Guess I'm preparing early.

I am not happy about it.

ALTHOUGH... Alec (our nephew) has a really cool clock that projects the time on the ceiling so when I wake up, I don't have to fight hard to figure out what time it is. I just look up at the ceiling, read the time, and know how much time I have left to sleep.

(Side note: we are still in Colorado and it's snowing! Cool! Except it is adding to the existing 2 feet already on the ground)

Lisa (my sister-in-law) gave me a really cool gift- it is a loon to help knit a baby hat...it's so easy! I am almost done with it. I'll post a picture when I am done.

I am still feeling well. My headaches aren't as frequent either. I don't know if it is the dry air here in Colorado but my acne has cleared up. I am sure once I get home it will return.

Please note: this week our baby is the size of a lemon.

13 Facts About Pregnancy...

Week 13: 13 Facts About Pregnancy

1. Wearing heels is not a very smart thing to do
2. I am allowed to relax
3. The in-between stage makes it difficult to fit into clothes
4. I don't have a pregnancy glow -its called acne
5. I love that life is no longer about just Ryan and me
6. I get lots of massages!
7. I can eat whatever I want and get away with it
8. I have to pee a lot
9. Everyone is very protective of me, even the kitties
10. Large boobs aren't as glamorous as they seem, although they make for some GREAT cleavage!
11. "Baby brain" has developed (forgetful, lose train of thought)
12. I am much more sensitive to different fabrics and textures
13. I feel like I have angels watching over me all the time

Is that a jumbo shrimp I see?

12 weeks and I'm oh so sleepy....

Well we're headed into the last two weeks of the first trimester and my boobs aren't really hurting anymore. I am however getting more tired during the day and now I'm having to get up in the middle of the night to pee (there goes a full night of sleep for the next 18 years).

We get weekly updates from babycenter.com on the status of the baby and each week they describe the size as a food item (grain of rice, kidney bean, raspberry, etc) - this week she/he is the size of a lime weighing in at a whopping 1/2 ounce.

We had a pretty busy weekend - Aunt Mel and Uncle Les came in to town for a wedding and stayed with us. On Saturday Aunt Mel took me to JoAnn's Fabrics and Michael's and bought me a crochet needle and yarn and proceeded to teach me how to crochet a baby blanket. After spending the afternoon learning to crochet, I think it'd be easier to go out and buy one :)

Ryan's company party was Friday night and it seems now that most of PayPal knows we're pregnant. This is a picture from the party.

We then went to dinner on Saturday night with my latest client and his new wife. It turns out they are 8 weeks pregnant. Now I have somebody to share in all the woes of pregnancy, as well as the joys. Ryan's been bugging me to find people that live close by that are also pregnant, so I guess this is the beginning of my new prenatal mom's group :)

I think I previously mentioned that I am carrying a "muffin" and I'm the muffin tin. It was actually our friend Linda that originally called it a muffin. We were telling the story to Aunt Mel and Uncle Les and Aunt Mel called Ryan the "muffin man." We all got a good kick out of that.

Ok, you've been updated for the week - I'm going to bed!

11 weeks- It's A Circle of Life...

Sorry this one is a couple of days late. We were in Huntington Beach for Grandma Jane's "Celebration of Life/Birthday Party" event all weekend and didn't return home until late Sunday night. The entire weekend was truly amazing. But it was also bittersweet. As we were saying goodbye and watching her ashes blanket the glorious sea, I couldn't help but feel a deeper loss- she will never get to meet the newest addition to the family. But with this closure, a new life will be born. To quote Ry: "It is a circle of life." Ain't that the truth?

One great thing about being with family this past weekend is that I got A LOT of tummy rubs! My little pooch was definately present! Aunt Mel and Uncle Les will be staying with us this coming up weekend so we will get to be around more family and have more tummy rubs. :-)

I had my second doctor's appointment last Thursday, which ironically, would also have been Grandma Jane's 89th birthday. The appointment went well, although the nurse slapped the back of my hand for not gaining any weight. In fact, I lost weight! Not a ton, but I lost weight nonetheless. I will chalk it up to going to the gym because I am CLEARLY gaining weight in the tummy area.

The doctor said that everything looks fine and that all of the blood tests came back normal. She did another ultrasound, although it wasn't official (they don't usually do them at this time). The BIG ultrasound will occur mid-January. We will be able to find out the sex and hear the little...guy...girl? Ok, pipsqueek. Or as Ryan calls it, the "muffin." (And I am the muffin tin)

I am still feeling really well. Although the past couple of days multiple people have come up to me and asked if I felt ok. I finally asked someone what that was about- they said I looked really tired. I don't feel tired, but maybe I should slow down a bit more.

What else? The cravings haven't sent in yet- can't wait to see what that brings up!

That's it for now. Hugs to all!

(this pic was taken at Huntington Beach pier this past weekend)