Week 15

How Far Along: 15 Weeks

Baby Size: Naval Orange. 2.5 ounces, 4 inches

Symptoms: I'm starting to feel amazing with more energy and have a bump to show. I still have the stuffy nose feeling but that could be the cold I'm starting to catch. I'm having moments of shortness of breath. Digestion is starting to slow down.

Weight Gain: Gained 1 lb

Sleep: It's uncomfortable to sleep on my back so an elaborate pillow system is set up in bed now. Still sleeping soundly and only having to wake up once to pee.

Best Moment of the Week: The house got cleaned by Gilles. I popped. Definitely have a bump now!

Worst Moment of the Week: Back pain. Hoping that working out will help make my back stronger and ache less

Any cravings or aversions: McDonald's Cheeseburger. I felt disgusting eating it, but it tasted SO GOOD

Wedding ring on or off: On

What I'm looking forward to: Prenatal massage Friday

What I miss: Nothing this week. I had that "I love being pregnant" moment this week

Emotions: Happy, Excited

Nursery: Nada. 

Shopping: Bought some new bras and underwear. Things are expanding!

To-do checks: Get blood tests done, book next prenatal appointment, book 18-20 week ultrasound

Week 14

How Far Along:  14 Weeks

Baby Size: Length of a lemon

Symptoms: M/S seems to be gone. I'm getting hungrier. Definitely always thirsty, but I'm finding that drinking water all day I start to get sick of it and then feel yucky. Stuffy nose, but I'm pretty sure it's not from a cold

Weight Gain: 

Sleep: I have a huge body pillow that is working great for hugging between my knees. It relieves some pressure and I can sleep on my side really well. I'm starting to get cramping in my hands when I wake up which sucks.

Best Moment of the Week: Got to hear the HB for the first time. Gilles was there and heard it too. Getting to Second Trimester

Worst Moment of the Week: Dry heaving from having to clean up our dogs puke

Any cravings or aversions: I craved a Tim Horton's Breakfast sandwich one day. It was delicious

Wedding ring on or off: On and it's turning lots now that snow/winter has settled. My hands get so cold my rings always feel big

What I'm looking forward to: Having my bump grow

What I miss: Eating whenever rather than RIGHT NOW

Emotions: Excited. Calm. Powerful

Nursery: Looked around in Sears and liked what they had. Still just window shopping

Shopping: Ordered some BumGenius cloth diapers. A store in Calgary had a Buy 6 get 2 Free sale.

To-do checks: Nothing baby related. Focus on teaching and studying this week

Week 13

How Far Along: 13 Weeks, which by some books/apps is 2nd trimester, and others it's still first.

Baby Size: Peach

Symptoms: Morning sickness came back a couple days last week. Most of the time it had to do with smells. My sense of smell is much much stronger lately. I'm getting a little more energy back.

Weight Gain: I am -l lb from pre-pregnancy weight. Happy my body is gaining weight! Most people hate gaining weight, but for me it's the one thing I have always struggled with, so losing weight is ALWAYS a concern to me, and now being pregnant, it's an even bigger worry, even though I know it is normal in the first trimester. I'm happy to be gaining weight back and according to some charts, I should be gaining about 1 - 1.5 lbs a week from now until the end.

Sleep: Horrible sleep last night, but the rest of the week was great. I'm starting to sleep on my sides because it's not comfortable on my back anymore.

Best Moment of the Week:  Being able to workout. Feeling like I have a belly. I had a black shirt on this week and Gilles said he could definitely tell there is a bump

Worst Moment of the Week: Getting sick a few mornings and being really run down after doing too much in one day

Any cravings or aversions: Nothing this week.

Wedding ring on or off: On

What I'm looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat this week (hopefully) and having my belly show more

What I miss: Prepregnancy pants. Still not big enough for maternity pants yet, so I'm at that awkward in between phase. Tights and tunics.

Emotions: Had a good week emotionally. I was very stressed at the beginning of the week, but feeling much better and happier

Nursery: Nothing yet. Just more research.

Shopping: Haven't bought anything, but I did receive quite a bit this week. I got my nursing cover, pads and bracelet from the uddercovers.com website. Received my carseat canopy from a similar website. Got a bag from SIL that has a Moby wrap, a superman costume, Oilers booties and a boppy head rest for baby in the carseat. I'm keeping the Oilers boots for Gilles stocking for Christmas

To-do checks: Meeting with the doulas Wednesday. Prenatal appointment Friday morning. Should be able to hear the heartbeat this time so Gilles is coming with.

12 Weeks

How Far Along: 12 Weeks

Baby Size: Plum

Symptoms: Backache. The top of IT band is really sore, but I think it's from overdoing it on a long walk.

Weight Gain: Sadly lost 6 lbs in a week. I think it might have just been the day, but who knows :(

Sleep: Can't sleep on my back. Ache sets in

Best Moment of the Week: Revealing on Facebook we're going to be parents. It took me a few tries to get the dogs both sitting and looking at me, but I love the picture. They are going to be big sisters!

Worst Moment of the Week: Throwing up due to the dogs food. Opened up a new can for Beta and the smell hit me. Having 3 meltdowns in one day. I've been overwhelmed with a lot lately and the littlest thing has me in tears. I'm hoping this passes.

Any cravings or aversions: Milk. I crave milk.

Wedding ring on or off: On

What I'm looking forward to: No more nausea. This week and last week I've been feeling so much better. I'm hoping that fatigue is on it's way out the door

What I miss: Running. Fall is when I started running the first time and the cold air makes me miss it. I know it's safe to run, but I'm not comfortable doing it.

Emotions: Excited. Nervous. We now wait until 20 weeks to peak at the little one again.

Nursery: Researched cribs but won't be buying anything until after Christmas. The Man Cave on the other hand is coming nicely.

Shopping: Nothing this week

To-do checks: Take a bath and relax. Start prenatal yoga. Start my prenatal workout DVD

Week 11

How Far Along: 11 Weeks

Baby Size: Lime!

Symptoms: Morning sickness is starting to disappear. I'm feeling more like me now. I am pregnant yes, but I'm still me and I'm starting to get back to my old routine. Things are slower because I tire more easily.

Weight Gain: 115.8 lbs

Sleep: Every couple nights I have a rough sleep. Most of the time I sleep in too late, but I must need it

Best Moment of the Week: Telling our parents they can share the news with family now. Booking our Doulas!! We met with a duo on Friday and loved them both. Booked them on the weekend and have our next meeting in a couple weeks.

Worst Moment of the Week: none of my pre-pregnancy pants fit without a bella band. And the band is uncomfortable. 

Any cravings or aversions: Milk. I am drinking so much milk now. Sadly my acne is acting up because of the increase in dairy

Wedding ring on or off: On

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby Expo this weekend with Gilles.

What I miss: My regular pants fitting

Emotions: The more I read about birth and labour, the more excited I get. And yes, excited about the labour part and all it's pain and glory.

Nursery: Nothing.

Shopping: Had to go to Target to get a couple more tunics. Since tights are the only things that seem to fit I needed some more long shirts to wear.

To-do checks: Doula booked. Tickets to the baby expo in hand!

Bump Day - 10 Weeks

10 Weeks!

Since it's hump day, it's bump day!
I'm pretty fit, so my stomach is usually flat with visible abs. I may only be 10 weeks, but I'm starting to show a little! For the past couple weeks it was mostly just bloating after eating, but this is definitely sticking around all day. I love all the changes that are happening to my body and look forward to growing. Baby will likely go straight out like a basketball if I'm anything like my siblings.

I've included my 5 week "bump" photo for comparison.

5 Weeks Pregnant
BFP

10 Weeks Pregnant

Week 10

How Far Along: 10 Weeks

Baby Size: Prune

Symptoms: Morning sickness is just nausea now as long as I eat well before going to bed. Exhausted all the time. Vision is a little blurry

Weight Gain: 115.8 lbs. Up 2 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Sleep: Sleeping well. Crazy vivid dreams

Best Moment of the Week: Gilles telling me that he thinks it's a baby bump and not bloating. Thinking of names

Worst Moment of the Week: Not being able to eat much at one time.

Any cravings or aversions: Loving apples. Still can't have yogurt in the morning.

Wedding ring on or off: On

What I'm looking forward to: Making a photo for Facebook to tell everyone

What I miss: Eating consistently rather than constantly

Emotions: Excited. Feel like I'm in a lull

Nursery: Pinned a bunch of stuff

Shopping: No shopping

To-do checks: Blood tests this week. Meeting to interview a doula on Friday. I'm really excited and hope that we click!