Jellybean, you are officially in your last week of the first trimester. You are the size of a little peach, about 3 inches long. Your head makes up half of that size right now. Your intestines have been growing inside the umbilical cord, but now they're moving into you! Your vocal cords are also developing this week. We love you very much.
Wednesday through right now, I've felt almost no nausea. I eat regular meals and snack just a little bit. I'm cautiously optimistic that the worst is over! Also, I'm not going to the bathroom as much as I was (yay, sleeping through the night!) However, exhaustion has been pulling double duty in nausea's absence.
We have our first trimester screening (ultrasound and blood work) tomorrow. Jared is coming and we are looking forward to medical confirmation that Jellybean is doing well!
Showing posts with label first trimester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first trimester. Show all posts
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Twelve Weeks!
Jellybean, today starts your twelfth week. You weigh a 1/2 ounce and are 2 1/2 inches long. Most of your inner systems are fully formed. Your bone marrow is making white blood cells and your pituitary gland in your brain has started making hormones! We love you very much.
Jared and I are back from San Antonio and seeing Jared's family. My family, his family, and some of our close friends now know our news. Tomorrow, I'll tell my co-workers and we'll tell our church small group. And Tuesday, the news goes up on Facebook.
Lots of Facebook friends have been announcing their pregnancies in the last six weeks. This seems to be the year of the baby!
In the last week, I think I've had two really good days and three fairly bad days, regarding nausea and exhaustion. I'm hoping good days will soon outnumber the bad, and that my work won't be affected. I'm ready for that second trimester, and feeling much better! The first trimester is actually thirteen weeks long, so there's two weeks left.
Two days until we go public, and three days until we hear Jellybean's heartbeat!
Jared and I are back from San Antonio and seeing Jared's family. My family, his family, and some of our close friends now know our news. Tomorrow, I'll tell my co-workers and we'll tell our church small group. And Tuesday, the news goes up on Facebook.
Lots of Facebook friends have been announcing their pregnancies in the last six weeks. This seems to be the year of the baby!
In the last week, I think I've had two really good days and three fairly bad days, regarding nausea and exhaustion. I'm hoping good days will soon outnumber the bad, and that my work won't be affected. I'm ready for that second trimester, and feeling much better! The first trimester is actually thirteen weeks long, so there's two weeks left.
Two days until we go public, and three days until we hear Jellybean's heartbeat!
Monday, May 7, 2012
11th Week!
Jellybean, yesterday started your eleventh week. Before the next one starts, family will know about you! You are about two inches long and you weigh a third of an ounce. Your hair follicles and nail beds are growing. All your fingers and toes are fully, individually formed, as is your nose, ears, and tongue. If you are a girl, your ovaries are developing! We love you very much.
Photo of an 11 week old in the womb
I am still dealing with fatigue, weakness and all day nausea. Folding a load of laundry and putting it all away causes me to lose my breath. Checking on my plants outside, with a little watering and bug-spraying, makes me need to sit down for a while. It's a little frustrating that I used to be able to do so much, and now I feel very needy and "unable". I have gained 3-4 pounds so far, which sounds good to me--I've heard stories of women who have gained 10 pounds or more by the end of the first trimester!
Recently, Jared and I have been coasting along, and not being overly concerned about being pregnant. We talk about plans, do a lot of reading, and scheme for the best ways to tell our family, coworkers and friends. I have a feeling that, once the secret is out, plans and talk will become action and everything will feel that much more "real".
Three days until the telling starts, eight days before everyone knows, and nine days until we hear the heartbeat!
I am still dealing with fatigue, weakness and all day nausea. Folding a load of laundry and putting it all away causes me to lose my breath. Checking on my plants outside, with a little watering and bug-spraying, makes me need to sit down for a while. It's a little frustrating that I used to be able to do so much, and now I feel very needy and "unable". I have gained 3-4 pounds so far, which sounds good to me--I've heard stories of women who have gained 10 pounds or more by the end of the first trimester!
Recently, Jared and I have been coasting along, and not being overly concerned about being pregnant. We talk about plans, do a lot of reading, and scheme for the best ways to tell our family, coworkers and friends. I have a feeling that, once the secret is out, plans and talk will become action and everything will feel that much more "real".
Three days until the telling starts, eight days before everyone knows, and nine days until we hear the heartbeat!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
10th week
Jellybean, you're halfway through your 10th week of being! This week, I've read you're 1.5 inches long, and you're doing a lot of growing. Bones, cartilage, knees and ankles are forming. Your elbows already work. Teeny, tiny baby teeth are growing. If you're a boy, you are making testosterone! We love you very much.
I've been very tired and am so thankful to be tracked out from school right now. It takes a lot more effort to do the smallest things, and I can't manage to do things like mow the yard anymore, much to Jared's disappointment. Morning sickness is still trying to get at me--I feel it following me all day long, but I hope my lowest point is behind me. I have not had any heartburn or cravings, but boy do I have aversions! I feel somewhat guilty about the food that goes to waste because I think I might want it, but then every time I look at it in the fridge, I feel "ick". My clothes are definitely tight. I've already "upgraded" my jeans, but I think it's time to do the same for dress pants and capris.
It's one week until you're not a secret anymore, Jellybean! Next Thursday through Tuesday will be full of telling family, friends and co-workers. And it's 13 days until Jared and I get to hear your heartbeat!
I've been very tired and am so thankful to be tracked out from school right now. It takes a lot more effort to do the smallest things, and I can't manage to do things like mow the yard anymore, much to Jared's disappointment. Morning sickness is still trying to get at me--I feel it following me all day long, but I hope my lowest point is behind me. I have not had any heartburn or cravings, but boy do I have aversions! I feel somewhat guilty about the food that goes to waste because I think I might want it, but then every time I look at it in the fridge, I feel "ick". My clothes are definitely tight. I've already "upgraded" my jeans, but I think it's time to do the same for dress pants and capris.
It's one week until you're not a secret anymore, Jellybean! Next Thursday through Tuesday will be full of telling family, friends and co-workers. And it's 13 days until Jared and I get to hear your heartbeat!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Our Third Month
Today is our last day of the second month, Jellybean! Books say you're graduating from "embryo" to "fetus", but Jared and I don't think in those terms--you're our baby, no matter how small you are. This coming week, you'll be about 1 inch long and your tiny muscles are starting to form. You'll get to start moving those arms and legs! We love you very much.
I'm still using the bathroom a hilariously high number of times a day (and night), and I've gone up three bra sizes so far (I was already plenty big enough, it's starting to look silly). I am tired a lot and and have been falling asleep in our church's small group, work meetings, movies, etc. And morning sickness still knocks on my door every day, but I feel like the foods I eat and the way I nibble through the day are helping me deal effectively with it.
Next big date: telling the family! A little less than three weeks before the announcements start!
I'm still using the bathroom a hilariously high number of times a day (and night), and I've gone up three bra sizes so far (I was already plenty big enough, it's starting to look silly). I am tired a lot and and have been falling asleep in our church's small group, work meetings, movies, etc. And morning sickness still knocks on my door every day, but I feel like the foods I eat and the way I nibble through the day are helping me deal effectively with it.
Next big date: telling the family! A little less than three weeks before the announcements start!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Eighth Week
Today I start my eighth week of pregnancy. It seems to be going so slowly, but I'm pretty sure that's because we're not telling anyone for almost four more weeks.
Jellybean, you've been stingy with the morning sickness recently, which I appreciate. I'm not enjoying it, but I can manage through it most of the time. Other than that, my breasts hurt all the time and I have a hard time staying warm, and I smell stuff that seems impossibly small or far away. No heartburn, no cravings.
Books that I've read say that Jellybean is 10,000 times bigger now than at conception. S/He is about half an inch long this week--ready to outgrow his/her name!
Two more days of work, and then we have our first appointment on Wednesday!
Jellybean, you've been stingy with the morning sickness recently, which I appreciate. I'm not enjoying it, but I can manage through it most of the time. Other than that, my breasts hurt all the time and I have a hard time staying warm, and I smell stuff that seems impossibly small or far away. No heartburn, no cravings.
Books that I've read say that Jellybean is 10,000 times bigger now than at conception. S/He is about half an inch long this week--ready to outgrow his/her name!
Two more days of work, and then we have our first appointment on Wednesday!
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