15 Weeks

How far along? 15 weeks 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: Still down 6 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity clothes? Nope, just making sure what I wear is comfortable, not wearing pants that are tight around the waist. My jeans, I still wear them, but I don't button them.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping very well, get up about once at night to go to the bathroom, but no real change in my sleeping habits.

Best moment this week: Just enjoying the pregnancy

Movement: nope - I think I may have felt something the other day, but I'm not 100% sure it was the baby, hopefully will be feeling movement soon.

Food cravings/aversions: not really - still loving that salsa

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Going out of town this week for Christmas, etc

Weekly Wisdom: just relax - enjoy the pregnancy

Milestones: made it 15 weeks - everything is going great

Symptoms: None really, the tiredness is going away, just waiting for the belly to pop and movement to occur

14 Weeks

How far along? 14 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: Per the OB's scale, I'm up 2 lbs, but they didn't have any of the 6lbs that I lost earlier; I'll have to check again later to see what our scale says

Maternity clothes? No, I did get 2 maternity camisoles; and I really like them, they are longer, which is exactly what I need.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still tired

Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat on the doppler today - it's such a refreshing sound. (162bpm)

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: not really - still loving that salsa

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Feeling the baby move

Weekly Wisdom: just relax - enjoy the pregnancy

Milestones: went to my 2nd OB appointment; also, I need to call and schedule the anatomy scan

Symptoms: Tiredness, headaches, weird belly issues (but I won't go into detail about those ;)

13 weeks

How far along? 13 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: Still down 6 pounds from when I started weighing - at about week 5 or 6.

Maternity clothes? Nope, still in my normal clothes

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still tired

Best moment this week: Getting an email from my MIL saying that she was thinking about me, and the baby - it was really sweet.

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: not really - but the other day I did finish off a little cup of salsa with a fork b/c I ran out of chips, and I couldn't let perfectly good salsa go to waste.

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Dr appointment on Monday

Weekly Wisdom: tell everyone face to face - it's great to see people's reactions when you tell them you are pregnant. I was in a mtg the other day, and we hadn't started yet, and were talking about Bigge.st Los.er. They were talking about how they will be starting it back up for our floor in Jan. I laughed and said something to the effect of I couldn't join them, a few knew what I meant, but one lady didn't know, and she asked 'why'. I just plainly said that I was pregnant - she nearly flipped out - it was great.

Milestones: getting out of that first trimester - only 2 more to go - but also knowing that the risk of miscarriage is very low at this point (even though it doesn't stop me from the occasional worry)

Symptoms: Tiredness, and eating random foods - like a little bit ago I had some pickled okra and bread & butter pickles.... what is it with pregnant women and pickles??? Seriously, if I wasn't pregnant I would have gone for the bag of chocolate bars sitting on the counter.

12 weeks

I apparently missed last week - but rather than attempt to go back we'll just move forward :)

How far along? 12 weeks 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure - haven't weighed myself in a few days, and I did eat a bit of turkey, etc.

Maternity clothes? Nope, still in my normal clothes

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still tired - but it seems to be getting less

Best moment this week: On Friday I went with my mom and MIL to Babies R Us, it was really a lot of fun to look at all the baby stuff. I picked out a travel system that I want; and I have a better idea of what I want in a crib.

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: none really

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Getting out of the first trimester next week - and the holidays in general

Weekly Wisdom: even though the holidays are a great time with family and friends; make sure and take the time to rest, and realize you limitations

Milestones: oh - the baby is now a fetus and not an embryo

Symptoms: Tiredness, getting full sooner

10 Weeks

I'm a few days late with updating, but I wanted to wait until after my OB appointment that was on Tues.

How far along? 10 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: Down 3 pounds

Maternity clothes? Nope, still in my normal clothes

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still sleeping a lot, going to bed early, etc - hasn't been so bad.

Best moment this week: Getting another peek at the baby on Tues - I wasn't sure if they were going to do an U/S or not, but she pulled in the machine, it was great. They did an abdominal scan, so it wasn't nearly as clear as the other scans they did at the RE. We could see the baby, and the heart beating away - just didn't get very good pictures for the baby book, but that's ok :)

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: not really - I'm back to eating some sweets, but not as much as I did before I got pregnant.

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Family visiting next week for Thanksgiving - we'll be busy getting ready, but we are looking forward to our parents coming to visit.

Weekly Wisdom: not sure...

Milestones: 10 weeks down - that means I am 1/4 of the way done.

Symptoms: Tiredness, loss of appetite (getting full sooner, and not wanting to eat as much as I used to, which is good for me)

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After the OB appointment they wanted to draw some blood - they took 9 vials from my hand, I noticed about 6 vials in that my hand was starting to form a nice bubble - it's still a bit swollen, and now I have a nice bruise on one of my knuckles.... Seriously getting blood drawn is always an adventure for me.

9 Weeks

Today is the start of week 9 :)

How far along? 9 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Basically the same - I think I have lost 3 pounds since the start of the pregnancy.

Maternity clothes? Nope, I have the bella band now, to maybe wear some pants I haven't been able to wear in awhile anyway.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still sleeping a lot, going to bed early, etc - hasn't been so bad.

Best moment this week: Just really enjoying this pregnancy, and seeing how well the hubby cares for me. He decided not to go on a trip today in order to avoid getting sick; but he ended up getting sick anyway, but went to an urgent care clinic to make sure it wasn't the flu, only b/c I'm pregnant.

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: no real changes - still not eating many sweets; and I'm not eating as much as I used to either - just trying to make sure I eat something every few hours

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: nothing

What I am looking forward to: Going to the OB/GYN on the 17th

Weekly Wisdom: Try to relax and enjoy the pregnancy - I've been lucky and haven't been sick - I'm trying to just enjoy this time

Milestones: Just making it one more week

Symptoms: Tiredness, loss of appetite (getting full sooner, and not wanting to eat as much as I used to, which is good for me)

Ultrasound at 8 weeks.

We could see arm and leg buds, strong heartbeat and some movement.

Week 8

Today is the start of week 8. :)

How far along? 8 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: My weight has basically stayed the same so far

Maternity clothes? Nope - but hubby did get me a bella band to wear in a few weeks.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping a lot - I go to bed early, and when I get on the bus to go to work I sleep some more. Then by mid-afternoon I need a nap again.

Best moment this week: Going to see my friend's new baby - he is soo cute.

Movement: nope

Food cravings/aversions: I haven't been wanting sweets very much; which is really odd for me. Plus, it's Halloween, and there is a ton of candy around.

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: seriously - I'm not missing much - I am really trying to enjoy this pregnancy

What I am looking forward to: My U/S on Monday afternoon

Weekly Wisdom: Try to relax and enjoy the pregnancy - I've been lucky and haven't been sick - I'm trying to just enjoy this time

Milestones: Just making it one more week

Symptoms: Tiredness, loss of appetite (getting full sooner, and not wanting to eat as much as I used to, which is good for me)

You're Only Born Once

Coming this summer.