15 Weeks

15 weeks

I'm 15 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 15 weeks

Size of baby: Baby is about size of an apple

Total weight gained/lost: I lost 6 lbs during the first trimester. I have gained about 5 lbs of that back. So technically I still lost 1 lb so far!

Maternity clothes: I am finally out of that aka ward stage where nothing fits me. I am in all maternity bottoms, except for exercise shorts and pajamas. I have been wearing mostly maternity tops, bc if I don't it just looks like a have a huge belly. The maternity tops are more fitted and accentuate my growing belly.

Gender: Find out in 5 weeks. We are all thinking boy.

Movement: I've felt nothing yet.

Sleep: I am exhausted and sleep great!

What I miss: My regular clothes. 

Cravings: Strawberries. I have literally been eating a pint a day!

Best Moment this week: C asking lots of questions about the baby. She is so excited.

Overall: I have been feeling pretty great. I am happy to have my appetite back!

My First Trimester

My first trimester was really rough. I found out I was pregnant when I was about 6 weeks along.  I was already feeling yucky at that point.  With C i felt a little nauseated but this one was totally different.  I felt nauseated around the clock this time. I don't think I ate dinner at all until about 12 weeks. I was always able to eat breakfast and then lunch was a maybe. I survived on Gaterade, apple juice, water and crackers.  Even though i felt so sick I actually only threw up 2 times.  I was feeling so sick that I lost 6 lbs during the first trimester. That is a lot, especially for someone who doesn't weigh a lot to begin with.
I am so thankful to Jeremy for all he did for me during those first 12 weeks. He worked all day and then had to come home and be Mr. Mom.  I was useless, especially in the evenings when my nausea was at it's worst. I didn't take any pictures during the trimester because i felt so awful. But I hope to do a weekly update from here on out.

I am PREGNANT!!!

Took one of these and this is what it said!!

 I have to admit I have taken many of these over the course of the last 10 years.  Only one other time has it displayed that.  Around Valentine's C came down with the flu. Then Jeremy got it and lastly me.  Or so I thought. I had flu like symptoms, for about 10 days. I am not one to run to the doctor with every little sickness. But hearing me complain and moan for too long Jeremy convinced me to go to the doctor.  I never in a million years would have guessed I was pregnant.  The doctor was sending me for a bunch of blood and lab workups and at the last moment decided to give me a pregnancy test. in the office. I was in complete shock when she told me.  2 days later we had it confirmed 100% by blood work.

If you know our story you know that we were had to get fertility help to get pregnant with C. Then we tried again when she was 2.  We did 5 rounds of treatment with no success. The fertility doctor told us we would never be able to have more biological children. So we grieved that and moved on.  So you can imagine our surprise 4 years later!  We were in complete shock for a few weeks after finding out I was pregnant.  After seeing the baby on a ultrasound and hearing heartbeats, we have finally relaxed and are loving every moment of this wonderful miracle.

We waited until I was 12 weeks to tell C. I had a friend make this cute shirt for C. We gave her the shirt and then she had to figure out what it meant. She was in shock but excited. She is going to be an awesome big sister!

I've had a couple different due dates but my most recent one is October 19th.  I want it to hurry up and get here but at the same time I want to savor every last moment of this miracle pregnancy!