12 weeks

Size of the baby?
2.1 inches, .49 ounces

Total Weight Gain/Loss?
I think up 3-4 pounds


Maternity Clothes? None yet

Stretch marks?
Nope.

Best Moments?
Seeing the babe for the first time on my bday. sharing with close friends the good news:) Landon saying Im going to be a big brother alot!

Movement?
I swear Ive felt flutters a few random times but who knows seems kinda early.

Food Cravings?
Orange Juice, fruit, cherry coke. Salty things-chips.--dill pickle

Anything making you queasy or sick?
dairy still.. ice cream yep I barfed up that bday ice cream cake:( Choc milk and yogurt makes me gag.

What I miss?
a glass of wine, sleeping without waking up/peeing tossing and turning.

Nausea/Vomiting?
Yep Monday night after I ate my ice cream cake before bed :(

Symptoms?
Tired, insomnia, gas- constipation/diarrhea seems to be one or the other

Labor signs?
No signs of labor! Thankfully. Just A LOT of thinking about labor.

Gender?
Unknown

Belly Button In or Out?
The button is still in

Wedding rings On or Off?
ON

Sleep?
No great... wake up to pee around 12 then I usually toss and turn..have been wide awake around 5 am most mornings.

What I'm looking forward to?
Finding out the gender. Growing bigger:) Sharing with more people. Finally were just able to tell some people.

First glimpse of the babe:)

On my birthday we got to go in for an early ultra sound to see the babe for the very first time. It was seriously the best bday gift ever. Going into I wasnt expecting to see very much, as with Landons early ultra sound he looked like a small blurry blob. haha

Granted I am a lil further along this time around but I was amazed by how clear it was and how much the baby looked like a baby already..you cold see a distinct head/chin/forehead etc. It was soo cool. Lil babe was moving all around. The heart beat was down a little from last time at 155.

She said I was measuring right on track to what we thought. A little over 12 weeks.. based on the measurements she would say one day later putting the due date at July 30th.. I doubt theyll change my due date for a change of one day.. we had been told July 29th based on dates. I was just glad it was right on track vs with Landon they pushed my date back two weeks. Only to have him two weeks early on the dot. ahhaha Who knows!!

She told me my bladder was overfull...I seriously drank only one glass of water this time bc the previous times with Landon they told me the same thing. haha I guess Ill drink barely anything for the next one.

Super excited for the next one:)

Weeks 6-8

Week 6 started the all day nausea...awful headache. Lots of gagging and eating seemed to help if Id eat when it happened. We headed to WI that weekend and decided wed tell the fam bc not drinking at xmas and feeling crappy was going to be a dead give away and I didnt want to stress over it. We had Landon wear a big bro shirt and he walked in as we were unloading the car. Everyone was screaming and excited when we walked in. We told them not to tell anyone as its very early and I havent been to the doc. Hopefully they will listen!

Week 7 I felt a little better but by Thursdayish was feeling sickly again. Whenever I bend over, brush my teeth, get Landon from the tub Im instantly gagging. UGH. Ive throw up a few times but very little amounts..more like dry heaving.
Nights seem to be worse..an hour or two after supper. Not sure if its bc I eat more at the time or what.

I feel like I constantly have to snack/eat all day in order to feel well.

Week 8
I called for some meds from the doc but all they said was to take unisom and b6 vitamin. I went and bought them but havent tried it out yet. Im a little worried about taking a sleeping med.

Going to tell my family at Xmas this weekend. EEK!

Havent really gained weight which is surprising bc of eating non stop. My stomach still growls all the time. Must be one Babette.

First Appointment

We had our first docs appointment on January 11th. It went well. Things looked good and the doc measured the uterus and thought around 10 weeks...should be 11 from what we think the due date is..hehe

Also heard the heartrate which is so great. It was strong and at 160. I asked if there were twins and she said I cant tell that haha.

They scheduled an ultra sound for the following week on my bday. I cant think of a better present on my bday then to see a picture of the little bambino.

I then went for my blood draw and nearly passed out. They have such a horrible time finding my veins and were poking each arm over and over..she had it all ready to go and still wasn't getting it. I began to sweat and the room was spinning..my vision went from blurred to black. It was scary I could talk and hear but couldn't see anything. They called several nurses in and they began putting cold cloths on me. I eventually began to see again and they had me drink some juice. After a bit they had me to go to room and lay down and do the draw and went from my hand this time. IT was fine and we got the blood. I was so embarrassed hahah. Oh well.

Afterwards I told a few good friends the good news. I also talked to daycare and there does not sound like there will be a spot so back we go to finding a new daycare...ugh hate the process but Im hoping we can find somewhere closer to home.

6 weeks

And Baby makes 4!

We found out we are expecting baby #2 on Wednesday, November 25th. We were going to be leaving for Wisconsin for Thanksgiving so I debating taking a test just in case so I knew not to partake in having some holiday drinks with the fam. Much to my surprise two lines showed up immediately. With Landon it took forever to get a positive test so I thought for sure it was too early to test. I went downstairs and threw a big brother shirt I had bought for Landon and was saving just in case and then showed Lee the pic on my phone of the test. He was just like yeah right, and didn't believe me. He didn't even know what the shirt said or why I brought that down haha. Men!

It was soo super early so we agreed not to say anything. It wasn't too hard not drinking at his parents house..just said I didn't want anything.. I don't think anyone was too suspicious.

At my family's gathering I think people were more suspicious. I turned down wine and had some pop and then my brother not sure why just kept making comments..oh are you going to puke over and over. What a dork. The following day Jodie made comments too about having an announcement and oh I noticed you weren't drinking blah blah. We will prob cave and tell people at Xmas even thought it will still be early. It will just be too hard to fake. Id rather not stress about it. We don't go to the doctor till January. Seems like forever away.

We are super excited.

I have been feeling ok.. had a headache the past few days that sucks. Sometimes if I don't eat every couple hours I feel a little nauseous. Feeling tired and achy boobs and some cramping..prob the babe making room.

I believe my due date is July 29th. A summer baby. EEK:)