14 weeks! :)

Hello Everyone! :)

I am 14 weeks pregnant this week - thank God! :) I am very grateful to have made it to my 2nd trimester. Lets see what our lil one is up to this week:

Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

Here's what our lil green bean may look like this week:

  

How Far Along? 14 weeks

Symptoms: Nausea, cramps in my calves, enlarged breasts (I have gone up a cup size), HUNGER

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 lbs (according to the scale at work) - eeeek! Still trying to grasp this weight gain thing!

Sleep: has been pretty ok. I haven't had many issues except for the occasional waking up because of gas or nausea, but I usually fall right back asleep. I have been sleeping in every single morning though! Oh and I noticed that I have been sleeping on my back alot - I know I will have to stop that soon.

Food Cravings: Still nothing really Well nothing consistently. I am always hungry, but usually just eat what's available (despite the nausea).

Best Moment This Week: Well it wasn't this week, but about 2 weeks ago we went in to the do the test for down syndrome, spina bifida and heart defects. We had an ultrasound done and it was soooo awesome. Tears came to my eyes. It was at that moment, reality hit, like omg - there is really a baby in there! It was amazing and I thanked God for his amazing creation! We saw the baby moving and its arms we crossed and all. It was sooooo cute! Oh and with the test - so far so good. We will do the second part of the test next week!

Movement: Aint nothing but gas! LOL

Labor Signs: Yeah, uh, as excited as we are to meet this bundle, that's not happening anytime soon!

Gender: I am still totally unsure! Hubby is rooting for a boy though!

Belly Button In Or Out? Innie!

What I Miss: My waistline! LOL Having a normal appetite and just being myself

What I Am Looking Forward To: My next ultrasound. I believe that's when we will find out the sex of our lil one.

Milestones: Making it to the 2nd trimester!

Weekly Wisdom: Save money! There will be alot of expenses once the baby comes along (and even before, if your insurance doesn't cover certain things). You will want to have a little cushion in the bank.

What do you remember from your 14th week?

7 Week Survey (Sorry I've Been MIA)

Hello Everyone! I am sooo sorry that I havent posted in a while, but I'm back and hope that I can remain consistent! :) Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments, well wishes and congratulations on my last post! A big thanks to Mrs. V who kept coming back to check up on me. I appreciate the love and I have been reading your posts and am sooo happy about your progress!! :)

Hubby took a pic of me on Saturday morning and I wanted to share it with you on this post, but we are having issues with our computer. I mean, not that there was much to see, lol, but I do want to share my weekly progress! Hopefully I can get that up soon! But here's something in the mean while... LOL

Anyway, here's my first survey!

How Far Along? 7 weeks, 1 day

Symptoms: Sore boobies, nausea, vomitting, lack of appetite

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Well I havent been back to the doctor since my first visit (I am going tomorrow), but according to other scales Ive been on it seems that I am about the same weight.

Sleep: has been pretty good at night. I havent had many issues except for the occasional waking up because of gas or nausea, but I usually fall right back asleep. I also have been napping at my car at lunch, but I did that before I was preg.... soooo! LOL

Food Cravings: OMG nothing! Food is sooo unappealing to me at this moment! Typing this makes me a little woozy LOL.

Best Moment This Week: Hubby texting me to tell me he had a dream that I the baby and "she was a beautiful baby girl". I asked who she looked like and he said "She looked like you. I said she was beautiful didn't I??"

Another great moment was making it to work on time today! Whewww, it has been a struggle with me this week feeling sick and getting back in bed each morning!

Movement: Aint nothing but gas! LOL

Labor Signs: Yeah, uh, as excited as we are to meet this bundle, that's not happening anytime soon!

Gender: I am totally unsure! Hubby is rooting for a boy though!

Belly Button In Or Out? Innie!

What I Miss: Being able to eat like a normal person. Sigh :(

What I Am Looking Forward To: My first OB appt tomorrow! Prayerfully everything is ok! :)

Milestones: Getting out of bed fine this morning and making it to work on time! Although I did vomit before I left the house, I am still grateful for the progress! Let's hope things improve from here on out.

Weekly Wisdom: Try to eat even if you arent hungry or feeling nauseous! (I am about to take heed to this right now!)

Is there anything that you can share with me from when you were at this stage in your pregnancy?