Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Bump Update- 11 Weeks!

 
How far along? 11 weeks and 1 day
 
Total weight gain/loss:  As of Friday, I had lost 3.5 lbs in the past 4 weeks
 
Maternity clothes? I have a couple pairs of maternity slacks that I wear to work.  They are still a little too big but they are much more comfortable than my regular work pants.  Made my first maternity bra purchase yesterday and so glad I did...my old bras were just about cutting off my circulation.  This one is much better.
 
Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Waking up alot throughout the night but usually can go back to sleep easily.  Still having to go to the bathroom 2-4 times a night.
 
Best moment this week: Hearing baby's heartbeat at our doctor appt. on Friday :)  It was a strong 168!
 
Miss Anything? Nothing really.  Would LOVE to have more energy though!
 
Movement: Not yet
 
Food cravings: Cold fruit...especially strawberries!  And all kinds of pasta...mac & cheese, spaghetti, fettuccine alfredo.
 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Most red meat and mint gum.  I used to chew gum all day, every day, now I can't stand it.
 
Have you started to show yet: It is not big but I definitely have a little bump.  2 ladies I work with noticed it last Thursday. :) 
 
Gender prediction: Started out thinking it was a boy but now I feel like it is a girl.  Even our doctor said she thinks it is a girl!  Thanks to living in Houston and some options we have, we will actually be able to find out in a little over a week!!  More on that later...
 
Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!  In the evenings when I am really tired I tend to be a little irritable but MOST of the time I catch myself before I snap.  Wooosahhhhh...

 
Symptoms:  Still dealing with heartburn almost every day, exhausted and I burp all the time. Ha! I have not thrown up in over a week though!  Hooray!
 
Looking forward to:  Finding out if we are having a boy or girl within the next week and a half and the 2nd trimester!! 
 
Funny moment of the week:  Sunday night hubby and I were just looking around on You Tube and we came across a video of the Top 10 Best Baby Videos.  I cried thru the whole thing.  There was absolutely nothing sad about it.  It was just a bunch of cute babies laughing uncontrollably.  Then, we came across a video of a live birth and I convinced my husband we should watch it.  HA! It was amazing but very intense.  And of course I cried thru the whole thing, but was also laughing so hard because of the look on my husband's face.  Poor guy... 
 
2nd Doctor Appt Notes:  
-Appt Date- 10/19/12-  10 wks 3 days 
- We heard the heartbeat of a baby in the next room to us and of course I cried.  Then when she finally found our baby's heartbeat I cried again, then started laughing, for no reason ( I am a bit of an emotional basket case these days).  She lost the heartbeat because I was laughing, then had trouble finding it again.  Way to go, Leslie.
-I had to give a whole bunch of blood, give a urine sample and we talked about all our options as far as genetic testing goes.  That conversation and our decision deserves a whole post so check back tomorrow for that. 
-Next appt is on Friday, 11/16/12 
 
 

2 comments:

Kelly and Jay Bryan's Blog said...

Great post!!! You are just glowing and so beautiful!!! And so excited yall get to find out soon!!! That is so exciting!!!! Can't wait to hear what you are having!!!

Rochelle said...

It's so exciting that you get to find out soon!! I'm getting very impatient and want November 8th to be here already so we can find out. haha I was looking into the Jack or Jill testing since I'm too impatient. :)