Weekly check in, 16 weeks

How far along are you?
16 w

How big is baby?
a avocado


Maternity clothes?
some tops, some bottoms


Weight -Loss or Gain?
only up 4 lbs


Stretch marks?
had 'em before


Sleep ? 
some nights are good, some nights are bad


Best moment this week:
I think I'm feeling movement!


Any Movement?
see above.  I've been feeling flutters and some uncomfortable twinges


Food Cravings?
none really 


Food Aversions?
none really


 Belly Button in or out?
in


What do you miss: 
nothing!!!


What are you looking forward to 
my a/s in 1 weeks, its on July 20th!! I'll be 17 w


What was the BEST part of this week? 
thinking that I'm feeling the bebah moving


What was the WORST part of this week? 
nothing


Weekly Wisdom: 
carry snacks with you and your own water.

Weekly Check-in 15 weeks

How far along are you?
15 w

How big is baby?
a naval orange


Maternity clothes?
some tops, some bottoms


Weight -Loss or Gain?
only up 4 lbs


Stretch marks?
had 'em before


Sleep ? 
some nights are good, some nights are bad


Best moment this week:
having a true weekend.  I usually have to work on Monday, so it was nice having Sunday and Monday off


Any Movement?
im sure bebah is moving, but I haven't felt anything


Food Cravings?
none really 


Food Aversions?
none really


 Belly Button in or out?
in


What do you miss: 
nothing!!!


What are you looking forward to 
my a/s in 2 weeks, its on July 20th!! I'll be 17 w


What was the BEST part of this week? 
having a weekend 


What was the WORST part of this week? 
it's hump day!!  nothing so far


Weekly Wisdom: 
carry snacks with you and your own water.

9w appointment

Everything is looking good.  Got to see the h/b too!  That was the best part of the u/s.  Baby was head down and you can see the umbilical cord too.  (see the white line?)

Eeek!!!!

8w6d

^ That's where I'm at now.  Still feeling pretty good.  I wish sometimes, that I had some kind of sickness.  Other than having really full breasts that's all I got.   I've got some brownish spotting since Thursday night.  I called my dr and he said not to worry about it.  It's normal and to be expected.  I thought it might have been because I was dehydrated, but I'm drinking almost a gallon a day.  I'm trying to take it easy, I also found that if I'm doing a lot of lifting, I get it.  So I have to be more cautious.  My next appointment is tomorrow.  I'm excited and nervous.  I'm excited to be able to see him/her again and nervous that they are going to tell me that he/she stopped growing. I know that will always be a fear of mine until I start feeling him/her.  Fingers crossed that everything is fine tomorrow!  

Lookie over there --->

Yep, that's right.  I am indeed pregnant.  I never thought this would happen to me, let alone this year.  So now this blog is going into a different direction.  I totally understand if you don't want to follow me anymore.  If you are my FB friend, please don't say anything about it.  I'm not ready to 'come out' yet.

So let me tell you how it happened!!  Well, we know how 'it' happened, lol.  But how I found out.  I thought AF was due to come on May 2nd.  I was moody and crampy and all the symptoms of AF.  When she didn't show, I thought, ah, well maybe I'm a little late, but I'll test in the AM.  So, May 3rd, I got up at my normal time and got out my IC's and 2 tests that I had bought from the dollar store....and lo and behold both came out positive within seconds.  I had to wait until 9 am to call my Dr's.  Got a hold of them and was able to be seen the same day.  Not really sure what I was expecting from the first appt but I was nervous.  After the room was cleaned, they brought me into the u/s room.  And then that's when I saw the little black circle with the little white line.  Total shock.  I was told that I was due on 12/29 and that I was about 5w5d.  After I picked up my jaw, I was told that I have to go do blood work and to come back on May 25th.  I hope when I go back I'll be able to see the h/b since I wasn't able to then.

As far as symptoms, (knocking on wood) I have none.  No nausea, no vomiting, just a few food aversion and hungry every few hours.  I had to go to Motherhood Maternity and get some newer bras....yep, I've grown a full cup size.  My boobs are not mine.  They are full and heavy!  I also got some maternity pants just because my pants now are snug and it looks like I have a fat roll hanging over, lol.  I mean, I could wear my other pants, but the bloat is bad.  And I did buy a beband, and I'm sorry, it doesn't do me any good.

So yea....here I am, pregnant.  Holy Shit!!!

Changes are a coming!

Stay tuned...... :)

Where have I been?

I'm sure that's what you have been asking yourselves.  Sorry, I feel like whenever I say "I'm back" I take another break. I'm sorry.

Things have been going......ok.  I've been busy at work, which is a good thing, but things at work are not great.  Does that make sense?  I love the team I work with, but my manager (she's the center's manager) sucks.  She wants to be your friend before she's your boss.  It doesn't work that way.  And unfortunately, there's not much I can do to change that.  She gets away with a lot that she can get fired for, but because there are no checks or balances, it goes unnoticed.  Ah, such is life.

Things are going good for me weight wise.  I'm down to 161.  I'm sooo over the 160's.  I need a change into new numbers.  So my plan is to bike ride to work Friday and Saturday.  It's 3.2 miles, one way, so 6.5 (I'm giving myself the .2) each day.  I can tell you, the first day I did it, it took me 25 mins.  The second day it took me 15 mins.  I take my time, and I'm not in it to win anything.  It's a nice change of pace and I can appreciate the scenery too.  I am trying to increase my workouts by doing some free weights and some cardio on the days I'm not biking to work. I never thought that I could be a biker!  It's a small accomplishment and a great step into a new direction.

Nothing new in the baby making field.  I did purchase the digital OPK's and got my first positive.  Exactly 2 weeks later AF showed.  So at least I know my body is doing the right thing.  And when it comes down to actually trying, I'll have an idea as to what to expect.

I hope I don't take another hiatus.  I really like journaling my thoughts and getting out of my head.  Here's to hoping I do another post....SOON!