the secrets out!

How far along? 12 weeks and some change
Total weight gain: based on clothing, I am guessing +/- 0.5 lbs. no real gain yet.

Maternity clothes?! with feeling better, I have worn normal jeans all week! I can't wait for my bump to pop :(

Stretch marks? nope!.

Sleep: serious insomnia. I have been using Unisom off and on.

Miss anything? blue moon beer with an orange. [same]

Movement/Symptoms: muscle cramping. some uterine cramping this week which scares me

Food cravings: green beans. mm southern green beans 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nausea seems to finally be waning. mexican food sounds gross, and I don't like left overs. lol

Gender: based on my acne, falling out hair and over all feeling gross.. thinking girl. we're getting advanced bloodwork done TOMORROW!! ahh

Symptoms: exhaustion & insomnia. muscle aches.

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? On!! looser this week- definitely getting my sea legs back

Happy or moody most of the time: angry. all the stinking time. still angry. it's bad

Looking forward to:  thanksgiving break- still. we see Bee tomorrow!!! I'll post the ultrasound photos.. eventually haha ;)

So the secret is mostly out- I told the fam and my boss and a few coworkers. they are THRILLED. I am actually starting to calm a little and able to get more and more excited. I also started our baby registry! 

10.5 week ultrasound/ last PIO injection!!!

last week we had our first ultrasound. [EDIT: first Ob appointment.. total preggo-brain in the house] Sorry for the late update.. been really busy.

so without further adieu..

Bee's head is HUGE! that's apparently normal at this stage.  We will get to see s/he again in just a few days!! And we are going to get our NT scan done and blood testing to make sure Bee is doing well. 

in other news... tonight is our last PIO injection!!!! WOOHOO (more info on PIO here

I am a little nervous to stop them, but overall VERY excited. the RE said we could stop them a while back but I still had a vial left and a few needles- it wasn't going to hurt anything to keep going, so we did but tonight is the last needle and the last dose!

11 ish weeks

How far along? so I thought we were 11 weeks but at our first Ob appointment they put Bee a ahead a few days.. so who knows!
Total weight gain: at the Ob the weighed me.. :( we're only up like .5 though

Maternity clothes?!  maternity jeans occasionally still. I wore my new black maternity pants to work- sooo comfy

Stretch marks? nope!.

Sleep: insomnia ugh and peeeeeeing 3x a night

Miss anything? sushi. blue moon beer with an orange. [same]

Movement: less cramping.

Food cravings: egg and cheese biscuits! dunkin donuts coffee

Anything making you queasy or sick: buffalo sauce is repulsive still. most proteins are still gross
Gender: still thinking girl... but we'll find out in a few weeks!!!

Symptoms: exhaustion & nausea. less vomiting! insooomnia

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? On!! still getting tighter

Happy or moody most of the time: angry. all the stinking time.

Looking forward to:  thanksgiving break. sleeeeep. finding out the gender

so not too much new stuff this week. nausea is getting better & we're almost outta the first trimester!!!!

we had our first ob appointment last Tuesday! I meant to post all the wonderful pix but the week got away with me.  I also need to post our announcement pic. all coming soon!

double digits!

How far along? 10 weeks!! AHHH
Total weight gain: I haven't gone near the scale again! I fear it.

Maternity clothes?!  maternity jeans occasionally.  I had to pull out some "fat pants" I did buy new bras! I went up 2 sizes ugh.

Stretch marks? nope!.

Sleep: insomnia.it stinks. still dreaming of a girl

Miss anything? sushi. blue moon beer with an orange. 

Movement: still cramping off & on. could be the constipation...

Food cravings: sushi. and a hamburger?? (I don't eat red meat) and egg and cheese biscuits!

Anything making you queasy or sick: buffalo sauce is repulsive. and I think I am over mac n cheese too :( but I am a huge fan of the diclegis
Gender: still thinking girl... but I think we have both names almost hammered out! 

Symptoms: exhaustion & nausea. less vomiting! insooomnia

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? On!! still getting tighter

Happy or moody most of the time: angry. all the stinking time.

Looking forward to:  Seeing Bee on Tuesday!! Announcing Bee this weekend!!! EEEP

More updates to come!!

75% of the first trimester down!!

How far along? 9 weeks 1 day (I missed posted yesterday!!)
Total weight gain: so I finally braved the scale.. despite my serious constipation, I am only up 1 lb from start (about 3 pounds from my lowest this pregnancy- the diclegis is working!!)

Maternity clothes?!  maternity jeans. I am a skip and hop from wearing them to work. all pants are just uncomfortable.

Stretch marks? nope!.

Sleep: insomnia is better. middle of night vomit/urine is better too. I had to buy a new pillow though, I no longer like mine

Miss anything? sushi.. as always. I am debating on just eating some lol!

Movement: still cramping off & on.. as usual. it's reassuring though!

Food cravings: sushi. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: if I skipped the diclegis (see below), all food is gross. if I take the diclegis, by lunch time I can eat most things. buffalo sauce is repulsive still. carbonated beverages

Gender: still oddly leaning girl. Chinese calendar says boy. 

Symptoms: exhaustion & nausea. less vomiting!

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? On!! getting tighter

Happy or moody most of the time: very moody. angry. hair trigger

Looking forward to:  announcing Bee! still trying to plan logistics. I can't wait to go public.

So.. diclegis. I am leary of taking it even though it makes me feel better. It was pulled from the market about 50 years ago because people were suing left and right for birth defects. Granted, 50 years ago all sorts of stuff was "safe" during pregnancy. apparently the drug company did 30 years of research and has approved the drug in Canada for the last 30 years and no issues. I am still just a little afraid to take it.. so instead I have decided to take it every other day. the days after I take it I feel great, but then I start to feel horrible the next day- not vomiting but incapacitating nausea. I just hope that it ends at 12 weeks.. lol