Sixteen weeks!
Had another ultrasound this morning and all looks awesome. I can’t believe how much our little peanut is growing. It’s so amazing how we can now see all the bones - spine, ribs, fingers, arm and leg bones. He/she was doing lots of waving and kicking and wiggling. I can’t *quite* feel it yet, although there has been a flutter or two that I haven’t been able to dismiss as gas
In belly news, it’s freaking huge. I have officially moved up to my first pair of maternity jeans (which the ultrasound tech today chuckled at because she says I’m going to outgrow them in no time) and I finally feel like I look pregnant. Also, my boobs are enormous. I actually tried to go buy a new bra the other day, but the girl at Victoria’s Secret was trying to convince me that I was actually a 32B instead of the 34B that I am currently spilling out of. So instead I left and went to Mrs. Fields and bought myself a cookie.
I’m really doing great. It feels good to be able to say that after everything Hawk and I have been through these past three years. I finally feel like I can (knock on wood) let my breath out and really just enjoy being pregnant and not have to worry all the time that the other shoe is going to drop. I know that a lot can and will happen between now and January, but I am just going to take it as it comes. Our baby looks wonderfully healthy so far, thank goodness. I feel so blessed, so lucky to be where I am right now, to being having this experience, to be sharing it with my husband and my family.
In the past couple weeks I have weaned myself off of the anti-depressant I had been taking since last September. I could have taken it through the second trimester, but I decided I was ready. So far so good - I had a couple days where I felt my anxiety level creeping up, but it passed. It certainly helped seeing the little one today - the beating heart, the kicking legs, the HANDS. Too cool.
Plus I’ve started nesting. Ordered the crib and changing table, spent half an hour on the phone with my mom poring over crib bedding online. It’s starting to get more exciting and more real. Man, I’m having a freaking baby!!
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We had a lovely weekend in New Mexico visiting my in laws. They have a beautiful home and we spent lots of time relaxing outside. This also included trying out Nick’s new air rifle (lots of shooting at soda cans and cactus). Danielle and Lawrence have this gorgeous covered patio, so even when it rained cats and dogs on Saturday, we could sit outside and enjoy. Apparently they’ve gotten quite a bit of rain the past couple months and I’ve never seen it so green out there. Mostly, it was just nice to see Hawk so happy being with his family. They are truly wonderful people and it was great to visit with them.
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Back in March, I submitted a picture of Jenny to A Dog’s Life dog treats. Every few months they choose a couple user-submitted photos to put on the label of their bags, and I found out a couple days ago that they picked the one I sent in!
The folks at A Dog’s Life were nice enough to send us a free bag of treats and they have definitely gotten the Daisy and Jenny seal of approval - i.e. I gave them one and they immediately licked their chops and begged for another. The “Jenny” treats are actually available in some stores, so keep your eyes peeled!
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Fun with the new macro lens and Photoshop. Click to enlarge.
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Fourteen weeks today! Went to my first prenatal yoga class yesterday and it kicked my butt. I hadn’t been to yoga in a while and it showed - boy was I pathetic. Three months of sitting on my ass watching tv and reading do not make for a lot of stamina. Although, by the end of class I could touch my toes again, so I guess it was worth it. The instructor had the air conditioning set at 65 degrees and all of us pregnant ladies were fanning ourselves and huffing and puffing. I am so sore today.
You can see by the picture that the belly continues to grow. I guess I am starting to look pregnant, because over the weekend I had three separate people reach out and pat my belly! At least they were all friends and people I know, no strangers yet, although I have been told to watch out for this.
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Today is my birthday! I am officially IN MY THIRTIES. 30 is just 30, but 31 is IN MY THIRTIES. Oh well. Bring it on.
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Had our twelve week ultrasound yesterday and all looks perfect :) They did the nuchal transparency screening and everything looks a-ok. Our little peanut was wiggling around, waving arms and legs and so very very baby shaped! It gets cooler and cooler every time, when we get to see how much he/she has grown. The baby is measuring 12w5d and is a little more than 6cm long. We don’t go back to the doctor for another four weeks.
I have been alternating between feeling great and feeling like crap. Last weekend I was ravenously hungry and pretty energetic, but come Monday I completely lost my appetite for anything but “Ants on a Log” aka celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins. I threw up for the very first time of this pregnancy on Wednesday night, the last day of my first trimester. I was attempting to choke down a salad when my upcooperative body decided to gag on a forkful and up came dinner. Lovely.
I hope everyone has a wonderful relaxing holiday weekend! We have some plans to see friends, but other than that we are going to lay low. Happy 4th!
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