Weeks pregnant: 13, 14 & I’m 15 weeks today – What the WHAT??? Where is the time going?
Weight Gain: Now I’m back down to below my pre-pregnancy weight due to a bout with the stomach flu in week 13. Not where I want to be but I have no doubt in my mind that I will be gaining it back.
Size of the baby: Week 13 – About 3 inches long (“medium sized shrimp” wasn’t giving me a good visual!), Week 14 – a lemon, Week 15 – an apple
Emotional stuff: There’s a reason I haven’t updated in 3 weeks, it’s been a bit crazy around here. I’ll start with the good. We had our NT scan and bloodwork and not only were we able to see the baby again, which always makes it feel more real, but the blood tests came back perfectly. We don’t have any markers for genetic abnormalities and baby is measuring well with all limbs, fingers, toes, brain, heart, etc. Very happy to see a healthy baby in there. Besides watching the baby, my favorite party was watching S’s face as he watched the baby. He’s just as excited as I am.
Not so good stuff. For about 10 days in this period I was bedridden with migraines and the stomach flu. Holy hell, I wouldn’t wish that upon anyone! I’m so thankful for all of the help I had with Q between S coming home early from work a few times and my dad coming in and also Q spending time with my sister in law when I was sick. I have no idea what I would have done if I had been the sole caregiver for Q during that time. She had a rough time being away from me so much but I think she has recovered and I’ve had 4 days straight of feeling REALLY good so I’m hoping I’m in the clear.
I had my first real pregnancy cry somewhere in the middle of the flu/migraine marathon because I was feeling so useless but, per usual, getting my emotions out and having a good heart to heart with my husband set the world right again.
Mother’s Day was quite understated this year since I was in bed all day but I had a few precious moments with Q that still made my day special, including her first “I love Mama”. Next year I’ll be a mama of two and it blows my mind.
Physical stuff: I went from having morning sickness to migraine to flu to migraine to flu to feeling so good I almost forget I’m pregnant. It’s been quite the ride. I hope to continue feeling well because I’m really enjoying it!
I can’t stop eating: I’m feeling pretty put off by most of the staple foods I had been eating because I now associate them with feeling sick. So, it’s time to branch out into new foods!
I can’t even look at: I don’t want to talk about it. LOL. Too much.
Fitness: I’ve had some really good walks the past few days and my hips haven’t been bothering me too much after so that’s good. Q and I went to the zoo on Friday and did LOTS of walking and I felt pretty great afterward so I’m looking forward to lots of walking. The weather has been AMAZING so I want to be outside as much as possible.
Birth prep: We interviewed our first doula candidate right before I got the flu and now I’m looking at other candidates and trying to narrow down who we’d like to talk to.
Baby prep: Nothing much. Mostly focusing on fun activities for Q after being sidelined for so long.
Breastfeeding: We are still going! It hurts less, Q seems less into it but still really needs it sometimes. For example, it’s all she wanted today when I got home after being away from her all day but a few hours later at bed time she wanted to read books instead. I thought my milk was pretty much gone but there’s still some there! It’s pretty cool to see my body still providing for her needs.
I’m way overdue for some pictures but I’ve barely touched my camera, let alone edited any photos so I need to get back on the ball now that I’m starting to feel better!
