All credit to Amanda Evans for the Weekly Update format (=
Weekly Update: February 1
How far along: 5 weeks 6 days
How big is baby: It's about the size of sesame seed.
Total weight gain: I don't know-haha I am not keeping track yet.
Maternity clothes: I hope not!
Cravings: I really love salty things, which is kinda new for me.
Sleep: I can't sleep on my stomach anymore because it's gotten uncomfortable.
Movement: Not that I can feel.
Best moment this week: Taking the tests to find out they were positive was an incredible feeling. Although I kind of knew I was, it was my first time seeing a positive test which made it so much more worth it. I let Jeremy look at the test first because I didn't want to be upset if it wasn't positive. We just knew something was wrong with me if I wasn't pregnant. It's funny because I went to a Gym Dogs meet today and posted a picture on Instagram and one of my friends send me a text and asked me if I was pregnant because I was glowing. How did she know?!
What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach. I don't sleep as well on my back.
What I am looking forward to: Going to the doctor to make sure things look good.
Pregnancy rant: Unexpected things are starting to happen to my body. At school I have gotten less patient with my students and don't put up with their antics quite as much. My chest aches almost all the time, and it's hurts really bad to run. I haven't wanted sweets for a couple of weeks either which kind makes me a little sad. All these changes and I didn't even know I was pregnant, I wonder what the next 34 weeks looks like.
Weekly Update: February 2-8
How far along: 6 weeks
How big is baby: It's about the size of bean.
Total weight gain: I am still not tracking.
Maternity clothes: nope nope nope.
Cravings: I have discovered saltines are my new favorite cracker. I like salt.
Sleep: I am waking up around 2am and have a hard time getting back to sleep.
Movement: Nada
Best moment this week: I got to tell someone this week!!
What I miss: Eating real food and not wanting to throw up afterward.
What I am looking forward to: Still going to doctor.
Pregnancy rant: Why does my body hate food? The whole week I felt blah and my nose decided that almost all smells should make me want to gag. Saturday I discovered saltine crackers are my new best friend and ate a sleeve of them over the course of a few hours. A girl at school wouldn't put a sharpie away in class and it kept making me want to throw up! It's been hard to eat normal food and I am not liking foods I normally do.
Weekly Update: February 9-15
How far along: 7 weeks
How big is baby: It's blueberry sized.
Total weight gain: Tracking is not happening.
Maternity clothes: Not yet.
Cravings: I don't like saltines with salt on them. I don't want salt.
Sleep: Still waking up in the middle of the night.
Movement: Not yet.
Best moment this week: Not having to go out, and just being able to rest. (4 days of unexpected snows days)
What I miss: Energy. I remember I used to do things, go places. What wonderful days.
What I am looking forward to: Still the doctor. We had to move the appointment because of ice. We are telling family this weekend.
Pregnancy rant: My body is so drained of energy. I spent most of the time away from school laying in bed sleeping with Jeremy bringing me little snacks for food. I threw up multiple times this week and it really kept me down. It's cool knowing this is because a life is forming inside me, but at the same time man feeling like this is rough. At least my bed is warm, and I have Netflix.
Weekly Update: February 16-22
How far along: 8 weeks
How big is baby: It's a large kidney bean
Total weight gain: I'm not tracking!
Maternity clothes: Looked at some but don't need them.
Cravings: Only one: Bang Bang Shrimp
Sleep: My new favorite hobby waking up at 2am.
Movement: Nope.
Best moment this week: People being excited finding out about the baby (screams, excitement, tears of joy)!! We had our first doctor's appointment and got to see the baby and hear the heartbeat!
What I miss: Being able to just eat three times a day.
What I am looking forward to: Telling more people.
Pregnancy rant: This isn't directly related to the pregnancy, but this week I had some interactions with parents at school that were less than great. It made me think about what I don't want to be as a parent and what I do want do be. I want to protect my child, but not shelter it. I want to help it reach the stars, but not pull it down to my kid. I want to love it, but not smother it. It's overwhelming to think about all these things especially so early, but when you are carrying this around all the time it's hard not to. I want to raise my child well.
Weekly Update: February 23-March 1
How far along: 9 weeks
How big is baby: It's the size of a grape and weighs a fraction of an ounce.
Total weight gain: I can start tracking now that I've been to the doctor.
Maternity clothes: Some of my pants put pressure on my stomach and my shirts don't look like they used to on me, but there isn't a need for maternity clothes yet.
Cravings: I don't think there's anything I have been craving this week. I have been eating bananas and Go Go Squeeze applesauce often though. I have more aversions to food than cravings right now. I don't want cereal. I don't want peanut butter and jelly sometimes because of the smell. I don't want
Sleep: I have had some interesting dreams lately. I sleep lots but wake up too.
Movement: No.
Best moment this week: I don't really think Jeremy's gotten much credit at this point, but he really deserves it. He's probably been the best part of the past few weeks. He tends to my every need, has brought me most meals in bed, does all the housework, and so much more. As he brings me meals, I sit in bed (where I am most of the time) and I think about what an amazing man God has brought into my life. I haven't really been emotional thus far, but I am thankful for his servant's heart. That is something that drew me to him in the first place and he never ceases to amaze me with his love.
What I miss: Being well. I miss feeling normal. I miss not feeling sick to my stomach all the time. I miss being productive.
What I am looking forward to: Having energy to clean. I often look around and see all the things that need to be done and have no energy or desire to do it.
Pregnancy rant: The name morning sickness just doesn't cut it. It's not morning sickness. It's all day sickness. It's the "if you don't keep food in your stomach at all times you will get sick" type of sickness. I drag around all day. I eat all day. I am not myself. I want to be, but I don't feel well. UGH.
Weekly Update: March 2-8
How far along: 10 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a prune.
Total weight gain: I won't know until next time I go back to the doctor. I dislike scales.
Maternity clothes: Nope.
Cravings: I enjoyed two Firehouse Subs this week. I haven't had one in so long! I also enjoyed a nice caesar salad and ate the whole thing, but then I had another encounter with an aversion.... salmon. Never. Again.
Sleep: I sleep. I don't sleep through the night though. I don't wake up rested. I want to sleep all the time.
Movement: Nope.
Best moment this week: Paw-Paw died this week so we spent a lot of time with family. It was good to laugh and reminisce. It was good to "sneak" food around the funeral home so I could eat constantly.
What I miss: Being able to run without getting out of breath. I have had to run at track to do things for the kids and it wears me out!
What I am looking forward to: Track season being over. I know that had nothing to do with pregnancy, but I had two meets this week and I'm drained. Although I love coaching, my energy is minimal.
Pregnancy rant: It's crazy how some people are super sick all the time and some people never get sick. It's just wild to see the drastic difference pregnancy has on people. Although I dislike complaining, I have to watch myself because my moods and words are influenced by how I feel.
Weekly Update: March 9-15
How far along: 11 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is 2 inches long!
Total weight gain: I still don't really know.
Maternity clothes: So, the week started off on a tough note. I put on some of my new capris and they wouldn't hook at the top. Therefore, I had a little moment of panic because I didn't realize my clothes would be a little tight this quickly. I will be getting some things to help out in this area soon. The rest of the week I was good though.
Cravings: I'm still eating lots of goldfish and cheez-its to make sure I stay filled up. I seem to always think about Mexican restaurants now too. I'll add to my aversion list...yakisoba. I should have added this to my list a few weeks ago.
Sleep: I'm waking up about once or twice a night to go to the bathroom. I'm having some pretty wild dreams though. It's exciting when I sleep all the way through the night.
Movement: Not yet.
Best moment this week: Telling a few friends (couples and people at school) and having them get super excited for us. It's amazing to see the genuine excitement. One friend said, "we've been praying for you guys for so long." Having them say, "You better invite me to a shower!" makes me smile. I found out a girl at my school is due the day before me and goes to the same doctor. I also found out another one of my friends is pregnant. This makes it even more fun!
What I miss: Being able to go to the bathroom 8-10 times a day rather than 20+ times is definitely something I miss! :) Maybe there's a little bit of exaggeration but I already had to go all the time, now I really have to go all the time.
What I am looking forward to: Our announcement videos.
Pregnancy rant: The tiredness is ridiculous, especially with this time change. I can't get up in the morning. I'm exhausted and like a zombie. I am noticing that I have a little more energy though, which is a good thing. Headaches are the worst too.
Weekly Update: March 16-22
How far along: 12 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is now over two inches long and the size of a lime.
Total weight gain: I will get to find out next week.
Maternity clothes: Some of my friends have brought me stuff this week as they cleaned out their closet of larger clothes or as they went through their maternity things.
Cravings: I've been wanting more and more meat lately (mainly chicken) and I still love eating Mexican food. I've had more Zaxby's and Chick-fil-a in the last week than I've had in the last 6-8 months (well that may be due to the fact that we weren't eating meat).
Sleep: I would love to get one full night without having to get up to go to the bathroom. I have had even more crazy dreams. They have been friend, sport, and school related.
Movement: Not that I can tell.
Best moment this week: Telling the Bible study girls and a few other friends.
What I miss: Being able to wear shirts/camis that fit and not worry about how large my chest is getting or my shirt is too low in the front/coming up in the back.
What I am looking forward to: Our appointment next week (and track being over). I can't believe we get to find out the gender next week!
Pregnancy rant: Although being pregnant adds a little more stress to your life and to the lives of bosses, I don't necessarily think that positions or jobs should be removed based on the fact that women are out on leave. I totally understand 6-8 weeks is a long time in the world of education but to be removed from something brings sadness. I could be removed from quite a few things next year and I'm scared at the potential changes the next year will bring.
Weekly Update: March 23-29
How far along: 13 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is 3 inches long.
Total weight gain: I have gained about 8 ounces since the last time I went to the doctor.
Maternity clothes: No, but I am wearing bigger clothes to hide my stomach.
Cravings: I still love apple sauce, bananas, chicken in a biscuit, Mexican food, and fried rice.
Sleep: My sleep is interrupted a little more due to my small bladder!
Movement: I don't think so. That would make me have to go to the bathroom even more and I go ALL the time now.
Best moment this week: I have two favorites... We got to go to the doctor this week. We got to see the baby and find out the gender. After examining all sides, he said it's definitely not a girl! It's a boy. We got to see his kidneys/legs/fingers/toes/face, hear his heart beat that is now 154 bpm instead of 170+ bpm, he was also sucking his thumb. It was great! It was a joy getting to tell people the gender as well as put the video on facebook to share with our friends that we are expecting a baby.
What I miss: Being able to go to the bathroom like a normal person (with a small bladder). This may get challenging next week during testing.
What I am looking forward to: Picking out a name. Since people had us pretty convinced it was a girl we hadn't really thought of boy names.
Pregnancy rant: This isn't really a rant, but these dreams are wild. I'm dreaming about having to take snacks to students in other grades in a huge school, hair being fried off by a straightener, and so many strange things. I guess it's better than never remembering my dreams.
Here's the video that Jeremy made... Check out this video
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