Thursday, 13 June 2013
Today we found out for sure that you are a girl! I am so excited to finally know who you are! You are our little Arianna! Daddy is out of town, but Penny came to the appointment with me. She was very excited to see “our baby” on the screen! We didn’t get to watch you for very long, but you looked so sweet and wiggly. When we got a good look at you in 4D we could see that you had your hands up by your head and your legs crossed and you just looked like you were relaxing in there! We aren’t going to tell our families who you are for another two weeks. This secret will be very hard for me to keep!
How far along: 14 weeks, 1 day
How big baby is: 4.5 inches, 2-3 ounces
Baby is the size of: a lemon
Baby's development: Baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and suck her thumb. Liver and spleen are now functioning.
Mommy’s weight gain: 1 pound this week; 3 pounds total
Mommy’s belly: rounder and rounder!
Baby’s movements: I am still feeling flutters occasionally.
Symptoms: I still battle nausea and frequent gagging in the evenings. I still battle fatigue as well, but not as much as before. Yesterday, however, I was nauseated most of the day. I think the culprit may be the extra supplement the doctor has me taking - a medication called Folgard. But he prescribed Zofran, which is a medication that is supposed to help with nausea. Hopefully that will help! I just picked it up today so we’ll see what happens.
Food cravings: This week it’s french fries, ham sandwiches with lots of tomato, sweet tea, and lemonade. The aversions are not as bad as they once were, but are still not gone completely.
Emotions: I had a bit of panic last night when I started thinking about this morning’s appointment. I always worry a little bit that I might end up getting bad news. But all the worry melted away when I saw how perfect you were this morning!
Sleep: My sleep patterns are a bit more normal. I am sleeping about 8 hours each night and taking naps only once or twice a week.
Anything unusual: I had some twinges of pain in my lower abdomen for a few days. They felt like they had something to do with my tube. My doctor wasn’t concerned and they have gone away for now.
What I am looking forward to: telling everyone who you are! We are having a “gender reveal party” in two weeks. Jessica and I will reveal our big news together. We have to wait until then because David won’t be home until then and Jessica doesn’t find out the gender of her baby until then. It’s super hard for me to wait, but I’m trying to be strong!
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