Thirteen Weeks

Friday, 7 June 2013

How far along: 13 weeks, 2 days

How big baby is: 3 inches

Baby is the size of: clenched fist, or length of a pea pod, 1 ounce

Baby's development: baby’s movements are more fluid, roof of mouth developing, downy hair (lanugo) coating baby’s body

Weight gain: about two pounds this last week - I am now 2 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight

Mommy’s belly: round! Yesterday was the first time a stranger in public has asked when I’m due. I kind of dread that question because people might do math and figure out that I’m only 3 months pregnant when I look much further along!

Baby’s movements: I still think I occasionally feel a flutter or two, but nothing distinctive.

Symptoms: Many of my symptoms are finally waning - although I really thought they would be completely gone by now. I still fight nausea and fatigue - mostly in the evenings. But even when I do experience these symptoms, they are more manageable than they have been in weeks past.

Food cravings: My food aversions are lessening just a bit. I can’t wait for them to go away! This week I have craved strong sweet tea and chips with salsa.

Emotions: I feel pretty calm and even this week. I’m still so excited to be pregnant with a healthy baby!

Sleep: I am afraid to nap during the day because I fear it will make it hard for me to sleep at night. But yesterday I finally gave in to an afternoon power nap and it really did help me last longer in the evening. I actually stayed up until 10:30 - which hasn’t happened in weeks! I did have a hard time falling asleep once I was in bed though.

Anything unusual: I had a dream that I had a baby... and then another one! We know that we’re not having twins, so it was strange for me to dream that. I think the babies in the dream were both boys too, which is interesting since for now we have been told to expect a girl. I was blissfully happy with those babies though!

What I am looking forward to: Finding out baby’s gender! I know I keep saying that, but it feels like time is standing still while I wait to know for sure who is inside me. We have finally settled on both a girl and a boy name. If we have a boy, we plan to name him Milon David. (Milon - pronounced “My-lun” - means “little soldier” and David means “beloved” and obviously comes from his daddy.) If we have a girl we like the name Ariana. (Pronounced “Ah-ri-ah-na” - it means “holy”.) Yesterday, while I was at Target, I finally caved in and bought a couple of baby girl things. In my head I have still felt that we have a 50/50 chance of having a girl or a boy. But the doctor seemed pretty sure that it would be a girl - and he has a great track record for telling super early like that. At the same time, I know if we find out it’s a boy, I can take this stuff back without being disappointed. Anyway... in six days I will know! I can’t wait!