Sunday, 2 June 2013
How far along: 12 weeks, 4 days
How big baby is: 3 inches long
Baby is the size of: a peach or lime
Baby's development: Baby’s intestines have moved from the umbilical cord to baby’s abdomen. Also, vocal chords are developing.
Weight gain: I’m back to my pre-pregnancy weight now.
Mommy’s belly: definitely sticking out! I am wearing mostly maternity clothes now, although they are still a little big for me.
(This shirt accentuates the belly a LOT!)
Baby’s movements: I have actually felt a few flutters, although most books would say it’s not possible to feel the baby move yet. I have heard of other mommies who said they could feel movement this early, but not many.
Symptoms: My symptoms are more come and go now. I had several really great days where I felt much better followed by a few bad days where I felt absolutely miserable with nausea and major fatigue. I still have to watch my level of activity - it’s easy to overdo it. But I think I have turned the corner. Most mornings I feel pretty good and the nausea seems to hit during the afternoon or evening.
Food cravings: RIBS! I am still having a lot of food aversions and having a hard time finding food that doesn’t make me sick. Beef and chicken still sound terrible. But for the last three days or so, I have just wanted to eat ribs! We ate at Rib Crib on Friday and at Longhorn Steakhouse today - so I have had ribs twice. And Tracy Hefner brought me some ribs this morning that her husband made yesterday. My other main craving this week has still been frozen cappuccinos from QuikTrip. I have been really careful about caffeine for the most part, but have given in a lot more this week due to this craving!
Emotions: Today I have felt so overwhelmed at God’s goodness in allowing me to be the mother of this baby. We prayed and asked God for another child for a long time and had some very hard and sad times along the way. I have been brought to tears a few times today at the thought of how very good God is for giving us this child!
Sleep: I still get tired very early in the evening, but there have been a few days this week that I have stayed awake until 10:30 or so, which is more normal for me. I haven’t napped as much this week either - it makes it hard for me to fall asleep at night.
Anything unusual: Earlier in the pregnancy I had a hard time swallowing all of the pills I’m supposed to take each day, but in the past few weeks it has been much better. However, Friday evening I could not get my pills down! I struggled for several minutes until I almost threw up. I had to skip the pills that day. Fortunately, the next night I didn’t have much of a problem.
What I am looking forward to: shopping for the baby! Once we know for sure if we’re having a girl or a boy I can start putting a nursery together and buying some of the things we will need! I can’t wait!
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