11 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 27:

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, our little one is about the size of a walnut!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: About 7 pounds =(

Maternity Clothes: Not yet… but it’s making my winter wear planning difficult.  I need some new clothes, but I hate to buy anything that I won’t’ fit into in a few months… but at the same time, I don’t want to buy maternity stuff before I actually need to! lol

Gender: 50% chance of either! =)

Movement: I read somewhere that women at my stage MAY feel their baby move but assume that it’s indigestion.  So, maybe? =)

What I miss: Being a “regular” person.  I am not a fan of having a lot of attention on me, and ever since I started telling friends/family/coworkers that I’m expecting there’s been a LOT of attention.  I just want to be “Brittney” for right now.

Sleep:  Still sleeping quite well, with the exception of the nightly bathroom break.

Symptoms: Not a whole lot… I’m feeling pretty good actually.

Cravings: No real cravings… sometimes I wonder if I’m actually pregnant.  It seems to be going a lot “easier” so far than I anticipated! lol

Best Moment this week: Back fence was finished this weekend!  That, in combination with going on a walk/”happy hour” with a friend (I drank a Coke) and having some “girl time”, were the highlights of my week.  Oh!  Jacob’s 30^th birthday party at Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center was pretty awesome, too! =)

What I am looking forward to: I just booked Jacob and I a weekend getaway in November at Crescent Lake Resort… I’m looking forward to THAT! =)

Not a Good Day

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).


Sept. 27

I feel fat and gross. 

I’m having a really hard time with this weight gain stuff.  I’ve struggled with my weight for years.  I was at my worst a couple of years ago and was able to use the upcoming wedding as motivation to get my ass in gear and start taking care of myself.  I lost roughly 30 pounds between the time that I purchased my wedding dress and the day that I wore it (I needed to get it taken in, when it actually started out being too small!).  I was so proud of myself!  Over the course of the year after the wedding I gained back right around 10 pounds.  At 5’10”, you couldn’t really see it on me that much.  And I was still happy… and my weight was staying steady (if not my ideal, at least I wasn’t gaining more!).

And then I got pregnant, and for two weeks or so I was STARVING ALL THE TIME!  I didn’t necessarily eat a lot of BAD food (sure, there was some cookies and chips, but I was still conscious about what I was putting into my body), but I ate a lot MORE than usual, and a lot of carbs (carbs are “quick food” friendly… at the office at 3 PM, what’s available to eat?  How about a bagel or a bag of pita chips?).  Thankfully my appetite has suppressed a bit, but I still feel like I gained a lot more weight during the first few weeks of my pregnancy than I should have because of it.  I’m up about 7 pounds… and it’s only week 11.  But again, I’m tall and I don’t think it’s THAT noticeable to the casual observer, but I see it.  My thighs and butt have gotten bigger, and I feel like I’m getting the horrid back-fat back. =(  I may just be overly sensitive, but I’m HATING it!  I want so badly to start “dieting” again (calorie counting/portion control… still eat what I want, just in smaller portions) so that I can take off a few pounds… but, I know that I can’t… that I need to be watching out for two people now instead of just myself.  So, I’m (quite literally) sitting on this extra weight for the next several months. 

I’m still trying to be careful about what I eat, and not eat a lot of “empty” foods, and I’m more conscious about the exercise/movement that I’m getting (which has been easier lately as I don’t feel like crap all of the time any more), but it’s still a real bummer to step on that scale and see a number that I vowed I’d never see again (I forgot to give myself the pregnancy-caveat).

OK…. I feel a little better having vented.

10 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 20:

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, baby's about the size of a red grape!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Eh…. I’d rather not talk about it. lol

Maternity Clothes: Still fitting in my regular clothes… hopefully for awhile yet!

Gender: 50% chance of either! =)

Movement: Nope.

What I miss: “Morning” sickness.  I know it sounds weird, but I have been feeling pretty good lately, and it makes me nervous that something is wrong. lol

Sleep: I sleep like a rock when I sleep… but I’m up at least once (if not twice) a night to use the bathroom.

Symptoms: I had some indigestion today… but I don’t know if that was pregnancy related or not.

Cravings: Not really a craving, but I am LOVING all things carb.

Best Moment this week: Not pregnancy related, but getting your ivy-tear-down/fence project started!

What I am looking forward to: Doing more work on our fence.  We hope to have it done/done by the end of next weekend!

9 Weeks

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept 13: 9 Weeks

Size of baby: According to babyzone.com, the little one is about the size of an olive!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +5 lbs… same as last week, which makes me feel a little bit better about things. =)

Maternity Clothes: Still (thankfully!) too early for this!

Gender: 50% chance of either! =)

Movement: Nope.

What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom (last night was a two trip night… I’m tired!).

Sleep: Aside from the gripes above, I sleep like a rock.

Symptoms: Things are starting to get a little better now… just a little tired.  I’m hoping this isn’t the calm before the storm.

Cravings: No real cravings… I haven’t had any aversions yet either.

Best Moment this week: Seeing the baby and hearing it’s heart beat… made it all the more real!

What I am looking forward to: Telling more of our friends… and my brother’s wedding in a couple of weeks (which also happens to be right around our second trimester marker, meaning, after the wedding we go “public” with our big news!).

Our "Bean"

(This is one of a series of scheduled posts that I've written since I found out that Jacob and I were expecting our first child.  The original composition date is included below).

Sept. 12

I had my first OB appointment today and got to see/hear our little “bean” (s/he looks just like a lima bean!).  It was pretty weird.  I didn’t know what to expect from the appointment, so was pretty happy when we were told that we’d hear the heartbeat (not so happy when they told me they were going to have to go in vaginally! Lol).

Ever since our first doctor’s appointment I’ve had this weird fear that I’m not really pregnant.  That something else medically weird is going on with me that is imitating the symptoms of pregnancy and that I’m going to look like an idiot when I have to tell everyone that I’ve told that we’re not actually having a baby.  But NOW I KNOW that there is something in there!  I have photographic evidence! =)  I wonder if it’s going to start feeling more real now…