Weeks 1-13

I'm going to start doing weekly updates in this fun pregnancy journal template along with weekly bump (well maybe a food bump right now) pictures.

Week 12 no real bump yet

 Week 13 though this bump looks a lot bigger, I think maybe I'd just eaten a lot that day! :)

Fruit/Veggie:

Week 12 - Plum, Week 13 - Peach

Best Moment of the Week:

Well since this is the first post of this kind I'll do the best moments since finding out we're pregnant. First was finding out! Then hearing the tiny heartbeat at the very first ultrasound at about 6 weeks with Jonathan there, telling our families, telling our friends, sending out announcements, starting to buy gender neutral baby items, seeing the high tech first trimester screen ultrasound and the baby do a literal somersault! I could go on, so many fun moments!

Gender:

Don't know. We should find out March 15.

Movement:

Don't think I've felt anything yet. I have had some flutters leading up to this point but it is more like a twitch and I think it is just the muscles expanding since I know the baby is so small.

Food Cravings:

In the early weeks I had more food aversions than cravings. I didn't really want to eat that much especially salty things. I liked lemonade, chocolate milkshakes, peanut butter, cereal (still do), Quiznos turkey ranch and swiss sub (heated thoroughly), and pad thai. In more recent weeks I've been more open to foods and have had small cravings for Asian food, milk, orange juice, bread (lots of carbs like Olive Garden breadsticks).

What I miss:

Cold sandwiches like Roast Beef from Subway. Oh I crave that so much. Goat Cheese, blue cheese, brie and wine.

Sleep:

Pretty good so far. I have to get up in the middle of the night several times, I am having lower back pain when I wake up that quickly goes away. I've tried the Snoogle pregnancy pillow but so far I don't like it. Its too big for me or something and makes my neck and back hurt. Maybe later it will help.

What I'm looking forward to:

Having a bump and having my parents come to town for the gender reveal and seeing that ultrasound in about a month.

Symptoms:

I've really had an easy pregnancy so far. Not really any morning sickness except a couple mornings and evenings of very light nausea and food aversions in the 7-10 week range I think brought on by either getting too hungry or car sickness. I used to wake up very early and be starving and have to go eat breakfast around 6 am or else I felt a little sick. The only true thing so far is that I had a dentist appointment this week and whereas I normally pass with flying colors, they said I have a little "pregnancy gingivitis" which is nothing serious but I do have to take extra care of my teeth.

Dub's moments: This week while at lunch Sunday afternoon Jonathan suggested we go look at carseats at Babies R Us for this specific RECARO car seat he likes. They didn't have it at the store but I think they carry it online. Since he is very into cars he has been very into these car seats that are made by a racecar seat manufacturer and are apparently very high quality (theoretically he could even have car seats made for his car and a matching car seat! haha not going to happen but he likes the idea). It is so much fun to have him excited about little things like this. I think we'll have to get one of these car seats just because of that. They are pretty neat.