Over the next few days I'll try to upload two weeks worth of journaling a day; enjoy!
6/17/12
How far along: 5 Weeks
How big is baby: Orange seed
Total weight gain: I weighed myself on
Saturday and realized I had lost 4 pounds since finding out I was
pregnant. I’m guessing it was my switch
in mindset from post-wedding freedom to taking care of another life. I started eating healthier pretty much
immediately after finding out (much thanks to Jason’s shopping trip which
resulted in everything good to eat while pregnant being in our refrigerator).
Maternity clothes: Still a ways off
(hopefully). But I did realize this week
that I hadn’t spent any of the Northpark Gold I had received for Christmas;
which would make nice spending money for when the time does come.
Sleep: Gosh I feel like I want to sleep all the time! But once I lay
down I have the hardest time staying asleep.
I don’t know if it’s restlessness or worry, but I wake up a lot in the
middle of the night.
Best moment of the
week: I’ll have
to go with telling my mom we are pregnant! I was in serious need of telling
someone who had been prego before to make sure I was doing things right. We tossed around a couple of ideas about how
to tell her, but settled on using an episode of I Love Lucy to help us. I am a huge fan of Lucy; I own most of the
seasons of her show and religiously watched Nick at Nite when I was
younger. So, we put on the episode where
Lucy tells Ricky she’s pregnant and played the “We’re Having a Baby” song. Yes, same song mentioned in the post about
finding out we were pregnant.
Unfortunately, my mom turned on the water right as we started playing
the song…so we had to start over. Jason
captured it all on video (note the "Are you sure this is a good idea"...hahaha of course we do!):
But
seriously, this week has felt so long. I
can’t believe it’s only been one week since we found out! That day feels like ages ago.
Food cravings: I didn’t think I was
having any, but looking back to before I knew I was pregnant, I suddenly wanted
to eat all of Jason’s tortilla chips. So
I must be craving salt or corn. Which is
weird because I don’t typically like to eat a lot of salt. This isn’t necessarily a craving but my
favorite thing to eat right now is non fat plain Greek yogurt with strawberries
and blueberries mixed in. It’s delicious
and makes such a wonderful and healthy desert.
Food aversions: I’m actually wanting a little more of this to start because I
want to eat everything I see right now.
I might have some aversion to very tart items. Jason bought raspberries, which I usually
love, but for some reason they are a bit too strong in my Greek Yogurt. Oh also, I’m having the hardest time finding
any liquid I want to drink right now.
Usually I only drink water and tea, but right now I feel like our water
tastes like dirt and you can see my note about tea below. I was going to add crystal light to my water
but it has aspartame, which could be potentially harmful so I’m at a bit of a
loss.
Symptoms: Very few. Kind of like
the food aversions, I’d like to start feeling more because it doesn’t seem real
just yet. I have had very mild nausea in
the mornings until I get some oatmeal in my tummy. I’ve also had some shortness of breath in
activities which usually wouldn’t be all that difficult (see climbing stairs). On that same line, I’ve been getting very
faint whenever I stand up lately.
Movement: Nope. I’ve had some
cramping, I’d assume because Iggy’s home is starting to build up.
Gender: I wish we knew! We are
thinking boy right now, but for no real reason.
What I’m looking
forward to: First doctor’s
appointment! It won’t be until July third
and I am dying to get this started. I’ve
taken three home pregnancy tests to make sure I’m still pregnant. I’d love the reassurance of a doctor telling
me it’s real.
What I miss: TEA! I have read so many mixed reviews regarding
tea during pregnancy that I’m scared to drink it until I talk to my doctor.
Next appt: July 3rd
Workout/Fitness: Like I mentioned above, I’ve been experiencing more shortness of
breath and fatigue. I went to the gym on
Thursday and did a cardio circuit using a few of the machines. Just a 45 minute workout had me breathing
pretty hard. I’ve also done one of my
Jackie Warner videos a few times because it is low impact but still has good
cardio and light weight training. Since
we haven’t told anyone yet, I’ve been shamelessly avoiding my running
partner. Poor guy…but I’m a little
worried about running in the Texas heat right now, not to mention my stamina is
just terrible. He would seriously
question my fitness level if I tried to run with him right now.
EDD: I’ve calculated two
dates. The first is from the first day
of my last cycle: February 16th 2013. The second is from what us NFPers call peak
day: February 24th. We’ll see
what day the doc gives us when that time comes!
That’s all for
now! I’ll start picture/bump updates
once we hit week 8 (the same week we go to see the doctor).
6/24/11
How far along: 6 Weeks
How big is baby: Our little sweet pea
Total weight gain: Still none. Same size, but I feel kind of bloaty.
Maternity clothes: Nope; even though I
feel super bloated (see above), I’m still fitting into everything.
Sleep: It’s so-so. I’ve been
waking up a lot still. As a result I
feel tired most of the day, but for some reason continue to delay going to bed
each night.
Best moment of the
week: Beginning
our house hunt! We have officially
looked at our first seven houses with our amazing realtor, Cindy
Robertson. There are a couple that have
some potential. Overall it’s been very
helpful to start seeing all the different options. It’s fun to start imagining what the nursery
will look like!
Oh oh! Also getting to see my girlfriends from
college! One of my bridesmaids is
getting married in September and I threw her a couple’s wedding shower this
weekend. It was so wonderful to see
everyone but so hard not to tell anyone our news! Incredibly
hard…especially because they asked us about 100 times when we are going to
start having kids and whether or not we’re pregnant…ummm no? Jason had to slyly drink a glass of wine for
me along with his beer in order to throw them off a bit. For now, like most of our friends and family,
our big news is that we’re starting the house hunt.
And last;
as I sit here writing this Jason is playing his new guitar and making up songs
about our little “Iggy Fry” and it’s really cute
Food cravings: None.
Food aversions: It comes and goes, usually if I take too long between meals,
then nothing sounds good. But other than
that I’m okay with most foods.
Symptoms: Emotional! I almost started crying in my practicum class Tuesday
night for the most ridiculous reason. As
if I wasn’t already emotional enough.
A little more
frequent, mild cramping.
Nausea but no
sickness. Typically if I force something
into my belly when I’m feeling the nausea it will go away.
Movement: Just lots of tummy grumblies. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think I was
back in my Sophomore year of college when I had some pretty pesky stomach
issues.
Gender: I’ve been thinking of reasons why I would be excited to have a
boy or a girl, that way no matter what Iggy is, I will be super excited!
What I’m looking
forward to: Telling Jason’s
mom! She is coming to visit on the 29th
and I can’t wait to let her know our news J
What I miss: Having conversations with people without
worrying about letting it slip. Also,
tea.
Next appt: July 3rd
Workout/Fitness: I ran 3 miles on Tuesday.
It was nice to go for an outside jog, but I think I’m going to have to
stick to the treadmill from here on out.
Too many blogs/websites have said that it’s a bad idea for pregnant women to run
in the heat in the first trimester because it can start contractions…and we
don’t want that. I’ve done a few other
work outs too, but mostly at home videos or impromptu workouts.
That was the first time I've seen the video of mom. I cried, shocker.
ReplyDeletehaha it makes me cry too; but also laugh because she was so confused about what was going on!
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