Baby #1 ; Week 27

 

Picture taken Dec 30, 2011

Baby #1 ; Week 26

 

Picture taken on Dec 23, 2011

Baby #1 ; Week 25

Today's date: Dec 17, 2011 (took this Dec 16, 2011)

How far along: 25 weeks

Total weight gain: Back down to 10lb gain!

Size of the baby: 13.5 in ; size of a rutabaga. Baby weighs 1.5lbs!

Sex: Girl! Girl! Girl!

Maternity clothes:  Wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me. And my one pair of maternity work pants that I bought just in time to wear once, as we have casual days all the way until next year lol!

Sleep: Sleeping good. Sometimes can't fall back to sleep after peeing at 4am. 

Best moment(s) of the week: Shopping for paint for Gabbys room. We bought all the paint colors you see in this photo (pink, green, brown, black). This is the look we are kind of going for. I think I might stick with those paper lanterns. I need to do some research and see what would go good with the lanterns. Butterflies maybe? Flowers?



Movement: Still super active. She is getting stronger by the day. I can feel her movements are getting longer, if that makes sense. Like she is running her hand all along my insides from side to side lol

Food cravings: Chocolate milk!

Food aversions: So far, anything goes.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Just an expanding waist. M can really tell now. He is always saying "look at that belly, it's getting so big!"

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: Flat lol

What I miss:  Coffee! 

What I'm looking forward to: Decorating her room and our next appointment in January.




M bought me a scrapbook. I am going to print out all of my pictures I've taken every week and put them in the scrapbook. I think its something cute to have and will be fun to look back on someday, and even show Gabby. I am going to get a scrap book for Gabby too once she is here and I get a collection of photos :)
I've been addicted to Pinterest. I am looking for picture projects I can do when Gabby gets here. I know I will definitely do monthly pictures of her to document her growth. I've seen some weekly pictures on Pinterest too. I don't know if weekly would be too overwhelming, as I will have to return to work after so many weeks. Maybe thinking of doing weekly pics until I have to go back to work, then just keep it to monthly after that. I'm not sure yet. 
Also have been Baby Shower planning! With much much much help from Emily and Amber (who I have yet to meet). I'm so thankful for all of the help :) Our baby shower is set for February 7th. Will give more details the further along we get. I have ideas for a cake and cupcakes. We got the invites picked out. Just need to do the decorations etc. This is so exciting :)

Oh and the weight gain from week 24. I started eating a little better and walking, just a mile. It takes me forever! It takes me 28min, basically 30min to walk a mile. I do it slow, at a 2 speed on a 2 incline. I can't wait to start running again. I was running 3 miles in 30min, now I only go a mile lol. But yes, so I am back to only a 10lb weight gain :) We will see what I weigh at the next appointment.

Baby #1 ; Week 24

Today's date: Dec 17, 2011 (took this Dec 10, 2011)

How far along: 24 weeks

Total weight gain: 16lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!

Size of the baby: 12.5 in ; size of an ear of corn. Baby weighs 1.25lbs.

Sex: Girl! Girl! Girl!

Maternity clothes: Still just wearing the bigger pants I have been, but I did have to finally buy a pair of maternity work pants, just one pair. Life savers!

Sleep: Sleeping good.

Best moment(s) of the week: Doctors appointment! We got to hear baby and her little heart beat. Met a new Midwife and she was great! Her husbands name is Gabriel, heh!

Movement: Still very active :) Can feel her most at night when M and I are going to sleep.

Food cravings: Chocolate milk - Silk.
Food aversions: So far, anything goes.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Cough is gone!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  My pre preggo jeans!

What I'm looking forward to: Starting her room :)




Ya so I got weighed at the doctors office and it said I am up 16lbs! Which is 6lbs in just one month. I was shocked. She didn't say anything about it, I actually brought it up. All she said is to watch my bad carb intake and eat 1/4th of what I normally would. I was very dramatic about this after the appointment. We went grocery shopping and I was like, "nope, can't eat that, can't have that. No way can I have that." LOL just, I'm so dramatic sometimes.

Baby #1 ; Week 23

Today's date: Dec 3, 2011 (Took this yesterday, Dec 2, 2011)

How far along: 23 weeks

Total weight gain: ranges between 7-10lbs.

Size of the baby: 11.5 in ; size of a large mango

Sex: Girl! Girl! Girl!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me. I can't find my belly band anywhere! It's driving me crazy. My stomach, at the bottom, is pushing out now. So even the bigger pants I've been wearing are getting awkward to wear. I'm trying to find some of those dressy pants with the stretchy top -- not maternity -- they are like gaucho pants. I can't find them anywhere! But they would be perfect. I'll have to shop around Tuesday.

Sleep: Sleeping good. Peeing a lot again. I peed like 5 times the last few nights.

Best moment(s) of the week: Our anniversary! He sent me flowers at work, gorgeous right?! He said they are the Faith Hill set hehe. He also decorated the house, hallway and bedroom. So sweeeeeet!

Movement: I feel her early in the morning and late at night. And random times during the day. She was really moving the other night while I was trying to sleep -- flip flopping all around :) The other morning she was moving and we laid there in bed watching my stomach move and he was feeling her kick/move around. It was sweet.

Food cravings: Chocolate later on in the evening.
Food aversions: So far, anything goes.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: No more cough! Thank goodness, that was like a 3 weeks cough, ugh!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach! 

What I'm looking forward to: Starting her room :) And our doctors appointment on Tuesday, Dec 6th. Excited for the shopping afterwards, too!




I was dreaming of the labor last night. Seemed like I was in the hospital forever. The nurses took me with them to the store, lol, and that is when I realized, it's only December, she isn't due till the end of March -- what was I doing in the hospital!?


I update my weekly photo every week to my Facebook, and I mentioned after posting this picture, I hope that she gets M's tanned skin and doesn't end up with my huge forehead!


I also noticed my hair is super soft this week. Like baby soft. :)

Baby #1 ; Week 22

Today's date: Nov 26, 2011

How far along: 22 weeks

Total weight gain: ranges between 7-10lbs.

Size of the baby: 11 in ; size of s spaghetti squash. Baby is 1 whole pound!

Sex: Girl! Girl! Girl!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good.

Best moment(s) of the week: Thanksgiving! It was the first time we saw baby move from the outside of my stomach! We can't tell if it's her hand or foot or head or butt lol but we can see movement. Craziest thing ever! I love seeing my belly move!

Movement: She is very active, usually around 10pm-12a then again I can feel her early in the morning around 5am, and randomly during the day :)

Food cravings: Nothing!
Food aversions: So far, anything goes.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Cough is almost gone!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach! 

What I'm looking forward to: Starting her room :)




My updates have been random lol I apologize. It has been crazy with work, working over time, and random days. Usually am too tired at the end of the day to blog. Sad but true. Things should go back to normal, posting wise, this week. I started my new schedule! I now work 11:30am-8pm Thursday - Monday. Also should start back with my youtube updates, too. I haven't updated since I got sick! So... 3 weeks ago, yikes! Week 23 update coming tomorrow :D Stay tuned!

Baby #1 ; Week 21

Today's date: Nov 19, 2011

How far along: 21 weeks

Total weight gain: ranges between 7-10lbs.

Size of the baby: 10.5 in ; size of a banana.

Sex: Girl! Girl! Girl!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good.

Best moment(s) of the week: Signing up for our baby registry at BabiesRUs! We did this on my birthday, it was fun! M went scanner happy! I had a bad cold the whole week and was still sick on my birthday. Coughing all the time, so annoying! We had dentist appointments that morning, headed to the mall, and to Babies R Us. We went out to eat at a new place we haven't tried yet. I ordered the salmon. I couldn't taste a thing lol I kept coughing the whole time. We stopped by my dads for a little bit and he and my step mom and little brother got us a couple outfits for Gabby and and ice cream cake, yum.

Movement: Still feeling little jabs throughout the day :) She is so active now at the same times every day it seems. I can't wait till I can see movement from the outside, instead of just feeling it on the inside, or if you press down on my belly!

Food cravings: Nothing this week because I can't taste anything!!!

Food aversions: So far, anything goes.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still. And battling this cold, ugh!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sushi! Specially after eating at the place we did, sushi everywhere. 

What I'm looking forward to: Shopping for the baby. Starting her room, we found colors we like!

Baby #1 ; Week 20

Today's date: Nov 11, 2011

How far along: 20 weeks

Total weight gain: 7-10lbs

Size of the baby: 6.5 in ; size of a small cantaloupe.

Sex: It's a GIRL :) !!!!!!

Just her profile, not sharing her potty shot.

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good.

Best moment(s) of the week: November 8th! We had a doctors appointment. We first went and had our sonogram done. They took us fast. The lady started the measurements right away and was like "Oh the baby has its mouth wide open, its legs too! Would you like to know what you are having?" YESSSSSSSSSSS! She said "It's a girl!!" She continued doing the measurements and snapped a few pictures. She printed some out for us and put some on a disc as well.

Movement: Still feeling little jabs throughout the day :) Some days less than others, some days more than most.

Food cravings: Nothing at all really.

Food aversions: Still nothing at all really.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still :( Also started getting a cold this week. You can tell in my pic, heh.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach and sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Shopping for the little girl :)


We do have a name picked out already. We've had both names picked out for awhile. M picked out the first names and I got to pick the middle names. The middle names I chose are my grandparents names. So since it is a girl, her name will be Gabrielle Faye. :)

Baby #1 ; Week 19

Today's date: Nov 5, 2011

How far along: 19 weeks

Total weight gain: Like, 10lbs lol I'm not sure, I think I've gained another pound or two since last week it seems.

Size of the baby: 6 in ; size of a heirloom tomato.

Sex: November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me. And I wore one of the new pairs of (bigger sized) pants I have and had to leave the button undone lol feeling huge.

Sleep: Sleeping good. Until I get up at around 5am to pee every night. And I can't fall back to sleep for a good hour or so :/ Also my hips have been killing me. I now sleep with part of my Snoogle folded up in half (making the pillow extra big) between my legs. That way they are separated enough to get to sleep comfortably. Ouch ouch ouch.

Best moment(s) of the week: Going to the Dierks Bently, Eli Young Band, and Jerrod Neiman concert last night with M :) Also going bowling for a friends birthday. Fun week!

Movement: Can feel baby here and there throughout the day. Super cute :) M can still feel baby too. M has been kissing my tummy before bed lately. It's the cutest sweetest thing!


Food cravings: Nothing really. Still eating oatmeal everyday and pizza every Sunday hehe

Food aversions: I had chicken tonight. It was ok. Chicken has really been the only thing I stay away from. Everything else is fair game haha

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Zits zits zits.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach and sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Nov 8, 2011. Coming fast! We, hopefully, find out if baby is a girl or a boy!

Baby #1 ; Week 18

Today's date: Oct 26, 2011

How far along: 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 4lbs -- finally weighed myself this morning and I'm up 1lb!

Size of the baby: 5.6 in ; size of a sweet potato.

Sex: November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!! November 8th!!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me. I actually fit into my khakis, size 5. I was surprised lol they must have been super stretchy.

Sleep: Sleeping good. I want so badly to sleep on my stomach, though!

Best moment(s) of the week: Today, my first day off in 7 days!

Movement: Still feeling little jabs throughout the day :) Some days less than others, some days more than most. M and I can feel him ( I keep saying him, what if it's a girl! Just don't want to call the baby "it" lol ) the most at night after we eat and I take my prenatals and iron. We joke and say the baby is GTLing in there hahaha! For non Jersey Shore fans, GTL is Gym Tanning and Laundry. So he's more Gyming in there lol


Food cravings: Still oatmeal :) Since last week I feel I've been eating much better. I have always kept an eye on what I eat. For awhile there I was just eating whatever I wanted lol But have been more on track the last few weeks. Eating well makes me feel better all around. Also been in love with cinnamon raisin toast. Yumm!

Food aversions: Still not into chicken. It doesn't make me feel sick if I eat it or anything, just doesn't sound appetizing.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still :( super gassy, I'm sorry, that's gross! And my boobs have grown, more. <-- all the same. Also, M noticed mood swingy lol he said I'm bipolar; happy and loud one day, and "you don't care" the next lol I would say I've been happier than sad etc. & belly has been itchy!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach and sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Nov 8, 2011. We get to find out the sex on this day!!!! <---this still! & Monday at work we are having a Halloween carry in. I'm making ghosts on broomsticks :) I love work on days when it's a food carry in day haha :)

Baby #1 ; Week 17

Today's date: Oct 26, 2011(took this Oct, 21, 2011)

How far along: 17 weeks

Total weight gain: 3lbs

Size of the baby: 5.1 in ; size of an onion.

Sex: Too soon to tell! We find out November 8th!!!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good. Get up to pee usually around 2am or/and 5am. And now when I wake up to go pee, sometimes it takes me an hour or so to fall back to sleep.

Best moment(s) of the week: Feeling baby for the first time Monday night, Oct 17, 2011!!!! We were laying in bed, M was playing video games and I was posting on the baby forum and I felt little pokes in my belly, like an inch under my belly button area. Sooooooooooo cute!

Movement: Little pokes! Felt it Monday night Oct 17, 2011 and again Oct 22, 2011 while at work and all night. M felt the baby for the first time Oct 22, 2011 :D

Food cravings: Oatmeal! Oh how I missed it :) I've been taking it to work every morning. I make it the night before, so I take it cold. I add cinnamon and pumpkin spice to it. Also a spoonful of almond butter, mmmmm.

Food aversions: Not too into chicken still, though I did eat it the other day.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still :( super gassy, I'm sorry, that's gross! And my boobs have grown, more.


Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sleeping on my stomach!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh, sleep isn't as comfortable sleeping on my sides all the time, makes my hips ache.

What I'm looking forward to: Nov 8, 2011. We get to find out the sex on this day!!!! <---this still!

Baby #1 ; Week 16

Today's date: Oct 13, 2011

How far along: 16 weeks

Total weight gain: 3lbs

Size of the baby: 4.6 in ; size of an avocado. Yummm lol.

Sex: Too soon to tell! We find out November 8th!!!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good. Get up to pee usually around 2am or/and 5am.

Best moment(s) of the week: Hearing the heart beat again! :) It was pumping away in the 150's this time.

Movement: Nadda. Waiting for the flutters!!

Food cravings: Nothing at all this week, really. We go grocery shopping then nothing we bought sounds good lol Like ehhhh, lets just order out.

Food aversions: Just not really wanting chicken of any sort. Still the same.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still. Getting bigger. Looking bloated.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  I think this will always say either sushi, rare steak, wine, or beer lol

What I'm looking forward to: Nov 8, 2011. We get to find out the sex on this day!!!!


So we had our appointment on Oct 10th. The lady I spoke with to set up the appointment gave me directions to where we had to go. We get there, and we are at the wrong building. By the time we got to the right building we were 15min late at this point and they had to reschedule. For the next day. But, I was sooooooo upset. I cried and cried. I just felt like this meant everything was pushed back even further and we had to wait that much longer. That was a bad day, emotionally. I was a mess lol I slept most of that day. The next day we go early to make sure we are not late. We stopped to eat at Perkins. It was delish! Then headed off to our appointment. We met with the nurse and talked about doctors vs midwife, eating habits, etc.
We chose to go with a midwife. In their office there are about 5 or 6 of them. And I guess we will meet with all of them at least once for our appointments. It is supposed to be a much more personal experience. We are happy with our choice. :)
I've still only gained 3lbs. She asked about my eating habits and working out. She said I should be eating 6 small meals a day. But said it looks like I'm having a normal pregnancy thus far.
We got to listen to the baby's heart beat. It was beating in the 150's :) She said my uterus is high, its like right below my belly button. You can feel it.
So we go back November 8th to find out what we are having :) I hope it goes by fast :) :) :) :)

Here is a picture that was request to compare: week 16 with shirt down..

Until Week 17...
xo

Baby #1 ; Week 15

Today's date: Oct 6, 2011 ( I figured out how to add text to my photos! )

How far along: 15 weeks

Total weight gain: 3lbs

Size of the baby: 4.0 in ; size of a navel orange. This is crazy to me! M and I measured 4inches last night and held it up to my belly. It is crazy to think the baby is already that big all up in my belly. I want to start measuring random objects around the house and holding them to my stomach lol

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None. Still wearing the bigger work pants/jeans the hubby got me.

Sleep: Sleeping good. Get up to pee usually around 2am or 5am.

Best moment(s) of the week: Hearing the heart beat :) It was pumping away in the 160 beats per minute.

Movement: Nadda. Waiting for the flutters!!

Food cravings: Nothing at all this week, really.

Food aversions: Just not really wanting chicken of any sort.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still. Getting bigger. Looking bloated.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Grande Americano from Starbucks. Yum. Wine.

What I'm looking forward to: Oct 10. Our next baby appointment! Read below!




At our appointment on Monday Oct 3, 2011 -- We went in and they did the usual, I peed in a cup and they weighed me. We got to hear the heart beat :) :) :) :) :)  It was in the 160's -- which I hear is in the range for a girl ;) We met the doctor for the first time. We were to be switching between two doctors. The one we were meant to see was the woman doctor, but she wasn't there I guess. So in walks the male doctor. And this was just a normal checkup I guess. He asked if we wanted to come back in 2 weeks to get some blood taken to test for things like downs syndrome, to see if the baby has it or not. We asked if insurance covered it and he kind of just went off about it. Saying he didn't care if insurance covered it or not, and that he isn't payed for everything that is done. I thought it was just a simple question lol but he went off. So we were like, ok, we will come and get the blood taken, no big deal.  The whole time he was talking to us, he kept looking at my chest. It made things awkward and very uncomfortable. When we set up our next appointment, which was the gender scan, it was set for Nov 1st. But, I did not want to see that doctor again, nor have him anywhere near my southern region or touching our baby lol So we switched from the doctors where we live, to the doctors in the town about 30min away from us. Same clinic, just different doctors. So we go in on Monday Oct 10, 2011, to meet with a nurse to talk to her about doctors. And to hopefully get a gender scan set up, again. I know it will be around the same time, I just want a set date again!!
I really hope the doctors at this clinic don't disappoint. I don't want to go through this experience with doctors I can't trust or talk to. I wish we were living in Colorado at the moment, because their heath care has always been top notch.


Hope all is well with y'all :) So excited we are in October and heading into the holidays, yay!

Also, don't forget about the weekly vlogs: Baby Sanico YouTube Videos

Baby #1 ; Week 14

Today's date: Sept 29, 2011

How far along: 14 weeks

Total weight gain: Not sure this week, I rarely weigh myself.

Size of the baby: 3.4 in ; size of a lemon.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None. But, I did get some new, bigger, pants and a pair of work slacks :) Wore my belly band at work for the first time.

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Just getting up to pee all the time.

Best moment(s) of the week: Shopping yesterday! Got clothes and makeup. And some makeup I ordered came in the mail, fast!

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Nothing at all this week, really.

Food aversions: Nothing here either.

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Bad breakouts still. Getting bigger. Looking bloated.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Oct 3. Our next baby appointment!


So I got a call back, scratch that. I had to call the doctor to find out the results of my blood work. I am low on iron. So I have to take 325MG of iron a day. So glad the pills are small. I had to stop taking my original prenatals becasue they were too big. They had iron in them, but I couldn't get them down. I'm a baby ;) So I switched to gummy prenatals, but they didn't have iron in them.

I also got my hospital bill. Yikes. I had gotten one earlier, and I only had to pay a very small amount for a large bill. I thought that was all I had to pay. Come to find out, the first payment was only the copay. So I had to pay a whole paycheck to pay off my ER visit. Sucked. Good thing M got me good at saving money! We ran back and forth between the doctors and the bank for a few hours yesterday. Ugh!

We went shopping after, so that made me feel better. :) M painted my nails at Sephora, you can see it in the photo haha.

Baby #1 ; Week 13

Today's date: Sept 25, 2011(Took this pic on Sept 22, 2011)

How far along: 13 weeks

Total weight gain: I lost a pound lol

Size of the baby: 2.9 in ; size of a peach.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. Pants are starting to get very tight and I'm having to suck in a bit to button lol <--- pretty much true, except now, with some pants, I just leave the button undone.

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Just getting up to pee all the time.

Best moment(s) of the week: I want to say my weekend, but, I was sick all weekend. The rest of my week was filled with work. Boo!

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Nothing at all this week, really.

Food aversions: Nothing here either.

Morning sickness: My weekend, Thursday and Friday, was pretty rough. Started out with a headache and was feeling like I was going to throw up most of the weekend. The headache also lasted all weekend long and I still have it. It is one of those, where if I sit up too fast, it'll pound really hard. If I lay down too fast, it pounds really hard again. Basically any movement made/makes it pound. Also, the more water I drank, the worse I felt. Once I drank 2 bottles of water I finally started feeling ok. Dehydrated? Also, M and I ordered Italian Beef sandwiches again. And I could only eat half. The next day I tried eating the other half, and it about came right back up. I threw the rest away, such a waste! I did do a 13 week video the same day I took this picture, but I don't know if I'll upload it. I just look and sound miserable lol

Symptoms: Besides my sick weekend, I've been good. Still more energy, but still pretty bad breakouts.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Buttoning my pants and still being able to breathe.

What I'm looking forward to: My weekend, lol! Hopefully I do feel better. I'll get my update done and a video or two made -- on time. :)


Happy Fall!

Baby #1 ; Week 12

Today's date: Sept 14, 2011

How far along: 12 weeks

Total weight gain:
Size of the baby: 2.1 in ; size of a plum.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. Pants are starting to get very tight and I'm having to suck in a bit to button lol

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Just getting up to pee all the time, it seems.

Best moment(s) of the week: M being upset that he wouldn't be able to go with me for our next appointment. It meant a lot, to me, that it meant a lot for him to be there. So we rescheduled it to a day when he could be there and didn't have to work :)

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Really nothing this week. Just eating the usual, waffles, and cereal.

Food aversions: So far this week, anything goes :)

Morning sickness: None :)

Symptoms: Getting more energy! Not as crabby anymore. But 2 days earlier in the week, omgosh, I felt like throwing up for 2 days straight. Thankfully, I didn't. Still really bad breakouts. Haaaate it. My foundation doesn't work like it used to.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Beer. I miss drinking beer during football games, I love football season :)

What I'm looking forward to: Shopping this weekend!






I finally found a way to get videos on my youtube channel :) Here is a link to our  preggo vlog channel:

Youtube ; Baby Sanico

Check it out for weekly vlog updates. Really excited about making videos, I've been wanting to make them since before I got pregnant. :)


Also, my grandpa has been in the hospital for about 2 weeks and had multiple surgeries. I hear he can finally go home tomorrow (Sept 15, 2011) !! We have all been worried about him and I know my gram missed having him at home, dearly. Glad you are home safe and sound, Pops!

Until next time :)

Baby #1 ; Week 11

Today's date: Sept 7, 2011

How far along: 11 weeks

Total weight gain: I haven't stepped on a scale since we went to our first appointment. So I'll stay with 4lbs.

Size of the baby: 1.6 in ; size of a lime. Officially now a fetus!

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. My pants are getting tighter, though. <--- this is still true. On one pair of jeans I just leave the button undone lol

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Just getting up to pee all the time, it seems. Also noticed when I get up to pee around 4-5am, I can't fall back to sleep for about an hour.

Best moment(s) of the week: M and I being tourists. We went on a little road trip. And stopped to eat at a place called Kahuna's. Pretty good burgers. :) M even bought a shirt.

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Waffles, cereal, Italian beef sandwich.

Food aversions: So far this week, anything goes :)

Morning sickness: I was queasy today and just feeling under the weather.

Symptoms: Tired all the time. Crabby, mood swings like craaaaazy. Still bad breakouts. This week has been very bad with the breakouts. My cheeks, as usual. I have one on my forehead, chin, and a painful one coming in on the top of my lip, ouch. It is kind of swollen, I look funny lol

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Not feeling tired all of the time!

What I'm looking forward to: Buying maternity clothes! Being 3 months (12 weeks preggo)!

Baby #1 ; Week 10 (Double digits!!)

Today's date: August 31, 2011 ( Back on track with updating on Wednesday nights! )

How far along: 10 weeks

Total weight gain: I haven't stepped on a scale since we went to our first appointment. So I'll stay with 4lbs.

Size of the baby: 1.2 in ; size of a prune.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. My pants are getting tighter, though. <--- this is still true. On one pair of jeans I just leave the button undone lol

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Just getting up to pee all the time, it seems.

Best moment(s) of the week: Being in the (early) double digits :) Also went for my first (very slow) run in a couple months. Felt good.

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Waffles. I don't normally like waffles. I'm much more of a french toast or pancake girl.

Food aversions: So far this week, anything goes :)

Morning sickness: This week, I've been good. Only notice I get queasy when my stomach is empty and I drink any sort of juice.

Symptoms: Tired all the time. Crabby, mood swings like craaaaazy. Still bad breakouts. <--- same :(

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss:  Nothing this week :)

What I'm looking forward to: Buying maternity clothes!



Besides waffles, I have been wanting to make macaroni salad. I didn't use elbow macaroni, though. So I guess this is basically just pasta salad. But. Oh. My. Gosh. YUM.

Gram, I must give you this recipe so you can try it. You'd love it. :)

Until next Wednesday... Take care, folks!

Baby #1 ; Week 9

Today's date: August 27, 2011 ( Yesterday, again! )

How far along: 9 weeks

Total weight gain: I went to the doctor this week and they said I was up 4lbs from what the at home scale says, eep!

Size of the baby: 0.9 ; size of a green olive.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. My pants are getting tighter, though.

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Still waking up multiple times a night to go pee. I'm trying to not drink anything a couple hours before bed, but that is when I am most thirsty. Just can't win!

Best moment(s) of the week: Our first sonogram!!! We got to see our little bambino (or bambina - if it's a girl) and we got to hear the heart beat for a couple seconds :)

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Tacos ( any Mexican food, really ) and waffles!

Food aversions: Still just no meat in the morning, yuck.

Morning sickness: I was good this week. :) *Knock on wood*

Symptoms: Tired all the time. Crabby, mood swings like craaaaazy. Still bad breakouts.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss: Sushi and wine!

What I'm looking forward to: Being 10 weeks :) On into the double digits.


 We had our first sonogram on Thursday! We were seen right away. Took us back and put the warm goo on my belly and took pics of my ovaries then onto the baby :) He was moving around a lot. We have a dance we do all the time, mimicking the baby :) So cute. I told M the baby is taking after him, dancing around for us to see, and wanting all of the attention. Hehe :) We got pictures of the baby, which is posted below! Talked with the nurse and got weighed and she took our family history. We then met with the final nurse (Who was great!!) who told us when we would be back, what to eat, how much to gain, and she examined me. Basically she said she doesn't care what I eat in the first trimester. It is whatever I can keep down, keep eating that. She said I should gain around 23-28lbs for my height, 5'4" -- glad they measured me! She also gave us random packets of information.

The only thing I did not like about this place, is that you don't get just one main doctor you see. They alternate between 2, and whoever is available at the time of labor, is the one who will deliver our baby. We don't like this, at all. So I think we are going to be changing to a different office and to one main doctor. Will update more about this when the time comes. Our next appointment is set for Sept 22nd. In the mean time, here is our little bambino (bambina):
 

I will get back on track with updating on time and back to Wednesday nights :) Just been real busy!

M and I went and saw the Colts vs Packers game this Friday. It was so fun! It was his first football game. He bought me an official Peyton jersey :) I changed and wore it the whole game. We had THE BEST seats! We were 9 rows from the 50 yard line. We had some sort of club seats, our section you had to walk through glass doors, and in the dining area it was set up like a restaurant. So cool :) Colts almost won, but the Packers got them at the very end. Darn! Oh well, I'm glad the Packers won for M, he loves them.

That's all for tonight, folks.

Baby #1 ; Week 8

Today's date: August 20, 2011 ( Again, taken yesterday! )

How far along: 8 weeks

Total weight gain: Still not sure, some days I'm up 3lbs, some days I'm back where I started. Today, probably up 3lbs from the fullness of my stomach hahaha.

Size of the baby: 0.63 ; size of a raspberry.

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. My pants are getting tighter, though.

Sleep: Sleeping ok. I get up now, about every 3 hours to go pee. And my hips hurt pretty badly. Trying to not sleep on my stomach anymore, it hurts not to!

Best moment(s) of the week: None. This was a rough week...emotionally. I was all over the map. Poor M.

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: Still cereal and pizza, or tacos. I really want chicken curry salad!

Food aversions: None really this week. Not a big fan of meat still...just in the mornings.

Morning sickness: Still off and on. But wasn't too bad this week.

Symptoms: Tired all the time. Hip pain when sleeping. Crabby x's 832782351. Breaking out bad!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss: Having energy! Being able to not want to fall asleep at 2pm.

What I'm looking forward to: Next Thursday for our first doctors appointment!



We were supposed to see the doctor last Thursday, but the nurse wasn't going to be in the office, so we had to reschedule. We were bummed. We go this Thursday morning now. We will be able to update with, hopefully, a sonogram! Along with Week 9 (Starts today!) picture and update :)

IntelliGender

So we did the IntelliGender test last night. It is not 100% accurate, but, it's fun!
Here is what it says on the website:

"Our Gender Prediction Test is the fun pre-birth experience moms are talking about! Discover whether you may be having a boy or girl as early as 10 weeks pregnant.
Our urine-based test is easy to perform in the privacy of your home, with results ready in minutes!
IntelliGender's Gender Prediction Test bridges the curiosity gap between conception and sonogram."

Here is what comes inside: *not pictured, a cup to pee in, haha*

And the result.....

 

;) 

It's not exact or accurate, but fun to do and think about :)

Baby #1 ; Week 7

 

Today's date: August 8, 2011 ( Obviously I took this yesterday! )

How far along: 7 weeks

Total weight gain: Not sure. There are 2 scales here and I weigh on both lol. One day it said I gained 2lbs, the next day 3lbs, the next day? Just 1lb. So I will go with 1lb.

Size of the baby: 0.51 inches - size of a blueberry :)

Sex: Too soon to tell!

Maternity clothes: None! ...yet. My pants are getting tighter, though.

Sleep: Sleeping well at night. I have always gotten up to pee in the middle of the night, so nothing new there. :)

Best moment(s) of the week: Not much, really. We went to Babies R Us and I bought some Preggie Pops and some cream for the tatas. We got reward membership cards, I gave one to M for his key chain. :)

Movement: Nadda.

Food cravings: All I want is cereal. Pizza always sounds good and I've been wanting tacos so bad.

Food aversions: But, anything with meat, just doesn't sound too good to me. I am making tacos later this week, we will see how that goes. I tried eating Texas toast ( the good kind with cheese on top ) the other day, and no. I took a bite and had to let M have it. Just the smell of it makes me queasy.

Morning sickness: I get queasy off and on. Usually starting in the afternoon, but it is usually the worst at night. Tonight hasn't been too bad, thankfully. I have just been sucking on Preggie Pops when I feel bad, and that seems to help.

Symptoms: Tired all the time. Nauseated off and on. Not as crabby this week!

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: In.

What I miss: Sushi, coffee, SF Red Bull, rare cooked steaks!

What I'm looking forward to: Our doctors appointment on August 11th! 

Baby #1 ; Week 6

 

M and I on vacation in Colorado. We went to visit my family. This picture was taken at our party my mom threw for us. :)

This week I remember, again, being tired all the time and very crabby. Poor M! This is when I started craving cereal.

Baby #1 ; Week 5

This was taken July 26, 2011.

There is a whole survey I will be filling out every week ( I believe you are supposed to fill it out every Friday, but I'm a rebel lol ). I don't have it for week 5, but, I just remember being tired all the time, crabby, and emotional. I did not do a week 6 picture because we were on vacation.

We are pregnant!

We had been trying to get pregnant for about a month.

One morning ( July 13, 2011 ) we went grocery shopping and decided to pick up a few pregnancy tests, just for the heck of it. We got home and I believe he was grilling out, we ate, and I had to get ready for work. I decided to pee on a stick...just to see what it would say.

I did my thing and waited. I didn't think I would see a thing. Then all of a sudden, a faint 2nd pink line started to form. "OMG!!! NO WAY!" I had to look at it multiple times. I brought it to Mario ( my fiance ) and had him look at it. I said "do you see two lines there?!?!?!" He did! We quickly showed his mom. We all thought maybe it was too soon. I hadn't even missed my period yet. I even brought the positive pregnancy test to work to show a few girls there lol!!

The only signs I had was that I was warmer than usual and I had been getting dizzy off and on at random times.

I remember testing again at my lunch time that same day, positive. I tested the next day as well, positive. Within the next week I took about 8 pregnancy tests, all positive. :) Why did I take so many? Cause I could!

The next weekend, or so, we went out and bought a few baby books.

We already had the boys baby name picked out before we got pregnant. I let Mario pick out the first names and I got to pick out the middle names. But we will keep those secret till later on. :)