*15 Weeks and FINALLY showing!*

See that? That itty bitty gut? That's my BABY!

I am having a really hard time wearing clothes that used to be very flattering on me, because I keep expecting to look as good as I did before. This red sweater? I used to look smokin' in that--but now I very definitely have a little pouch of babyness.

I feel like I shouldn't be showing yet, but then I realize that I am getting close to the halfway mark (20 weeks), so I probably should be showing. I just wish that it was a more definite pregnancy bump, instead of looking like I've just been eating my feelings.

I've got a LOT of new maternity clothes (courtesy of the seester) and I am actually really excited to start wearing them--especially since they aren't technically maternity clothes, they're just really stylish with an empire waist. :)

15 Weeks/2nd Trimester

-I have started to throw up in this trimester. However, contrary to what many of my pregnant friends and family have experienced, I actually do feel better when I've done it.

-I am craving milk like nobody's business. It's one of the few things that really calms my stomach.

-My skin is SO itchy, especially my back. If Mike hated scratching my back in church before, he definitely hates it now!

-I can't seem to walk as fast I used to. This may sound weird, but I will try to power walk and my body refuses to pick up speed. I don't huff and puff and die on the sidewalk or anything, but I can't seem to maintain a fast pace. It's making me crazy.

-Cereal only makes me feel full for about an hour, and then after that I get really nauseous. That should probably mean I should stop eating it, but I have a special bond with my cereal that nausea cannot break.

-My skin is dry. Like carry-every-type-of-body-lotion-in-my-purse-and-backpack dry.



There will come more random things, I am sure. I really need to get the book What to Expect When You're Expecting, but I keep forgetting. Have any of you read it? How useful do you find it?

Until next time!

The First Appointment!

I had my first official doctor's appointment today and I'm so happy! I had to give a urine sample, get my blood pressure taken, and discuss any hereditary problems or defects. I was so nervous the whole time! I just wanted to see my baby and make sure everything was okay. 

My new due date is July 6, 2011. The first pregnancy test was pretty accurate, being July 10, but now I am about a week further than I thought. :)

I didn't know that I was getting an ultrasound--I thought they would only let Mike and I listen to the heartbeat--but I was so excited when I did! Our little Beach babe had some SERIOUS hiccups the whole time! It was so cute...the baby kept jumping up each time a hiccup came. :) 

The heartbeat is excellent and our baby is perfect! I expected to see this weird little alien, but our baby actually looks like a baby! The picture doesn't do it justice, but seriously...my baby is freakin' CUTE! The little profile...oh, I could die. I kept laughing and Mike was just grinning his face off. I'm so glad that he skipped class to be there when we saw our baby for the first time!

It's real now...that little baby is INSIDE of me, stealing my nutrients and making me fat...and I couldn't be happier. :) My doctor is a stud (Dr. Weibell) and the nurses were all very nice. I'm excited for my second appointment in February, when I'll be 20 weeks and be able to find out the gender! If you haven't, vote on the Gender Guess and let me know what you think!

Fuzzy Wuzzy

I am turning into a big furry animal. I am starting to get more hair along my neck under my jawbone. What is that?! All I can say is that I am very grateful to be a natural blonde, otherwise I would probably have to break out Mike's Mach 3.

Dang it!

I have been taught to suck in my gut all my life. Not because I was told I was a chubbs (which I WAS, thanks for NOT telling me!), but because I guess it helps with posture or something like that. I had a pageant mom, what do you expect?
Anyway, I can no longer suck in and look gutless. I can suck in a little, but the pudge lingers on. I am in that awkward are-you-pregnant-or-did-you-gain-five-pounds stage.
I am feeling so unattractive and fat. Hopefully the recent vomiting sessions will help get rid of extra chub and my resumed walks around campus will help as well. Either way, I want a baby bump!

"I'm comin' up..."

Yes, that is a musical reference to the fact that I have been SO sick and SO throw-upy. I felt completely fine yesterday and then I went to bed around ten. I woke up at two-thirty, bawling hysterically, because my stomach was HURTING. I was nauseous and cramping up and poor Mike had no idea what to do. I felt bad for waking him up--I have NEVER felt that awful. Ugh.
I tried to see if I was backed up (lovely, I know) but nothing happened. I went back to bed and it got worse. I was about to ask my groggy husband for a blessing, but then I decided I might need to throw up. "But I haven't anything in my stomach!" I thought.
Oh boy, was I wrong!
I had 45 minutes worth of stuff in my stomach. It was miserable, but after the burning in my throat and the nasty taste in my mouth subsided, I was actually able to get back to sleep. I missed my classes today, but oh well. This stuff happens. Plus, I've had both teachers before and I know what to expect from them.
Anyway, I am REALLY sick today and I hate it. But that means my little peach is healthy, right?

A little late?

Because of all the Medicaid junk (which still isn't completely finished), I haven't been able to have my first appointment. I rescheduled for next week and I'm scared that something will be wrong with the baby and I didn't catch it in time.
Has anyone waited this long (14 weeks) to go to the doctor for the first time? For all I know, my baby is fine and waiting an extra three weeks isn't a big deal, but I'm still really nervous about it.
*deep breath*
I'm just praying that everything is okay and all my aches and pains indicate that baby is growing and healthy.

Beano

I need to seriously consider investing in Beano. Things just aren't happening. Ugh.
TMI? Welcome to my life. Pregnancy just makes it worse! :)