7 weeks

(Originally written on December 7, 2011)

We had our first prenatal appointment this week! Details forthcoming in a separate post.

Gender: I still think boy.

Size of baby: A blueberry 

Sleep: Still side sleeping to avoid cramps... still less comfy than sleeping on my belly.

Movement: Nope

Feeling: I don't feel too fatigued until I try to exercise. Our walks this week have made me way more tired than they should :( Still pretty bad cramps - usually morning & night. However, excited that our bean is on schedule!

I've heard that morning sickness starts right on schedule at 6 weeks, and that was true for me! It's not too bad, just a frequent queasy feeling.

What I miss: Eating good food and liking it.

What I'm looking forward to: 2nd trimester, getting a belly, classes on birth, breastfeeding, infant care, etc. (How is this real??!!)

Best moment this week: Our tacky holiday sweater party. And hearing our baby's heartbeat!!! And seeing that I'm progressing normally.

Worst moment this week: Nerves that our peanut isn't healthy, but the first appointment was very reassuring. Also had another 3 a.m. cramps episode. I told my midwife about it and she confirmed that it's normal. She also asked if I get bad menstrual cramps (which I do) and she thinks that they're related. So look forward to that, ladies!

Milestones: Baby's arms and legs are emerging and forming joints, while the brain is generating 100 new cells every minute.

Cravings: Not much, though I had a Lean Pocket that hit the spot.

Food aversions: Everything! Especially meat & that onion in the fridge smells nasty.

6 weeks

(Originally written on November 30, 2011)

Gender: Unknown

Baby size: The size of a sweet pea. Too adorable!

From TheBump.com

Sleep: I'm normally a stomach sleeper, but that seems to be making my cramps worse so I've been sleeping on my sides. Which is much less comfortable. Between that and hubby's snoring, it's been a bit more difficult to fall asleep. Once I fall asleep, I'm great!

Movement: No

Feeling: Lazy! Major food aversion has arrived - nothing sounds appetizing. I was eating so great, but now meat/protein sounds so yucky to me.

What I miss: Not much :) (Except enjoying food)

What I'm looking forward to: Our first prenatal appointment on Monday! And our tacky sweater party on Friday.

Best moment this week: Sharing the news with our families on Thanksgiving - and Thanksgiving day/weekend in general.

Worst moment this week: Saturday night/Sunday morning. I was woken up at 3 a.m. with some of the worst cramps ever, hot, sweaty and nauseous. So painful! It's happened once since then but not as bad. My cramps seem to be getting a bit worse - everything I'm reading says it's normal and due to a growing uterus.

Milestones: "Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet - still webbed like paddles - might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate." -from thebump.com

Cravings: Fresh squeezed lemonade - easy thanks to our lemon tree.

Food Aversions: Almost everything but saltines.

5 weeks

(Originally written on November 23, 2011)

Gender: Unknown

Baby size: The size of an apple seed.

From TheBump.com

Sleep: Good... once I can actually fall asleep. I'm having weird pregnancy dreams too.

Movement: Nope

Feeling: Overall, fantastic! But sometimes sleepy and crampy, plus I've been congested for a few weeks. I really do feel great though.

What I miss: Nothing :)

What I'm looking forward to: Thanksgiving! All of our siblings will know after that.

Best moment this week: Telling our parents, putting up our Christmas tree, volunteering with my mom, and enjoying a Zumba class at the gym. In that order.

Worst moment this week: Nothing really. Can't complain!

Milestones: We told our parents about the pregnancy this week - they were and are thrilled :) The Bump tells me that baby is starting to form major organs (heart, stomach, liver, kidney) and systems (digestive, circulatory, nervous). 

Cravings: Nothing - in fact my sweet tooth is nonexistent these days.

4 weeks

Here's my first belly picture!!! It was taken on November 15, 2011 - the day we found out! I'll tell you more about that day a little later.

That's just my normal plump self

Gender: I have a "boy" feeling right now. Not sure if we're going to find out.

Baby size: The size of a poppyseed - how cute :)

Image from thebump.com

Sleep: Some nights it's been normal/fine, some are sucky. Before I knew I was pregnant, I felt like hubby's snoring was getting louder but maybe that wasn't the reason...

Movement: Obviously not yet.

Feeling: Thrilled! Honored. Happy. Scared. Intimidated. Excited. Humbled. Physically: Not much different, though a tiny bit crampy and I had a few hot flash-type episodes.

What I miss: Is it bad to say wine already? 

What I'm looking forward to: Oh so much! Getting a baby belly, telling our families, going to our first doctor appointment, telling our friends, the fact that one of my close friends is due just a few weeks before me and our babies will be BFFs, buying maternity clothes...

Best moment this week: Finding out that we're expecting a little poppyseed!

Worst moment this week: Being afraid of anything bad happening to baby.

Milestones: I got through this first day without telling anyone - and I had so many opportunities during the day. Pretty impressed with that!

Cravings: Nothing really

Back from blogging hiatus (with big news)!

Hello blogworld! It's been 2 months since my last post :( My laptop has been out of commission that whole time. Crazypants. Hubby has an ipod from work that I've been using to check the essentials, but blogging on that thing is a major PITA.

But honestly, I haven't had much to blog about anyway for the past few months. There's just one big thing that's been keeping me busy that I was waiting to share. I've been growing a human!!

Yep, we're expecting a baby around July 26. That puts me at 14 weeks today and we are soooo excited!! I have so many posts to catch you up on in the coming days. Weekly belly pics galore!

DIY corkboard

Now hanging in my kitchen: This adorable wine cork board!

I won't go through the tutorial since Newlyweds Next Door already provided a great one (<-- click that to see it) that I followed (Thanks K!).

Just wanted to share my creation. I love it for this wall.

I didn't have to buy anything but the glue sticks for the hot glue gun. The frame is from our wedding reception (I painted it gold for that - which I blogged about here):

The corks were mostly collected by me over several years... my mom also gave me about a dozen to complete the board.

House tour: Hall bathroom

This is probably the room that's closest to being done, which is exciting. Reminder of "before" bathroom:

Since moving in, we've:

• Replaced the nasty old cracked toilet seat that actually pinched your bootie (this alone transformed the room)
• Added a shower curtain and rod
• Replaced the fug laminate countertop with marble, which included a new sink and faucet too

Please excuse the awkward angle taken standing on the tub; it's a very small room!

We're almost done! All that we are planning to do in the near future is add cabinet hardware and replace the light fixture.