25 weeks in a NEW PLACE!

How far along? 25 weeks!! I seriously can't believe how fast it's going!!! If ever I needed a pregnancy to go a liiiiittle bit slower....lol. Also, you'll notice we have a new backdrop for our bumpdates! Sad!!

Elsie's 25 weeks update can be found Here!  

 
Maternity clothes: Nothing much has changed on that front. 

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Even with transitioning into a whole new environment, it hasn't really affected my sleep at all. Other than my random "night terrors" where I'll wake up yelling for Josh and scaring the bejesus out of him. Poor guy...lol 

Best moment this week: Well we OFFICIALLY closed on our home and moved!! We are getting nice and settled in now. Still so crazy that we are homeowners!! We love it so far, and Elsie seems to like her new house, too! 

Miss anything?: I've been good! 

Movement:  Oh man she's getting STRONG!!! 

Food cravings: Nothing really actually!  

Anything making you queasy or sick?  I've been SO good! It's awesome  

Gender: Baby GRRRRRL

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: This indigestion is killer....no pain, just a gross constant full, burpy feeling. Especially at night, it seems like it takes all night long to digest my food.  

Belly button in or out? It's teetering on the edge lol

Happy or moody most of the time? Now that i'm done with moving I am SOOOO HAPPY!!! 

Looking forward to: Gettin on the lake!! Now that i'm so close!! Oh and I guess my first Mother's Day!  :) 

Surprise! Elsie is here!!

Elsie Grace Kaup

8/24/14 

15 weeks!

How far along? 15 weeks! Just truckin' along!  

Maternity clothes: Still not wearing any yet. I have a few pairs of pants that are just laughable at even the thought of trying to squeeze into them. But I have a lot of jeans with a good amount of stretch in them. So i'm good still. 

Stretch marks? No sign of 'em yet! But I have noticed a lot more itchiness so I'm definitely stretchin! I've been enjoying that oil that I ordered. It has a nice light smell and even though it is an actual OIL and goes on much like a tanning oil-it doesn't feel OVERLY oily. Which I like! It absorbs into your skin really quick and you don't feel like you've been at the beach all day and need a shower. And it washes off your hands easily too. So far so good! 

Sleep: Sleeping really well lately! Well..besides the OUTRAGEOUS dreams I've been having. Honorable mention (in condensed version because it went on FOREVER): Josh and I got a large pet snake and we decided to play the snake charmer song for it. Which then caused the snake to go berserk and proceed to push one of my nephews down the stairs on a chair. I was then terrified of the snake and tried to get Josh to give it away but he wouldn't because he had grown too attached. (Which is REALLY bizarre because Josh HATES snakes-not this one I guess) The only other parts I remember were me letting it out to go to the bathroom and it coming up to me and rubbing its head on me to get pet like a cat. SO SO weird. 

Best moment this week: I had a routine OB appt this week and everything seems to be going very well. We listened to the heartbeat which is in the 150's, and she told me she has seen no significant truth to the wives tale about the heart rate, so I guess I won't take that one TOO seriously. And then we discussed our next ultrasound which will most likely be the last one we have and the one that we'd find out the sex of the baby. They typically do that one around 20 weeks. I hesitantly asked my doc if there was ANY way we could have it done during my 18th week because Josh will be out of town for work during my 19th and 20th week. I was expecting her to say no, that she'd prefer that I wait, but to my surprise she said that would be NO problem- that's something we should definitely be together for! I was SO happy and excited. I LOVE my doctor! 

Miss anything?:  I still miss not getting these recurring headaches, but otherwise nothin! 

Movement: Not yet!! Can't wait for that. 

Food cravings: The only thing I can think of that i've pinpointed specifically that I want lately has been Granny smith apples. Love love love. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still morning mouth and brushing my teeth. The only other time I feel sick is when I have a bad headache. 

Gender: We will find out April 7th!!! The countdown begins! Literally.....21 days, 20 hours 18 minutes. ;) 

Labor signs: No thank God. 

Symptoms: Still getting the headaches and the occasional floods of nausea. Otherwise I'm feeling really good!  

Belly button in or out? Still in

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Most of the time i've been happy!

Looking forward to: Our ULTRASOUND!!! Cannot.WAIT!!! Now we just have to pray that the little peanut will let us see the goods!! :) 

14 weeks! HELLO 2nd trimester!

How far along? 14 weeks!! (OFFICIALLY, INDISPUTABLY IN THE 2nd TRIMESTER!!) 

Maternity clothes: Still not yet, I wore a maternity shirt the other day. But before I got pregnant I bought some jeans at a thrift store that were just a LITTLE bit too big so that might be why I'm not needing the pants yet.

Stretch marks? None still. I ordered some Earth Mama Angel Baby Natural Stretch Oil last night. I'm all about reading reviews on things, and this one got mostly all positive reviews. We shall see how it works for me!

Sleep: Sleeping alright. I've started having the really weird dreams. Also, I ALWAYS wake up and i'm sleeping on my back. I know it probably isn't SUCH a big deal in this early stage, but I have to train myself somehow to not do that.It's hard because that's one of my favorite sleeping positions.

Best moment this week: Well it started out pretty lame, I had jury duty. But I guess in hindsight it wasn't SO bad, I only had to go 2 days, and at least I know i'm guaranteed exemption for 4 years. Then we got our very reassuring NT screening results (if you missed it, I posted about it here.) And I had a very good weekend! Saturday was allegedly "International Women's Day" and Josh really allowed me to soak that up for all it was worth. He took me on a shopping trip to Hobby Lobby (which by the way was AWESOME) and then got my car all washed and detailed.

Miss anything?:  I miss not getting headaches damn near every day, AND being able to take something that is actually effective for them.

Movement: Nope, but I have been able to HEAR movement on occasion with my doppler which is pretty dang cool!

Food cravings: I recently got these little instant mashed potato cups that come in all kinds of flavors like loaded baked potato, 4 cheese, etc. And they are SO good. I sprinkle a little shredded cheese and sometimes a little hot sauce on them and it is like my new favorite snack. I ate all the ones we bought so I find myself craving those. Other than that, no notable cravings besides just food in general still. I feel like a ravenous beast.

Anything making you queasy or sick? This is going to sound really gross potentially but "morning mouth" makes me gag and sometimes even heave a little EVERY morning lately. And it's not like I have wretched morning breath or anything, it's just that dry mouth, congested throat feeling that literally makes me gag. Okay that's far enough of that.

Gender: Still no clue! My gut is still totally screaming "boy" though. I'm hoping that since Josh has to go out of town around my 19th/20th week that my doctor will let us have the anatomy scan near the end of my 18th week. And if that's the case, only 1 month until we find out what we're having!! CRAZY!

Labor signs: Uh no

Symptoms: I think i'm finally starting to perk up. Don't feel SO exhausted all the time anymore (still plenty tired though) My only real negative symptom as of late are these headaches. I've been drinking water basically all day ever day, and i've tried basically all the tricks in the book. But to no avail! If anyone has any surefire tricks that I may not have tried, PLEASE send them my way. I ordered something strange called Zandu balm (which also got good reviews) It will probably make me grow hair on my chin or something, but i'm willing to try anything at this point.  

Belly button in or out? Still in

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Half and half i'd say. I've just noticed that annoyed tinge in the back of my neck on occasion the last couple days. (does that even makes sense???)

Looking forward to: My next routine OB appt will be sometime this week so I suppose that's something to look forward to. Still lookin forward to that spring fever too of course!!

13 weeks!

How far along? 13 weeks!

Maternity clothes: Not yet, at this rate though it's probably not too far in the future

Stretch marks? Still none. And i'm kicking myself because I was JUST at Walmart tonight and forgot to pick up that dang cocoa butter!! AGHH!! 

Sleep: Still sleeping okay. 

Best moment this week: I actually had a very good week! We got to see our peanut at our ultrasound on Tuesday! And I got my hair done on Thursday and that felt AMAZING! I needed the pick me up! 

Miss anything?:  I miss staying full for more than an hour and a half. I swear i'm STARVING every 2 hours. 

Movement: No

Food cravings: Still no new ones, I crave "food" ALL the time, does that count? 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still gagging when I brush my teeth. And the only other time I feel like I could be sick is when I get really hungry, which like I said is EXTREMELY common these days.

Gender: No clue. The ultrasound tech wouldn't give us any clue (BOO!) For some reason I just have a feeling it's a Boy though. We shall see!

Labor signs: Not quite yet....

Symptoms: Still pretty fatigued, i've been struggling with headaches pretty often lately which is real cool considering there are rumors that Tylenol is linked to ADHD so I guess we're just SOL for any sort of relief during pregnancy. And still getting nauseous here and there. I've been very fortunate this pregnancy because i've heard some HORROR stories from other poor pregnant ladies, but when my symptoms are bad they are BAD.  

Belly button in or out? In, I did take my belly ring out though because it started to poke out all awkwardly in my shirt 

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? I don't feel like i'm OVERLY moody, I'd say pretty standard. I have good and bad moments, but more good. (I think anyways?) 

Looking forward to: We will be getting our results back from the NT screening hopefully tomorrow, so i'm looking forward to getting GOOD news from that. (fingers crossed) I'm looking forward to warmer, sunny weather. It's really hard to remain optimistic and happy in this awful, miserably cold weather. We have had ENOUGH!!!! Come on Spring, I am SO SO ready for you. 

12 weeks!

How far along? 12 weeks!

Maternity clothes: Not yet still! 

Stretch marks? Not yet, I should probably start using cocoa butter before it's too late. 

Sleep: I've been sleeping decent still, I'm still tired ALL the time.

Best moment this week: It's hard to say, I had a pretty rough week this week. Probably when Josh got home from being out of town. 

Miss anything?:  I miss not feeling like a mindless, food seeking zombie. C'mon second trimester! 

Movement: Not yet! Looking forward to it though!

Food cravings: I haven't really had any new noticeable cravings this week. I've been eating a LOT of dill pickles though. (Claussens are the bomb!) Oh and my usual constant craving for all things italian, but that's nothing TOO new.

Anything making you queasy or sick? I've been basically queasy all week. I gag hardcore every morning when I brush my teeth so that's fun. 

Gender: Not sure yet! We have another ultrasound on Tuesday so even though it's VERY early still, i'm hoping they can maybe give us a little guess. Considering all the "goods" should be on their way to forming right about now. 

Labor signs: Good grief no! 

Symptoms: Fatigue, breast ouchiness, I had a HIDEOUS migraine the other day that brought violent vomiting and the whole works, still having bad breakouts with really dry skin as well. Otherwise i'm just still dealing with the daily hangover icky feeling. I'm SO ready to feel like a human being again  

Belly button in or out? In 

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Judging by my tweets (some of my proudest moments listed below for your enjoyment..), I'm irritated A LOT lately. ;) I had a pretty up and down week

Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound on Tuesday! It is for the NT screening to check for any chromosomal abnormalities. We are very hopeful that all will be well. We would never DREAM of terminating, so it's definitely not about that. We heard from our insurance company that it should be covered, So why wouldn't we want to take another opportunity to see our little peanut! 

11 weeks!

I've seen these posts all over the place and It looked like a fun thing to do, if only just to have something to look back on once all is said and done! 

I am officially 11 weeks 1 day today! As of my last appointment, they have my due date set as September 7th! (insert awkward pre-bump bloated pic here)

How far along? 
 11 weeks!

Maternity clothes:  
I'm still in regular clothes.  I'm still mainly all bloat, not so much baby bump quite yet. Starting to get snug though!

Stretch marks? 
Not yet!

Sleep: 
Decent. Sometimes have a hard time falling asleep, and A few times a week I wake up around 4am and cannot fall back asleep until just moments before my alarm goes off. ONLY happens during the work week, convenient how that works out! But I have no trouble passing out IMMEDIATELY after work. It's a vicious cycle and guaranteed to get worse I'm sure.

Best moment this week:  
We announced the pregnancy to ALL friends and family this past week. It was nerve wracking, and made it all the more real. It maybe, just maybe is starting to sink in! OH! duh and we ordered a fetal doppler and it arrived on Valentine's day. Thankfully the first time we tried it I found the sweet little heartbeat right away! Most insane sound and feeling in the world! There is a little human with a beating heart in my body!! What an immense miracle to comprehend!

Miss anything? 
Not feeling hungover all the time! And on a vain note, I miss getting my hair done!! Ugh it's getting SO bad, 2nd trimester can't come soon enough!

Movement: 
Not quite yet!

Food cravings: 
 Don't even get me started! First it was chips and salsa, but I think I may have overindulged. This past week it has been full speed ahead with peppered beef jerky. mmmmm.....

Anything making you queasy or sick? 
This sounds bad, but the only thing that actually makes me feel physically ill is the thought of Beer! My mouth gets all watery (not in a good way) and I feel like I could throw up. Good thing that's not on my menu ;)

Gender: 
Too early yet!

Labor signs:  
No way! 

Symptoms: 
Extreme fatigue, headaches, feeling like I go out and whoop it up until 3am every night. Blehhhhh. (no actual vomiting though, So I guess that's a plus) Oh and can't forget the HORRIBLE hormonal acne. Yayyy.     

Belly button in or out? 
 In

Wedding rings on or off? 
On.

Happy or moody most of the time? 
 Fluctuates. I have my unsavory moments....hahaha. Sorry Josh.

Looking forward to: 

 Making decisions on doctors, hospitals, etc. Making it to the 2nd trimester, and our next ultrasound!