I think that covers the highlights for now.<\/p>\n
According to BabyCenter.com, here is what’s going on this week for baby and me:<\/p>\n
Wow… I guess we have a lot of catching up to do!<\/p>\n
Today, Tuesday, I am 17 weeks and 2 days pregnant.<\/p>\n
We found out I was pregnant about a week before Thanksgiving.\u00a0 I was tired all week and was pretty moody also \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 (Sorry William… I love you!).\u00a0 I had a suspicion I may be pregnant.\u00a0 I took a pregnancy test earlier in the week and it was negative, but a few days later, those life changing words appeared on the screen of that little stick…. “pregnant”.\u00a0 That one word causes about 10 different emotions to overtake you from fear to joy (joy being predominant).\u00a0 I debated on how to tell William and since it was close to bedtime, I left the test on his nightstand so he would see it before he turned his lamp off….or so I thought.\u00a0 When William came in the room to go to bed, he somehow missed it, turned his light off and got in the bed.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 So, I had to tell him I left something on his nightstand for him to see.\u00a0 After turning the light back on and squinting to see what was on the screen, he was excited and had s big smile on his face.\u00a0 Then he realized he was mad that I didn’t tell him that I was going to take a test, but he got over it.\u00a0 I took a few more tests just to “confirm” I was really pregnant \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
When we went for our first OB appointment at 6 weeks, we were able to get an ultrasound and see and hear the heartbeat!\u00a0 It was amazing and made everything feel real.<\/p>\n
A few weeks later, on Christmas, we shared the good news with our parents.\u00a0 They are of course, very excited.\u00a0 This will be the second grandchild for my parents and the first for William’s.<\/p>\n
Since then, the weeks seem to be passing slow and fast at the same time.\u00a0 One the one hand, I feel like… wow… I am only 17 weeks pregnant.. why is this going so slow.\u00a0 On the other hand, I think… OH MY GOODNESS… in less than 23 weeks, we will have a baby!!<\/p>\n
Anyway… I have been extremely blessed with a drama-free pregnancy.\u00a0 I remember thinking after getting the positive pregnancy test that my morning sickness would kick in any day.\u00a0 Week 5 rolled by… nothing.\u00a0 Week 6, I heard this is where it may start to kick in… nothing.\u00a0 Week 7, 8, 9… still nothing.\u00a0 By then, I am thinking I only have a few weeks left in the first trimester, so perhaps I just won’t be sick, and that is exactly what happened.\u00a0 I may have had a few minutes of nausea here or there, but that usually occurred when my stomach was empty and a granola bar did the trick.<\/p>\n
I have experienced a few symptoms, but nothing to really complain about.\u00a0 One symptom I had is extreme exhaustion.\u00a0 The first few weeks were ROUGH.\u00a0 I was tired all the time.\u00a0 It is AMAZING how much energy such a tiny being can suck out of you, but after all, my body was literally working hard to form an entire human being.\u00a0 They equate it to your body running a marathon.\u00a0 Your body is forming organs, pumping more blood and causing your heart rate to increase.\u00a0 I fell asleep on the couch almost every night (seriously) until about 2 weeks ago.\u00a0 It seems to have calmed a bit, I assume symbolizing that the major development (organs, skin, limbs, etc.) is complete.\u00a0 It’s almost 10pm and I am still awake!!\u00a0 This time a few weeks ago, I would have been long gone with drool coming out the corner of my mouth and William tapping me on the shoulder and telling me to go to bed.\u00a0 Oh… that reminds me of another pregnancy symptom William claims I have.\u00a0 Snoring.\u00a0 Apparently hormones are to blame for just about every pregnancy symptom you have, including the bloating and gas I had during the first 10 weeks or so that caused me to look pregnant already in the picture William posted on New Years! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 William thought it was the craziest thing ever that in the morning, I looked “normal”, but at night, I looked “very pregnant” because I was so bloated.\u00a0 I still get a bit bloated after meals, but not nearly as bad as before.\u00a0 I am actually developing a baby bump at this point that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, so now I get to hear “you are sooo pregnant”, every day from William \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I can’t imagine what he is going to say at 40 weeks.\u00a0 He seems to notice the changes more than I do, but I haven’t been able to get him stop looking at me since August of 2002, so I guess it makes sense.<\/p>\n
My plan is to make new post each week on Saturday when I begin a new week along with my “bump” photos and any exciting new developments for the week.\u00a0 We have taken a few already (not as consistent as we should have… I didn’t want to take pictures of my bloat… lol).\u00a0\u00a0 I think we have pictures from Week 13, 14, and 17.\u00a0 I am hoping to stay faithful with the weekly photos for the rest of the pregnancy.<\/p>\n
The next big announcement will of course be the baby’s gender.\u00a0 We are hoping we will find out next Monday when we have another ultrasound.\u00a0 William is convinced we are having a girl (even though he would love to have a boy and would probably feel more comfortable with a boy).\u00a0 I think we are having a boy (mainly because I think I secretly want a girl).\u00a0 I seem to automatically think of a girl when I think about our future baby.\u00a0 Both of us will be excited no matter what.\u00a0 As clich\u00e9d<\/em> as it may sound, all we truly want is a healthy baby.<\/p>\n I think that covers the highlights for now.<\/p>\n According to BabyCenter.com, here is what’s going on this week for baby and me:<\/p>\n
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