Baby Bump

I have not been very good about taking pictures of myself...it's sort of reverse Biggest Loser. Now that I'm feeling better, I'm finding that I have no problem eating and enjoying most foods. In fact today my menu started with pancakes and ended with Chinese take out for dinner. As I post I'm munching on frozen mint girl scout cookies...so I have no doubt my bump (and more) will be bulging in no time. But in the mean time I hope this picture satisfies my newly acquired blog fans. This picture was taken at 13 weeks and since I'll be 16 weeks soon I guess I'm already due for another one!

The Essentials

Mike has a flex savings account through work and this year we had some left over cash to spend. We figured this will never happen again, did some research, and headed to Target. Our favorites include the one touch thermometer, heating pad, humidifier, and Burt Bees diaper cream.

Mike said he feels much more prepared :)

Not pictured, but also a favorite are the men's Mitchum and woman's Dove UNSCENTED deodorants we bought. My nose could not be happier!

156 Beats of Baby Blue

Above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4.23

Happy listening...


PS. Does this count as a belly pic??

Goodbye First Trimester

I've come to the end of my first trimester and thought I would reflect on the highlights, low lights, and what-the-heck-ights of this pregnancy. Let me give you the week by week blow...

Week 1-2: Dr's count these two weeks because they can't actually pinpoint the exact date of conception, even though you probably are not pregnant yet. Needless to say these weeks were easy!

Week 3: Still feeling good, thinking I may be pregnant but too early to test. My hair and skin are

loving the prenatal vitamins...maybe this is part of the "pregnancy glow".

Week 4: We're pregnant, clueless, and loving it!

Week 5: Baby's first trip out of the country- off to Nicaragua. The girls had no idea, and won't let me live it down.

Week 6: The Book, also known as "What to Expect When Your Expecting" tells me I may start feeling nausea. Right on schedule this pregnancy begins to make me feel sick ALL DAY LONG.

Week 7: Our first prenatal appointment with the RN. Also, baby's first trip to Ohio to share the news with the Metz family and where baby blueberry is nicknamed.

Week 8: Shared the news with the Worst family. Beginning to tire of my nausea diet of toast with a side of crackers. Also this week, I HATE all smells. Eventually I throw out Mike's deodorant, and decide the smell of sweat is less nauseating.

Week 9: I now pee more times in one day than I would all week pre-pregnancy. Really.

Week 10: Our first appointment with the Dr. and we got to hear the heartbeat! This was by far the best moment since finding out we were pregnant. Days after, Mike continues to ask me to "Make the heart beat noise"

Week 11: Shared the news with more family and now friends. I've also hit puberty...again. I am breaking out and my chest is growing. A plus and a minus I suppose.

Week 12: A turning point! All day nausea decreases to night time only. Bed time is 9:30pm, and occasionally a seven o'clock nap turns into one LONG nights sleep! Pregnancy kicks Tylenol PM's butt.

Week 13: Belly bump begins to surface, and I can no longer button my pants. In related news, I like to eat again...

This is week 14 and I'm looking forward to what the 2nd trimester will bring! I spared you most of the scary 1st trimester details...but if you want the uncut version just give me a call. It includes more fluids and gases, and may not be suitable for all readers:)

Dreams- Amended

The day after I first posted this entry I had two more dreams reported. Since I've decided to keep track of all baby blue related dreams, I may have to make ongoing amendments to this post. I mentioned the first dream I had was the night before I took the final pregnancy test. The rest of baby blue's dreams are as follows...

Rachel's dream: The week we were headed to Ohio my sister called me and said she had a dream I was pregnant, and that I was having a boy. However, she also said it was either me or actress Kourtney Kardashian. Of course, after I told her I was pregnant she said it was FOR SURE me and not Kourtney. She also had a dream that the baby had an allergy...this one I am choosing to believe was about Kourtney.

Mike's dream: Mike woke up one morning to tell me that he had a dream that I had delivered the baby. He also said that after I had the baby I got up and did the Can Can dance. I couldn't resist, and asked him what the Can Can dance was... to which he got up and proceeded to kick around the room. I doubt many women do any sort of dance immediately after delivery, but especially not the Can Can! This must be Mike's idea of a post pregnancy "touchdown dance" :)

There have also been three gender specific dreams. My mom dreamt that I told her I was having a girl -the first dream of a girl to date. I dreamt we had a chubby, spiking blonde, blue eyed boy. And Mike also had a dream that we had a baby boy. Mike's dream also included the newly born baby talking to those who held it- saying "Hi (fill in the name of whoever was holding it)"...sort of like, "Hi mom", "Hi Scott" and so on. Needless to say our baby is a genius.