12 weeks

Almost at the end of the first trimester! Seems like it's taken forever but at the same time it's gone by so quickly too. I'm not really "showing" yet. It's pretty weird because in the morning I have no tummy at all and by the end of the day I have this huge gut. I would do a picture comparison but am to self conscious to post a picture of what looks like fat at this point. So I'll stick to the morning belly shots, which I think show the true tummy or what I like to think of as the true tummy, before the pasta and the bread and the frozen yogurt (and yes, gas) make their way into the scene and distort everything.

The heartburn seems to have gone away! I am still not eating like I used to but I did venture out of the bland comfort zone and had some spaghetti last night with the spicy marinara sauce I made. I even had salad! Apparently the symptoms start to go away around 11-12 weeks and one starts to feel normal again. I'd like for a few symptoms to stay around, just for comfort. At least until I can feel the baby kick or something.


12 week profile

You know you live in a small town when...

You know you live in a small town when... (read with the same tone as "You know you're a redneck" humor by Jeff Foxworthy) ...you see your small town bartender, Kiki, at a party and she hugs you to congratulate you on your pregnancy. Yes, Kiki came up to me and gave me a huge hug. Kiki, from Ed's bar. Now I know--am convinced--that every single person here knows I'm finally pregnant. I didn't realize the magnitude of this news until last night; didn't realize the amount of people that really cared whether we were going to have kids. It's actually very sweet and tugs a little at my heart. At the same time, it scares the heck out of me. I am already freaked out about having a healthy pregnancy and am horrified at the amount of attention and following we are getting here. Granted it's a small town, so it's not like the Queen of England is expecting their first heir. But at the same time, the pressure is on, and I am in the hot seat.

Pregnancy Announcement

I sent this to the parents (grandparents) and grandparents (great-grandparents) and will hopefully arrive around the same time I sent the email!

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10 Weeks

What a difference 3 weeks can make! I had an appointment with my OB this time and I got to see another close up of the baby. It is amazing how quickly they turn from a peanut into a baby! S/he was really active, punching the air and kicking around. The picture is actually upside down because I think s/he was doing flips! It was truly a spectacular sight, and I was just so relieved that everything looked great. That little heart beats so fast! I was in awe that only 3 weeks the growth went from .72 cm to 3.34 cm. And it's graduation time too! The baby has developed from an embryo to a fetus!


10 week ultrasound





Dione has also convinced me that I need to start taking some belly pictures to capture the growth from the outside. So I have reluctantly decided to post these as well. This is me at 10 weeks. I don't have a belly yet, right? No, that's just my normal chubby self.

Tum, tum, tum, tum...TUMS!

Tums are my new favorite candy, out of pure necessity. You see, I have been suffering from heartburn so bad these last few days. I pick what food I can eat based on the acidity. I am mostly eating cereal and bread products. I also just stick to drinking water or milk. Funny that not so long ago I was eating spicy foods and loving it! These days, even the wrong kind of crackers can give me heartburn!

Need a new hobby

Cooking is my hobby. Cooking dinner is my number one thing to do and I usually put a lot of effort into it. So it's quite unexpected that all of a sudden the thought of making dinner, let alone eating it, makes me want to dry heave. I expected to have morning sickness, but having night sickness? Now that one I wasn't expecting. So it's put quite a wrench in things lately. I do not have an appetite for dinner, so eating dinner, going out to dinner, going over to people's houses for dinner is out of the question. Well, I can do this but it's not pretty. I actually vomited for the first time because I forced myself to eat dinner while over at a friend's house. I didn't want to offend by not eating, so I went against my better judgement and just tried to eat. Big mistake, one I won't be making again. I wonder how long I will be like this? It seems like it's been an eternity and I think it's only been a week or so.

Holy torpedos

Although my stomach area hasn't changed much, certain things in my chest area are sure growing! And boy do they hurt. I could actually feel them getting bigger today. I need to get a sign to hang around my neck when I'm home with Rick that reads "You can look but not touch" because he's sure interested in the growth spurt! I can only sleep on my back these days. I wake up if even the cover sheet touches them! Ouch!