12 Weeks and Counting

Well we had our 12 week appointment today. While I went skipping into the doctor, I did not leave feeling the same way. Before you get concerned, the baby is just fine. They used the Doppler for the 1st time. The heartbeat was 160 bpm. (The same at the 8 week ultrasound). PTL! Baby is strong in there. Go Baby Tutor Go!!!

However, now comes the depressing part...the weigh in. OK so in everything I have read, it says 5lbs is target weight gain for the 1st trimester. Sadly, going in, I knew I was just ahead of the curve at 6.5lbs. I figured it wasn't too bad, since I wasn't that far off.

But wait, when the doctor came it, she said, "Whitney, what happened since your last appointment 4 weeks ago?" I explained that I went from doing a triathlon a few months ago, to horrid nausea for 8 weeks. And the only thing I wanted to eat was carbs. She said not to worry, she was sure that it would taper off now that I was finally feeling better and back to normal eating. Still all I heard was "lay off the twinkies fatty!"

....And it is advisable not to try and convince me otherwise, as I will not listen.

But no worries, I am not crazy enough to be drastic. Just excited to be back to working out and eating healthy again. Hopefully that will work!

Weight gain to date: 6.5lbs :(

Current Cravings: Lots of Fruit! I love the stuff!

Food Aversions: Sweets (still hate cookies and donuts PTL)

Smell Aversions: Everything! Bland and scentless is good!

And a baby makes 3....

So we're pregnant! The world officially knows. We are just about 9 weeks and I cannot wait to be done with the 1st trimester. The joys of nausea have hit me hard. I have found everlasting hope in Zofran and sea bands that I have been rockin' like it's the 80's for the past few weeks. Whatever it takes to get me through right?

I have officially decided that while it is fun to talk with other moms about my pregnancy, when I become a veteran mom, I will under NO circumstance share with them if my nausea lasted more than the 1st trimester, how easy it is to gain 60 lbs, how the feeling of being tired may never go away, horror stories of labor, or any other such horrific news. I will lie to keep them hopeful!

I think I have read every pregnancy book known to man. Jamey is probably sick of my random questions, like "What if our baby is born with both genitals? We need to make a plan now as to what we will do, so we don't have to make tough decisions at the last minute." ....seriously, who thinks of crap like that? I know he thinks I am nuts, but he sure hides it well and does his best to seriously answer my erratic questions.

Speaking of my sweet husband, he is now the official family grocery shopper, as even thinking of going to the store makes me want to hurl. He really is incredible and helping and being supportive.

Weight gain to date: 1.3lbs (and don't be shocked if this little bit of information suddenly disappears from my blog)

Cravings: Mustard, hot pockets, ramen noodles (growing a healthy kid right?)

Food Aversions: Fish or anything with sugar. I currently hate sweets!

Smell Aversions: Everything! I must have all unscented products and no candles nearby!!!