Week 13 - Duh!

Well, here is what the Bump.com had to say about Week 13. Doesn't it sound lovely?! :) Well, the blissful part does, but not the second part. LOL.

"Your Pregnancy: Week 13

Welcome to the blissful second trimester, widely recognized as pregnancy's most comfortable and enjoyable. (Yes, it's a relative distinction.) Don't panic if you start noticing some lovely vaginal discharge. It's called leucorrhea and is totally normal. Though it might mess up your panties, it's essential in protecting your birth canal from infection. (Sorry I know you all wanted to know that part!)

Baby's now the size of a peach!Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords...savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy -- much more convenient."

I can't believe it is already the size of a peach. That's a pretty good size. We should find out what it is in 6 weeks, and I cannot wait!! The whole reason for me saying Week 13 - Duh! is....I know Kristen told me that you are very forgetful when you are pregnant, but I don't remember anyone warning me that you truly become a dumb blond. I am seriously having issues! Kyle says I have really become accident prone since I've been pregnant. Saturday, I was making party rolls for the Alabama game (Roll Tide!). Heather has all of this fancy Williams Sonoma stuff she got when they got married or through wedding gift cards from there. I was excited about her sharp knife, because I knew it would cut the bread in half really easy for me. That is the hardest part of the whole deal is standing the pack of rolls up and cutting them in half. Well, I did fine the first pack and all the way until the end of the last pack of rolls. I was holding the bread still as I finished up cutting through the last of the bread, when out comes the knife onto my thumb. It just barely tapped my thumb halfway down on the inside. I knew immediately that it cut through for sure. It started bleeding, and my hand started to shake. I was starving on top of all of this, so I had to calm down. haha I had to fold up a piece of paper towel to put in with the band aid to make it stop bleeding. It hurt for a few hours. A little neosporin and it looks much better.


Next, the rolls were done cooking and smelling up the kitchen. Yum, I am so hungry! I get the pans out of the oven and set them on the stove. I got out the scary knife again to cut them into little sections. I knew that sharp knife would cut through the tin pan, so I got an oven mitt and tried to scoot the pans off to the counter so I wouldn't stab the top of the flat top stove. Well, in trying to move the pan, I apparently turned the knife downward to do so. I didn't know that until I poked myself in the upper stomach with the knife. It made a red spot but luckily didn't break skin. I really could have hurt myself! That knife is so sharp. Luckily, I just barely poked myself. What is wrong with me?!

Then, last night, Kyle broiled some talapia and scallops in the oven. When they were done, he just pulled the rack out and let everyone get the food with the spatula from there. I noticed Be was sniffing it at one point, so I pushed the rack in and closed the door. A few minutes later they told me to preheat the oven for some cookies. I went right on in there and turned the oven back on. A few minutes later, Heather says, um there is stuff in the oven. I said, Oh its ok because I just shut the door from Be. Then, duh, oh crap, it is not ok because I cut the oven back on. I had to get the food and plastic spatula out of there before it burned.

Friday night, we went to eat Italian. I got manicotti. When the waitress put the plate down, I was ready to dig in but the little bowl thing on my plate was not where I wanted it on my plate. I grabbed it with my middle finger to scoot it towards me and yowzer it was hot! It was like sticking my finger to the iron. I jerked my hand back and said ouch! It was my fault for not paying attention that it is the same looking bowls that they stick in the oven to bake the stuff in. That was my duh, but I was kind of ticked at the waitress. When I said ouch, she said oh yeah that middle plate is hot, but I guess you figured that out. Uh, really. It made me mad after that. She should have warned me. Oh well, I guess. It only hurt for a few hours. lol I can't imagine if this will only get worse! I will kill myself for this is over! So, I went window shopping in Rue21 after work today. I was looking to see if I could find some cute cheap shirts to buy for the big game this weekend...by the way we are going to the Alabama Arkansas game. Yah! Anyway, my belly is starting to poke out a little, so I want to wear something cute but comfortable too. They had some good sales on cute loose shirts. I was only window shopping, UNTIL, I found a cute pair of shoes that was the last pair and they were MY SIZE. It was meant to be! lol They weren't red lined like the rest, so I was sad. They were $24.99. I didn't really want to pay that since I was really only window shopping. I decided to get them anyway since they were the last pair. I take them to the register, and they were $8.00!!! Woo hoo!! Talk about excited. I liked them. What do ya think?

Week 12

Well, I've waited so long that I think I'm actually done with 12 weeks, but here it goes anyway.

This 12th week was starting to feel about like 8 or so. My tummy has been feeling a little nauseous again like it was before. I am having a problem with finding something to drink that doesn't bother my tummy. I never get sick, but it just makes my tummy feel yucky. I tried all of the diet caffeine drinks that I like, but I got tired of them quick. Now, I almost crave a straight up Coke or Pepsi...no diet...no caffeine free. I hear they have caffeine free regular Coke and Pepsi though. I may have to try that. I would still be getting the sugar, but I just want something that doesn't bother me. Tea seems to work pretty good, but I get such a full feeling when I drink it after eating. Then, I am miserable. No tummy ache, but miserably full. Which is worse? I drink 2-3 20 ounce bottles of water in the morning time, which is good for me considering I don't like water. I have to have a soda of some kind from lunch on through the rest of the day. I went to the grocery the other night to get some juice. I am somewhat allergic to orange juice, but it is my favorite. I like apple, but I wasn't feeling it that night. My boss walked around here shaking up a bottle of orange apple juice right in front of me and that was what I wanted. I couldn't find it though and was disappointed. I got Orange Pineapple instead. I am trying not to drink a lot of it at a time so that I don't break out or whatever. I don't think I like that pineapple part. Too many mixed drinks gone bad with it.

I feel pretty good otherwise though. I still have my good days and bad ones. I've been tired a lot this week though. I go home after work and lay on the couch. I may fall asleep or I may go to bed at 9. I am supposed to be painting my bedroom sometime soon and haven't built up the energy to tackle it just yet. Doing my bathroom really made me not want to do the bedroom just yet. Actually, I need to put the before and after pictures up of my bathroom. I can't wait to get my room all finished. By that time, I hope to get my laminate flooring soon after so that I can get my bed put together that has been sitting in my garage for a month now. I went round and about with those people to hurry up and get it shipped to me, and I haven't even put it up yet. I figured why put it together when we will be getting new floors soon. That would be a hassle. I am just hoping its not broken to pieces when I get it all out of the box. I would be furious! Once that all gets done, we should know the sex of the baby and it would be time to start decorating the baby room. Awww!! Those poor doggies aren't going to know what happened when they get booted from their bedroom. They are going to be so upset. I can tell them now to go to their room and they will go in there. They are going to be majorly confused when they don't have a room any more. Its so sad actually. They will become the step children.

I get updates from the Bump.com on my weeks. Here is what they had to say about week 12:

Hi Melissa, you're 12 weeks pregnant!

First trimester: Check! The nausea, fatigue, mood swings, and bathroom dashes should soon fade, but (sorry!) headaches and dizziness will probably get more intense. The good news: You're about to embark on the second trimester, when mood and energy levels generally peak.

Baby's now the size of a plum! As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed.


Now, onto week 13 and the start of my second trimester and Month 4! Only 5 more to go and about 6 more weeks until I know what peanut is! I can't wait!

Its About Time

Well, now the truth comes out about why I've been slacking so much on my blogs lately.

I AM PREGNANT!!!!

Woo hoo!! It has been killing me not to tell until I felt like it was time. It really made it hard to come up with any good blog posts to write about, when that was all I was thinking about or feeling. I wanted to wait until 12 weeks to tell the world. A few select friends and mostly all family knew about it. I must say I am so proud of Kristen for keeping such a big secret. :) I love you!!

I knew I was feeling a little different back in July. My boobs were a big symptom that I noticed. They hurt so bad and felt so swollen, which wasn't always abnormal. That happened sometimes the week before I would start. I was cramping really bad too and felt like everything I had was about to fall in the floor. When that happened for two weeks straight, I knew something wasn't right. I was pretty stupid in the part that I knew I was trying to get pregnant and hadn't written down when my cycles were. I kept counting and guessing and counting and trying to remember when my last one was. It just got to the point that I knew it had been longer than 4 weeks since my last one, so I went and made the big purchase on July 24th! I picked a pack of tests that had 2 in it just to be sure. I was so nervous to make this purchase like I was 16 in high school and afraid to tell my parents. haha Why?! I have no idea. Kristen says - Lissy you are grown and married - its ok to be pregnant. I came home and showed Kyle the box. He laughed at me. I read the box over and over again. I don't know if I had ever been so anxious/nervous before. I have NEVER taken a pregnancy test before. So, I peed on the stick and sat it down to finish up. Before I could even stand up...this is what I saw...

I announced it to my closest friends through a text message with a picture of the two positive tests. We went to dinner with several friends that night to celebrate. We were so excited! All of my friends were ecstatic as well.

5 weeks

I went to swim at mom and dad's the next day. I am one who likes to surprise you or trick you into my big news. So, I showed mom and dad a picture of the two tests I had taken with the camera. They were so excited. Mom sat down and fanned herself and dad just grinned. So far, mom has already bought newborn baby diapers and rearranged furniture to put the baby's stuff in my old bedroom.

In the next few weeks, I felt nauseous from early in the morning until about lunch time. I had a daily headache, and I was still cramping pretty bad. I was hoping it wouldn't be that way the whole time, but I knew I was blessed to be pregnant and was trying not to complain. I was hungry every couple of hours and would get dizzy if I didn't eat when I had the urge.

I had my first ultrasound on August 10th. They ran a couple of tests on me, weighed me, and I got my first look and listen to my little peanut. This is now what I call my sweetie is peanut. I was hoping that we would get to hear the heart beat, and sure enough she found it. It is so fast and the most awesome thing to hear. I weighed 127.4 lbs.

Week 8

Around week 9-10, I started feeling a lot better. I wasn't getting as nauseous as I was before. I finally had a little more energy. Then again, I still have my good days and my bad ones. One day I could come home and nap for hours, and other ones I could stay up all night. I just try to take it one day at a time and rest when I get tired if its possible. I definitely am loving my sleep these days.

I am now at almost 12 weeks and feeling pretty good. I barely even feeling pregnant besides getting hungry and tired every so often. I had my second appointment last Friday September 4th. This time, they only checked my vitals, weighed me, and I got to hear the heart beat again. It took her a minute to find little peanut, but it was way down low and the heart was beating 160 BPM. I weighed 130.2 lbs.

Here's a list of all of the questions I get frequently and my answers to them:

1. Have you been craving anything? Yes, mainly meat like burgers. If I had to pick a place, it would be Taco Bell...had some tonight...yummy. 3 soft tacos minus lettuce and a cinnamon twist. I forgot the cinnamon twist tonight and was so let down. Its just not the same without them.


2. Have you been sick? Nope. Like I said, I've been nauseous for a while, but I never threw up. Besides the headaches and cramping in the beginning, I feel pretty good.


3. How is your skin? What does this mean? If it is asking if I am broken out, then no. I still get the normal break outs like before, but nothing out of the ordinary.


4. What do you want? At first, I said I didn't care either way and I truly meant it. However, I have made my mind up thus far that this is a boy. So, now that I've had it in my head, I guess that is somewhat what I am hoping for. I would absolutely be thrilled with either of them.


5. What names have you picked out? We have agreed that we both like the name Carter for a boy. We are not dead set on this name, but we do both agree at least. Kyle wants a name that starts with a J so that he can be called J Henderson. Kyle mentioned the name Jason, but I do not want common names. I want different names. We haven't talked a lot about girl names, but I have a couple on my list. Kyle says Erica but again that is common so I say no. lol. So far, I like Reese and Kate pretty good. Then, one morning, it popped into my head...Alivia Reese. Say it like an Alabamian pronounces Olivia.