12 Weeks

Way late on this post, since I am now almost 14 weeks... Yikes!
I regret putting this picture on my blog for SO many different reasons, but I promised I would get one every week and document it, so it shall be done.
We just moved into the new apartment and it took me a while to get around to hanging the chalkboard. When I finally did, I got it too high and didn't realize until I compared with last weeks pictures. I had a terrible hair day. You know when you just get a new haircut and you don't exactly know how to style it yet? Exhibit A. I think I had just been crying about something.. anything.. who knows what! But regardless, the picture stays and we pray for a better one next week!

How far along? 12 Weeks
Baby's Est. Size: Plum size.
Total weight gain: 3 lbs. (From 100-103)
Maternity clothes? Still none. Really dying for some maternity G's though..
Sleep: Sleeping is getting a little uncomfortable but overall, still sleeping pretty well
Best moment this week: Moving into the new apartment with 2 bedrooms!
Miss Anything? A day without throwing up.
Movement: If I press my hand on my belly, I think I can feel the heartbeat..
Food cravings: Dry cereal... anybody else?
Food Aversions: Broccoli, Yogurt, Chocolate <--- NO!
Gender Prediction: Boy!
Showing: More and more everyday!
Symptoms: They're all still there.
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Emotional. Always.
Looking forward to: Being in the second trimester and hopefully feeling better soon!

Baby Stefan

I've been really curious to what the gender of our sweet baby is. I feel like it's a boy. I just have a gut feeling ... might just be indigestion though .. Honestly, I would be happy with either. I think of having a little girl, and adorning her with flowers and headbands and growing up being her best friend and I love it. I also think of a boy and imagining him just like his daddy, and I fall in love. If you knew how adorable my husband was as a baby, you'd be wishing I was having a boy too. When I went through all of Stefan's childhood pictures for our wedding slideshow, I honestly cried. I fell in love with Baby Stefan. If we have a son, he better look JUST like his Daddy. I wish I could have known Stefan all my life.

Look at that cute naked bum! Haha

Naked... as always.


Don't even get me started on how much I adore this picture.

Just the cutest toddler I've ever seen in my life, it's fine.

He is so precious! The funny thing is you can totally tell it's him. They bare such a resemblance to nowadays Stefan. I seriously wanna cry looking at these kodak moments .. Maybe it's just the pregnancy emotions... If our kids look like me, they are doomed. Seriously.

Lies. I was actually pretty cute myself.
But seriously, Stefan was a stud back then, and he still is now!
I can't wait to find out more about this baby! Woo!

11 Weeks

How far along? 11 Weeks
Baby's Est. Size: Lime size.
Total weight gain: 3 lbs. (From 100-103)
Maternity clothes? Still none.
Sleep: Sleeping well, despite the fact I have to pee 5 times in the night
Best moment this week: Having a day that I didn't get sick at every meal!
Miss Anything? Eating food. Normal food and not getting sick.
Movement: Can't feel anything yet...
Food cravings: Crackers and Toast.
Food Aversions: Gum is a BIG one. I can't chew gum anymore.
Gender Prediction: Boy!
Showing: Lookin like I have a little food baby
Symptoms: They're all still there. Something new I noticed this week was the increase in saliva I have had in my mouth? How gross is that? And it makes me even more nauseated. Anybody else experience this?
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy to be pregnant. Mad to be sick :(
Looking forward to: Heading into the second trimester!

10 Weeks

This post is quite a bit late, but beter late than never! I saw this cute chalkboard idea on Pinterest.. duh, and I knew that I wanted to do it to document my pregnancy! It only took me 10 weeks to get around to it. Procrastination to a T. What can I say, I'm pregnant. I'm so excited to see the growth through these next 30 weeks!

How far along? 10 Weeks
Baby's Est. Size: Prune size.
Total weight gain: 3 lbs. (From 100-103)
Maternity clothes? None yet. I really wanna shop for some though!
Stretch marks? Nah.
Sleep: It's the only time I feel good.
Best moment this week: Finally getting our first Chalkboard picture taken!
Miss Anything? Feeling skinny.
Movement: None that I can feel. I thought I felt something the other day, but I'm sure it was just my imagination.
Food cravings: Apple Juice, Orange Juice, and Crushed Ice! Yum!
Food Aversions: Everything.
Gender Prediction: Boy!
Showing: Definitely lookin chubby
Symptoms: Nausea, Vomitting, Nasal Congestion, Breast Tenderness, Constipation .. You name it!
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Unfortunately moody. Wish I had better control over these crazy emotions!
Looking forward to: A cute little bump instead of this nuisance food baby.

Yesterday, sitting in my final class of the day, basically watching the clock, I got a little text message from Stefan that said "I'm taking care of dinner tonight". Poor guy, I am so sick all the time I can't even think about making food. He is probably starving... I love to cook and I used to make breakfast every morning, get our lunches ready for the day, and make dinner at night. That is not the case as of late. He's lucky if I remember to put a cup noodle in his backpack. He has been so helpful around the house cleaning and doing the dishes, basically just doing all the things I should be doing. He's perfect. I was surprised to find him grilling when I came home from school! Yummy. Stefan is a master when it comes to grilling!

We had amazing savory skewers and with taters, pork chops, and green peppers, and sweet skewers with BBQ pork and pineapple. He's a genius. After this delicious dinner, I wonder why I don't let him cook more often! ...

Then I remembered, it maybe because of this ...

Note the BBQ Sauce dripping down the drawers

Haha this just made me laugh. I am so in love with this crazy boy. I even cleaned up the mess for him cause he slaved over the shish-kabobs forever.

Unfortunately, although dinner was delicious, the baby didn't approve and a couple minutes later I became sick. I got so sick that night that my nose started to bleed from the violent vomitting.

Haha I look like I have been beat up. But all was well after Stefan rented a movie and held me on the couch while we watched it. What a wonderful family night.

9.5 Weeks

Note: I use the terms "he" "his" "boy" "guy" etc. loosely in this post. Reasoning being: I think it's a boy. However, they give no definitive information to the gender of our child.

Yesterday was such an exciting one! It was our scheduled ultrasound to see the heart beat. All day I was nervous. Worried about not being able to see it, or what if this, what if that. I couldn't keep calm. Finally, Stefan and I headed over to the Doctor's office. We quickly went back and did all the fun stuff like answer a million questions, get more blood drawn (which always consists of more than one nurse trying to get blood from more than one prick cause my veins are so small), and leave a fun urine sample. Finally the Doctor came and in got right down to business. His first words when starting the ultrasound were "Yup, he impregnated you!". This gave Stefan and I a good laugh. He then zoomed in on the little heart beat and we saw it beat nice and strong! It was so exciting and the whole thing became so much more real! At first, the little guy was sleeping but after some probing he woke up and we saw him kicking around. I just fell in love with this little 7 centimeter tadpole inside of me. He was sucking on his thumb and just playing around in there. Stefan and I were all smiles! The Doctor gave us some fun portraits to take home!
I love it! You can see his little contours and his big fat head! Love at first sight!
We of course had to celebrate with a little date to Pizza Factory. I am obsessed with their salad bar!

I can't even begin to explain how blessed I am to have Stefan as my Husband. I love him with all my heart. He has been the most loving and supportive person ever through this emotional roller coaster. He does everything for me. He is understanding and never gets upset with me. I feel like I am the laziest person in the world. I can hardly get out of bed in the mornings, I barely get ready, I go to work full time, and then school full time. I am sick full time and when the day is over, all I wanna do is go right back to bed. Stefan is constantly asking if he can get me anything from the store that I am craving or rub my feet. I would be SO sick of me at this point and he is just so extremely patient. Last night, as I watched a movie on the couch and laid there anticipating vomit, he folded 4 loads of laundry and put them away. What a hunk. I can't even thank him enough for all his support and love through this. I am one lucky girl!