Week 13

Week: 13 2days

P Size: About the size of a peach

Total Weight Gain/loss: +5

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now. I can still wear my pre-prego jeans but not if I have to sit down...so it isn't worth it. Plus the maternity jeans are SO comfortable!!

Sleep: Sleep has been pretty great this week so far!

Movement: I am pretty sure I felt little P! It was super light and faint but I am pretty sure it was the baby!

What I Miss: Warren A LOT A LOT!!!

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: Prenatal massage tomorrow!!!

Best Moment this Week: Feeling the baby!!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Look much larger in then evening than in the morning. Boobs are starting to sore in the mornings again. (This is still true) It is amazing how my bump changes from day to day also.

Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) No t anything bad yet...but the week is still early;)

P Milestones: The head is still disproportionately bigger than the body, but the rest of the body is starting to catch up. In fact, your baby is growing rapidly these days. The face is starting to look more human, with eyes moving closer together. Toes and fingers are clearly separate, and ankles and wrists have formed. External genitalia are becoming visible. Intestines are shifting into their proper place, too.

Food Cravings: Shrimp has been the craving this week.

How's the W?: Still gone?

Week 12

Week: 12

P Size: About the size of a large lime

Total Weight Gain/loss: +5

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: Yes for work pants may be this week for jeans...we will see!

Sleep: Not so tired any more and I am sleeping through the night with the exception of one time wake up for the restroom break and sometimes eating.

Movement: Still too small to feel but think Little P had the hiccups at the ultra sound last week...P is so cute already!!

What I Miss: Warren a lot!!!

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: 12 appt. and first prenatal massage.

Best Moment this Week: The reunion is over!! Thank goodness! But it was really good to see a bunch people from high school.

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Look much larger in then evening than in the morning. Boobs are starting to sore in the mornings again.

Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) Poor Warren! I have had a couple freak outs in the last week. It is because I miss him so much but I do realize after the fact that he is just as upset as I am about having to be gone! Sorry honey!

P Milestones: Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, the toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and the mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response (Baby P did this at the ultra sound last week!), although you won't be able to feel it. The intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder (little P's was already full last week!). Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. The face looks unquestionably human: The eyes have moved from the sides to the front of the head, and the ears are right where they should be.

Food Cravings: Still grilled cheese and milk...yum! Or grilled cheese with ham!

How's the W?: Good but missing home and he was sad he had to miss the last ultra sound but did call and get to hear the heart beat over the phone.

Week 11

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Week: 11

P Size: About the size of a fig.

Total Weight Gain/loss: +4

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: Still just work pants. Jeans will need to be maternity soon for comfort reasons. Anything pressing on my lower abdomen causes a stomach ache. So my jeans still fit but if I have to sit down they now need to be pulled up above my belly button or unbuttoned.

Sleep: Still a little tired but I think that is due to running around for my 10 year High School reunion.

Movement: Still too small to feel.

What I Miss: Warren!!! Sleep and the sun! It has been raining almost non-stop since Warren left on July 20!

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: Now the ultra sound at the end of the week!!

Best Moment this Week: I am looking into the future but it will be the ultrasound...I am pretty sure!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: On most days I look pregnant. However, it is amazing how each day the stomach looks different! Some days it is sticking way out and is round...others it is almost normal with just a little bump in the lower abdomen area. It is pretty weird!

P Milestones: The hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums, and some of the bones are beginning to harden.
The baby is already busy kicking and stretching, and the tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccuping that may be happening now that the diaphragm is forming.


Food Cravings: Still grilled cheese with a big cup of milk!

How's the W?: He is still working out of town and will continue to for a while:(

week 10

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Week: 10 and 2 days

P Size: About the size of a kumquat.

Total Weight Gain/loss: +3

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: Still just work pants.

Sleep: Still a little tired but not bad.

Movement: Still too small to feel.

What I Miss: Warren!!! Plus pizza...it has not tasted good since being pregnant:(

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: 12 appt.

Best Moment this Week: That the company picnic I am planning will be over:) Can not wait!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: My stomach pooch is looking more and more round.

P Milestones: He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

Food Cravings: Dairy still. Grilled cheese is Divine right now!

How's the W?: He is still working out of town and will continue to for a while:(

Week 9

Week: 9 and 4 days

P Size: About the size of a strawberry:)

Total Weight Gain/loss: +1

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: Yep, crazy I know! But my work pants sit at really bad places on my tummy and cause it to hurt when sitting down most of the day. So I went and got three pairs of work pants that will hopefully last for a few months if not till the end:) All my jeans still fit since they all sit really low on my hips.

Sleep: Not so tired all day now! That is exciting and I seem to be sleeping better through the night. I still have to wake up at least once to pee though, but can go right back to sleep!

Movement: too small, but saw it on the ultra sound!

What I Miss: Warren still since he came and went so quickly! Also not having headlights ALL THE TIME! It is really crazy!!

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: Warren coming home and the 12 week appt.

Best Moment this Week: Seeing our little P for the first time and hearing the little heart beating away!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Boobs are not that sore anymore...still tender but not super sore. I also think I have a belly pooch that is round. I have only gained a pound so I am not sure if I am imagining it or not.

P Milestones: The arms and legs are longer, and the fingers might be a little swollen where the touch pads are forming. The head is more erect and neck is more developed. Your baby now moves its body and limbs, and this movement can be visible during an ultrasound, but you won't be able to feel it yet.

Food Cravings: Dairy and tacos.

How's the W?: He left again on Tuesday the 20th to go work in Unalakleet and is not due to return until the end of August! I am sad but it is better than no work...I guess. He has been working late so we have missed each other online the last two nights since my bed time is a little early. He was excited to be here for the first ultra sound.

week 6

Week: 6 *Happy Birthday to me*

P Size: About the size of a BB pellet.

Total Weight Gain/loss: -1:)

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: nope

Sleep: Still exhausted most of the day, but it has gotten a little better. Sleeping at night is very sporadic. I can't get to sleep and then wake up through out the night.

Movement: too small

What I Miss: Quality sleep at night.

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: The week 8 appt.

Best Moment this Week: Telling the Grandparents, brothers, and Leslie and Kim!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Boobies;) They are very full and defiantly getting slightly bigger.

P Milestones: The first heartbeats have begun! The eyes and ears begin to form as well as an opening for the mouth. Most of the organs are well under construction. Buds form on the body that will become the arms and legs. The umbilical cord develops.

Food Cravings: Steak....mmmmmm!

How's the W?: He very excited! So excited in fact that he shared the news with Ron with out me being there...shame on him;)

Week 5

Week: 5

P Size: About the size of a sesame seed

Total Weight Gain/loss: -2:)

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: nope

Sleep: Still exhausted most of the day, but it has gotten a little better. Since Warren has been home I have been sleeping longer at night! Plus I am really good at taking daily naps which has also helped.

Movement: too small

What I Miss: Little P being my little secret. While I am so excited to share with Warren. I am still little sad.

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: Telling the Grandparents and the week 8 appt.

Best Moment this Week: Telling W and him surprising me with coming home a week early!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Very very very sore and tender boobies!

P Milestones: The neural tube is starting to develop in the top layer called the ectoderm. The heart and circulatory system is beginning to form in the mesoderm. The heart will divide and start beating and pumping this week!!

Food Cravings: Orange Juice, not so much craving it but when I drink it it taste like liquid gold! So good!

How's the W?: He is excited to be home and I think he is getting more excited about little P. However, I think he is holding back still since it is so early.

Week 4

Belly close up...good luck my little butterfly at surviving the next 9 months;)

Week: 4

P Size: About 0.014 inch to 0.04 inch, or half the size of this letter (o). Crazy how small P is right now

Total Weight Gain/loss: none

Stretch Marks: none

Maternity Clothes?: nope

Sleep: Very Exhausted all day. I take a nap each day that last about 1-2 hours. W is working out of town and can not call until around 10:30 or 11 so I end up trying to stay up and then have a second wind that interferes with going to sleep. Each day since I have known I have woken up before 5:30 am, and not for any practical reason except I am starving. I eat and then can sleep for another hour or so.

Movement: too small

What I Miss: Not being tired all the time. Oh and not having to live in the bathroom...it seems I have to pee every hour!

Status of the Button: Very In

What I'm Looking Forward to: Telling W when he gets home. Oh and then finally not having to keep this secret!!

Best Moment this Week: Finding out our little P was burrowing their way into my uterus!

Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: nothing new, yet. Boobies are little sore in certain places but nothing too bad. Some mild stomach pains. I am not sure if it is hunger/gas/or cramping...

P Milestones: The germ layers developed this week. The ectodrem, endoderm and mesoderm are the three layers. The ectoderm will become the nervous system(including the brain), the skin and the hair. The endoderm will develop into the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, the liver, pancreas, and thyroid. From the mesoderm comes the skeleton, connective tissues, blood system, urogenital system and most of the muscles. Wow...that is pretty amazing!

Food Cravings: Orange Juice

How's the W?: In Unalakeet working. It is killing me not being able to talk about all these changes with someone. I am very excited for him to get home so I can shock him with the news! He will be so excited once the shock wears off since we have been preparing for this for awhile! I like this phrase and it is so true to our situation...

We are preparing for this incredibly happy accident. The timeline has changed, but the itinerary has not! So excited for little P!