21 Weeks Today!

How far along: 21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +1lb total.

Maternity clothes: Yup, working on finding more that are work appropriate.

Stretch marks: Nope....

Sleep: Some night better then others.

Best moment this week: Getting to see the little bean! Rolling around and punching! Bean totally didn't like the ultrasound at all!

Movement: Yup! The Bean has been kicking and punching me for about 2 weeks now! Crazy!

Food Cravings: Still loving my bagel with Cream Cheese, Avacado's and hummus have been biggies too.

Food Aversions: Seems to be getting much better. Still some days where stuff just doesn't sound good, but overall anything goes!

Gender: Still no thoughts on this.

Belly Button: still in...hoping it stays that way for a long time.

What I miss: Sushi! We went to Japanese food for my birthday dinner and I got Hibachi for the first time! Usually I get sushi and just eat off Tim's plate the stuff he doesn't eat (shrimp, onions etc). No such luck this time!

What I am looking forward to: New Year's with the sisters and family! Cannot wait!

Weekly Wisdom: Still working on the Drink, Drink, Drink thing!

Milestones: Half way done!

And, for just a little fun.......a picture of the little bean!

Love you guys!

19 weeks and counting!

How far along: 19 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No idea

Maternity clothes: Yup. Comfy Comfy Comfy!

Stretch marks: Nope....

Sleep: All right....until I caught a cold and can't breathe!

Best moment this week: REALLY starting to feel the bean tapping more consistently too... so cool.

Movement: yup, little taps and flutters here and there!

Food Cravings: Bagel with Cream Cheese, Potatoes....mmmm carbs :-)

Food Aversions: Anything that doesn't sound good the second time. :-) This hasn't changed

Gender: No idea....people are still guessing left and right.

Belly Button: still in.

What I miss: Still clothing....I miss some of my favorite shirts and pants and look at the same ole maternity clothes every day! Boring!

What I am looking forward to: U/S and Dr's appointment on Tuesday. We get to see the bean actually looking like a baby! Well at least we hope it looks like a baby!!

Weekly Wisdom: Do not get sick while pregnant! Ha! But seriously....coughing makes me feel sick....

Milestones: Half way there! I can't believe we are already in the second half.

On a better note, the Hypermesis seems to have calmed down a bit. I am beginning to like food a little better!

Keep the good thoughts coming our way! Can't wait to see a bunch of you in a few weeks!

Love you guys!

How far along: 18 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Dunno...we don't own a scale and I still haven't been to the doctor since last update.

Maternity clothes: Yup, Comfy comfy comy!

Stretch marks: Nope....

Sleep: Still not my friend. Getting better but still waking up at about 3 each morning. Fun, really.

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby! Little butterfly flutters!

Movement: See above!!!

Food Cravings: So far, only creamy pasta....had pasta three nights in a row trying to fill this need!

Food Aversions: eh, this goes day by day.

Gender: Still no thoughts on this...Liz is still convinced its a girl and now Nate thinks so too!

Belly Button: still in.

What I miss: Not having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom!

What I am looking forward to: The weekend....the countdown to my birthday....countdown to seeing the seesters again!

Weekly Wisdom: Eat when hungry. I have figured out that if I even put it off for 10 minutes the hunger feeling might pass and then food just seems yucky

Milestones: Really starting to show this week. People who I work with have been noticing.

Week 15

I apologize in advance, but I did not get a chance to take a belly shot yet this week. I will try to take one tomorrow and get it added to this post......don't yell....please.....

How far along: 15 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: none! I had lost weight initially and have only just barely made it back up to pre-pg weight. So a total of nada!

Maternity clothes: Yup, pants at least. I just couldn't make it through the day in regular pants anymore.

Stretch marks: Nope....

Sleep: Getting a little better. Still waking up super early but better than no sleep at all.

Best moment this week: Getting to tell a number of our friends who we had been waiting to see in person to tell them. Lots of fun!

Movement: nope, not yet. Still too soon.

Food Cravings: Bagel with Cream Cheese, Peanut butter and Jelly

Food Aversions: Anything that doesn't sound good the second time. :-) This hasn't changed

Gender: Still no thoughts on this...although Liz is convinced it is a girl.....as are a number of our friends

Belly Button: still in...hoping it stays that way for a long time.

What I miss: my clothes....I am starting to run thin on shirts now too! They aren't long enough.

What I am looking forward to: Regularly scheduled Dr's appointment....should get to see the little orange!

Weekly Wisdom: drink, drink, drink.....lots.....its harder than you think when less than 8oz makes you feel like you just ate Turkey Day Dinner!

Milestones: Welcome to the fourth month!

So on another not so fun note, I have been diagnosed with hypermesis...which basically is super ridiculously overactive morning (read:all day) sickness. Instead of the morning sickness getting better towards the end of the first trimester and the beginning of the second, mine got worse. That is why I ended up at the dr on Thursday. I was getting sick almost every time that I ate or drank ANYTHING. That didn't make for very good nutrition or energy......and....... it resulted in severe dehydration. I was given a prescription to take for a week to try to see if it helps things settle down. I will find out this Thursday when I go back. It seems to have at least worked a little. I have held down more of my food overall. I am hoping it has helped with the dehydration as well because if I am dehydrated again when I go in on Thursday, she is going to send me to the hospital for an IV. Boo. Not on my list of things to do this week....or actually.....at all......

So, keep the good thoughts coming our way!

Love you guys!

Week 14

Yup, that is right. We have officially made it to the second Trimester.....and baby is ONLY the size of a:
Below is the typical "belly shot" but you guys get a bonus this week. This was last Thursday 11/5 (Da's bday!!) when I was guest teaching a course at Saint Joseph College.

This is 13weeks4days

How far along: 14 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Dunno...we don't own a scale and I haven't been to the doctor since last update.

Maternity clothes: Went shopping with mom last weekend. We found some good sweaters etc for school and a few pairs of pants. Mostly they are too big yet, but we went to a second hand shop that had a good pick so I grabbed em up for later!

Stretch marks: Nope....

Sleep: Is not my friend...however, I did borrow a body pillow from my bestest friend in the world, Liz. That has helped.....she really is the bestest!

Best moment this week: Telling some of my students. They are sooooo funny. One of them dropped all of his books and his backpack and ran a circle around the classroom! Too funny. Another student asked if she can name the baby....uuuuum yeah lemme think on that one for a second.....nope!

Movement: nope, not yet. Still too soon.

Food Cravings: Not really. Although the desire for food has gotten a bit better....it's just the keeping it down part that is not going so well!

Food Aversions: Anything that doesn't sound good the second time. :-)

Gender: Still no thoughts on this...although Liz is convinced it is a girl.....

Belly Button: still in...hoping it stays that way for a long time.

What I miss: liking food....not getting sick in the morning....or for that matter any time of day....my sisters.... (although I get to see them soon!!!) and last but not least having clothes that fit!

What I am looking forward to: This week? I have a hair appointment on Thursday....haven't had my hair cut since August....oops!

Weekly Wisdom: not having to hide the whole pregnant thing is such a relief!

Milestones: Told my job. Well, at least I told the principal so I don't have to worry about if people find out.

That's all for this week! Talk soon!

Love,

Us

HHHHHHHMM So here goes..... incase you haven't heard....or figured it out from Mia's loose lips on facebook......or from the Auntie comments...... we are finally, officially, pregnant!

I know, crazy right? It has been a loooooooooooong road to get here and we are super excited but just as super nervous. I figure I should do some sort of weekly update so I guess now is a good time to start. So, here goes.

This is how it started:

Then there was 10w4d:

No picture week 11 but here is today, 12w3d:

So that is what we have so far. But just incase you wanted more information..... I figure I'll add something like this each week:

How far along: 12 weeks.... ok 12weeks3days
Total weight gain/loss: -4 yup thats right....getting pregnant=weight loss?
Maternity clothes: Not quite but getting close, comfort wise!
Stretch marks: noper...although not sure that I will be actually answering these all the time...slightly TMI
Sleep: Wishing I was sleeping better. Still pretty tired, but beginning to feel better.
Best moment this week: Had an appointment Saturday and got to hear that crazy heartbeat! Sounds like a choo-choo train!
Movement: Nope, not gonna feel that yet.
Food cravings: Still nothing..wishing for craving anything!
Food aversions: A lot! It changes by the day and by the minute. It is very difficult to pack a lunch when by the time lunch time arrives what you packed doesn't sound appetizing anymore!
Gender: No clue
Belly Button in or out: Still in I think that should stay that way for a while.
What I miss: SUSHI!!!
What I am looking forward to: Halloween!! Yippee!! And, it means only 25 days until a girl reunion!
Weekly Wisdom: Breakfast for dinner really is quite yummy!
Milestones: Knowing that we are almost done with the first trimester! Crazy huh?

So, that is it for now. Now you all know and now you all have a place to keep up with everything!

AWWWW--yeah!!! Ok, ladies, for reals, we have got to put this thing back on point.....i am astounded that it has actually been exactly one year from my last post. I think after that i lost my camera....which I am happy to say has been magically relocated. Pics of the new house soon to come, but for now, i can say that i am so happy and grateful for our new home. It is warm, heated by gas, super quiet, has a garage (!), was built 3 mos ago, has new plumbing, and, best of all, and most surprising due to it's location in Santa Cruz, NO MOLD!!!! WOw. Each morning i walk to the end of the street and slip thru a hole in the wrought iron fence with Pooka and walk down to the river trail at the levy. What a way to start the morning; warm mug of tea, river flowing and slowly growing as winter creeps on, herons and other birds eating and being. Oh yeah, and the stream of homeless who are waking up too at that time. I can walk to work and downtown Pacific Ave in 10 minutes or less. YAY!!!

So....yeah, what does the little bugger call me? Auntie Brie is just way to boring. Hmmm...any thoughts?

I love my job! Things have been picking up, finally, and this week i am seeing 21 patients, including an a last minute breech baby turning treatment tonight. The Group Detox project was a huge success. Tonight was our last group check-in meeting, and everyone who did the cleanse for the last 3 weeks feels awesome and is really excited to keep eating the way they have been. It has been so rewarding to not only feel such great clarity and simplicity in my own body and mind, but to literally watch the changes each week in my clients. I am now eating gluten-free for the time being, and it is really fun to come up with new inspiring recipes, esp after the double chocolate chip cookies i made yesterday! Check out the recipe on Goop.com, and look up Baby Cakes NYC also. We are so going when we go to New York for New Years!!!

I still don't know how i am getting to PDX ffor Turkey week, but i am coming if it means walking or hitchhiking (dad if you are reading this, just kidding about the last part--those days are over! What was i thinking?!?!?)

Lexi thanks for my lulu G.C! I am super excited to get my new pants.

Tomorrowis first official day off since we moved....i am going to do office work and drink tea and stretch adn take a bath in my new tub, and walk with pooka, and read, and maybe repot some of my house plants.

Ok Lovies--tag, jeje, you're it!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox