Friday, February 10, 2012

11 weeks--precious plum



Along: 11w1d
Size of baby: Sweet Pea is the size of a plum. The exponential rate of growth in the 1st trimester still blows my mind. We went from blueberry to plum in just over a month. Growing a baby is great. (Just keeping it real with the yoga pants and t-shirt. It was the end of a long day...)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Starting to worry more about that. I felt like the first few weeks were survival mode--trying to figure out my body and my hunger and my aversions, so I was eating what sounded good and what appealed to my body.  I need to make a more conscious effort to follow the food pyramid and balance my intake now that I don't feel like I'm going so haywire.
Maternity Clothes: Nothing new yet, but I've been online shopping (looking) and preparing. I'm going to do some shopping with Mom next weekend and with Emily in San Marcos in a couple of weeks. I have 1 pair of dress pants that seem to magically fit super comfortably, but my regular jeans have needed a rubber band around the button this week. Everything still fits/buttons/zips, but just feels better with a little extra room.
Gender: Can't wait for the heartbeat appointment next Friday to make some predictions! I just can't wait in general.
Movement: Really looking forward to this too.
Sleep: I slept better this week than last, but I'm still getting up between 2-4 most nights. Guess I should be glad it's just once and not more.
What I miss: Not much this week. I finally treated myself to my 1st Sonic DVC of my pregnancy. Sonic is my Friday treat, and I'd been getting Sprite Zero, caffeine-free stuff, but I had a hard day at school and really wanted one. I savored it. :)
Cravings: Still with the ice water, ice cold milk and cheese. Also still more savory foods instead of sweet things. Perhaps having a baby will rid me of my sweet tooth? Hope not completely...
Symptoms: I can't tell if some of my bad days at school are coming from mood swings, or just normal frustration, haha. My kids like to blame the pregnancy, but I've always been strict with them. Once this week I felt my mood changing from calm to irrational. Will that get worse as this progresses? If I can feel it coming, surely I can work to harness it?
Best moment of the week: Coming tomorrow--we're buying a car! That's not really a great thing because it's expensive and a bit stressful, but I haven't had a new car in 10.5 years--since the middle of my senior year of high school! I've definitely run my car into the ground, so it's time for a trade-up. Chance is also trading in his (nice) truck so we can get a better value. Nanny was gracious enough to GIVE us her old Maxima that she doesn't drive anymore, so we'll still have 2 cars, 1 payment, better gas mileage and more reliability. We're excited!
Looking forward to: Next week ends my 1st trimester, and we get to hear Sweet Pea's heartbeat. I've been looking forward to Feb. 17 for weeks and weeks. It will be a long wait until then.

1 comment:

  1. Unfortunately yes. The irrational thoughts and mood swings will get worse as you get bigger and more tired. But you'll do fine! The excitement of the baby completely makes up for the pregnancy crazies :)

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