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Thirteen Weeks

I was a very bad blogger over this past long weekend. I ran away to family & stayed away from computers. But I did remember to take a photo Sunday for this post. I also realized last week as I was catching up on a few pregnancy blogs that I’d missed a few of the questions, so I’ve added them this time.

Merry Christmas from me & the trips

How far along? 13w4d

Maternity clothes? Absolutely for pants. And while I can still wear a few normal tops & sweaters, I’m transitioning to maternity tops too.

Weight Gain? I haven’t weighed since my last appt but I believe the babies’ belly is growing so yeah.

Stretch Marks? No.

Sleep? Pretty good.

Movement? We know they’re moving from the ultrasounds but I don’t think I can feel anything yet.

Genders? We hope & pray for healthy babies first & foremost. But I’d love to have boy/girl combos. Just a hunch but I kinda think B is a girl.

What I Miss? I kinda missed wine & margaritas this weekend but my Trader Joe’s sparkling pomegrante made me feel festive anyways.

Symptoms? More tired than normal, had to find a chair in Crate & Barrel while watching over our goods Sunday, & hungry! I woke up at 447a Christmas eve morning & couldn’t go back to sleep until I ate a banana & a bowl of Frosted Flakes!

Food cravings? Cereal, Mac & cheese, ice cream & pizza are always good.

Food aversion? Mexican food! I tired our local stand-by El Rodeo yesterday and had to do everything in my power to keep it down after eating half of my quesadilla & a little bit of beans & rice.

Labor signs? No, thankfully.

Belly button in or out? I had mine pierced in HS/college & the bottom hole has been MIA for years. As the belly grows, that bottom hole is beginning to make an appearance. But it’s still an innie for now.

What I’m Looking Forward to? We picked up all three cribs within the past week. We also received some baby items for Christmas. I’m looking forward to getting that all into our house & start organizing it in their room.

Weekly Wisdom? Errr, is it bad that I can’t think of anything this morning? Maybe I’ll edit this when I add the photo.

Milestones? Thirteen weeks! I feel like one of the baby emails I received Saturday said I was out of the first trimester then another said this was the last week. Either way, I’m definitely more than a third of the way through this pregnancy!

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Sometimes I Forget…

that I’m pregnant. Like while I’m working away or wrapping presents or at the mall.

And then, my belly brushes against my desk or

someone at work says congrats since they just heard the news or

my back starts hurting from leaning over while taping up gifts throwing the gifts into bags or

I walk into Loft then remember I don’t fit into anything in the store or

I have to pee again or

I’m hungry again…

and then, I smile really big & remember just how grateful I am for this pregnancy.

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12 Week Appointment

Monday’s appt was short & sweet. It took us longer to get there & back than it lasted but that’s ok.
They did the appt normal: pee in a cup, weigh me, take my blood pressure {all good}. Then we met with the doctor. Have I mentioned how comfortable with are with him. He’s awesome. He asked how we were doing & answered all my questions. {Of course once I got home I remembered more questions I’d forgotten to ask but nothing that can’t wait.}
Next up? Ultrasound number six! Sadly, after he was finished I realized we’d been too enthralled with watching the babies to remember to take a photo & he hadn’t printed out any. 🙁 They were able to do the yummy ultrasound & we could see all three. As usually A was a bit of the camera hog rolling around & showing off. The dr deemed A the “wiggle worm” because it was moving so much that he had to take a minute to get the heart beat {which was in the 160s}. Baby B & C were more chill. Baby B looked a little squished & still had a heartbeat in the 180s while baby C’s was also in the 160s. Doctor wasn’t alarmed that C’s heartbeat was a little high.
We have a three week break from doctor’s appointments {the longest we’ve gone so far without seeing the babies}. We go back Jan 9th but will be busy with Christmas & New Years & getting back to work until then, so I know the time will fly by. Fingers crossed that we can finally tell boy/girl parts at that 15 week check up! If not, then we’ll definitely know at the 18 week anatomy scan Jan 31st!

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Project 365

Fifty weeks into project 365.

Day 344: Papa putting the finishing touches on his Christmas tree.

Merry Charlotte Christmas!

Day 345: Love these two photos of Sarah & Cheryl from our ABBA You Can Dance party.

They were feelin' the 70s tunes!

Day 346: We finally finished decorating our Christmas trees!

It looks like Christmas now at our house.

Day 347: My coworkers had birthday’d up my cube Monday morning. I broke down some of the decor Tuesday morning.

Pretty cube, right?

Day 348: Wednesday night was my Chi O alum cookie exchange. So much fun & look at the cookie loot I took home {& then to work}!

Janie grabbing cookies, sisters & new friends chatting, my loot, Uno {he's trying to be as big as Moe}, the drinks, Nicole & I, & the end of the party food counter.

Day 349: I arrived home after a {sober Suz} coworker happy hour & couldn’t not snap this photo of Moekitty in our doorway.

I love that Moe was looking up at the lights.

Day 350: After six {busy} photographed days in a row. I gloriously did nothing Friday night & didn’t take any photos.

Hope you had a great week!

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Twelve Weeks!

I’ve been meaning to post about our high-res/NT scan ultrasound from last Monday. But a crazy busy week got in my way. To summarize: Pregnancy brain hit & we were a half hour late {we had genetic counselor appt at 830 & U/S appt at 9, I just remembered the 9a appt time}, so we hung out in the lobby for a while & read a pregnancy magazine cover-to-cover, counselor was nice, ultrasound tech got impatient that babies B & C weren’t cooperating for the NT measurement=pain as she jabbed me, finally got measurements from A & C, all was better once we saw doctor who assured us babies looked awesome.

Photos of the ultrasound photos~ 11w2d A, B & C

I received a call midweek saying our babies chances for trisomy 13 & 18 were less than 1/10,000 & for Down’s less than 1/3382. So we’re happy.

I snapped these photos after I got home from the Tacky Sweater Party last night {I’ll post photos from there later}. The white top & sweater are non-maternity, & the top was too short with the belly to not wear a tank underneath! That grey blur in the bottom right of the photo was Moekitty walking into his bathroom for a potty break!

Twelve Weeks in Tacky Christmas amazingness!

How far along? 12w1d.

Maternity clothes? Absolutely for pants. I’m wearing my normal tops & sweaters for now while I still can.

Weight Gain? I’ll find out tomorrow at my check up but I’d think so.

Stretch Marks? No.

Sleep? Pretty good as I roll side-to-side in between getting up to pee.

Movement? They’re moving but I can’t feel it yet.

Genders? We hope & pray for healthy babies first & foremost. But I’d love to have boy/girl combos. Just a hunch but I kinda think B is a girl.

What I Miss? The ability to run around & have a super busy week & not be exhausted at the end of it. Doing something every night this past week kicked my butt. I’m learning I must slow my life down.

Symptoms? See above. Tired & hungry. But loving this pregnancy.

What I’m Looking Forward to? This week I’ve told work & just today announced this pregnancy on facebook. I’m glad everyone knows now & I can celebrate it openly. I’m looking forward to my appointment tomorrow for another chance to see the babies then a weekend with family & friends celebrating Christmas.

Weekly Wisdom? Drink plenty of water, enjoy all those Christmas cookies but remember to eat normal food too or you’ll wake up from a nap feeling like shit.

Milestones? Twelve weeks! Almost out of the first trimester! The babies are the size of limes this week. Their reflexes are developing including their hands opening & closing, mouths beginning to suck, toes curling & eye muscles clenching!