Week 13

• Sleep: I'm not nearly as tired as I used to be, but man is it hard for me to get out of bed.
• Exercise: Tons of walking and going back to pilates tomorrow...
• Cravings/Aversions: I still love a lemon from time-to-time, but nothing really crazy recently.  Definitely not loving food that's bad for me and realized the smell of pumpkin is a real turnoff right now.
• Weight: Lost a little this week, so only up about 2.5 lbs
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: Headaches...apparently they come with the second tri territory
• What I am looking forward to: Just cruisin' along right now. Kind of just enjoying it...
• Think it's funny that: I'm showing. Like full-on showing.
• Favorite Moment this week: Telling everyone that would listen! It's funny because it's old news to me, but exciting and fun for everyone else.  This baby is going to have a lot of "aunts" and "uncles."
• And last but not least: Here is this week's bump picture!

Man, oh man...how does one pose for a photo like this?

Week 12

• Sleep: Going in and out of being sleepy and being totally fine.  I'm hoping that means the exhaustion is going away.
• Exercise: Walking occasionally and ran about 2 miles through the airport today to try to get to my gate in time.  I plan on going back to pilates this week.
• Cravings: lemons. lemons. LEMONS!
• Weight: I'm up about 3-4 lbs.
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: Oh I got a new one - headaches and a stuffy nose.
• What I am looking forward to: Finally telling everyone about the bean! I've slowly started telling a select few, but it's been fun so far.
• Think it's funny that: I'm already wearing maternity clothes. Those bands that go around my pants don't do me any good, so I just went and skipped ahead to maternity clothes.  Most maternity pants are too big for me and end up falling down repeatedly.
• Favorite Moment this week: Seeing the bean and having him actually LOOK like a baby! We're wrapping up the first trimester and it's cool to see that there's actually a little baby in there and not just a blob that has a heartbeat.

Week 10-11

• Sleep: Still tired.  Still not getting enough.
• Exercise: Haven't been able to get much this week.  Read below.
• Cravings: Lemons, salad, and milk
• Weight: I'm up about 2 lbs still.
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: aversion to smells.
• What I am looking forward to: Ending the first trimester
• On a another note: Things have been a little crazy this week.  Bobbie (DB's mom), had been diagnosed with cervical and ovarian cancer around April/May of this year, and things have progressed pretty quickly.  Over the last week, she experienced a deep decline and sadly, passed away this past Sunday.  We spent as much time with her as we could, but I'm very sad that our baby will not get to spend any time with his Grammy.  She was very excited about the arrival of the Barney baby, and I know she would have been an amazing presence for our child.  Even though she won't be here physically, I know she's still here in spirit.  The last email she sent me was about this blog...about how she loved it, but wished there were more photos of my belly and of Dana.  So, here is her wish fulfilled...

Me at around 11 1/2 weeks.  I already can't fit in my pants and am wearing maternity shorts in this picture.

Dana making a fun discovery for the baby while going through some of Bobbie's stuff.

Week 9

• Sleep: My sleep is starting to regulate, which is great.  I still get super tired around 8:30pm, but I usually stay up until around 11pm.  But the mornings are much more difficult for me to get out of bed and I get scared if you tell me I have to get up early.
• Exercise: Met with the nurse this week and exercise is a go.  Back to walking 40 min-1hour a few times a week and I'll add in some light weights.  The one walk I've had since going to the doctor made me feel great, but definitely felt more like exercise than it normally does.
• Cravings: Must have skim milk everyday and for the most part any real cravings I've been having recently are for healthy foods like salad...I can't get enough salad.  I'm not interested in anything fried or super heavy.  Also, I was once totally opposed to sweets.  Now the tables have turned and I love them!  Especially anything cinnamon-sugar.
• Weight: I'm up about 2 lbs from my normal weight, but my weight usually moved in a 5lb range quite often.  And by normal weight, I mean where I was when I got knocked up, which is def at least 10 lbs heavier than I'm used to being.
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: Tight pants and nausea.  Both which occur after eating.
• What I am looking forward to: Moving in to double-digit weeks.
• Think it's funny that: I have no interest in looking at or purchasing baby stuff...yet.  I know that will change, but let's get out of the first tri and learn the baby's sex...then we'll shop til we drop.
• Favorite Moment this week: Hearing bean's heartbeat.  I wish DB had been there for it, but it was definitely the best moment of being prego so far.  The nurse was shocked she heard it so early, but the little guy had a strong beat of 160. 

Week 8!

• Sleep: Well this is interesting.  Of course, per ussss, I'm tired a lot, but I've been suffering from a bit of pregnancy insomnia
• Exercise: A bit more active, but not up to where I want to be.  Should know more after talking to the doc next week
• Cravings: Still loving the skim milk.  Today I wanted both pickles and peanut butter. 
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: The insomnia is my def least fav.  But I'm also not loving the pregnancy pimples that seem to be popping up.
• What I am looking forward to: Little bean's first check-in/up on Monday!
• Think it's funny that: I got such a strong reaction from the first friend I shared the news with.  She was in total shock, but of course is super excited and can't wait to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the little bean.
• Favorite Moment this week: Just kinda enjoying the bean and talking about him (or her!) with my family.  We're excited to graduate from the embryo phase into the fetus phase!

Week 6, 7 and 1/2!

I was traveling all last week in Canada, so I wasn't able to chronicle how I was feeling/doing, but to bring ya up to speed

• Sleep: I'm still tired A LOT.  Probably the one symptom that is really persistent and I regularly feel hungover.
• Exercise: Still waiting for official OK, but I did a ton of walking on the mean streets of Toronto
• Cravings: Nothing specific, but I've noticed the actual sight or thought of some foods makes me nauseous.  And actually I've been craving glasses and glasses of skim milk!
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: Still the exhaustion and the bloating.  I've pretty much been super bloated since day 1, but it's now effecting the way my pants button.  No fun.
• What I am looking forward to: Telling friends about the little bean.  I've still only shared the news with our closest family
• Think it's funny that: Some of my friends are starting to look at me suspiciously.  Not because I'm plumpy, but because I won't join them in their usual wine drinking.  This has been the HARDEST part of keeping it secret.
• Favorite Moment this week: We saw little bean's heartbeat this morning, which was a strong 170! Doc also said I'm now about 5 days further than he thought, but we're keeping the due date the same, so technically, I'm 7-8 weeks along today.

Week 5 - again.

Let me explain.  I'm not rehashing last week.  We found out this week that we're a few days off on our calculations, so Barney Bean is actually 5 weeks, this week!.

• Sleep: Still tired and I plan to be for awhile.
• Exercise: Waiting for the OK from my doctor.  Will probably take it easy until week 8.
• Cravings: Started with nothing and hating all things sweet, but last night I had to have frozen yogurt for dinner, so go figure.
• Pregnancy Symptom I'm not loving: The nausea and the utter exhaustion.  Oh, and I'm definitely crankier than usual
• What I am looking forward to: actually getting to week 6! geez come on already
• Think it's funny that: I'll now be having a Cinco de Mayo baby - names we're considering: Margarita, Guadalupe, Jesus and Juan
• Favorite Moment this week: Seeing the little Barney Bean at our first ultrasound.  He's cute even though he looks like a little egg and is teeny as can be.  

gratuitous belly shot...don't I look thrilled