15 Weeks

 

   This past Saturday I reached 15 weeks! It happened to coincide with a camping trip in north Washington, on Baker Lake, and with a hike up Sauk Mountain.  We stayed for 2 nights at our campground and had rain storms the first morning there.  We did manage to get a fire going both nights though. Our hike was also lots of fun and the trail actually still had lots of snow at its peak!   This was a picture taken on one of the MANY rests we took as we hiked up the numerous switchbacks... part of the deal when hiking with a pregnant wife. :-)   The camping trip was a lot of fun and even though we had a few hiccups regarding where to camp, we managed, and had a great time.  Here are a few pictures from our trip....

Boulder Creek

Me! Cooking breakfast while getting soaked in the rain.

Our tent on it's 2nd use and this time we brought pillows AND mats!

 

 

Looking at campground from the cliff leading to the creek

This little guy was right in the middle of the trail and didn't run away even when we stood taking pictures of him for a few minutes.

     On another note, I have been feeling better this week with my appetite returning to something resembling normal.  Emily and the girls came back on Tuesday and I was thrilled to be the one to greet them at the airport!  I have been going to my prenatal yoga class and they can really give you a workout when they want too.  I'm very impressed with the women who are in their 3rd trimester and still doing many of the poses the same way as the rest of us... they offer alterations to make some of the poses easier but the woman often don't take them. 
     Emily gave me a Snoogle yesterday.  I am in LOVE!  I slept better last night than I have in a month or two.  It is shaped like a C and supports my back, head, neck, and hips.  I was skeptical that anything could be so wonderful but it truly is amazing.  I took a nap today because I laid down to try it out again and it was so comfortable I just feel asleep! Thanks Emily for letting me borrow it!! 

Introducing EVAN!

I thought the father-to-be should make an appearance in the blog.  This is at the top of Sauk Mountain at the edge of a huge snow field.

Just part of the beautiful (almost 360) view at the top of the trail.

14 Weeks

I am 14 weeks today!  So I am officially (by all the differing opinions on the subject) in the 2nd trimester. Wooohoo!

So the past week I have lost my appetite.  Not something I was expecting from pregnancy! I have even had a few nights where I only had a few bites for dinner because I just wasn't hungry.  I also have noticed that even when I am hungry nothing sounds appealing...even when I consider going out somewhere I can't think of anything I would want.

I have joined a prenatal yoga class that meets on Sundays.  I went to the first one last week and I think I am really going to enjoy it.  There is one woman due in November, another in December, and one that is due in January about 2 weeks after me.  The rest of the women were about to pop within a month or so... one of them was even a day past her due date!

My final news is that I am sure I felt the baby move this morning.  I thought I felt it about 2 weeks ago just a really quick flutter or a tap but I couldn't be sure.  This morning however, I had just eaten my breakfast and sat down to read a book and I started feeling what felt like popcorn popping.  It continued for a few minutes and I am certain that it was the baby.  Most websites say you don't feel the baby move until 16 weeks and that first time moms not until even later but I've heard stories to the contrary and... I know what gas, indigestion, and cramping feels like and it wasn't any of those.  I loved the feelings and sat imagining my LO jumping around in there.  I can't wait to feel it more often!

 Boy or Girl?

Set to find out on August 21st!   

13 weeks

Since I just posted quite a bit I won't add much just wanted to post my 13 week picture.  Week 13 was strange.  I felt much more sick than I have felt and overall worse then I had felt in a few weeks.  Of course, that could be attributed to the fact that it was high 80s, low 90s up here and we don't have air-conditioning (we also live in a top floor apartment) so the heat may have added to my being uncomfortable.  Not for a second have I wished away the symptoms though because having them means I am PREGNANT!  Sorry... I still find it hard to believe at times so I have to say it, and write it, to reassure myself.

  I'm PREGNANT!

12 Weeks

I made it to the 12 week milestone and here is the picture to prove it.  Now... not ALL of the belly is baby but at least part of it is :-)

I am thrilled to be leaving the 1st trimester behind with it's constant worries and concerns. Since I already spend a lot of my time worrying... the past two months have been VERY stressful! I had to schedule time to think positively about the future and the baby. LOL, you think I'm joking but I'm not.  

So some updates to fill you in on the past 2 months.  I found out about our LO (little one) on May 1st and since then I have had a roller coaster of emotions.  Evan has gotten the full brunt of those emotions.  Luckily for him, the mood swings seem to be less frequent now.  I never had very bad morning sickness just some nausea.  I had one main food aversion...bananas. yuck!  I still don't want to eat them because when I finally tried to eat one, I almost threw up...probably not the best idea in hindsight.  Our first ultrasound was at 7 weeks and 6 days.  It was too early to hear the heartbeat but we got to see the heart fluttering in the ultrasound...that was the only movement at the time.  The picture was not very clear and it looked like we were having a fuzzball.  It was such a relief to see the heartbeat though. 

Our second ultrasound was at 11 weeks 5 days.  We went in expecting to hear the heartbeat and not have an ultrasound but my heart was too loud on the doppler to find the baby's.  This of course freaked me out a little bit but luckily the Dr. went to find the ultrasound machine and it was right outside our door! So within a few minutes we had a picture up on the screen and we could again see the heartbeat.  Pretty soon after, the baby started moving some.  There were wiggling arms and we could make out the hands.  Then all of a sudden the baby (using arms and legs) launched itself up the side of my uterus and then came sliding back down to it's original position.  After a short rest...the LO did it again and again!  It was great to see all that movement!  Surreal...but awesome!

 

 

A New Adventure

Since Evan and I got married 4 and 1/2 years ago, we have had many adventures, including (but not limited to): volunteering in El Salvador for 3 months, finishing grad school, trekking in Peru, and moving from DC to Oregon. We are now beginning our greatest adventure yet... a baby.  Our little miracle is estimated to be here January 2013!