Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Fruit is my new friend!

14 Weeks

Fruit tastes so good to me right now! (Better than eating chips and bread, which is all I wanted a month ago!) For the past 2 weeks I've been loving granny smith apples. Now I'm hooked on peaches and grapes. I was buying frozen peaches because local produce wasn't looking so great. But this week we bought some fresh peaches and green grapes and I can't get enough!
As you can see, my belly is starting to pooch out. There's definitely no concealing it now. Everyone at work thinks it's so cute, but I know people out in public just think I've been eating too much. :)
The dresses are definitely coming in handy. I have room to expand in them and they are not constricting around my waist, especially after I eat lunch, when my belly starts to protrude even more! I can still wear 2 pair of pants and 1 pair of shorts, but probably not for very long.
I think I'm going to have to buy some maternity clothes soon. I just can't stand anything fitted around my waist. I don't know what I'm going to do about running shorts. They are getting snug and I don't think they make Nike maternity running shorts!
Hope you are enjoying the updates! Email me anytime at sblyons@sc.rr.com.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Where did this belly come from?

14 Weeks
How your baby's growing:This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches —
about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Wow, all of a sudden my belly is sticking out. Last week, as you can see in the 12 week picture, I just look a little bloated. Well, this week that has changed considerably! All of a sudden, I have a small pooch. Even a coworker noticed it on Tuesday. I told her it was getting harder to hide it now. :)
I had a marathon shopping day on Saturday. I was on the hunt for summer dresses that would have room for me to expand. I don't think Ricky knew what he was in for. But he shopped with me the whole day. He is such a sweetie. I finally found the jackpot at JCPenney. I bought 6 dresses and they all have room a for a growing belly! I'm down to only 2 pair of pants so thank goodness I found dresses!
I will post a new pic of my belly so you can see what I'm talking about. Everyone at work thinks the pooch is cute. But I'm sure people out in public just think I've been eating too many donuts!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

12 Weeks Pregnant - Alert the Media!

12 Weeks
How your baby's growing:The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (
about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

So I'm officially 12 weeks pregnant today. Which means today is the day my Mom, Dad, Mother-in-Law, and Grandparents can tell all of their friends. I think they were as anxious as I was to reveal the news! I had my doctor's appointment this afternoon and everything went well. We got to hear the heartbeat again and it was in the 140's. We got to hear it for a long time today. The doctor said everything was perfect. I go back in 4 weeks for a regular appointment and in 8 weeks I will have my next ultrasound. That will be the first week of August and they will check the organs, extremities, placenta, umbilical cord, etc.
And if the baby cooperates, they will be able to tell
if we are having a boy or girl! Since my last post about
chocolate, I have had a bit of relief. I had a scoop of
chocolate peanut butter frozen yogurt in a waffle cone
on Friday and it was delicious! And I felt okay after eating it. However, I had a cookie on Saturday and it wasn't so great.
I guess it just depends on the day...

Monday, June 2, 2008

No More Chocolate! :(

Most of you know how much of a chocoholic I am. I would eat it morning, noon, and night if it didn't make me gain weight! I usually eat a few pieces during the week then splurge on the weekends with brownies and ice cream. Rarely do I pass up an opportunity to have chocolate.
Well, guess what...now that I am pregnant I CANNOT eat chocolate! No cake, brownies, ice cream, candy bars, etc. Sometimes I can handle a chocolate chip cookie, but only if it sounds good at the moment. Isn't that ironic?!?
I still haven't given up on dessert though. I'm determined to find something I can tolerate! I'm thinking maybe apple pie or some type of cobbler that has a lot of crust. Bread and starch seem to taste really good right now. If that doesn't work, I will just stick to my new night time snack...a bowl of Life cereal.
I guess this is a good thing though. I was trying to find a way to cut back on chocolate and sweets. It's just a bummer that I may not be able to eat ice cream all summer! There's nothing better than a scoop of chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day...maybe I should try sherbert.
The saga continues...