17 weeks!

Turnips!

I missed a week, but we are all doing well. This week's doctor appointment was great, especially because my blood pressure really dropped! Last appointment it was 142/76... This time, 118/72. If it goes much lower, she'll have to take me off of the BP pills... During pregnancy blood pressure has a natural tendency to raise in the first trimester, lower in the second, and then raise again in the third. If she does take me off of the pills, I may have to go back on them, later... but as long as everyone's healthy, I'm okay with that :)

I'm feeling the babies a little more this week, but still not often. It's mainly when I'm laying quietly.

Our anatomy scan is July 2. It'll be an hour and a half to two hours of uninterrupted staring at baby time :)

Speaking of anatomy... we saw a lot of anatomy this week! The tech wouldn't take incriminating photos because it's not our anatomy scan, and basically told us she's officially 80% sure, but unofficially... "90%, no, 100% sure." yay!


How far along? 17 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss? About 20 lbs as of our last appointment
Maternity clothes? Definitely
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: better, but still tossing & turning frequently
Best moment this week: Baby bits!
Movement: A little bit!
Food cravings: Still sweets.
Sexes: Secrets, secrets!
Names: Secrets, secrets!
Labor signs: nadda
Belly button in or out? In
What I miss: sleeping on my belly... walking & doing stairs without feeling like death
What I am looking forward to: announcing the sexes!
Weekly wisdom: Yoga pants are a lady's best friend

15 weeks

Apples!

I also started to feel our little apples move for the first time this week!

We had a prenatal appointment this week, mainly to check out my blood pressure (good) and the baby's heartbeats (good.) I have to do the glucose test before my next scheduled appointment... in 2 weeks. I went today to have it done, but the doctor never put the order in! So frustrating. I hear it's awful, so I wanted to just get it over with. Sigh.

I asked the doctor if we could try to determine sexes at our next appointment (17 weeks.) She said we could try, but anatomy scan wouldn't be until 19 weeks... I don't want to wait another month! I'm so anxious!

We are currently in the process of painting the room... the second coat is going on today. Once it's painted, we can build the furniture, lay the rug, hang blinds & rods... the valances and some of the décor are on order. So exciting!

 

How far along? 15 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss? About 18 lbs as of our last appointment
Maternity clothes? For sure. The few items I tried to wear this week that aren't maternity, are highly uncomfortable.
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: lots of tossing & turning to get comfortable. I just want to sleep on my belly!
Best moment this week: Feeling the babies move for the first time!
Movement: A little bit!
Food cravings: Still sweets.
Sexes: tba! Hopefully soon :)
Names: still a short list :)
Labor signs: nadda
Belly button in or out? In
What I miss: sleeping on my belly... ordered a Diet Coke when I'm out to dinner
What I am looking forward to: finding out the sexes!
Weekly wisdom: Babies love a good decaf caramel macchiato in the morning :)