13 weeks

WELCOME TO MY SECOND TRIMESTER!!!!!

No pictures yet.  I try.  I really do.  I just look terrible.  I may just need to stop trying with my phone.  And have Martin use the camera.  It's just never a good angle or I'm looking a weird way.  Ugh I don't know, it's just not a strength, taking pictures of myself.  I'll keep working at it.  Just so you know...the ones that don't see me...there is def a BUMP!!!!!!!

Size of Baby: According to Baby Center, baby H is a 3 inch peach.  He/she is developing fingerprints. How cute is that?!?! Veins and organs are functioning.

Symptoms: Nights are hard for me.  At about 8:00 I just start not feeling good.  It's hard to describe 'what' doesn't feel good.  I just feel blah.  It's not nausea, it's not heart burn (usually), it's just blah not feeling good.  That's usually all I have to say and Martin is up in the kitchen getting me milk and vitamins.  Then I can fall asleep.  Still tired, but I can slowly feeling a tiny bit of energy coming back. 

Cravings/Aversions:
-Nothing in particular.  I like to have a glass of milk at night but I wouldn't say it's a craving.  I am avoiding scrambled hamburger meat.  I did however suck it up and make meatloaf all by myself last night.  It took a lot of pep talk, but I did it.  And ate it.  But still not ready for scrambling.  Weird I know.  Also my MAIN aversion is anything sweet smelling.  I've never really had a sweet tooth so it's not bothering me too much with food but air freshners or laundry detergents that are too sweet make me want to RUN!!!  So I've been frantically trying to change the smell in my car and the house.  The laundry deteregent was an easy fix, that is until I wear a piece of clothing that was washed in the old deteregent.  I think I will just sneak those back in the laundry to be washed again.

Maternity Clothes:
-Pants.   I don't like tight pants anyways so I gave in a while back.  I can still wear my regular jeans with my belly band but I just don't like being uncomfortable, especially around 22 6-7 year olds all day, up and down, here and there.  So I've been switching between 2 pairs of maternity pants.  I still wear my slacks with my belly band.  Hasn't been too uncomfortable yet.  

Sleep:
- Hasn't been bad.  I wake up once or twice to go to the bathroom.  I'm much better at going back to sleep. 

Highlights Of This Week:
- Looking forward to my energy coming back in the second trimester. 

Funniest Dream Of This Week:
- None this week that I can recall.  But when I do have a memorable dream they are very VIVID and I wake up thinking they are VERY real.  A couple of nights ago I had a dream that a man was standing next to my bed.  I woke up, nudged Martin, told him about the man while my eyes are open, finally he realizes what I'm saying as I realize that it was only a dream.  He double checked the room for any old me with cords wrapped around the face.  None to be found, but geeze I could have swore that he was there!!!  Like I said...VIVID!!!

Looking forward to:
- We have our second appointment next week. 
- May!!!!! We hope to find out boy/girl.  Then we will be planning the oh so popular gender reveal party!!!