15 Weeks

Sweet Tater tot: size of a naval orange
How far along?  15 weeks 

Total weight gain: none
Maternity clothes? nope, not yet
Stretch marks? not yet
Sleep: is the best thing ever, can't get enough
Best moment this week: watching Derek hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time, he danced to the rhythm. love him.
Miss Anything? coke.  snuck a few sips this week-sooooo good, iced coffee
Movement:I think I started to feel the baby today- like little bubles popping inside me, there is no other explanation for them, so it's totally our little sweetheart playing in my belly. :) tears of joy
Food cravings: orange juice
Anything making you queasy or sick: thankfully no
Gender: hoping for a healthy baby. still trying to decide if we want to do a gender reveal party- we don't have too many people to invite but it'd be fun.  
Symptoms:  acne!! grrr
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: back to somewhere in between
Looking forward to: vacation soon-I'm not showing yet so I'll get to rock a regular bikini  and on the flip side-  still looking forward to wearing maternity clothes

Natural Products

I have switched a lot of my cleaning products over to natural methods over the past year, only pulling out the hard stuff when it's most necessary.  I had not however, switched over to natural health and body products.  I got some Tom's deodorant for a good deal awhile back and was already trying to switch to that when I found out I was pregnant.  About a month in though, Derek and I couldn't take it anymore.  I would take a shower, lay down and go back to sleep for an hour, and wake up stinking to the high heavens.  It did not work for me at all!  I finally made it in to Earth Fare and am so thankful for the granola worker there that I asked what she used.  She turned me on to the most fabulous deodorant I've ever used.  ever.

Let me introduce you to Thai Crystal-it's Amazing!

It is hands down the best deodorant I've ever used.  There is no scent, I don't have a problem with sweating and I have no issues with smelling badly-at all.  I spent about $7 on it but it looks like you can get some different sizes on Amazon if you want to try it out. (Note- I also picked up another brand of liquid crystal deodorant that you spray on, and it was not effective)  It's an interesting product too, you have to wet it and then apply- go figure.  I don't question the method when it works.   I'll never go back to using anything else.  I've had it for 3 months  now and it looks like it's never been used so I call that a good deal.

Give natural products a try!

14 weeks- Hellloooo Second Trimester!!!!!

Sweet Tater tot: size of a lemon
How far along?  14 weeks 

Total weight gain: none- still some weight loss during the week, but I eat some velveeta mac-n-cheese with veggies thrown in and I'm back up a few pounds which keeps me from freaking out too much.
Maternity clothes? nope, not yet
Stretch marks? not yet
Sleep: falling more and more in love with sleep
Best moment this week: finally starting to tell friends!!
Miss Anything? margaritas, champagne, coke, sweet tea
Movement: sometimes I wake up and swear I can feel some movement in my belly, so I hold my belly where I'm pretty sure tater tot isn't and smile a silly grin :) 
Food cravings: cereal and milk
Anything making you queasy or sick: thankfully no
Gender: I really think Tater Tot is going to be a boy. I have dreams about the baby a lot and little nutter butter is always a boy.  We'd be happy with either as long as it's a healthy baby! 
Symptoms:  fatique,
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: moody still (poor Derek)
Looking forward to: Derek's scheduled, daily talking to the baby- Tot can hear us now apparently!

13 weeks

Sweet Tater tot: size of a sweet Trenton Peach
How far along?  13 weeks 

Total weight gain: weight loss this past week of ~4 pounds, trying to force myself to eat more now that I'm not nauesaus
Maternity clothes? just around the corner I think, about to buy some!
Stretch marks? not yet
Sleep: fair, some insomnia
Best moment this week: seeing our little nutter butter at the ultra sound and hearing that everything is developing okay
Miss Anything? margaritas, champagne, coke, sweet tea
Movement: apparently little nutter butter can respond to our probing of the stomach, so every now and then we poke around and say hello to her! 
Food cravings: fruit and milk
Anything making you queasy or sick: not much sounds good aside from the above but nothing makes me nauseaus
Gender: hoping for a healthy baby.  
Symptoms:  fatique, round ligament pain, achy back (these last two are why I think I'll start showing soon)
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: sadly, moody
Looking forward to: the second trimester!!!!, wearing maternity clothes, my belly poppin', feeling little tater tot

Hello Sweet Angel!

Today I had an ultra sound and for a good 40 minutes I got to watch our baby play around.  I got to see arms and legs and was just astonished at what is happening in my body.  There are truly no words for the beauty and miracle of life.  Too gushy?  Pregnancy seems a little more real everyday.    Check out one of the first pictures of our precious child. 

Measuring right at 12 weeks with a heart rate of 155 beats per minute.  Everything looks good and we've got a healthy baby on our hands I think at this point!  So glad to see little tater tot!

12 weeks

Sweet Tater tot: size of a lime
How far along?  12 weeks 

Total weight gain: none
Maternity clothes? nope, not yet
Stretch marks? not yet
Sleep: fair, some insomnia
Best moment this week: Derek cuddling up and talking to the baby
Miss Anything? margaritas, champagne, coke, sweet tea
Movement: apparently little nutter butter can respond to our probing of the stomach, so every now and then we poke around and say hello to her! 
Food cravings: fruit and milk
Anything making you queasy or sick: not much sounds good aside from the above but nothing makes me nauseaus
Gender: hoping for a healthy baby.  
Symptoms:  fatique, heartburn.  
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: somewhere in between.  first incidents of crying during random tv
Looking forward to: first screening on Monday and the results.  focusing on the ultrasound aspect :)

update

Well, it looks like I'm not quite proficient at updating the 'ole blog.  things have been crazy.  Work is busy, we closed on the house last friday and we are trying to get work done on the house and pack.  All while pregnant.  Not an easy task.
 Let's break this down a bit:
Pregnancy lately-  After a few nights of complete pain and awfulness we figured out that some serious sleep is the best preventative measure we have.  So, I go to bed at 8 pm every  night, regardless of what's going on.  Morning sickness has seriously subsided and most days I don't feel pregnant.  I'm getting back to eating somewhat normally but it's a struggle.  I think mostly this is because of the move and just being tired.  there's no time for me to cook meals really or prepare or go grocery shopping for that matter.  Derek has been wonderful and really stepped up to help out around the house and cook for me on days he can.  He's been perfectly supportive.  We are so close to twelve weeks and the end of the first trimester.  I can't wait to tell all of Derek's family and maybe have some excitement about our little munchkin.  I'm holding off on telling work for another month if I can help it.  My coworker just got back from maternity leave and my PI  needs some time to deal with the adjustment before I tell him I'm headed out for awhile too.  In a team of two that's a big deal!  I have another ultra sound on Monday.  It's the "first screening" which will tell us the likelihood of having a down syndrome baby.  So, I'm very eager to get past this point.  Obviously I'm eager to see the baby again and here that she's doing okay.

House:
Where do I begin?  The list is incredible!  Fixing the Koi pond, getting a lawnmower-doing yard work, getting the garage ready.  Picking paint colors- omg, this has been such a challenge!  We're working on movers, moving trucks, exterminators, carpet cleaners, selling things on craigslist, a rental truck for moving.
Last weekend we did some great work!  Derek treated me to a beautiful laundry room- painted vertical pink stripes and two brand new washer and dryers.  I die.  I'm going to add a chandelier and a shelf but this is already a favorite place

With only two hours a day with Derek and trying to eat and catch up during this time it's been insane. Packing hasn't really happened yet.  I think we'll be throwing things in plastic bags and trying to get out the door.  Luckily we have two weeks after the official move date to finish up at the town home so maybe we'll be ok.

Anyone want to come help?