On February 26th I found out that I was pregnant. I dressed Maddie in her big sister shirt (as seen in a previous post) and that is how Eric learned of the pregnancy. Just like when I told him about being pregnant with Maddie, he asked me if this was "for real." We decided to keep the pregnancy a secret until my birthday when we would announce it to our family.
March 8th was my birthday. After going out to eat, we invited everyone over to our house for cake. Eric said he wanted to take a group picture so everyone crowded around Maddie and me. Eric took one photo, claimed my eyes were closed, and then secretly switched the camera to video mode. Right before "taking the next picture," he said, "We're having another baby." Unfortunately we didn't quite get the response we anticipated. Apparently no one believed Eric.
On April 16th Eric and I went for my first doctor's appointment. We got to see the baby wiggling around and hear the heartbeat which was around 180 BPM. I thought the baby looked like a little gummy bear. :) When we were getting ready to leave, my doctor regretfully told me that the ultrasound machine was out of paper and the pictures of our little gummy bear were lost. He said he owed me pictures at my next appointment. I thought I was okay with that until I got home and realized that I would not have a tangible reminder of my pregnancy for another four weeks. So, I called the next day and set up an appointment for the day after that. Thankfully this time Dr. F simply did an abdominal ultrasound and I got to happily leave with a picture of Baby T #2 (see post below).
I think that pretty much catches you up to speed, so on with the weekly update.
Size of baby: Baby T weighs nearly an ounce and is 3 inches long, about the size of a Nutter Butter.
Total weight gain/loss: +2.5 pounds
Maternity clothes: My regular jeans still fit. I did wear a pair of maternity pants yesterday and although they were comfortable, I don't think I'm quite ready for them.
Gender: We don't know yet and I don't have an intuition. With that said, based on how I'm feeling (just like I did with Maddie) and the heartbeat of the baby at our first appointment (same as Maddie's), I'd guess girl.
Movement: Too early.
Sleep: Pretty good, minus the bizarre dreams.
What I miss: Nothing.
Cravings: No real cravings yet, although I have been eating a lot pizza.
How I'm feeling: If you ask Eric he'd tell you I'm more tired than normal, but other than that I'm feeling good. Just like with Maddie, I haven't really experienced any of the uncomfortable side effects of pregnancy.
Highlight of the past week: Telling all of you about Baby T #2!
13 weeks
