Week 14 Summary

I have not posted a picture this week because we have been so busy it seems; I'll try and get one up tonight or tomorrow. This week I have noticed my stomach is getting a good bit bigger. It looks like I have done more than eat a large meal. It looks like I have eaten a small animal!

I have been doing a better job cooking supper this week which has been a nice change. I am also feeling less yucky which helps. The past few weeks nothing sounded good and just never could get meals together. Meat, although it did not disgust me just seemed very unappetizing. It has been a little better this week. I have made it to the gym the first three days of the week which has made me feel a lot better. It is amazing how quickly you can get out of shape so I am trying to do a good mix of cardio and strength training. I am doing a 5K this weekend with a bunch of girls. I am going to try and run at a easy pace but will walk if I need to. We'll see. I got my swine flu shot yesterday so I now have my regular seasonal flu vaccine and the swine flu vaccine. My doctor recommended getting both, so I felt pretty comfort about getting it done. At least with the swine flu they give pregnant women the shots without all the preservatives. Nice, from now on I am going to claim being pregnant even if I am not just to get a shot without all that other junk in it. It may be harmless but I don't if I am convinced. Adam has had to go to his mom's almost every night since Friday helping with a cow that is down. They are having to bottle feed her calf which means he has come home bruised and beaten by these 2 animals and is very tired. Hopefully it will be better soon.

Auburn Tiger on the way!

The baby's first Auburn gear.

Latest Dr. Visit (I'm at 13 weeks now)

Adam and I went to the Dr. yesterday for our monthly visit. They did not do a sonogram this time but we did get to hear the baby's heart beat which was really neat. They said it sounded normal and everything looked good. It was really neat but did kind of miss getting see the baby's growth. I guess I will have to wait another 4 weeks to get a look. For my next appointment I will 17 weeks and although the Dr. said they would tell us the sex of the baby at 20 weeks I am hoping they will at least try to look and see at our next appointment. Worst case maybe before Christmas if the baby is positioned so we can tell. If you can't tell I am a little anxious to know the sex; not because I want one more then the other but it just makes me think I'll know a little bit more about the baby then. I won't know who it looks or acts like until it is born and gets older but at least I can know what I can look forward to! Adam says he know what it is going to be already. He either says a"Squall Butt" or a "Cry Baby". I tell him only if the baby takes after him! I will post my weekly belly pictures when I get home.

The Little Bump

OK, so here it is my first bump pic. At this point I look like I just finished eating a huge dinner at my favorite Mexican restaurant but it never goes away. I looked up pictures of other women at 11 weeks and apparently I look normal. I haven't been running with my group much partly due to my laziness and partly due to the fact that it is either raining or freezing here. So I have been trying to get to the gym early in the evening before I start feeling like crap, which usually occurs between 7 and 8pm. I went this weekend to Huntsville to do some quick shopping with a friend and picked up some more clothes. Since most maternity tops are huge and often unattractive I am putting off wearing them until I have to. Instead I just got regular shirts/sweaters that fit fairly long and have a little room for my belly to grow. I should be able to wear them for a few months at least. Pants on the other hand are a different story. If I go up a size in pants they look huge all over so what seems to work best are the dreaded panel pants... however they look better and are more comfortable then any alternative. Although I have bought 2 pairs so far I can't bring myself to wear them yet. I need to prepare mentally for that one. I have decided that most of my pants will have to be ordered online because most stores have a small maternity section and seldom carry my size; go figure!

Trip to St. Louis

We had a great time in St. Louis visiting with family this weekend. This week will end up just as busy as the rest I am sure. I know 9 months sounds like a long time but we've been so busy I image that it will go by very fast. Besides this coming weekend we will be busy the next 3 weekends of October, but it is all fun stuff! Auburn football, parties, 5K's and Halloween! I am not feeling too bad these days although my sinuses are messed up and I am trying not to take too much medicine even if it is listed on my sheet of approved stuff to take. With my pants getting tighter and tighter I bit the bullet and got 2 maternity outfits/items on our trip. None of my regular pants have stretch in the waist so they are getting snug quickly. I was happy to find a really cute dress I can wear even now that is cute and a pair of brown corduroy's that fit me very well. We'll see how long before I have to wear them. It was very hard to look at all this maternity clothes and visualize fitting into any of it. It is still so weird but when we left the store I was happy with the start of my new wardrobe. (I don't want to wish my foot to grow but I'd love an excuse to buy new shoes too ;) LOL!)