Darrell & Sharyn

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 10 weeks – 1/4 of the way there!!!

Baby’s size: Kumquat – Your baby, now barely the size of a kumquat, weighs less than a quarter of an ounce. (Length: a little over 1 inch, head to bottom.)

Sleep: Sleep has been good. Last couple of nights I had to wear my seabands to bed because I was to nauseous to actually sleep.

Maternity Clothes: Same as last week. I am in my comfy clothes since I sit around the house all day. But my jeans are starting to get a little snug.

Food Cravings: None.

Food Aversions: We made a chocolate Pecan pie on Sunday and I had a slice last night with ice cream. Definitely did not sit well, so I am still staying clear of many of the sweet items. I am also staying away from spicy things since they are starting to make me feel sick as well.

Symptoms I have: Still nauseous occasionally, but the Seabands have really been helping. I seem to only actually puke something up after I brush my teeth. 🙁

Doctor’s Appointment: Tomorrow morning! Then we call the midwife and MFM to set up appointments with them.

Movement: Nope. Lots of air bubbles though.

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: We’re not finding out!

What I’m looking forward to: Getting the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks to make sure there are no neural tube defects and getting out of the first trimester! (Hoping the nauseousness goes away.)

What I miss: Being able to bake. I can’t seem to feel well enough to finish baking something on my own. Either that or I run out of energy about halfway through something. *sigh*

 

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 9 weeks

Baby’s size: Grape – Your baby has grown to the size of a grape, weighs a fraction of an ounce, and is almost 1 inch long.

Sleep: Sleep has been fairly good, especially now that we put in blackout curtains. The only time I don’t sleep well is the night before an ultrasound since I have a small anxiety attack. I am hoping this gets better.

Maternity Clothes: Same as last week. I am in my comfy clothes since I sit around the house all day. 🙂

Food Cravings: I satisfied all my food cravings from last week. I don’t have any for this week yet.

Food Aversions: Still a no-go on a lot of sweets 🙁 I’m hoping that changes as the holidays are coming up and I have so many recipes I love to make and eat.

Symptoms I have: Nauseous & Dry-heaving — I finally was well enough to head out to get the Sea-Bands. They work! I am not near as nauseous as I was before, but I am still slightly nauseous. The only downside is that the pressure point they use makes my wrist hurt after wearing them for awhile, so I can only wear them about half the day. So far, if I wear them in the morning, I am usually fine the rest of the day. 🙂 Yay! Thanks Joni & Kendra!

Doctor’s Appointment: We have been released from the RE, so now I have to set up appointments with the OB and the Midwife. Midwife hasn’t called me back, but the appointment at the OB is for next Wednesday morning. Then the OB will refer me to the MFM and I will schedule an appointment there. Oh, the joys of being considered moderately high-risk.

Movement: None so far. Lots of bubbles, but no actual movement. We did see movement on the ultrasound yesterday!

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: Unknown until birth.

What I’m looking forward to: Getting the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks to make sure there are no neural tube defects and getting out of the first trimester! (Hoping the nauseousness goes away.)

What I miss: Nothing yet. Give me a couple weeks and I might start missing not being able to see Sprout every two weeks. We will see how the appointments line up for the other doctors. Maybe we will have them split like we did last time so we see at least one of them every two weeks. Who knows!

 

Weekly Updates:

How far along: 8 weeks

Baby’s size: Kidney Bean – Your baby, now comparable to the size of a kidney bean (just over 1/2 inch long), is constantly moving and shifting.

Sleep: I have been taking fewer naps throughout the day, but I have been sleeping really well at night (for now).

Maternity Clothes:Same as last week. I am in my comfy clothes since I sit around the house all day. 🙂

Food Cravings: I have had two this week. I wanted a Whataburger Chocolate Shake and Darrell was kind enough to oblige over the weekend. And the other item I want is a BBQ bacon cheeseburger with the fixings. Yummy! I am hoping to talk Darrell into heading either to Red Robin or to Chili’s to fulfill this one sometime soon.

Food Aversions: Still a no-go on a lot of sweets 🙁 I’m hoping that changes as the holidays are coming up and I have so many recipes I love to make and eat.

Symptoms I have: Nauseous & Dry-heaving — nothing seems to be helping. I need to see about those sea-sick wristbands that my cousin told me about, maybe those will help. Today was the best day this week, but who knows how long that will last.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next Monday!! October 29. We will be going back to Ft. Worth and will be seeing our little sprout again.

Movement: None so far. I have felt lots of movement in the tummy region, but it isn’t Sprout.

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: Unknown until birth. (at least that’s the idea for now)

What I’m looking forward to: Monday and making sure Sprout is still growing like (s)he is suppose to and still has a heartbeat. And getting the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks to make sure there are no neural tube defects

What I miss: We just got our order of wine from Navarro that we ordered in June. I wish I was able to enjoy a couple glasses. I might have a couple sips though :). Good thing we ordered the grape juice as well. 😛

** sorry for the bad photo. I did it with my cell phone and I have a hard time holding that still**

How far along: 7 weeks

Baby’s size: Blueberry – Your baby, having doubled in size since last week, is as big as a blueberry (about 1/2” in length)

Sleep: Sleep comes and goes. I am up early no matter how early or late I go to bed. I have resorted to occasional naps during the day.

Maternity Clothes: I still fit in my jeans and have been wearing them. The bloat has really gone away, so I am just staying comfortable. I know I will have Darrell pull the maternity clothes out of the attic before the new year.

Food Cravings: No real cravings. I haven’t started eating jars of pickles yet like I did last year, so we shall see when that starts.

Food Aversions: I still can’t eat a lot of sweets and sometimes, the fruit juice I have been drinking makes me nauseous, so I try to limit my intake of those items.

Symptoms I have: I am still tired a lot. Nauseousness is totally an up and down thing. My days of non-puking stopped at 5. :/ But the doctor today gave me some prenatals that should help a little.

Doctor’s Appointment: October 29. We will be going back to Ft. Worth and will be seeing our little sprout again.

Movement: None. But I cannot wait until I can feel Sprout moving. It will really put my mind at ease since Pixel only did a lot of rolling. I am hoping this one is a mover and shaker.

Belly Button: Innie.

Gender: Team Green all the way!

What I’m looking forward to: Getting the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks to make sure there are no neural tube defects noticeable and seeing Sprout in two weeks. (And possibly talking Darrell into a doppler we can use at home to hear Sprout’s heartbeat after about 10 weeks just to ease our minds)

What I miss: Being able to enjoy the pregnancy without feeling anxious. But other than that, I don’t miss anything!