This journal is mainly for the sole purpose of me trying to keep track of how I feel and look each week. May not be too interesting to all you outh there but I wanted something I can look back on  =)

Week 5:  I have recently begun feeling "more pregnant". I can't believe that so far all of my pregnancies have felt exactly the same! No nausea or sickness, just tiredness and moodiness. I don't really get any bad cravings which i'm actually disappointed about lol. I really wanted a vanilla shake yesterday and my husband brought one to me at work but I don't know it's necessarily pregnancy related. I may have just wanted one! My pants seem to be feeling a bit tighter which I am actually a lil concerned about. I think it's rather early for this! Last pregnancy I think I started to notice a difference around 6-7 weeks but 5 weeks I think is too soon. I haven't been eating much worse and haven't gained any weight really so I just don't know!  =)

 This is me at 11am on my 5th week. Looks to be a slight bulge but I don't really think that's anything new! lol Well, maybe just a tiny tiny bit bigger.

Week 6:I feel pretty much the same, which is good considering I don't feel crappy or anything! Symptom wise, my boobs are finally sore, which took alot longer than last time but I am not complaining. My skin is horrible still which really sucks! I want to look as great pergnant as I feel but my stupid skin is making my self esteem really really low. I have my first doctor appt today and I will mention this to her. Oh, I think I have my first craving!! I want chili! I've wanted it for a few days now sooo bad! I bought a can at the grocery store to hold me over and it wasn't that great but I am making homemade chili tonight and I can't wait!!! I feel hungry just about all the time! I am determined to not gain as much this pregnancy as I did with Kayleigh but when I can't stop eating this may be more difficult than I thought. I actually haven't gained any weight yet which is nice, I'm just bouncing around between a couple pounds but my average wt isn't higher. Alright, I think that's about it...I have my appt today and I believe we will be scheduling my 1st ultrasound so I am really excited for that!

 I don't think I look much different here, do you?

Week 7 (4/3):  We had our first ultrasound on Monday which was wonderful! They only moved back our due date by 1 day (which is why I am now posting on Thursdays instead of Wednesdays). My last pregnancy they moved back the due date a whole week so just 1 day was much better =) We saw and heard the baby's heart  beating and it looks good. The bpm were 123 which I think is a little low but they are only concerned if it's below 100 so hopefully it's all okay. I won't get to see the lil turkey now until 18 weeks.

I am feeling good but the fatigue has hit BIG time! I am sooo much more exhausted than before, which I didn't think was even possible. I took a nap on my desk at work the other day, I was too tired to even go out for lunch. My boobs are more sore now and when I wake up in the morning I have the tiniest tiniest bit of nauseau until I eat breakfast. Absoutley nothing to complain about tho. My only comlaint now is that I am gaining weight!! I am now officially 3 pounds heavier than when I got pregnant, and the 3 pounds all were gained in 1 week! UGH! I am not eating any worse, yet 1 day I'll gain 2 pounds, the next day loose 1, the day after that i'll gain another! Now that the weather is starting to get nice I will be walking anymore but I do hope this weight gain will slow down soon.

 I notice a difference this week, could be a baby bump, could be the 3 lbs I gained in ONE week, or could be both lol

Week 8 (4/10): Everything is still going well. I do feel quite pregnant lol but not MAJORLY, just pregnant lol. I actually have had a few occassions of nauseau. Once at work I had to go the the bathroom b/c I was worried I was going to get sick but I didn't. Every morning when I wake up I feel slightly nauseous until I eat something. However, I am not complaining. My skin is horrible, and I am still getting the occasional craving. I discovered I really like Italian subs (which I've never had before), and I just had to have chicken tenders the other day! I'm extremely hungry all the time still. I haven't gained any more weight since that jump last week. I am so happy it finally feels like Spring because I am walking alot more. So far this week I have gone on three, 50 minute walks during my lunch breaks. I noticed I am more emotional before. I went to church on Sunday and they had a group of little boys and girls that were dressed in their first communion dresses and when I saw them I started to cry lol. It seems as though all these normal pregnancy symptoms have just taken a lil longer to get to me than others , but they're here and I am happy! In 4 days my baby will have made it longer than my last baby did so I am praying everything is still good. The last baby stopped measuring at 8 wks 3 days but I didn't know until 9 wks 5 days, so when I make it to 10 weeks this time I will feel less worried.12 wks will be even better but i'm taking it one step at a time  =)

I feel bigger but in this pic I feel like I just look a lil fat lol

Week 9 (4/17): Not too much new this week. I still feel pregnant which is a relief. I believe I made it farther than my last pregnancy now! If I make it to my doctors appt next Friday I will be thrilled! My pants feel tighter so I may be investing in some kind of "Bella Band" type thing so I can wear the same pants but keep them unbuttoned. Hmm, I don't know what else to say for this week.

Week 10 (4/24): Things seem to be going very well. Nothing really new or exciting, but nothing bad so I am a happy person. I'm not quite as hungry as I have been which is very nice! The weather has been beautiful the past week so I have been walking alot more! I have my 2nd doctors appointment tomorrow which I am thrilled about! I never made it to the 2nd appt last pregnancy. I will be 10 wks 1 day so I am praying I will be able to hear the heartbeat. If we are not able to hear it I will be a nervous wreck, I know it. Although I do have a good feeling about this pregnancy so I am trying to think positively. Oh, Kayleigh told me yesterday morning that she dreamed we had a baby boy. I thought that was pretty amusing due to the fact we haven't officially told her i'm pregnant! It's also funny to me b/c I kind of have the feeling of "boy". So we shall see  =)

Week 11 (5/1): I shall start off with the best news, I had my 2nd OB appt last Friday (4/25) and we heard the heartbeat using the doppler!!! It was the most wonderful sound ever. Sounded just like a lil horse galloping away. The doctor said it sounded very good (although I don't have a bpm #). I was sooooooo relieved. I was able to leave the doctors office knowing our lil turkey is still alive at 10 weeks 1 day. Now that I am 11 weeks and no signs of problems I feel as tho I can almost relax now. Other than that, not too much new. I think I am still getting bigger, which is good (kind of lol). I now officially have 1 pair of pants that I am unable to button. I haven't gotten the Bella Band yet so I have to do the rubber band trick for those pants =)  Kayleigh officially knows about the baby now so I am feeling very good about things. I seem to be not quite as hungry as I have been. I still prob eat too much but I am not ravaging for food. I know working at a desk in an office is nooo help. I get soo bored just sitting here that I just like to munch on snacks for the hell of it. I can't wait till June 20th, which is my last day here. It's exciting yet terrifying. I have worked in this office since I was an 18 yr old senior in highschool. I have worked my way up in this company and some people in this office are like my family now. I can only imagine how emotional I am going to be saying goodbye and moving like 10 states away. Oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For right now I am enjoying being pregnant! Woo hoo!

**Thanks to everyone for all your support by the way. It has been truly wonderful and it has been soooo great to have you all here for me when I needed it. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of you!!!   ::takes a bow and walks off stage:: lol j/k

Week 12 (5/8): I made it to 12 weeks!!!!! Praise the lord! =) Not much new this week other than me being unbelievably happy that I have made it this far!!!! Last week of my 1st trimester, I think? I think I have gained a total of 4.5 lbs now, which is more than I wanted to but it could be worse. AHH I don't care, i'm still pregnant and happy!!

Week 13 (5/15): So far so good. Not much new this week. Slowly but surely getting bigger. I finally announced my pregnancy to my co-workers this past week. Last Friday afternoon, I sent an email to my whole office saying something along the lines of, "Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day! I would also like you all to know that I will be a mother again at the end of November! That's right, Kayleigh's going to be a big sister!" So, I felt that being 12 weeks along it may be safe to let EVERYONE know now. I have my next doctors appointment 5/23. Other than that, i'm still just happy  =)

Week 14 (5/22): This week I am.......just bigger  =) There is not much hiding the pregnancy now If I wanted to. Although I think I am still in the inbetween stage of, "Is she just fat?" or "is she pregnant?" lol. Last night "turkey" went to his/her first Red Sox game...even if he/she doesn't know it lol. It will be my last trip to Fenway for a while, and I was able to go thanks to the president of my work company.  He bought all the employees who wanted to go tickets to the game. So "turkey" also "witnessed" another wonderful Red Sox victory =) (W 6-3).  I had the most realistic dream last night also. I gave birth to a adorable lil boy who we named Jacob and he was soooooo cute and sooooo tiny. In my dream, I "woke up" in the hospital and saw our handsome lil boy. I was really confused b/c I couldn't remember giving birth to him and I couldn't understand why. It ends up I had a C-Section and was heavily sedated. This was a huge surprise to me because Kayleigh was a normal, no complications or issues vaginal birth. Anyways, I remember calling him a peanut b/c he was tiny, they told me 5 lbs 8 oz (which I know will not be the real weight b/c I make think I make big babies, Kay was 8 lbs 9 oz lol), and he was born on the 19th ( I am due the 20th too!! hmmm). I woke up from this dream and felt so weird, like I was actually sad it wasn't true b/c I loved holding and kissing that cute lil baby boy lol.  So this was my first "baby dream" and it kind of makes me excited I had a boy in it haha. Well I hope evryone has a great week!! I have a doctors appt tomorrow at 1:30 so I am startuing to get really excited again!  =)

Week 15 (5/29): Things are going just peachy!! I had my doctors appointment which was a really quick appt but we did the good stuff so thats what matters to me! I heard lil turkey's heartbeat again which was of course wonderful. Jason had to work so I recorded the heartbeat on my phone which was pretty cool because he got to hear it and now I can hear it again whenever I want =)  I scheduled my ultrasound too! It will be Wednesday June 18th and I will be 17 wks and 6 days so lets pray he/she shows us the goods! haha  I am feeling good.....big...but good. As of today I have gained about 8-9 lbs (since my very 1st dr appt) which they said is fine although I wish it was a bit less lol. Anyways, thats about it! =)

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