Week 15: Baby is the Size of a Navel Orange

Wow 5 weeks of not posting. Things are changing. We had our first ultrasound 3 weeks ago (week 12) and oh man is the baby active. He/She was jumping all around when they were doing the ultrasound. Justin’s reaction was cute. Everyone thinks we’re having a boy but I’m making no assumptions until I see a little penis or lack there of in April! I go to the doctor’s again tomorrow for a high risk consult b/c of my psuedo tumor at 16. My doctor’s office just wants to be sure and if the high risk doctor clears me, I’ll be good to go back to my monthly visits. I don’t anticipate any issues, I feel fine for the most part. I’m more nauseous in my second trimester so far than I ever was in the first. I also was spotting a bit still which of course had my family up in arms, but my doctors just wanted me to watch it. It WAS primarily happening when Justin and I DTD, but now we’re in good shape and haven’t had issues in the past 2 weeks. I told my doctor, Leah told me she spotted her entire pregnancy so I’m not overly concerned, especially so far along and how light it is. I find it hilarious how the magnitude of things change as the story is passed around. My mom got a call from one of my Aunt’s about my bleeding asking is I was ok and when asked how she heard, my grandmother (who swears you can tell her anything b/c she won’t remember it) told my UNCLE who told his wife who called my mom about my bleeding – mind you I was ligghtly spotting. It happened the following week, I was having bowel issues (sorry TMI) and got a phone call saying my Aunt ME had heard I was throwing up all weekend…it doesn’t bother me at all, I actually find it amusing and feel quite loved that everyone cares so much about me and the baby and our well-being. It is actually quite heart-warming!



I am getting bigger and bigger every day. I think my behind and thighs have stopped growing and it’s primarily my belly now, I hope that it holds steady with my belly though with how my mom carried and how my sister carried, the possibility of this seems slim :/ Oh well, the baby is worth it and my husband still tells me I’m beautiful every day!



I guess I’ll sign off for now – no big purchases for the baby yet (just browsing) and no major decisions made yet…just settling into the 2nd trimester for the long haul



xo Linds