Hello 2nd Trimester, Goodbye Tri-Cities!!!

13 weeks...last week of the first trimester!

How far along?  13 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain: 3 lbs.

Maternity clothes? no

Stretch marks?  no new ones.

Sleep: not great at night, but taking a nap during the day.

Best moment this week: Spending time with our friends from Portland. 

Miss Anything? Caffeine and a cold glass of white wine.

Movement: no

Food cravings:  pancakes

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week, finally got my appetite back (not sure if that's good or bad yet!)

Gender Prediction: 85% sure it's a boy now :)

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: a lot more tired this week.

Belly Button in or out? During the day in, at night its flattened out. 

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Getting ready for Disneyland!!!

12 weeks

How far along?  12 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain: 2 lbs.

Maternity clothes? no

Stretch marks?  no new ones.

Sleep: not great

Best moment this week: We told Ali that she was going to be a big sister! If it's a boy she wants to name it Pinocchio, if it's a girl she wants to name it Cinderella :). I also got to see our baby again.

Miss Anything? Ibuprofen, Excedrin, Caffeine

Movement: no, but on the ultrasound the baby was bouncing all around!

Food cravings:  frozen grapes and ice cream (did not indulge in the ice cream though)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Everything!  I got a stomach bug this week and am having a harder time bouncing back to normal. 

Gender Prediction: boy but feeling like it could be a girl too :)

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Nauseous and sensitive to smells. 

Belly Button in or out? During the day in, at night its flattened out. 

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Seeing our friends from Portland this weekend! We are also heading to Seattle this week. 

11 weeks!

How far along?  11 weeks and 1 day

Total weight gain: 3.5 lbs

Maternity clothes? no

Stretch marks?  yes, from previous pregnancy :)

Sleep: so-so

Best moment this week: It finally got real!  We heard the heart beat and saw our baby moving!

Miss Anything? not really

Movement: no

Food cravings:  oranges

Anything making you queasy or sick: no

Gender Prediction: feeling strongly that it's a boy

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: no

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: My next ultrasound next Thursday!

Celebrating the news and Rocks Big 31!

How I told family...

This time around I was feeling more "under control" with my excitement, so I knew I could wait and make the reveal somewhat special.  The day I found out was luckily a day that my mom was watching Ali, so I was able to tell Joel in a special way.  I made him dinner, as usual, but on the plate I wrote "congratulations, you're going to be a dad again!", while he was eating he saw it and was so excited.  I  was able to set up a hidden camera and got his reaction all on tape.  For our families, I made the usual Christmas calendars for them but on my due date (Aug. 1st), I wrote due with baby #2.  Everyone was super excited and slightly shocked I think :).

7 weeks