13 weeks!

Woohoo the last week of the first trimester! I read online that this is around the time you really start to notice some changes in your body and it's definitely true. I have grown a little bit in my stomach and have started feeling aches and pains in there. I am finally enjoying the feeling of pregnancy and haven't puked in a week! A good friend actually worked out with me yesterday and it felt SO good to finally be active again. I'm planning on spending my nights on the bike and hopefully doing some Zumba to stay active and have as healthy of a pregnancy as I can. Yesterday was kind of a sad day for Bran...the Packers lost! It was very sad and now the superbowl isn't sounding as exciting to me...oh well! Here is one of my favorite Packer fans...isn't he precious?

Brandon and I are going to be taking a little bit nicer pictures of my belly starting next week. I feel like they have been kind of boring because not much changes week to week! I may take them every other week so I can see a real change. I also have a doctor appt. tomorrow to make sure everything is progressing normally. We were told that if we schedule testing for chromosomal errors this week we may be able to find out the sex of the baby! My gut is still telling me boy but I guess you never really know! Here are a couple updated belly pics...I'm definitely growing in the belly and it appears my butt and thighs already.

I feel like baby Sev is really low in there....weird!

                                                          I think my belly is sticking out as far as my butt now :)

My friend Meghan had the cutest blog during her pregnancy...I'm going to borrow her questioner to keep everyone in the loop!

Today's date: Monday Jan. 16th 2012

How far along: 13 weeks - last week of first trimester woooohooo!!

Sex: My dreams and gut say boy...so it's probably a girl :)

Maternity clothes: I'm wearing almost all of the maternity clothes I've bought. I can still get away with some of my shirts pre-pregnancy but I can't wear any of my old pants without a belly band.

Sleep: I used to get up at 3:00am and 4:00am to pee but that has stopped :)

Best moment(s) of the week: Spending time with my friend Tara and Danielle this weekend...it's always nice to spend time with good friends :)

Movement: Can't feel it yet.

Food cravings/aversions: mashed potatoes, peaches, and juice!

Morning sickness: It comes and goes but it's manageable now

Symptoms: Achey pains in my belly and very tired all the time. I'm also noticing that I don't really have any patience which is not easy when teaching 26 1st graders! eek

Labor signs: Way too soon.

Belly button in or out:  Definitely still in.

What I miss: Jimmy Johns Subs, Wine, and I never realized how often I use paint!

What I'm looking forward to: My doctor appointment tomorrow! :) and Bran's family coming to visit in the next month

Size and growth of our baby: Baby is now the size of a PEACH!

Baby is approaching normal proportions, with its head now only one third the size of its body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy.  Fingerprints have formed o baby's tiny fingertips, veins and organs are clearly visible through its still-thin skin.  Baby is forming teeth and vocal cords although they are nonfunctional. If we're having a girl, she now has more than two million eggs in her ovaries!  Our baby is almost 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce.