Due Date: November 27, 2012
How Big is Baby: He/she is the size of a lime
Total weight gain: According to my scale at home, +2 lbs, but according to the Dr.'s scale today, I'm the same weight I was at my 8 week appointment!
Morning Sickness: None!!
Cravings: Strawberries, watermelon, pineapple, plums, and water ~ any other cravings are a daily occurance (for example, today I really wanted some Potbelly's)
Sleep: Great, except for getting up for the bathroom
I can't live without: Sleep and water!
I miss: My energy, although it's slowly coming back
I am looking forward to: Buying our crib! I know it's still early, but I have an amazing Groupon that expires on May 30th so we have to get one in the next few weeks!
Milestones: His/her reflexes are developing this week! Also, got to hear the heartbeat today!! 153 beats/minute!
Movement: According to babycenter.com, if I prod my abdomen, my baby will squirm in response, although I can't feel it yet.
Gender: I'm thinking a boy but we won't find out until delivery! Although, old wives tales suggest that heartbeats over 140 are a girl...who knows!
Labor Signs: It’s far too soon for this!
In other news, the secret is finally out! On Thursday, I told my students as we talked about Mother's Day and they were quite excited. However, they were a little bummed to find out the baby won't be here until they are in third grade. On Friday, my principal announced the great news at our teacher appreciation breakfast and everyone was excited for us.
Saturday was Sean and Carly's Communion so sharing the news at the party was perfect! Carly got to tell some people while I told others. Needless to say, everyone was excited. I handed out our announcement pictures (blog header) and then many of my cousins looked up this lil blog on their phones!
Sunday was Mother's Day and a perfect way to tell more people! A couple people would say, "Happy Mothers Day" to me and then say, "Oh no, not yet!" All I had to say in reply was, "Well, actually..." and they immediately got it! Mike's family had a little get together so we headed over there to share the news some more. I told Mike he can make the announcement and he was taking forever!! I guess he was waiting for the perfect timing and he got it. One of his aunts had asked about our house hunting and Mike said, "Yeah, we'll be looking in the next few months because in November we're having a baby!" Then there was silence!! LOL! His aunts just looked at him and then at me for reassurance! It was so funny. Mike is a joker and in the time we've been married, he has made a joke or two about us being pregnant. I always warned him that he'd be like the boy who cried wolf and they wouldn't believe him. Well, I was right! Anyway, after they believed me, it was lots of congrats and excitement! Later that night, it went up on Facebook and it's all out there!
My "first" Mother's Day was very nice - I got quite a few cards from friends and family and it felt great. They all made me even more excited to be a mommy. Mike got me a card that was from baby and brought tears to my eyes.
Overall, it was an exciting weekend and I'm so excited that the secret is out! Although I don't know who is more excited it's out...me or my dad...he was dying to say something! :)
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