A New Year

A New Year

I always love a new year! I love the newness of everything! We started back to school today and the newness of that gets me every time! New chapters, new seating arrangement, new markers and even a new Science Lab Table for my classroom!

An another note…

We went to the Doctor this past Tuesday! I expected it to be like our last appointment…long and through…but not so much! They did the normal, pee in the cup, weigh in, blood pressure and so on, but nothing really through if you get my drift! ;)

This time, we didn’t get to do a sonogram either. I was kind of bummed. I expected to get to see Baby T every time, but apparently that is not the case. We did, however, get the “rub on the belly with really cold jelly and a wand thing” though. It took the doctor like 2 solid minutes (probably less, but it felt like forever) to actually find the heartbeat of the baby. I was really nervous, but apparently that is normal too! Baby T was beating away at 150 bpm! I was so proud!

As far as they know, everything is good and on schedule! They are watching my thyroid numbers though, which for a moment made me a little nervous, but then I remembered that “God’s got it!” If my numbers go too high or too low at my next blood draw (Feb 2nd) then, then will send me to a specialist! Thyroid issues run in both sides of my family, so I hear!

We go back Feb 2nd. I will be 16 weeks at that point. I have heard that you can find out the sex of the baby as early as 14 weeks, but we shall see. I have a feeling they will make me wait until the appointment after the next one since I will be 20weeks then (halfway!!!)

I went to the store the other day and was looking for a baby book. I wanted to start now filling in all the blanks that I could! I am just so excited! I was planning on getting the neutral one, but didn’t find a neutral one that I liked….so, I will wait! I know myself far too well…if it is a girl….I will want a girl book. If it is a boy…I will want a boy book! Go figure!

For now I will close with some fun little info (I stole this from a friends blog…my goal is to do it every week…we shall see!)

13W (okay, so really 12W 6D, I am a day early)

How far along? 13 weeks!!!

Total weight gain: zero!

Maternity clothes? Don’t have to wear them just yet. However, I did go shopping and did get 3 pairs of pants and a few shirts…for when that time comes! And…I did wear a pair of pants one day…they are SO comfy!

Sleep: When I am asleep, I sleep fine, however, falling asleep is rough and about 3am I wake up ready to conquer the world. I have had to leave our bed and go to the guest bed TWICE now because I couldn’t fall back asleep! SO annoying!

Best moment this week: hearing Baby T’s heartbeat again!

Movement: Nope…although, the doctor told me if it is movement below the belly button it is the baby, above the belly button…Gas! So…the other night was good ole gas!

Gender: no clue…lots of people are guessing girl since I have been so sick….but we have no idea!

Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In….really in

What I miss : pure, uninterrupted sleep; food

What I am looking forward to: our next appointment in 4 weeks

Weekly Wisdom: even if I am starving….a footlong sub is NOT a good idea! The “eating-crackers-before-getting-out-of-bed” movement, really does work!

Milestones: making it to 13 weeks! For some reason…I was really looking forward to that!