Week by Week: Week 8

February 13th 2013

Finally getting caught up!

Bump is definitely visible to me. I traveled to Florida last week for a conference, and was shocked that some of my summer jeans did not fit anymore! I also wore my bikini to the pool there and looked like I had a little beer belly. It definitely doesn't look like a bump to others (I don't think), just like I'm put on a few winter pounds :)  Still on the antibiotic eye drops, but hopefully only for a couple of more days!

Baby is the size of a kidney bean or a raspberry

How Far Along?  8 weeks! 

Maternity Clothes? Still no, but I am not able to wear all of my regular pants!

Weight Gain? I still don't think I've gained any weight, but my weight has been fluctuating +/- 1-2 pounds

Stretch Marks? No! 

Sleep? Good! The conference had long hours, and lots of walking, and kind of wiped me out! I've been trying to go to bed at 9:30 each night, which has been very nice.

Best Moment of the Week?  Taking a picture with Baby and Mickey! And then joyously returning home to my husband. Also, Julian's comments on facebook with the number 2 (i.e. love u 2) as a hidden clue towards others. hehe

Movement? Nope.

Gender? No idea! We have been talking about if we have a preference, and neither of us seem to have one. 

What I miss? Still not telling people. We thought we could move our appointment to 2/14, but found out today the earliest we can have our appointment in 2/21. I am praying that we will be able to hear the heartbeat next week, so that we can finally tell people!!

Symptoms: Hunger, food aversions, sleepiness. I haven't been as nauseous, and I have had different cravings and food aversions. I am a little picky now, and I feel like I'm eating a LOT. For breakfast I had a big bowl of oatmeal, eggs, half a bagel, and a bowl of fruit. Normally that would have been way too much but this morning it was perfect. I just had dinner, and am still hungry... thinking of what else I can cook tonight. Maybe some whole wheat banana pancakes, as a Valentine's Surprise for Julian (because I will make them in the shape of hearts, of course!).

What I’m looking forward to? TELLING OUR PARENTS! 

Milestones: Baby is a raspberry :)

Emotions: Happy, and a little disappointed, because we thought we would have our first appointment on Valentines Day. We were so excited, and it sounded just perfect. But I guess we only have to wait a week instead of 2 now....

Week by Week: Week 7

February 3rd 2013

[Writing post on February 13th... we've been pretty good about taking the pictures week by week, but I have not been good about writing the blog posts each week!]

Baby is the size of a blueberry

Bump is visible to me, and pants are feeling snug. I am choosing not to wear my "skinny jeans" anymore, because they are pretty tight. Still on the antibiotic eye drops...

How Far Along?  7 weeks! [for real this time!]

Maternity Clothes? Still no, but I am definitely picking my looser pants for comfort!

Weight Gain? Not really sure, but I don't think so!

Stretch Marks? No!

Sleep? Good! Still getting up to pee each night, but going to bed pretty early. 

Best Moment of the Week?  Lots of good moments, but I can't remember anything specific now... lots of positive, lovely times talking with and about Baby with Julian!

Movement? None.

Gender? No idea! 

What I miss? Not telling people... we are going to try and move up our appointment because it's so hard to be waiting!

Symptoms: Hunger, thirst, some nausea, and food aversions. The week before I was craving guacamole so I bought some from the store, ate it for one day, and then thought it was super disgusting. We still have it... Julian has to figure out how to eat it, since it makes me feel like I want to throw up!

What I’m looking forward to? TELLING OUR PARENTS!

Milestones: Baby is a blueberry :)

Emotions: Happy, and impatient :)

Week by Week- Week 6

January 31, 2013

I'm going to start dating these in case I need to go back and revise the week we are on. I can't believe I have to wait almost a full month before we finally have our first appointment with the midwife!! [Update: I'm glad I dated these because I thought we were in Week 7, but it was really Week 6! Baby is the size of a lentil :) ]

 Baby is the size of a lentil or a sweet pea

I *think* I can see a very small bump... I think I may be the only one who would actually notice it though. This last week has been crazy with my weird dry eyes! Everything is more complicated because I'm pregnant, since I don't really want to be taking medication now that might affect Baby. So I'm off of my tear-generating drops,  and had to go to an emergency appointment after one of my tear ducts became infected... I go to a follow up appointment tomorrow morning. Hopefully the infection will be gone so I can stop taking antibiotic drops!

How Far Along?  7 weeks! [see update above... really 6 weeks]

Maternity Clothes? Still no, but I am trying to wear loose clothes so that my teeny tiny bump isn't noticeable. I'm sure others wouldn't notice it- it just looks like I am bloated.

Weight Gain? I still think I have lost a couple of pounds from eating healthier, and since the bloating has more or less gone away.

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Sleep? Good! Going to bed early most nights, which helps since I am often really sleepy during the day.

Best Moment of the Week?  Julian talking to Baby. :) Sometimes telling Baby that Mama esta loca. It's true! hehe

Movement? None.

Gender? No idea! Julian is hoping for twins though.

What I miss? Still not telling people. But I am having fun looking for ways to surprise our parents! :) 

Symptoms: Same as before- nausea here and there, sleepiness, dizziness, hunger and thirst! Today was the first day that I felt sick thinking about eating something. I had packed leftover tilapia for lunch and it made me feel nauseous just thinking about heating it up (still does as I type)... I have been craving guacamole and tortilla chips a lot too :)

What I’m looking forward to? Telling our families!!!

Milestones: Baby is now a blueberry and his/her brain is growing fast. Making sure I am taking DHA pills every day to supplement and strengthen brain growth. [See update above]

Emotions: As I'm writing this I have finally convinced Julian that we are in Week 7, not Week 5. So I'm feeling sad that we missed two weeks of tracking development. We have been praying for healthy development by the milestones, so it bothers me that we missed out on some of those specific prayers. But God knows the exact moments of development and he understands the heart of our prayers so I think it's ok :) [See update above]

Week by Week- Week 5

***Ok, we took this "bump" pic thinking we were 5 weeks along, but I am pretty sure I am at least 1 week ahead of what we had thought, if not actually 2. Also, I am writing this during Week 7, if I counted correctly, so I'm thinking back a bit. Feeling sad that we missed a couple of weeks of talking about our baby! We talked about poppyseed and then sesame seed/appleseed, but I think we jumped to blueberry and skipped over sweet pea because of our misunderstanding!

Baby is the size of an apple seed/sesame seed

How Far Along?  6 weeks! (I think Week 4 for me was actually Week 5! We had a hard time calculating, because our counting was different than what a midwife told me over the phone...)

[Update: 2/13/13- I finally figured out the counting! I was at 5 weeks, so baby was a sesame seed!]


Maternity Clothes? Nope, not at all

Weight Gain? I don't think so- I think I've lost a couple of pounds, just eating healthier

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Sleep? Still surprised that I wake up in the middle of the night each and every night to pee. I didn't expect to get interrupted sleep until Baby is here!

Best Moment of the Week?  Surprise tulips that were a present from Julian to Baby and me! 

Movement? None.

Gender? No idea!

What I miss? Being able to tell people big things happening in our lives! It's so hard to keep the secret.

Symptoms: Nausea here and there, sleepiness, dizziness, and hunger! I eat every 2 hours and get dizzy if I don't eat right away. Also a lot of thirst.

What I’m looking forward to? Still telling people.

Milestones: Baby is now a Sweet Pea!

Emotions: Thinking less of a baby in general and more of how God has called Julian and me to be parents to this particular child, and how we will guide, mold, and love this child into becoming a responsible, mature adult.

Week by Week- Week 4

The "bump" is nonexistent right now....

At 4 weeks the baby is the size of a poppy seed. Photo Source: Baby Center.

How Far Along?  4 weeks!

Maternity Clothes? Nope, still fit in my "skinny jeans"

Weight Gain? None yet, although bloating probably makes it go up and down a pound or so

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Sleep? Good so far! It is interrupted with bathroom breaks more, and I want more of it (I feel sleepy a lot) but I have been able to get a lot of rest.

Best Moment of the Week?  Too many! Taking the official pregnancy test and seeing Julian's reaction, scheduling our very first visit, brainstorming fun ways to tell people (which is so hard not to do right away), and reading a lot about our baby's development!

Movement? None.

Gender? Who knows?

What I miss? Nothing really... if I have to pick something, I would say my normal energy, because I haven't been able to be as active as I was before. But, it's kind of nice to have to rest too.

Symptoms: Nausea comes and goes, but hasn't been coing very often over the past few days. Some dizziness, and sleepiness, but that's pretty much it.

What I’m looking forward to? Telling people (it is killing me) and our first midwife appointment... but that is scheduled for 6 weeks from now!

Milestones: Baby is now the size of a poppyseed, implanted, and growing his/her placenta!

Emotions: It still hasn't fully sunk in yet, but we are so excited, feeling very blessed, and just trying to take it a day at a time. It is a little terrifying to think of the next 20+ years, or even the next 9 months, as there are a lot of things up in the air. My prayer is that God would equip us to be the best parents we can be, for however long he would bless us in that way. 

Announcing: Baby Gonzalez!

Baby Gonzalez is expected to arrive around September 23rd, 2013!

I suspected that I was pregnant after having pregnancy dreams 3 nights in a row, and feeling a little nauseous, dizzy, tired, and bloated. Julian took a little convincing, but was pretty convinced by the time we took the test. It was very exciting to see the positive results, and know that I wasn't crazy!

Lots of love from all 3 of us.

What will our little Gonzalito look like?