Weeks 9-13

Ahh the final weeks of that infamous first trimester. The bump was getting harder to conceal but the all day nausea was starting to lift. At this point most family, friends and people that we interacted with on a daily basis knew the news and that made life a little easier too.

1) Symptoms: Surprisingly during this last stretch of the first trimester while my nausea was getting more tolerable I was actually tossing my cookies more often! I developed a bit of an aversion to my daily protein smoothie that I was drinking with my pre-natals so had to switch things up a little on that front (I am happy to report that  smoothies are now back in full swing)!

2) What I was eating: I started this phase in full on comfort food, carb-o-holic mode! Vegan mac n' cheese, potato chips, mashed potatoes and gravy and sweet potato fries were the mainstays with a few oranges for good measure! However, by week 13, I really felt like my tastes and cravings were returning to more of a "normal" place for me and I have been all about the fresh fruit and veggies. Huge salad for dinner followed by grapes for dessert is the norm right now. The one indulgence I can not get enough of is organic chocolate soy milk. I drink at least 2 big glasses a day!

3) Exercise: While I have slowed down my pace a little bit, most of my exercise routine has continued unchanged. I finished week 13 with a beautiful 5.5 mile run that felt amazing, although I think hiking will be my activity of the summer.

12 weeks

4) Doctor Office: We had our 12 week check up including the Nuchal Translucency screening which tests for risk factors indicating Downs Syndrome and other genetic deviations. I'm happy to report that testing came back as "normal". Given this information, I think we will pass on further testing such as an amniocentesis.  It was fun to watch our plum on the ultra sound and amazing to see how much more developed and active the plum was from the previous U.S. People, we have a wiggler!

 

 

5) Fun moments: During week 13, I did get to attend a good friends Bachelorette Party in Portland! I had so much fun road tripping and visiting with my friends family, even if I couldn't really fully partake in some of the bachelorette shenanigans. I will certainly say, when you are pregnant and sober, your tolerance for people spilling drinks on you at 1am is about zero!

 

 

 

 

The bump! Right at 13 weeks the bump really started to show that is was not going to be referred to as "bloating" for any longer!

 

OK, this is a short one - but be prepared, from here I would like to do these on a nearly weekly bases.... HA!