13 weeks

OMG, the heartbeat was SO easy to find and SO loud on the Doppler this morning which must mean my peanut is getting bigger, LOVE it! I can hardly believe I have actually made it to the official start of the second trimester.  It feels so real, like there really will be a baby for me at the end, and it is a little crazy to try to wrap my brain around that! Eric and I are becoming a little more comfortable in our belief that this pregnancy is going to work out and so we even took a stroll through the local Buy Buy Baby to browse baby stuff.  Holy walls and walls of choices for EVERYTHING! It is a little daunting in there really but we did see some cute things and we found a crib we both think is beautiful (I will put a picture below for your enjoyment and admiration).

In other baby related news, I finally felt comfortable enough to go out and purchase some maternity tops of my very own (a special thank you to Amanda for the ones you have donated that have helped get me through to now and to Kristie who spent HOURS shopping with me!) and I took my first official "baby" bump photo...though to be honest I think the baby is still all in my pelvis so this is more like my pre-pregnancy starting out comparison type photo.

Symptoms:

Nose is still stuffy but otherwise I feel pretty much normal.  May need to invest in a body pillow soon though as it is getting less comfortable to sleep flat on my stomach which is my current preferred sleeping method and then I wake up flat on my back which is a no no once the bump pops into the tummy 

 

Food Aversions:

Nothing - hoping this stays this way for the rest of the pregnancy!

Cravings:

Nothing here either really - Boring, I know 

 

 

Weight Gain:

 

 

Back to pre-pregnancy weight - will be starting to exercise again now in the second trimester and shooting for an hour of cardio 6 days a week

Great Moments/Milestones:

 

 

Making it to the official start of the second trimester....and FINALLY being ready to tell our extended families that we are pregnant come Easter Sunday!

Size of Baby:

Peach (2.9 in/0.81 oz)

 

The crib Eric and I love...not the bumper on it but the actual wood frame :)

 

I am a chunky monkey but I am looking forward to a rounder, more baby like belly in the near future...and then trying to lose some serious weight before baby #2 so I can have a cute little baby bump (oh, the best of intentions!)