11 Week Update

How far along are you:  11 Weeks... does time seem to be flying or is it just me

Fruit: Lime- that makes me wish I had a gin and tonic right about now.... it's been one of those weeks.

Baby bump: There's a bump, a bump made of blubber but a bump none the less. It is most prominent in the evenings or when I have to pee.

Maternity Clothes: I spent the beginning of the week in denial so I just wore dresses. Then in got cold. Maternity pants for the win.

Gender: I still think boy 80% of the time. This is bad a seriously debating topic in the Berg Household. By this time into Ryan's pregnancy I was dead set on the fact that he was a boy. This time around I have a general feeling that this is a boy. But then the "what ifs" start bugging me.

All in all, this pregnancy is very, very similar to Ryan's. I'm sitting here racking my brain trying to think of any significant differences.

So yeah, still thinking boy.

Stretch Marks: Nothing new so far, I'm cool with that

Sleep: I'm still consistently in bed by 9-9:30pm every night. Every day around 3pm I find myself totally exhausted but I rally in time for daycare pick up and evening activities. 

Cravings: Cold water, iced tea and yogurt mostly this week.

What Makes Me Wanna Gag: Leftovers... this is a problem seeing as I typically love leftovers

Exercise: Ryan is my exercise

Mood: Overwhelmed with work but otherwise holding my own just fine.

Favorite thing this week: Telling my brother and his girlfriend. They both picked up on our Big Brother T Shirt for Ryan about 45 minutes faster then my parents did. So funny!

Excited For:  The return of my energy. Mr. Berg's studying/test to be over with so I can co-parent instead of single parent.

In other news...First trimester is coming to a close pretty quickly. I can't even believe it. 

The Care and Keeping of Pregnant Me

With all the complications I had delivering Ryan and shortly there after, my doctor and obstetric nurse put a plan into place for my care as soon as we found out I was pregnant again.

This plan, so far, has included:

-In home blood pressure monitoring- so far, so good

- Extra blood work- my favorite!

- A base line 24 hour urine catch, which will be repeated at the start of each trimester and again as necessary- nothing say party like an orange container of pee

- A Prenatal Vitamin Change- Now with iron!


So far, the following as been discovered:

- You get more blood out of my right arm

- I still pass out at blood work

- I pee more then 1 jug can hold

- My MCHC count is low, which is odd but no one knows why or can pin point if it's a problem

- I am anemic- already


I start a different prenatal with iron tomorrow. Hopefully, this will help kick anemia's butt and no more issues are found.



Fingers crossed people, fingers crossed

Playing Games...

As of right now, five family members and 3 best friends know about Baby Berg Jr. I haven't said a word to the rest of the world. I have absolutely no reason to not tell anyone. I just haven't yet.

Part of that is because we'd like to tell Mr. Berg's family in person at Thanksgiving. The less people know, the less a chance of it getting back to them before hand. Another part of it is that I kind of like keeping it a little secret. It's fun. It's me and Baby Berg Jr. against the world.

There is a large part of me that thinks I probably won' tell. I'll just let people figure it out on their own. Working in a male dominated industry makes that all the more fun. At least, it does for me.

Baby Berg Jr. is getting harder and harder to hide. I've had to break out maternity pants must earlier then I did last time. Today I'm wearing a dress because it seemed easier to do that then iron pants this morning. In fact, I may just consider wearing dresses every day this week. 

Such a cop out, right?


Happy Monday Everyone!

May your coffee be strong and your workday be short!

10 Week Update

How far along are you:  10 weeks today

Fruit: Baby is the size of a prune

Baby bump: Oh the bump.... it's made of belly fat and displaced organs. I look like I fell off the healthy eating wagon. 

Maternity Clothes: I spent the weekend in my maternity Sevens. God, I love those jeans. I'm in that weird zone right now where my usual pants are getting really tight and uncomfortable. Meanwhile, maternity pants are too big and make me look even more portly thus making me more uncomfortable.

So, for now, I'm sticking with the three pairs of regular work pants that fit and a couple pairs of maternity jeans. All while wishing I could just live in yoga pants.

All of that to say: I think I'm just fat.

Gender: I referred to the baby this morning as Baby Boy without even thinking about it first. Habit or sixth sense? Who knows.

Stretch Marks: Nope, but I'm running a special on body acne :) Yay!

Sleep: If the other members of my household would sleep, than I could too!!

Cravings: Food still isn't all that appealing and cravings are fleeting. I still really like cold water, iced tea and Thanksgiving on a Bun. Melon and Pineapple are also awesome and most recently yogurt.

What Makes Me Wanna Gag: An empty stomach... so not good

Exercise: Ryan is my exercise

Mood: Right now I'm just drained thanks to a sick toddler and a busy, busy schedule

Favorite thing this week: Telling my parents. They are hysterical.

Excited For: Spa Day on Sunday. Totally not baby related, totally worth it!

In other news...Everything I said about my energy returning last week was a damn lie! I need so much sleep right now, it's not even funny!

Week 9 Letter

Dear Baby Berg:

You are the reason Mama's pants don't fit. Just thought you should know.

We've been hanging out together for 9 weeks now. It's fun knowing that I am never truly alone anymore. I'm trying to cut back on the caffeine and up the amount of sleeping I'm getting. I'm a good thing you can't hear yet. Your father has been sawing logs every night thanks to an amazing cold he brought home last week. Speaking of that cold, sorry about that. I'm sure my coughing and sneezing hasn't exactly been your idea of a fun ride. I think it's safe to say at 9 weeks in, we are certain to catch a few more of those before all is said and done.

There's a big event happening this week in your life. In fact, it's happening tonight. Your grandparents are finding out about you. You have no idea how thrilled they are going to be. They've been waiting and waiting and waiting. And I've been lying point blank to their faces for weeks now, which is hard.

This weekend is also a our annual Halloween Beach Weekend. It's always held a special place in our hearts. You won't know what's going on this weekend but in the years to come you will love it.


I love you, baby!

Mama

9 Week Update

I found a survey I like a lot better so I'm using this one going forward

How far along are you:  9 weeks exactly!

Fruit: Baby is the size an olive... okay to not exactly a fruit but whatever... a grape maybe?  According to our ultrasound tech on Monday, Baby Berg is about an inch long.

Baby bump: Well.... sort of. If I'm naked, you can definitely tell there's a baby in there. In clothes, I just look like I had Chipolte one too many times this week.

Maternity Clothes: I wore a pair of Maternity Jeans to Ryan's tumbling class on Saturday. They were too big. As I type this I'm starting to remember.... Loft Maternity pants run really big....

Gender: Won't know for sure until mid January. However, baby's ultrasound picture showed him/her to be in the same position as Ryan was at his first ultrasound. They were both also taken on the exact same day in my pregnancy- 8 weeks, 4 days. Wild, right!? Thus, I'm still leaning towards boy but there is a voice in the back of my mind saying "It could be a girl." Who knows!

Stretch Marks: Nothing new thus far

Sleep: Not the greatest. I'm dealing with a nasty cold.(Thanks Husband) So I wake up stuffy a lot. I'm also up between 3-4am to pee and then I can't get back to sleep.

Cravings: Ice water, iced tea, Thanksgiving on a Bun Sandwiches, fresh cut fruit- mainly pineapple and melon, chicken fajiatas from a specific restaurant, cheese-steak egg rolls. (All of these are pretty much the same as last time)

What Makes Me Wanna Gag: Nothing really, but I'm really not a fan of eggs and the smell of our totter trash can.

Exercise: As soon as my energy returns I am going to try to get back into it a little bit. Right now there's just no point.

Mood: Decent. I get annoyed a little faster then usual and I am often checking myself before I wreck myself.

Favorite thing this week: First appointment this week. It was awesome to see our little bean on the ultrasound screen.

Excited For: Telling my parents.... TOMORROW

In other news...I'm starting to notice my energy is increasing ever so slightly and I'm getting excited about food again. Which is nice, those first 8 weeks of hating food certainly sucked!

8 Week Letter

Hello Baby Berg-

Yes, I know your 8 week letter is a tad overdue. However, I have a very good reason. I wanted to tell you about the first time I saw you. Which, just so happened to be yesterday. 

Yesterday was our first of many, many baby appointments as your Daddy and I like to call them. The first appointment is always the best appointment in my mind because it's the first time we get to see you. And trust me, after 8 weeks of waiting, we were very, very ready to see you.

We meet with a very nice ultrasound technician, the same one we met when we first met your brother. Just like before I was afraid he would look at the screen and tell me there was no baby in my belly. But just like last time, there you were.

Right now you are about an inch long, your heart rate is about 165 beats per minute and you were having an awesome time wiggling around. Oh my goodness, what a blessing you are already. During your ultrasound you were in the same position your brother was in when we had his first ultrasound. It was pretty neat to notice your similarities already. 

It makes me feel so good to know you are in there, safe and sound. You're getting the best medical care, the best nutrients and you're a part of the best family I know. I feel so blessed to be your Mom.

You are officially due May 28th. Right now my gut thinks you'll be right on time, your Dad thinks you'll be early. We both don't really have a feel one way or another if you're a boy or a girl. Although I will say being pregnant with you so far as been a lot like being pregnant with your brother, which makes me think perhaps you are a boy. Knowing you were in the same place at your brother makes me think you're a boy too. However, as your mother, I think you should, I am often wrong. I'm also a typically a pretty terrible guesser. So if you came three weeks early and were a girl, I wouldn't be surprised... if anything, I'd be thrilled.

I love you, so very, very much.

Mom