14 weeks = 2nd Trimester and MOVEMENT!

This has been a super exciting week for us! First of all, we are now into the second trimester. Which means the risk of miscarriage has dropped a SIGNIFICANT amount. This is a huge relief for me, as women in my family tend to miscarry once before carrying to term. It was a huge breath of relief to hit that milestone. Another great aspect of the second trimester is the easing of morning sickness. I'm finally experiencing Morning Sickness instead of, as Ellen called it, "all day" sickness. This is wonderful for me. I now know that I can be out and about after noon with out major risk of randomly being sick. Plus, I have a bit more energy which means I have VACUUMED! My poor carpet has been suffocating under the strain of dirt and and dust for far too long. We have a happy, healthy apartment once more!
Another amazing, yet totally unexpected event this week: THE BABY HAS MOVED! I know that it is really early and we were really shocked. It was so exciting! We were coming home from having dinner at Sara's at about 9:30pm on Monday night and I started to feel something weird in my lower abdomen. I thought I was feeling some kind of strange pressure in a little spot on my left side, but not like I've ever felt (and I've had all of the round ligament and mild contraction experiences). Then there was a tickley sensation that I can only describe as a fish flipping happily through its bowl. It carried on for a couple of minutes and was gone. I know a lot of women describe the first signs of movement as butterflies, but it really felt more like the flipping tail of a fish to me. Well, regardless of the slight difference in sensations, the baby is well on its way to being an early mover! I guess we'll have to put everything out of reach a little earlier than expected :-) I haven't felt anymore movement since then, at least not like before, but we're hoping the wisling will make another major "appearance" soon! Dan was very sad that he was driving at the time and couldn't really get a good hand placement on my belly. I know you can't feel from the outside yet, but he was really wanting to be involved. He kept talking to my stomach all night trying to convince the baby to move again. Apparently daddy has not quite achieved a level of persuasion surpassing our baby's ability to make independent decisions. Maybe I'll find some time soon to make a concentrated effort to lay still and quiet and then we'll have another water ballet when dan is readily available. :-)

Well, here are the belly pictures for the week.You may notice that my stomach is actually starting to proportion itself normally, as compared to the weird lumpy thing it was doing previously. My lower abdomen is now filling in to match with my upper belly area. Yippee! I look less like a blob now and more like a pregnant woman.
























This Week's Fun Facts:

*When is your due date? April 12, 2010

*What week are you in? 14 weeks. Yeah, 2nd trimester!

*How much weight have you gained? +1.5lbs (no weight gain since last week)

*Do you know the gender of your baby? If so, what? Still thinking it will be a boy.

*Do you have a name picked out? What? Boy: Kellen Daniel, Girl: Lila Rose, Aiden Jerusalem, etc. We still can't settle on one we like best.

*Who is going to be with you during delivery? Dan

*Maternity clothes? Still just the belly band, but I've started looking around in maternity. I'm definitely going to need some new pants before long. I'm also trying to find a coat that will allow me to grow through the rest of pregnancy. I will also go for a winter cape if anyone knows where I can find one. Does anyone know of any good maternity stores?

*Stretch Marks? Same as last week and the veins are starting to show up more noticeably.

*How are you feeling right about now? Pretty good as long as I stay in bed until at least 10:15, which is REALLY difficult some days.

*Have you felt the baby move? Yes! This past Monday. SO EXCITING!

*What is the latest thing you bought for baby? Does buying stuff to ease my pregnancy count as buying it for the baby?

*Sleep habits? I'm so glad I got a prenatal massage! I learned the perfect way to lay to keep me comfortable for hours. Thank you Mira! Still up about four times a night, but it's better than 10.

*Any food cravings? I still love apples!

*Anything you loved before that you absolutely cannot eat anymore?Nothing new. Still all the stuff from before though.

*Memorable Moment of the Week: Moving into the second trimester. Feeling the first movement!