13 Weeks

What a fun week!  We had such a good time sharing our news with everyone and were blown away by the amount of support we received.  I've said this before but I'll happily say it again: People are incredible.  I'll never be able to express our true gratitude for the endless amount of love that has been shown to us.  Thank you, thank you!  It has been so nice not having to be careful about what we say around people who didn't know I was pregnant.  Such a relief to know everyone knows now!

Physically, I seem to be making small improvements so fingers crossed we continue in that direction.  Last week I was throwing up two times a day (morning and night) and I seem to be throwing up in the morning only now.  I usually wait until the very last minute possible to get out of bed because it's like magic--the minute I stand up, I have to throw up.  The following story may be TMI for some people but I want to be able to look back and laugh at it so I'm going to document it.  I typically go to the bathroom as soon as I wake up but on Monday morning I had to race to the bathroom to throw up first thing.  Unfortunately throwing up and a full bladder don't mix well so as soon as I started throwing up, I started peeing my pants too!  I didn't want to get pee everywhere so I hurried and sat on the toilet but then I couldn't hold the throw up in.  I'm sure you can imagine the mess I made :| haha.  Thankfully I hadn't showered yet!

I've officially taken my maternity clothes out of storage and it's so nice!  People who hear me say that try to convince me that I don't need them yet but trust me, I do.  My maternity clothes are still big but my regular clothes (especially pants!) are WAY too small!  I can wear most of my normal shirts but it's so nice to wear pants that actually fit.

I'm still exhausted and have the hardest time waking up every morning but I'm hoping I start to get some energy back soon!  Since I'm 13 weeks I get to stop taking Progesterone and Estrogen supplements so that is super nice! 

What I should really do is ask Logan how I'm doing emotionally but I think I'm holding it together pretty well.  I'll catch myself being unpleasant occasionally but there haven't been any super dramatic moments.  I hate being really emotional because Logan always seems to get the worst of it so I'm making an extra effort to not let my emotions get the best of me.

As for baby Austin, I assume he's doing great!  There have been a few times lately that I wondered if I felt that "fluttering" movement but part of me thinks it was just gas.  I didn't feel true movement with Eli until I was 19 weeks so I'm thinking it will be awhile before I feel this little bean kick.  I don't get stressed out that I can't feel him move yet but I can't wait until he does get big enough to kick because it's so fun feeling them move all the time!  Ya know what else I'm really looking forward to?  (I can't remember if I said this in an earlier post so forgive me if I'm repeating myself.) Before I was pregnant with Eli I always remember hearing people talk about their baby reacting to voices while they were still pregnant.  I remember constantly thinking that Eli didn't seem to react to our voices at all.  Obviously we know now that he couldn't hear us because he was deaf.  I'm excited to feel Austin react to certain sounds!

**I woke up on Friday morning, officially 13 weeks, and felt like a new person!  I wasn't exhausted and I didn't throw up or even feel that sick!  There was a tiny bit of nausea there but nothing bad at all.  I couldn't believe it!  I brushed my teeth without making myself throw up and even ate breakfast without it coming back up.  I've been sitting here at work for a bit and feel upset to my stomach but if this is a new trend I'll take it!**

Weight: 125.6 (This week: +1.4 | Total: +4.8)

13 weeks down, 27 to go!