15 Weeks

It feels good to be 15 weeks!  Not much changed from a nausea standpoint this week.  I still throw up most mornings but feel quite a bit better as soon as I do.  I get the occasional wave of nausea throughout the day but as long as I keep food in my stomach and stay away from too much crap I feel pretty good.  One thing I've made progress with this week is drinking water.  I was really good at drinking a lot of water early on but when I got so sick I had no desire for water at all so I had to force it down.  It has sounded much better lately and stayed in really well so I've tried to get back up to a healthy amount of water each day.  Red sauce is still a no-no and likely will be for my entire pregnancy at this rate, I just hope I enjoy it after I deliver!  Food choice of the week: A bagel and cream cheese.  I'm sure I won't want anything to do with bagels next week! ;)

During my pregnancy with Eli I didn't get any stretch marks on my stomach at all but I had them all over my chest.  I never stressed about them and didn't really care if I got them or not.  I've always figured that's just part of pregnancy!  I noticed one day this week a tiny red line, about 1/2 inch long, near my belly button that looks similar to a stretch mark but I'm nowhere near big enough for one I would think.  It will be interesting to see what it turns out to be.  If stretch marks are the price to pay to get our babies here then I'll gladly pay it!

Emotionally, I feel like I still handle myself pretty well while at home or with family and friends but work is becoming more of a struggle.  I try really hard to have a good attitude but little things tend to bug me lately.  I think I'm getting way too excited to stay home and be a mom!  A few people have asked so for those that are wondering: My plan this time is the same as last time.  Work as long as I possibly can and then after I deliver I'll no longer work in the office but I will do a small amount of work from home.  It will be perfect and I can't wait!

My appointment on Monday went really well!  Man, early appointments are the greatest.  Our doctor walked in right behind us and we were finished in just a few minutes.  Baby Austin's heart rate was perfect at 164 and everything else looked/sounded just as it should!  At my first appointment four weeks ago they did the typical OB blood work and a few odd things showed up on the results.  For some reason my blood has several different antibodies that are typically seen in someone who received a blood product (which I never have).  It's nothing to worry about right now because the numbers aren't too high but they will repeat the blood work at my next appointment because if the antibodies keep increasing it can be dangerous for the baby.  I'm not going to let myself worry until there's something to worry about but it sure would be nice to not have that on our minds!

Christmas was wonderful!  More to come in a later post but it couldn't have been better!

Weight: 127.0 (This week: +1.6 | Total: +6.2)

15 weeks down, 25 to go!