Maternity Monday: 13 weeks

12 weeks

13 weeks

obviously i haven't had enough chocolate lately. i look grumpy. : )

DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS: no appointments this week

CRAVINGS: this hasn't been new, but i totally forgot i had been craving it. i want spicy food like crazy! i add jalapenos and hot sauce whenever possible. BUT, my tummy does not appreciate it approximately 3-4 hours post consumption. i also have been craving miracle whip? thaaaat's weird. but it is sooo good. when i make sandwiches and it involves light miracle whip, i get pretty pumped so i can lick the butter knife clean of that stuff.

SICKNESS: i have been doing pretty good this week, honestly just about the same. as long as i go to sleep at a decent hour and eat every 3 hours, i am good. if i don't eat soon enough, i get super queasy and i reallllly don't like it. like last night, i stayed up watching the voice on hulu and 10:45 came around *which is too late when i am prego* and i felt like i was going to die. i was getting hot flashes and felt like i was going to throw up and pass out at the same time. i knew i needed to eat something but nothing sounded good. so i forced a bowl of honey nut cheerios down. headaches haven't been as bad. i have been getting a little lightheaded at random times. the most frequent time is right out of the shower when i am blow drying my hair. i get lightheaded and a bit dizzy, so i just sit down and do my make up instead, or go lay down for a minute.

EMOTIONS: i feel like this past week was a little bit better! i felt somewhat normal. hopefully things are balancing out right now. i still am in the "thanksgiving belly" stage and not a pregnant belly, so that always makes feeling good in my clothes a little bit harder.

WEIGHT GAIN: i have gained a grand total of 6 pounds as of today. i am not proud of that 2 pounds in one week though! but, over the weekend when i was in kansas city, i did in fact eat crappy, as in unhealthy, not taste-wise (because it was sooo yummy!). so hopefully it was a one time deal. we went to this awesome sandwich shop called the chartroose caboose, and i got this AWESOME philly chicken sandwich the size of a grown man's foot, and some amazing fries. after i ate ALL of it, i looked roughly 9 months pregnant. lol. but i know i don't eat like that normally, so i won't continue that 2 lbs a week trend!

EXERCISE: i was able to exercise 5 days this week! yipee skipee! i taught bootcamp, ran, cycled, and walked. i had some random light spotting again though, so i tried to really monitor my exercise and not push myself, specifically with running. running was somewhat uncomfortable anyway, but i imagine it was in my head because i was nervous about the spotting.

ANY EXTRAS: i forgot to mention the SUPER-HYPER-vivid and psychotic dreams i was having the first 8 weeks. it was insane. i felt like when i would go to sleep, i would just open my eyes and be in another world. so many random dreams. i can't even think of one right now, but they were all so ridiculous! those have actually tapered off a little bit which has been nice. i actually feel like i am able to rest now when i go to sleep.

the nice weather has got me feeling a bit excited for spring and summer! i love hearing birds chirping!! it is so peaceful and relaxng to me. i think it reminds me of when i was little. i love the smell of fresh cut grass and hearing people's mowers going. i love the smell of people having barbeques! i love seeing people out either by themselves or with their families for walks. i love all the blossoms and bright pastels. just lots of lovely things going on right now. : )

**MY PARENTS ARE COMING TO VISIT THIS WEEKEND! the kids and i are beyond excited and thrilled to get to see them even for just a few days.