Bump Day - 13 weeks

(Pay no attention to my awful roots. There will be a post about this dilemma early next week!)

How far along? 13 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Down two more pounds this week, for a total loss of 6. I actually cried about it this morning and made my husband weigh himself to make sure the scale wasn't broken. I've been losing and gaining the same 4 pounds this whole time, but to lose 2 pounds, 2 weeks in a row has me stressed to the max. Does a mother ever stop worrying about her baby?? It's going to be a loooong 10 days till our next doctor's appt.

Maternity clothes? I tried the Belly Band with my jeans last week. I think all people should own one, even the non preggo's (for the record I HATE, LOATHE that word)... ya know, for those all you can eat buffet situations. It was pretty awesome. I also bought a pair of maternity jeans. Figure I better start the search now...it could take me the rest of my pregnancy to find a pair I like. Verdict still out on the ones from Gap. How are they supposed to fit? I'm not sold yet. They fit great in the bum and legs, but I feel the tummy area is too snug. Le sigh.

Stretch marks? God no
Sleep: Restless. I think my hips are stretching or something because I wake up and it hurts like a mo-fo to lay on my sides. My stomach is out at this point. Hopefully back sleeping is still safe. Oh...and I'm still rockin' the 9PM bed time. I may never give it up.
Best moment this week: Buying oreos at the grocery store. Sometimes, it's the little things.

Movement: On two separate occasions I felt this weird fluttering in the exact same place. It's still too soon to be feeling baby, so I guess it was just the ole uterus growing again. (I like to think it was the baby though :)
Food cravings: Still nothing. I guess oreos, but I ate two and was over it. Lame.

Gender: This week I'm less sure it's a boy. Kind of feeling indifferent.
Labor Signs: Nope. Thank God.
Belly Button in or out? In. My bloat...I mean "bump" is WAY low. No belly button infringement yet.
What I miss: My sex drive. Please come back. I miss you....and so does my husband.

What I am looking forward to: Looking into a pre-natal yoga class now that I'm past 12 weeks.
Weekly Wisdom: Just because you can eat an entire bag of potato chips in one sitting doesn't mean you should. You will want to vomit later and be miserable for the rest of the night.
Milestones: I've added crazy pregnant lady emotions to my list of symptoms. Not sure if that's a "milestone" or not, but I thought I was lucky enough to be passing that one up. HA! No such luck. This week I actually cried...because I was crying. Let the roller coaster begin!

I ruined the mojo

So as you may or may not already know, my family are HUGE K-State Wildcat fans. It started in high school for me. My older brother was in college and the family started going down to Manhattan, KS aka the "Little Apple" for some of the football games. At 14 I wasn't a big fan, but I liked the atmosphere of the stadium and watching the cheerleaders and the band. By 15 my parents bought season tickets, but they only bought two. I got a season ticket with my brother in the student section....where I got to sit every week with him and all his fraternity brothers. Umm..hello, this was football I could get into. I eventually learned the game, for the most part, and was so excited when we moved back to KC that for the first time in 10 years I would get to go to the games. We've even worked on turning my hubby into a fan....and I can't wait to dress our little peanut in purple for his/her first official game!

Baby's first official K-State outfit. I couldn't resist.

Now onto the part where I ruined the mojo. K-State was never good at basketball. We left that to the lesser school in our state, KU (blech!) Well this year our little Cats have gone and taken a turn for the better, being ranked in the top 10 for a good portion of the season. (Until I ruined the mojo) Even taking down the #1 team last week, the Texas Longhorns! They were on a roll....until I stepped foot into the Octagon of Doom. (Yes, they really call it that) Saturday the Wildcats were playing unranked Oklahoma State, so my brother graciously offered his tickets to me and the hubs. Excited for my first ever basketball game, seeing Willie the Wildcat in something other than his football garb, I was stoked. Well as soon as the game started, the excitement pretty much wore off. Who was this team?!? They couldn't make a shot, rebounds..forget it, and apparently free throws hadn't been on the agenda during practice. They were down right horrible. You can guess the outcome, a big fat loss. I am never allowed to step foot in the arena again. I ruined the mojo.

Before the games started. We were still smiling and expletives weren't flying outta my mouth. Good thing the baby can't hear yet....
We got there early (as you can see from the empty stands) to watch the teams warm up...perhaps they should have started practicing earlier. At least our seats rocked...6th row baby!
Willie the Wildcat...our faithful mascot. (I have a small obsession with him)

We play #2 ranked KU this Saturday...our biggest rival. I don't even know if I'll be allowed to watch it on TV....for mojo's sake of course. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Bump Day

How far along? 12 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Down 2 from last week for a total loss of 4. Hmmm....had to check that number 3 times after eating like a P-I-G PIG all weekend long. Guess I won't complain!
Maternity clothes? Nope...I think it's kind of an accomplishment really. I did buy three maternity shirts at Gap last week....not because I needed them, but it was a super sale! Oh...and get this for irony. My jeans, still fitting fine. My scrubs....with a drawstring waist....snug around the pooch. WTF? I thought I'd be able to sport the scrubs through this whole ordeal. Guess not!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: Still going to bed at 9pm. I hope this energy everyone talks about in the 2nd Tri isn't some huge pregnancy myth or I'm gonna be one pissed mama!
Best moment this week: Discovering my soft squishy pudge has turned into a firm TEENY, TINY, ITTY BITTY bump that does not disappear overnight like the bloat did.
Movement: nope....other than the gas. Now there's a side effect no one tells you about!
Food cravings: Cereal. Multi grain cheerios to be exact. The nausea has come back a bit again this week, so nothing too crazy.

Gender: Still thinking boy. The feeling is getting stronger too...I don't sense girl at all!
Labor Signs: Nope. Thank God.
Belly Button in or out? Still in...does it really ever have to pop out? Outties give me the creeps.
What I miss: The brief time I was nausea free! Please come back!
What I am looking forward to: 2nd Trimester...only 1 week, 3 days to go!
Weekly Wisdom: If you're trying to have a baby....keep up on your hair. Otherwise 12 weeks in you'll have some SCARY roots. I know they say it's harmless....but I'm paranoid and waiting to get out of 1st Tri before touching these bad boys up.

Milestones: We are under 200 days people!

Open letter

Dear inventor of the self flushing toilet,


Next time you decide to create something that's supposed to make our lives easier, make sure it actually works. I'd prefer it NOT flush when I'm sitting on it, my booty does not need a midday shower. No matter what I do, no matter how still I sit or how I've even contemplating holding my breath so as not to set it off with my apparently heavy breathing....it still flushes every time mid business. You know when it doesn't flush. When I actually stand up to leave. Ya know...when it's supposed to! So if you could go ahead and fix those problems for the next generation of automatic flushers, that would be great.


Kthanxbai.

Modified cooking

So you may or may not have noticed that Tasty Tuesday has disappeared yet again. Well I'm sure you all could guess that during the last few weeks the last thing on my mind has been cooking. I've eaten more cereal for dinner since I've been pregnant than I did back in my college days. My poor hubby hasn't said one word, God love him. (It helps that I stock the freezer with pizza rolls for my not so good nights) On the rare occasion I actually feel like making my way into the kitchen it has to be something easy with minimal ingredients. Here's a few of our new found faves for anyone looking for a quick, no fuss dinner!

Bean burritos. Aka. The lazy mans dinner. Seriously. Heat up beans. Put in tortilla. Add sour cream, salsa, cheese, etc. Eat. And the Taco Bell ones are the best canned ones I've found. Delish!


I discovered these frozen turkey meatballs one day...they're to die for. And as far as jar sauces go....Emeril is the man. BAM! You can heat up the sauce and meatballs while the water for the pasta is boiling. Easiest meal ever and it's a surefire husband pleaser.

Ok. So frozen pizza is a bit of a stretch in terms of actual cooking, but Freschetta is the shiz and I had to throw it in the mix!

I used to turn my nose up at these boxed dinners....but the Chicken Fried rice is REALLY good! Add your own chicken and scrambled egg and voila...dinner!

So there you have it. Cooking for the kitchen impaired....or for the so extremely nauseous the thought of cooking makes you wanna vom. Bon Appetite!

From jello shots to onsies

Oh the good ole days circa 2006

One of my bestest friends Nikki came to visit me for the weekend! I kind of had to laugh as I thought of things for us to do and how times had changed since our college days. With both of us pregnant I certainly didn't have to worry about late nights and hitting up all the hippest bars. The jello shots and bottles of wine instead replaced with decaf lattes and bottles of water. (Did you know they make decaf espresso...I didn't. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven!!)

We had a great time indulging in lots of yummy food, including this new yogurt place....twice. (Don't judge, we're eating for two..haha) We met Gwen, fellow KC blogger, for an afternoon of pottery painting. I hadn't done anything like that in years and can't wait to see how my snowman cookie jar came out! We chatted and I picked her pregnancy brain, at 27 weeks she makes me look like a novice. We ate some more, can't come to KC without a little BBQ, and caught the movie Leap Year. (super cute chic flick BTW)

I was actually kind of glad my hubs was out of town cause we got to spend some QT time just the girls...and I couldn't tell you the last time we did that! Some days it's hard be so far from my friends, but weekends like this make me appreciate the time we get together!

Thanks for the great weekend Nikki!! Can't wait till your baby shower in March!

11 Weeks

(Sorry for the crappy pic this week...I was in a hurry this morning! Is that a little bump I spy?)

How far along? 11 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still down 2...woo hoooo!!
Maternity clothes? No, but by the end of the day I'm definitely ready to put on my lazy pants

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: Well considering I'm averaging about 10 hours a night, I'd say pretty good. The middle of the night potty breaks get kind of old though

Best moment this week: My nausea is fading!
Movement: nope

Food cravings: Potato chips! Plain, boring, salty, greasy potato chips....the kettle cooked ones are even better. If I'm not careful...I will down a bag in one sitting. Yikes! Still digging my morning smoothies too.

Gender: This week I'm thinking boy, but probably only because I'm excited we may have actually settled on a boy name!
Labor Signs: Nope...but there's been some growing and stretching down there this week.
Belly Button in or out? Still in
What I miss: Staying awake past 9PM and sleeping thought the night.
What I am looking forward to: An actual baby bump

Weekly Wisdom: If you like a name...and it's not completely ridiculous....stop worrying what everyone else thinks!

Milestones: Getting my appetite back! Alleluia! And buying the nursery bedding. The one we liked best was on sale at Pottery Barn Kids and being discontinued....couldn't pass it up!