First nursery purchase

Target is having a huge baby sale this week.  Inspired by this, Matt and I made our first nursery purchase on Sunday.  We purchased the Summer Infant Baby Touch Digital Monitor.  It's a little over the top but we figured we'd be using it for a while.  We had fun trying it out on Lucky.  It seems like a great product.  The camera can be moved from the hand-held base.  It gives you a clear color picture, even in the dark.  You can hear noises very well too.  It was nice to start thinking ahead about our little one rather than looking backwards and being afraid.

15 weeks

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Size of Baby: 4.5 inches, 2-3 ounces, navel orange sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby:  Nothing new to share until February 20th

Maternity Clothes: I've given into the maternity pants

Weight Gain: 1 pound

Belly:  I have a little extra pudge that seems to be filling in

Stretch Marks: None

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time but it seems to be improving some. I'm still waking up a few times each night to use the bathroom, too.

Best Moment of the Week: Just getting further and further along.  It's nice that Matt and I are actually starting to enjoy this and not be worried all the time.

Movement: Nope, too soon.

Symptoms: Exhausted, nausea, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th.

What I Miss: Nothing really- maybe good Italian as red sauce kicks up my heartburn as well as sweets.

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Celebrating 2 baby showers this weekend for 2 friends who have survived infertility.  They gave me hope along the way.

Weekly Wisdom:  Three years of struggle makes every moment of this that much more special.

Milestones: Out of the first trimester and into the 2nd!

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky

12 weeks

How Far Along: 12 weeks

Size of Baby: 3 inches, peach sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby:

Maternity Clothes: Nope- though I think it's time to start looking for some pants.

Weight Gain:  Zero

Belly:  It's starting to feel a little hard, which I guess means it's starting to be a belly.

Stretch Marks: None.

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time but it seems to be improving some.  I'm still waking up a few times each night to use the bathroom, too.

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing our baby for the first time actually looking like a baby.  He/she was sleepy when we first started the ultrasound but perked up after a bit.  It was truly amazing to see he/she moving around and to know this is happening for real.
Movement: Nope, too soon.

Symptoms: Exhausted, nausea, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th.

What I Miss: Peanut Butter- Matt has severe allergies to peanut butter and I heard it is good to avoid it if you or your spouse has allergies.

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Shopping with my mom this weekend for maternity pants!
Nursery: It's an empty room upstairs right now that has been sitting for 3 years...soon enough we'll think about getting to work on it.

Weekly Wisdom: I'm just enjoying every minute of this experience.

Milestones: Family, friends and my students know all know that we are pregnant!

Emotions: Excited, nerves are calming down, extremely blessed and lucky!