Week 13!!! Ultrasound :)

We are at the end on the first trimester!!! Just half of a week to go, it’s hard to believe that we are already a third of the way through the pregnancy.

This week has been pretty exciting.  Monday we went into Mercy Hospital to have your very first ultrasound done of the baby.  I was so nervous beforehand; I couldn’t sleep Sunday night and was extremely sick all day Monday.  I threw up a few minutes before we had to leave for our appointment and laid down the whole way to the hospital.  Praise God, that in spite of all of my worries, the baby looks very healthy! It was so amazing to see our little baby moving around, he or she looks quite comfy.   Keith was completely mesmerized by the tiny little person dancing around on the screen; he had the most incredible smile on his face. Seeing my baby and my husband so happy almost mad me forget how deathly ill I’ve been.

Mommy Update: This week the nausea seems to be getting worse, I don’t think that the medication is working anymore.  I haven’t been able to keep down dinner all week and nights that I don’t feel up to eating I still end up throwing up any of the liquids I’ve been able to get down. After I had a few brutal vomiting episodes at work during the beginning of the week, my father has cut my hours at work in half. Although I know in my heart that this is a blessing, it’s hard for me to give up working.  Physically I’m not able to work 40 hours anymore, I just am getting sicker and sicker.  Hopefully, if I catch up on my rest I’ll start to feel better soon, and maybe I’ll even be able to gain a pound or two instead of the most recent tread of the pounds that are falling off my body.  I so had wished that I would be the cute pregnant lady with the adorable belly and beautiful glow…. but no I’m the one that looks ghostly pale with green undertones, cracked lips from being dehydrated, and sunk eyes with purple rings around them. I don’t think I’ll be on the cover of “Pregnancy Magazine” anytime soon.  The heartburn is still plaguing me and I have discovered that I really dislike chalky Tubs.  One of the recent weird pregnancy side effects is a metallic taste in my mouth, ALL OF THE TIME!!! No matter what I do I can’t get it to go away, I have tried brushing my teeth, chewing gum, sucking on mints…nothing is working.  It’s very annoying.    

Baby update: The baby is continuing to grow and the books are now comparing him or her to the size of a med/large shrimp. Why do they always compare the baby’s size to food? I find it very strange. Along with the organs growing stronger, the baby now has their own distinct fingerprints!