Almost 14 Weeks

I've finally been feeling like me again. There were only a few times that I felt sick this past week. It has been a wonderful change. My weight has fluctuated quite a bit. One morning I was up to 122 and another I had gone back down. I've read that in the second trimester, I should expect to gain about a pound per week. Maybe that will get back on track next week.

Today's weight = 120.5 lbs.

First Maternity Clothes

I'm not "showing" by any stretch of the imagination, but I am getting a little thicker around the waistline. This week it was more apparent to me when my fitted shirts seemed to hug my tummy, so I decided to buy some maternity clothes. I didn't want to buy a lot because I have no idea how big I'll get and how fast, but I did buy a couple of tops and a skirt all with plenty of growing room. Andrew has kindly taken a couple of photos of me wearing my new tops.

Baby Garrett's First "Encounter" with a Movie Star

Okay, well not exactly an encounter, but Bruce Willis was at Centenary today scouting out campuses for his next movie and he walked past me...twice! He was slightly incognito with a long, scraggly, gray beard, cap, t-shirt and jeans, but it was definitely him. That concludes my first movie star sighting.
(photo compliments of Google)

Almost 13 Weeks

Last week was rough. On top of feeling sick Sunday through Wednesday, I had to grade 46 laboratory notebooks, participate in a Science and Math Open House, give a review session, make cookies and banana bread for my students snack on during their first exam of the semester and grade those as well. I feel much better today and hope that as I start my second trimester, that I'll see fewer and fewer days of nausea.

Today's weight = 120.5 lbs.

Almost 12 Weeks

I naively thought that my "morning sickness" would be gone for good once it stopped plaguing me every minute. I don't feel sick all day, but there are several hours at a time that my stomach just won't calm down. Other than that, my week went well. Hearing the heartbeat on Thursday was lots of fun. It's difficult not having any other pregnancy sign to reassure me that the baby is doing well except hearing the heartbeat every four weeks.

Today's weight = 119 lbs.