13 weeks - 2nd Trimester!

Im officially entering the 2nd trimester! I'm so glad to have the scary 1st trimester over with, although I am still feeling kinda rocky on and off. I have high hopes though that I will start feeling better and get some energy back soon!

I'm going to use the following list to give each weekly post some structure. :)

Size of baby: Peach (2.9 in)

Total weight gain: I'm horrible...I have no clue what I weighed at the beginning. My doctor knows, but I didn't look at the scale at the first appointment. I've always hated looking at the scale. But I think I've gained maybe 2 or 3 pounds? At the last appointment my doctor said "you're gaining weight, which is good!" I'm still having to get used that...gaining weight being good. But I can't think of a better reason to be gaining weight!

Maternity Clothes: not yet! I'm close to wanting to buy a belly band so I can continue wearing some of my pants. I will probably buy one this week. I'm still wearing all my normal tops. Although today I went shopping with my mom and sister and bought a TON of maternity clothes!! It was way more fun shopping for maternity clothes than normal clothes! I can't wait to wear them!!

Boy or Girl? We will find out on October 6th! I'm really not leaning one way or another, some days I think it's a girl, and other days I lean towards a boy. It changes daily, haha.

Movement: I wish! It's still too early to feel anything, but I'm hoping I will feel something soon!

Sleep: Still sleeping great! I usually go to sleep around 9-9:30pm, get up at 3:20 (on the dot!) to go to the bathroom, then I go right back to sleep and wake up at 6am. I've always been a side sleeper, so I don't think I will have a problem staying off my stomach or my back later on, but I still want to buy one of those body wrap pillows...they just look SO comfy!!

Anything you miss? To be honest, I've had a really easy pregnancy so far! So I can't really think of anything I miss. I guess when it comes to my migraines, I miss taking my meds and drinking coke to get rid of it right away. But the Tylenol is working pretty good, and I've been given the OK to drink coke, but I'm such a chocoholic that I don't want the caffeine from coke to dig into my 200mg a day limit. I'm pathetic!

Cravings? haha, oh boy! Still loving all kinds of pasta, anything cheesy, chocolate (!!!) and french fries. Basically, anything unhealthy. Ugh. BUT a new craving, as of last week, are plums! Mmm!

Symptoms: Still having the occasional nausea, and lately I've been really dizzy and weak. I'm slowly getting some energy back, but I'm also still pretty tired during the day!

Any fears? I've been terrified from day one about the labor and delivery. So that is still my number 1 fear. I'm praying that God will calm those fears and nerves so that I can fully enjoy this pregnancy. I'm also scared that I won't be a good mom. That's a pretty common fear I hear, and that it never really fully goes away, but I'm trying to soak up as much information right now as I can.

Best moment of the week: Hearing the heartbeat and finding out we will know very soon whether it's a boy or a girl!

This weekend we are in Houston visiting my parents for labor day. On the way down we always stop at this huge gas station called Buckee's. It's my favorite stop and this time we saw the cutest baby clothes with the Buckee's logo on the front! Can't wait to buy the appropriate one for our little one!