2nd Trimester!!

I am officially a THIRD of the way through this pregnancy! Wahoo! It feels so good to know that I am done, done, done with the MS of the first. Not only has my morning sickness really gone done, but I am getting my energy back too! Although, my food adversions are still with me (as I suspect they will remain for the rest of the pregnancy)- I cannot stomach the smell or look of chicken or beef. I don't even really like to think about pizza either, which used to be one of my favorite foods.

At the moment, I'm loving orange juice and orange slices, string cheese and decaf coffee. Just can't seem to get enough of 'em!

This week, the baby starts to hear!

We have decided NOT to find out the gender. :-)

And we're decided on either a home-birth or freestanding birth center for the big day. (More info on this later).

And the biggest news of all- Rob had an interview with a church in Illinios yesterday evening. He thinks it went well, but we won't know until the end of the month if they still want to consider him. We are personally holding out for this church, but know that God will put us where we're meant to be. Today is a great day for both us for another reason too, because Rob is officially DONE with college! Life is really starting to look up!
UPDATE- Rob made it to the final round of interviews, but was not selected for this position. We are still looking and praying while he continues to send out resumes to hiring churches. Church hiring procedures are typically much longer and more drawn out than traditional jobs since there is much prayer and deliberation that takes place between different teams within the church. Big thanks to all of you who are currently praying and supporting us during this time, as it can be very stressful and take a while.

Starting to show!

11 week belly shot:

I am officially in maternity pants now! You can only stand buttoned jeans for so long, and then you start to feel frumpy in sweats all the time. So, hubby and I went out to the Gap outlet and bought a buttload of clothes for dirt cheap. Getting dressed is finally fun again now that I have cute things to fit into!

My little 'baby bump' isn't that noticeable, but I can definately tell a difference and Rob says that he can too. I still haven't gained any weight that I know of, and as I'm picking at my food and having difficulty getting food down that doesn't make me want to gag I don't think its likely that I will be tipping the scales much during this pregnancy. Of course, that could change down the road!

We are still deciding whether or not to find out the gender. I'm torn between wanting desperately to know and wanting it to be a surprise.

I am going to try and post weekly belly pics from now on to guage my progress and share with those who can't see my expanding waistline.

Only one more week until I'm officially in my second trimester!! Wooohooo! And it just so happens to be on the same day when Rob finishes his bachelor's degree. :-) Things are looking up!

Heard the Heartbeat!!

Today, my little baby is the size of a lime (11 weeks). A LIME. It is so crazy to think how big it has grown in such a short amount of time, and it still has quite a bit of growing to go!




We had our monthly appointment on Tuesday with a new milestone- we got to hear the baby's heartbeat! I was so excited, I cried. It is still so strange to think that another little being is ticking away inside of me yet apart from me. Rob said that it really made his day to here our little olive (who no longer is the size of an olive!) :-) . He or she is going strong at around 160 bpm.


My stomach is finally starting to protest when I get dressed in the morning, and I think that this weekend I will need to go get some maternity clothes. At least a new pair of pants and a new bra (the latter of which I already outgrew since buying one 2 weeks ago!). It's exciting yet depressing at the same time, because I'm not used to seeing my body this way. I feel like I don't look good in anything anymore! So I think buying new clothes to restore my confidence is definately in order.


I only gained 1.5 pounds since the last appointment, and that was before I went to the bathroom, so in reality I don't think I really gained anything yet at all (think constipation- the ailment of all pregnant women). It is going to be so weird when I start gaining one pound a week from here on out. I will be tipping the scales like never before!


Since my morning sickness has let up (but not disappeared), I've been able to start exercising again and eating more nutritous foods. One thing that I am working on is eating meat every day- this is a challenge considering I am practically a vegetarian. And one of my cravings lately has been salad- of all things to crave! So, the meat section and I are going to become much closer friends in the coming weeks.

Only 2 more weeks until I am officially in the second trimester- woooohoooo! Can we say Hallelujah? Sorry, but first trimester, I am not going to miss you at all! :-)