“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness — just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”

HOW FAR ALONG –  12 WEEKS AND SOME ODD DAYS

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TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN-    2 LBS total the first trimester. I feel like going into week 13 I’m starting to gain weight a little faster!!

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MATERNITY CLOTHES?-    Not yet! I am excited to bring down the summer clothes and decide what can be used the whole pregnancy. I want to save as much money as possible!

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STRETCH MARKS?-    No No No! Let’s stay positive!!

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SLEEP?-   Sleeping great! Still kinda stay up late. Getting better at going to bed earlier, though. I noticed my pee breaks are less frequent!  OH….and starting to sleep on my left side only. Better for the sciatic nerve. This is hard for me because I’m a back/right side sleeper.  Dangit.

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BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?-    I felt a little vibration in my lower abdomen while falling asleep. It was the weirdest sensation. (and NO IT WAS NOT GAS!!)  I like to think it was baby Potuck moving around in his/her little gestational sac. The doc says I may feel flutters starting about now. So, that was pretty cool.

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MISS ANYTHING?-     Sushi.  Energy!

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MOVEMENT?-  Kinda sorta…but NOT the real deal kicking stuff. That’ll be a while…I think!

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FOOD CRAVINGS?-  They’re going bye bye! At least this week.

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FOOD AVERSIONS?-   Still my salads. But….I’ve found that if I drink my salads in juice form I still get my nutrients. Gotta do what I gotta do!!

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GENDER-   Besides the brief…”oh it might be a girl because of the high heart rate” ….I still go back to feeling it’s a little boy!

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SYMPTOMS-    Pure happiness! Darren is such a good man. He’s been so supportive through my moods. (which are few I like to think) 😉  My skin is touch and go with the break outs. I’m losing my normal high energy levels. Such a bummer.  Very burpy!

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WEDDING RINGS ON OR OFF?   ON 

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LOOKING FORWARD TO-  Finding a new home for us and finding out baby Potuck’s sex!!!!!!!!!! Ay ay ay!

I don’t have time to post much today…but I wanted to let everyone know that the 12 week photo has been taken and will be posted SOON! Woop woop!

Welp…NO ultrasound today. I requested one, and they said not unless they can’t hear the heartbeat. It’s apparently not the best idea to expose the baby to too many ultrasounds. I get it..I do. But, the huzz and I were sooo excited to see our nugget look a little more human. Not till the 20 week appointment they say! That’s less than 2 months away though! Yay!

It scared us for just a moment today when they were trying to find the heartbeat. It took a good 2 minutes. That’s way too long for me. The little dude (I think it’s a boy) was hiding in a corner! We did hear him kicking and pawing inside there. I teared up real real fast. The heart beat was in the 150s. They said it should be anywhere from 110-160…so they say this is ULTRA great. Our lil potuck is SO strong already! I’m also measuring out about a week and a half PAST what I actually am. This means that the lil one is growing fast and furiously! How exciting 🙂 Darren and I just pictured him…legs crossed, arms behind the head..just loungin’.

Also the doctor says I am super duper healthy…and I’ve only gained 2 lbs the whole first trimester. This is good. Next trimester…which I’m officially in now…I’ll see a bit more growth 😉  We decided to celebrate at Cracker Barrel. All I seem to want is breakfast food these days.Woo hoo! It’s a happy Tuesday over here in Potuckland I tell ya!

Next nugget investigation: March 25th!

Stay tuned 🙂 🙂 🙂

HOW FAR ALONG –  11 WEEKS and some odd days

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TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN- 2 LBS total still…I don’t have a scale at home right now. I know this could be higher at my next OB appt on Tuesday. We shall see….

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MATERNITY CLOTHES?- Nope! I am starting to notice it’s a tiny bit harder to button and zip my pants, but they’re not too tight yet! Yay! I’m hoping they’ll stay this way for another month. THEN it’s almost dress season!!

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STRETCH MARKS?- Nope! Still using Mustela and Bio Oil like crazy.

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SLEEP?- Still the night owl!! I am up late. Sleep really great still. Wake up early to pee (almost always 5am). I pee A LOT. I try not to drink water past 10pm or else I’ll be up at 3AM teetering to the toilet.

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BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?-  Purchasing a new camera for the fam fam. The iphone camera takes good photos but if you upload them, they’re just not the same. Also- realizing the nausea waves are pretty much completely gone!

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MISS ANYTHING?-  Not really missing drinking anymore. I miss being out with friends, but I just don’t have the energy after work. I almost get sad when I check Instagram and other social outlets. Sigh….all for the good! I miss SUSHI!

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MOVEMENT?- NOPE.

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FOOD CRAVINGS?- Cravings are starting to subside. I still love my fruit! Love the oranges and cantaloupes most! And a momentary freak out over Cheeto puffs.

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FOOD AVERSIONS?- Still my salads. And onions. 😦 SO SAD. I am forcing myself to eat salads.

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GENDER-  Stillllll thinking it’s a boy.

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SYMPTOMS-  Happiness!  Anxious all the time. Heart rate seems constantly elevated which means I am quite jumpy and can’t have caffeine or chocolate at all! boo. A bit of heartburn starting up. I feel bloated and exhausted very easily. Pretty darn emotional. Face breakouts have gone away this week. Phew. Oh, I’ve been burpin’ a whole bunch.

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WEDDING RINGS ON OR OFF? ON 🙂

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LOOKING FORWARD TO- FEBRUARY 19TH! SECOND ULTRASOUND. Just a few DAYS away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well that’s what’s going on this week y’all! We decided to break down and purchase a new Nikon DSLR camera to replace our old one that was beyond repair. It’s pretty nice! We figured we needed a great camera to capture every moment of lil baby Potucks future life! We should be getting it this next week. SO, hopefully if I can figure out a cool spot in our not so cool current house, we’ll have some more clear photos to show off the growing belly. And other miscellaneous photos as well..

Also exciting! Our taxes are finally done and now we can officially look for a bigger home to move the fam into. We are going to look at a house this Sunday, actually.  We’ll keep you updated on all of that as it comes along. We are getting more and more eager as we get more and more baby gear filling up the teensy tiny space we’re in now! Wish us luck 🙂 Oh, gotta love that spelling error in the comic. Did you guys catch that? Sneaky spelling error!

HOW FAR ALONG –  10 WEEKS and some odd days

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TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN- 2 LBS still…

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MATERNITY CLOTHES?- NOT YET. My pants are getting harder to button and zip though!

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STRETCH MARKS?- Nope! Still using Mustela and Bio Oil like crazy.

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SLEEP?- Still the night owl!! I am up late. Sleep really great. Wake up early to pee. Go back into bed for a few hours. Repeat.

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BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?-  Scoring some free baby stuff from clients who no longer need them. These are things that would have cost us a lot. If anyone realizes they aren’t using something that can be recycled, let me know 🙂

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MISS ANYTHING?-  Wine still. Also, I miss sushi! A LOT!!!!!

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MOVEMENT?- NOPE.

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FOOD CRAVINGS?- still fruit and peanut butter. Sweets. I’ve been trying to cut down on this. Been forcing myself to eat salads even while gagging.

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FOOD AVERSIONS?- Still my salads. And onions! I LOVED onions. What is going on?!

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GENDER-  Still thinking it’s a boy.

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SYMPTOMS-  Happiness!  Anxious all the time. Boobs aren’t sore anymore. FACE MELTDOWN. There’s a battlefield on my face and it isn’t pretty. Veins all over my boobs. Nausea on and off…not as bad. VERY emotional. Raised heart rate. Exhausted easily.

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WEDDING RINGS ON OR OFF? ON 🙂

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LOOKING FORWARD TO- FEBRUARY 19TH! SECOND ULTRASOUND. Less than 2 weeks away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m posting these photos about a half a week late. It’s because I don’t have enough time in my days to post them on the EXACT day I turn a certain week.  Also- I’m getting my Nikon fixed so hopefully next month I’ll have nicer/cooler photos to provide to everyone!! As I’m posting this I’m actually 10 and a half weeks! Look at that teeny tiny bloated bell bell!! It’s getting there… Almost through to the 2ND TRIMESTER! Eeeeee!!!! I can tell I’m getting way more bloated. I still feel like I can wear all normal clothes. I just feel a bit more sausage-y.