16 Weeks and Counting

The baby is growing so fast! Just had another doctor's appointment, but didn't get to have an ultrasound. How sad! I was so close to the machine. It would have been so easy!

I still got to hear the baby's heartbeat, though. 136 beats per minute! Dr. Lopez said if we were to go off of old wives tales, the baby would most likely be a boy because they "typically" have a lower heart rate. But, she said she has two girls, and both of them had low heart rates, so you really never know!

We will find out the gender in 3 1/2 weeks! AH! Can't wait.

My nausea has definitely been SO much better. I still have a few occasional doozies, but they are few and far between (thankfully). My energy level, on the other hand, hasn't changed as much as I was hoping. I am still very tired most of the time and can't get enough sleep. But we've also had a ton of change going on in our lives. I think that is accounting for a lot of my sleepiness.

My baby bump is getting BIG! I would show you a picture but I'm on the bed under covers and I just don't want to get up and take one. Maybe the next blog post. Mollie is going to kill me because I haven't done a very good job of documenting belly growth, and she wanted to see every development! :)

Dr. Lopez said my weight is right on track, my blood pressure is great, and the baby's heartbeat is great. I have been getting dizzy and light headed a lot, and she said it might help me to eat more meals during the day and to make sure each of the meals has a lot of protein. Eat more? No prob!

I'll try to post a belly pic soon! (But with my shirt on... Belly pics with just belly skin kinda weird me out. No offense...)

2nd Trimester is Here!

We made it! I am 15 weeks today, and I think the 2nd trimester typically starts around week 14.

It has already gone by so fast. Wow. The baby will be here before we have time to pick out a name!

This week, Baby Heaton is the size of:

An orange!!

I can't believe it. Where is the baby hiding? It just looks like I've had a little too much fun eating junk food lately (which I definitely have). 

Thankfully the second trimester has welcomed an (almost) end to the daily nausea and constant queasiness. I've kicked my daily can of Gingerale and no longer have to stash crackers in my purse (good thing because crumbs were finding their way into some very inconvenient places).

I realized I haven't updated everyone in a while - life has definitely been passing me by. We are moving out of our apartment this Saturday, so I am typing this while surrounded by cardboard boxes and piles of un-categorizable clutter. Thankfully, my wonderful parents have prepared a "suite" for us at their house while we continue the search for a house (hopefully). The market is crazy right now! Everything we like or bid on has four other bids - when did this happen? Anyways, I am thankful for my parents who have already prepared a menu of wonderful food they are going to make us the first week to help us "enjoy our stay" and the Hines Hotel. 

I also haven't really had much to update y'all about because I finally feel like a normal human being! Thank goodness. I still have times when I suddenly feel like I need to sleep like... RIGHT NOW, and still have strong hunger pangs that must be immediately satisfied, but that's not too far off from non-preggo Tay. 

In the meantime, we are getting increasingly excited about finding out the gender of the baby in 5 WEEKS! I have to go in next week for a check up, and don't even get an ultrasound. WHAT!?! I'm going to be five feet away from the room and can't even go in to see my baby. I am very sad about this. But as fast as the weeks are going by, I know 5 weeks will be here in the blink of an eye. 

Other than that... hmmm, what else... I don't have to take my progesterone supplement anymore, which is nice because it made me sleepy and oddly thirsty. My face is clearing up a little bit, but my back and chest still make me feel like a high schooler who didn't respond well to ProActive. I have gotten a few bad headaches (which thankfully, I NEVER get), so I'm wondering if they're pregnancy related. 

Oh! You guys know how much of a sweet tooth I have (duh, I work at a bakery!), but now I just crave salty! And too much sweet makes me nauseous (oh my gosh, can I really say that? Is that blasphemous?). 

Also, my allergies have unfortunately suffered a little more than usual. Apparently pregnancy hormones make your nasal passages swell (?!?!) and can sometimes cause nosebleeds and gum bleeds (haven't had either of those yet). 

All of these symptoms together are still much better than that persistent nausea, so I'm not complaining - just trying to give you guys a picture of how I've been changing as Baby Heaton grows. :) 

How exciting! I still have to remind myself there's actually a baby in there. I have these moments where I realize again, like for the first time, that I'm going to be a mom. Wow - so many thoughts and emotions! A customer at work today asked me what I was going to do after I finish high school. HAHAHA. Surprise! I'm going to be a MOM! Lol. 

Thanks for reading! Love yall. 

Tay