Week 14

Well, this weeks post is gonna be short and sweet...i feel like this week went by really fast even though work has been extremely slow...does anyone else feel like they are the only one that had to work this week?? i feel like everyone else is still off... i am, however, looking forward to our trip down to NOLA on saturday and sunday!!!!!...just wish it would hurry up and get here!! ready to see our Saints in action, thanks to my lovely sister who got us the tickets, woo-hoo!! i have also been looking forward to the new orleans cuisine for a few months now...been reading menus left and right and it all sounds so good to me right now...so if anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to share!! i am super excited about the getaway, just wish we didnt have to rush back so i can go back to work again :( i feel like i need to take a personal day just to get myself reorganized for the new year and clean out some of the old! i feel like this would make me feel better and stress less about where we are going to put all the baby stuff :)

Stats:

• Weeks preggo: 14 weeks, 6 days
• size of baby akin: a lemon (3.4 inches, 1.5 oz.)
• My weight: about 123, 124--i have been sick with a cold and did not have much of an appetite for a while.
• fun fact about baby: it can already suck its thumb and wiggle its toes! not to mention...urinate, lovely to think about, huh? :) haha

How am I feeling?

• Emotionally: same as the last time probably....less emotional, just stressed about the normal everyday things...but i now have something to look forward to and get me out of bed in the morning..this baby has done amazing things already :) i am anxious about feeling the baby move for the first time...they say it can start happening around 15 or 16 weeks.. i am ready to feel that connection with my child. part of me is a little scared about it, i mean i have no idea how its gonna feel or be..and what if i dont feel anything?? so, yea, anxious is a good word :)
• Physically: did i mention i was exhausted? haha...i was actually starting to feel better until i got this cold or whatever it is, and of course you cant hardly take anything when you are preggo...plus i didnt want to go to a regular doctor unless i absolutely had to because my luck, i would catch the flu in the waiting room..so just kinda dealing with it right now, hoping to feel good for NYE since i was sick for Christmas..
• Fun Stuff: trying to decide on what patterns and everything else to use for the baby's room, and even though i am going to focus on neutral colors, i want to wait and find out the sex before i go any further on this. my mom has graciously agreed to make my bedding so i get to pick out fabric soon! my sister has also offered to have my mom's old baby dresser refinished and painted along with a glider chair that was my great aunts:) cant wait to start picking out colors, patterns, etc. :O) now i need to make room for this stuff to go!! we go to our next appointment on Tuesday and the one after that we will find out if its a boy or girl!! cant wait!
• Cravings: stuff i cant have of course...tuna sashima and a medium rare steak. but something i have craved and been able to obtain easily..whopper with extra pickles..you can keep the fries, which is surprising cause french fries were my favorite food before this all came about..now i would rather have 2 whoppers! richard just finds this hilarious by the way, that my helpings are bigger than his and i go back for seconds, if not thirds ;)

So santa did in fact bring me a new laptop, yay!!!!! but i however have been to busy/tired/lazy to upload my pictures from my camera...i know i know. i will do this soon enough i promise. well, thanks for listening once again...we are almost at 15 weeks and i will give a good update after our appointment next week.

kristin