Crazy Store Lady!

I am 16 weeks now and am feeling better every day.  However, I have come to the realization that my everyday clothes are no longer going to fit me.  I think it was in my last post that I was so excited because my clothes all still fit and I was very proud of myself.  Well, it sure is amazing what a week can do these days.  The pants that fit me so comfortably on Monday no longer would button on Friday.  So, I went shopping.  There are very few places to get maternity clothes around here.  Or if a store has clothes the selection is quite poor.  So, Jen and I went to the Streets of Tanasbourne. There is a GAP there with a maternity section along with a Mimi Maternity store.  Now, the GAP was great, they were helpful and pleasant and I found some nice jeans that are SOOOOO comfortable I may never return to a button up pants again.  Then we ventured over to Mimi Maternity...there was a blonde stick of a sales woman there who picked me as her pray for her commission.  She was so pushy and over the top I couldn't get out of there quick enough.  However, I needed some clothes for gosh sake and I wasn't leaving without some...so I stuck it out and started trying things on.  She returned to my dressing room 4 times with more things for me to try on!  I was so irritated with her I didn't even try on the items she brought.  I just stuck with my pile of clothes that I tried on and left hers on the floor.  At the checkout stand she wanted my address, phone number, e-mail and practically this first born!  I kept telling her "no thank you" in the most polite tone I could muster up.  Anyhoo, I got what I needed and now have extremely comfortable clothes and I won't ever go back to that store again.  

The 15 week mark...

Well, we have made it to the 15th week and that is great because a lot of risk has dropped.  To be honest, I really haven't been worried about the pregnancy at all.  I have been pretty calm, which is surprising for me.  I just figured anything that made me have all the symptoms and made me that ill was in there really good and wasn't planning on leaving any time soon!  So now that the majority of risk is gone that makes it a little nicer.  I have been feeling better and better every day which is also great!  The baby just keeps on growing, it is 4 inches now and 2.5 oz.  It is the size of an apple this week.  Speaking of apples, that is one of my newly added foods to the good list.  Finally something healthy!  Cheetoes, top ramen and chocolate milk don't really met the criteria of a healthy, well-balanced meal.  

This picture is from our first ultrasound.  We have another one scheduled for the 13th of November (I'll be 19 weeks) which is exciting because it should be a world of difference from the 8th week one.  

The Beat of a Heart...

The sound of a baby's beating heart it amazing. It is so fast and such a relieving feeling. Joe and I went to the doctor and she says everything is going great and we got to hear the heart beat. It took her a few seconds to find the heart beat, which of course started to make me nervous. I was waiting patiently...sort of. The doctor said it was because the baby was moving around. Once she found it, it sounded amazing.
I haven't felt the baby move yet, it could take awhile. The fact that the baby is 3 and half inches and 1.5 oz. (the size of a lemon) is amazing. It has grown so much! My belly is also getting bigger. I really have a baby bump now, it doesn't look like I am bloated, it actually looks like I'm having a baby. Joey says that my belly feels like memory foam, it is pretty firm but still squishes. I am pretty proud though, all of my jeans still fit and button! It won't be long though...the jeans that aren't low rise probably won't fit this week.
I am really starting to feel better, today is a week since I last got sick! Yeah! That is the longest I have gone so far. I have had a little more energy these last two days. Today I am feeling a little more exhausted but I had a 6 day work week so that is to be expected. I am very glad to be in the second trimester though so we will see what it brings!