Well, this is the week I’ve been waiting for! We have officially hit the 12 week mark! I was hoping the morning sickness would lighten up a little bit or completely disappear altogether, but it seems that’s not the plan as of yet. I have never been this sick in my life! I’ve lost 5 pounds so far, and it keeps falling off. I just can’t eat. Thank goodness for prenatal vitamins and extra stored fat, I guess. That makes me not worry too much about the baby. But it’s been a rough few months for me! My next doctor’s visit is a few weeks off. They wanted to schedule me with one of the more popular and busy OBs this time, which pushed me back a few weeks. At this point however, it doesn’t really matter. As long as I get in once a month, it’s all good.
I went maternity shopping this past weekend for the first real time. I’ve outgrown all of my pants and Sunday clothes, so I was desperately needing a few pieces to start me out with. I’ve definitely got a belly now, but it’s not too obvious to those who don’t know I’m pregnant. It’s just obvious to me when I can’t zip up my old pants, or even use the old rubber band trick anymore – ha!
Jack is doing great! He is getting more and more independent each day. He is having to adjust to me not being able to pick him up as much as I use to, but we spend lots of time cuddling and snuggling to make up for it. He is such a loving kid! He loves his toddler bed and has done SO WELL with it! The only other major transition he will have before the baby arrives is moving to his big boy bedroom with big boy furniture in it. We are hoping to make that move by May, so he doesn’t feel the baby has kicked him out of his old room. We aren’t even going to attempt potty-training or stopping the paci until after the baby is born and he has adjusted to his new sibling. I’ve heard they end up regressing anyways at that point from other moms with more than one, so we’re not going to stress ourselves out with unrealistic goals. He isn’t even close to being ready for potty-training anyway, so I’m not concerned about that right now.
That’s about all for now. Just wanted to get an update out there while I was feeling halfway decent!