Tuesday, April 24, 2018

8 Weeks

Zac took the big kids to work with him, so I brought Elias with me to my prenatal appointment. So far, everything looks good. No abnormalities with Bug or my insides. Bug is measuring 8 weeks exactly and had a strong heartbeat. It even wiggled a bit during the exam. Elias thought the experience was pretty neat, listening to the heartbeat and such. I showed him the ultrasound photo and he said, "Awww so cute!" I'm positive he's not 100% sure what's going on, but getting him excited to be a big brother is fun.


I finished up my appointment just in time to meet up with Zac and the big kids for lunch at Cane's. Lately, I can't seem to consume enough potatoes, so anywhere that has fries is a yes from me.

Pregnancy highlights:
How far along: 8 weeks.
Size of baby: Raspberry!
Total weight gain/loss: Still just the 2 pounds.
Maternity clothes: Leggings.
Gender: Unknown still.
Movement: Plenty, but undetected.
Cravings: Mainly potatoes or Mexican. I dreamt of sushi last night.
Symptoms: Nausea, moodiness, bloated, tired.
Best moment this week: I heard the heartbeat.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

7 Weeks

My clinic appointment went smoothly. I was so paranoid, I found the little flickering heartbeat before the tech did. Baby is measuring exactly at seven weeks, so the due date is December 4th. I'm guessing it, like the rest, will come before the due date, so I'm thinking late November. According to the Ramzi Theory, this one might be a girl. Hopefully, for Leah's sake, but I'll take a healthy baby of either sex. The tech only saw one yolk sac, so it's just the ONE baby making me feel so sick.


Pregnancy highlights:
How far along: 7 weeks.
Size of baby: Blueberry!
Total weight gain/loss: Gained 2 pounds.
Maternity clothes: My leggings, still, but they're uncomfortable.
Gender: Unknown.
Movement: None yet.
Cravings: It's completely random and absurd. I have been liking graham crackers, though.
Symptoms: Waves of nausea throughout the day, short tempered, bloated. So very sleepy. I did have some incredible indigestion earlier this week and felt like I might die.
Best moment this week: Baby has a heartbeat.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Alex's Birthday

Mom took us and Alex out for Alex's birthday. We went to Logan's and I filled up on all the bread. My belly is beyond bloated. It was a nice outing, but still strange without Emily. It'll always be strange, though. Alex had a good time. We haven't been to Logan's in a few years.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

6 weeks

Pregnancy highlights:
How far along: 6 weeks.
Size of baby: Pea.
Total weight gain/loss: No change.
Maternity clothes: Leggings.
Gender: Unknown.
Movement: Not yet.
Cravings: Salads.
Symptoms: Nausea waves throughout the day, moody, tired, bloated.
Best moment this week: We have salad.


Check out that mirror. Isn't that just beautiful? I feel like a magical fairy in an enchanted forest of splattered toothpaste.

Monday, April 9, 2018

New Orleans trip 2018

We finally made a trip to Louisiana. Mom booked us a hotel in Kenner since we'd be staying on that side of the bridge for the majority of our visit. On Friday night, we checked in and got the kids to bed. Elias slept between Zac and me, quite restlessly as he filled up on a LOT of junk food during the drive. So much fun, so little sleep.

Saturday morning, we headed to the Audubon Zoo to meet up with Karen and her brood. At one point, we got separated, so we went one way while Karen and my parents went the other and we had a hard time catching back up. Karen and her family left, so we enjoyed the day, just us and our kids. There was an Asian Heritage festival going on, so the entire zoo was incredibly crowded. The food smelled great, though. We stopped in the Cypress Knee cafe for catfish, chicken, and gator bites. Elias' neglected diaper soaked through his shorts, so we went back towards the entrance to meet back with my parents. We dropped them off at the hotel, then headed to the mall to walk around a bit. I had a craving for a real New Orleans poboy, so Zac spent about 40 minutes making calls to various seafood locations to find me a shrimp poboy where the shrimp was deveined. I learned I'm high maintenance when it comes to poboys, but I'm fairly certain I am 100% reasonable in requesting shit-free shrimp.


Sunday morning, we decided to go to Cafe Du Monde for beignets. My dad was still asleep, so we went and ate, then brought some back to my parents. They weren't in the mood to go anywhere, so we took the van and headed to Slidell to visit with Mawmaw and Zac's cousin, Christina. Mawmaw had some tamales for lunch and Zac told her we have another baby coming in December. Jac and Leah spent most of the visit in the front yard digging up crawfish holes in search of crawfish. Jac managed to find a baby one, but released it after we took a picture. We left for Marie's and hung out with her for a little while, but missed seeing Francesca since she was out with some friends. It's hard trying to squeeze in so many visits in such a small amount of time, especially when driving consumes most of the time. After Marie's, we met up with Jena at Italian Pie for dinner. The lasagna is the best. So good, I didn't even think to get a picture before I ate half of it.


Monday, we woke up relatively early while my parents slept, so we went to Target and walked around the eerie Esplanade mall until lunch time. Zac wanted Reginelli's, so we headed there for lunch and Jessie came to meet up with us. I went with her to her place while Zac brought my parents back to their room for a nap, then came back to get me. It was a brief visit, but as previously mentioned, it's hard planning to see so many people in such a short time frame. She had to go pick up Orrin, so we headed to the Lafreniere Park to see Katie and meet Chase and baby Jacob. We walked around the bird sanctuary and Katie let me hold the baby (even when he spit up on me), until Karen called and wanted us to eat dinner with her. Had I known the visit would be less than pleasant with Karen, I would've just stayed at the park with Katie. Since Mom decided not to get her tattoo and I'm not supposed to get one while expecting, we decided to come home a day early instead of spending one more night in the hotel.


Did I mention we didn't have hot water in our room's shower? There was also food under the bed, like Cheerios and candies that we didn't put there. They didn't even have extra pillows to spare... Not going back there again. So, avoid the Econo Lodge in Kenner off Veteran's.