I'm so excited to write this.. because it means my first trimester is OVER. Hallelujah, praise the Lord, I survived (barely). I'm going to start from the beginning, and try to rack my brain on what happened in the weeks that followed.
You may or may not know, we started trying the very next cycle after my miscarriage. I didn't want to lose momentum, and I didn't want to let the disappointment of that deter us trying. I was curious as to whether or not my body would need to "reset" and take a few months to be back to normal, but apparently, it didn't! A month later we were pregnant. I pretty much knew days after conception something was different, I'm pretty in tune with my body, and it was giving me clues. But I decided to wait to take a test until I was a week late, because I miscarried at 5 weeks last time and had a I not tested, I might of assumed it to be a late period, which would of been easier to handle mentally. Although I wasn't sure if my cycle was different or not, I went off of my usual time frames and assumed things were normal. I tested a faint positive on April 24th, and it definitely was more of a darker line than I tested at 4 weeks the previous pregnancy. I took another test a few days later, just because, and the line was dark as could be! We were excited but of course very cautious, and just took things day by day. It just so happened we already had our 10 year anniversary trip scheduled for April 30-May 3... so no, this was not our anniversary trip baby ;) This was perfect timing so we could just get away and spend time together.
Here is my best recap week by week this last trimester...
5 Weeks
Jake was signed up to participate in a art festival called Spring Daze on the weekend. Levi and I helped and were there ALL day, about 9-5. It was hot, but I tried to be in the shade as much as possible. The only symptom I was feeling at this time was a bit of fatigue, I wanted to lay so badly on the ground behind his booth and nap! The next day we traveled down to Charleston/Kiawah Island for 4 days. I'm so thankful I wasn't experience nausea or food aversions on this trip, because that would of put a damper on things. I was just a bit more tired than usual, so I needed to rest a lot (which is pretty much what we did anyway!)
6 Weeks
Nothing special happened this week, I still wasn't expressing any symptoms other than slight tiredness. Jake will laugh and tell you I was a Chex-Mix fiend, though. That was my little special snack; but that "craving" only lasted a couple of weeks. This week was just full of torturous waiting for my ultrasound appointment!
7 Weeks
This was the week my pregnancy was confirmed on May 11th! I was a nervous wreck before that appointment. The wait between having a positive pregnancy test and having your first ultrasound is the longest most agonizing weeks of your life (at least it was mine with both of my pregnancies!) I was so nervous that day before the appointment, I couldn't stay out of the bathroom, if you know what I mean. The appointment was fairly quick and the minute I saw the little bean shape on the screen I just cried. I was so relieved; I felt like I could finally breathe a little easier (although I admit I was still a little nervous this whole trimester!). During this week was also my mega-wedding-weekend; I had a wedding on Friday AND Saturday. Something I never do; it just happened to be a scheduling mistake. I knew it was coming for over a year, but I didn't expect to be pregnant that weekend, but I survived! My nausea and discomfort still hadn't quite begun during this time (So thankful for that!!!), but boy was I tired!
8 Weeks
This was the week the nausea and food aversions began, unfortunately. Why couldn't I be one of those women who gets spared from this?! And I will say, it came on way stronger than it did when pregnant with Levi. This week I served with our small group at a rescue mission type of warehouse (which in late May, was HOT). I hadn't told some of my small group yet that I was pregnant, but I did that day because I needed to leave a little early because the heat was making my nausea worse (not to mention keeping up with a 4 year old in a huge warehouse ha!)
9 Weeks
Had a few meetings with clients this week, and it was hard not to tell them! We wanted to make a public announcement on our personal social media before my business Instagram. This week I also had a wedding that was 1.5 hours outside of town, and I stayed in a hotel by myself. This wedding was outside, all day. It was probably around 90 degrees, but I will tell you, God showed me great mercy that day as my nausea wasn't too bad. He also gave me the energy to be outside, on my feet for 15 hours! I then drove all the way home after the wedding, I just wanted my bed! I told a few people that day I was pregnant, because I had to sit down a lot and ask for help on certain things.
10 Weeks
Had another wedding this week.. but inside thankfully! Again, my nausea wasn't too bad where I couldn't do my job, and I had my assistant with me which was a huge blessing. I almost threw up one time, but I got it together ;) I had my first appointment (the other appointment was just an ultrasound confirmation) at 10 weeks 6 days - I was there for 3 hours!! I had to do a full family history and then I met with a midwife. I also unfortunately had to have an annual exam, and it was the worst one I've had. Man, those things are the worst!!! I was told my uterus was tilted, which was why the procedure was so uncomfortable (well, more so than usual). My subsequent appointments are much shorter than 3 hours.. more like 30 minutes (including waiting 15 of them). Also, we announced our pregnancy the night of the doctor appointment (wanted to confirm heartbeat one more time).
11 Weeks
Technically since our announcement was the night before I turned 11 weeks, I consider 11 weeks when we announced.. and oh how fun that was! This week was pretty laid back (no weddings!), but I did have a meeting with my December 30th bride and I was SO nervous to tell her I couldn't work on her wedding anymore. We did have a solution for her, as my mom was available for her date. But I was so anxious she'd be upset or stressed out about it (although she had no reason to be as she was still getting a Happily Ever After professional planner on her day). I had butterflies like no one's business, but I finally spilled the beans to her.. and her face looked surprised, but overall she was very supportive. Once I told her, I shared the news on our business page.
12 Weeks
Now that the news was public in all areas, it was much easier to go through our daily life! Everything was out in the open (including my belly) and it was so fun to talk about with everyone. We had a lot of family events this week: Jake's oral surgery, my dad's birthday, my mother-in-law's birthday dinner, and Father's Day. Nausea was still hanging on, I was hoping as I approached second trimester it would start to dissipate, so I had to lay down a lot and still couldn't eat entirely the way I wanted.. and I was still very tired all the time!
13 Weeks
It's debatable whether the second trimester starts at 13 or 14 weeks, but my app says 14, so for this blog, we will consider 13 weeks the last week of first trimester. I had a wedding this week, inside! It was pretty easy and doable by myself (no assistant), however, I was stuck with some break down responsibilities I was not happy about (basically I did what a florist should do: dump out vases and pack up all the vases in boxes and I put all the decor in couple's car). It was a lot of lifting and walking up and down stairs and I wasn't happy about it, but such is life.. I got it done! Still was nauseous even this week, pretty sure this was the week I actually threw up right in my driveway (which was the last time I did, so I went out with a bang!). Don't worry, it wasn't actually ON my driveway, but in the natural/leaves area next to it.. boy that was fun, hopefully no neighbors saw.
**UPDATES**
Total weight gain: 0 pounds :) I started at a higher weight than I would of liked, so I had some "fluff" to spare. Plus, when you are throwing up and not eating much, it's hard to gain weight.
Total weight gain: 0 pounds :) I started at a higher weight than I would of liked, so I had some "fluff" to spare. Plus, when you are throwing up and not eating much, it's hard to gain weight.
Symptoms: exhaustion, nausea, throwing up, ginormo boobies (sorry, but it's true)
Maternity clothes: started to wear looser clothing from the beginning as you begin to show much sooner in your second pregnancies. I bought a couple of shorts and shirts.
Stretch marks: hard to tell what's old and what's new, but pretty sure I'll walk away with some new ones when all is said and done
Sleep: pretty good, thankfully! With Levi, I had insomnia pretty bad, but I actually sleep well. And nap almost every day ;)
Best moments: Confirming pregnancy, telling our friends/family
Miss anything?: not feeling nauseous
Movement: nope
Food cravings: In the first few weeks, I just wanted salty and crunchy.. Gardetto's and Chex Mix were my jam.
Food aversions: yea anything not crunchy or starchy.. everything else made me want to puke.. which meant anything healthy unfortunately
Belly button: regular
Wedding ring: fits normal
Mood: pretty good, thankfully with this pregnancy and with Levi I never was what I would consider "hormonal". Just tired!
Looking forward to: Our gender reveal on August 6th!!! And not feeling nauseous
Baby bump: started poking out as early as 5 1/2 weeks :)
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