Weekly Check In / Ticker Change - May 8-May 14

[dashook]

How many weeks are you? 12 weeks today (yay!)

What is your baby the size of? Apricot or plum

What symptoms are you having? My nausea has largely subsided this past week but I still find myself seriously sleepy at times throughout the day. My belly is really rounding out now! Also, weirdly, my boobs are all of a sudden super-sore. I suspect it has something to do with weaning last week, even though they're not "need to nurse/pump" sore; they're definitely "pregnant/AF" sore. Just funny that it took until now to have that.

Do you have any appointments this week? Yes, on Thursday!! I have my NT scan followed by a visit with the OB. Getting nervous and excited.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Super-busy week at work coming up. I really am just over it.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? This question makes me kind of sad/uncomfortable lol. I'm definitely super-thankful that I have all of my 5 senses! I think if I had to give one up I'd also go with taste like danib, since it's probably the least necessary for actual survival, and because maybe it would help me not eat so damn much haha

[cookswithwine9]

How many weeks are you? 12 weeks 2 days

What is your baby the size of? Apricot

What symptoms are you having? Still tired but energy is slowly improving, sore nips, burps

Do you have any appointments this week? No

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Happy to reach 12 weeks! Still anxious for NT scan next week...

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? I would pick taste. I love food but it would be nice to only eat the healthiest of foods because taste doesn't matter!

[dashook]

May 9, 2016 7:59:30 GMT -5 danib said:

My boobs are definitely tender (and getting "full") dashook .
I totally didn't mean for that question to be sad! I couldn't think if a good one so I googled and that was in a list of suggestions. I thought it might be interesting to see how people perceive things. My bad :S

No, I thought it was a good question!  Definitely thought-provoking.  

I suck at coming up with GTKY's, so much so that it often prevents me from starting threads where I have to include one!

[kleigh]

How many weeks are you? 13 weeks !

What is your baby the size of? Babies are the size of a Peach

What symptoms are you having? Constipation, physically fatigued every now and then, and very hungry

Do you have any appointments this week? Thursday

Rants/Raves/Randoms? We should get our bloodwork results from the day of the NT scan, regarding gender I flip flopped back and forth if I should let her tell us. With twins, the most we'll know is either "it's two girls" (they found only X chromosome) or "there's at least one boy" (they found Y chromosome). But we won't be able to know if it's boy/girl or two boys. I feel like it is sort of anti climatic and a tease but I'm SOOOO eager to know so H and I decided we'll ask her to leave it on voicemail so we have it if we want to listen.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Smell, I think I could do without smell of I absolutely had to. From what I understand though, if you have no sense of smell then you have no taste either. But due to allergies I'd go without smelling perfumes, oils, gas, grass, animals, etc lol. As far as hearing, H is deaf in one ear (he had tubes when he was younger, after some complications he lost left ear hearing at about age 21).... I have so much adoration for him knowing what he goes through. He said it constantly sounds like a bucket over your head.

[ashleysyn]

How many weeks are you? 11+5

What is your baby the size of? Brussels Sprout

What symptoms are you having? Still tired, some RLP, nausea every now and then, but better than previous weeks

Do you have any appointments this week? My first midwife appointment is tomorrow

Rants/Raves/Randoms? This weekend was actually kind of a big one. IF was evacuated from FMM, so he's driving home to the east coast. He got to stop in for the night on Saturday and meet our family, which was nice. He's such a great guy. I also did my announcement yesterday, which I will post somewhere at some point.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Well right now I have a sinus cold and can't smell, so I guess that.

[tallblonde]

How many weeks are you? 11 week 1 day

What is your baby the size of? Fig or Brussel sprout

What symptoms are you having? Boobs are bigger

Do you have any appointments this week? Nope

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Struggling with some work stuff. I applied for a promotion, mostly bc they had us interview someone very underqualified, so figured if they are seriously considering her, then I need to try. However, I'm not sure I want more work, and the project that'd I'd be responsible for is scheduled to go live in October...and it will most likely get pushed to Dec, when I'm on leave. DNW to be stressing while on leave or feeling rushed to come back. My ambitious side wants to go for it, but I think I'd be fine if they just changed my title/role and gave me and good rating for this year. Makes me telling work interesting..

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why?

Scent! I can't imagine wanting to eat if I couldn't taste! My mom teaches the visually impaired, so I'd be in good hands though, but would be so so hard.

[hangry]

How many weeks are you? 14 weeks

What is your baby the size of? Troll doll (this kinda cracks me up)

What symptoms are you having? Sore boobs, feeling of fullness

Do you have any appointments this week? Today with my GP. I won't start seeing my OB until after 20 weeks. I don't remember exactly when. They are in the same practice, so I just see my GP and if there are issues she follows up with OB. So I assume today will be boring weight and BP type stuff.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? Happy to be feeling generally good and to be telling people now! I just hate beingb at awkward, I just look like I've gained weight stage. Really looking forward to a real solid looking bump.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? I would say smell. I don't think I could sacrifice any others.

[hangry]

May 9, 2016 12:59:04 GMT -5 tgrimes1980 said:

hangry Last week I told my boss, "Just so you know, I'm pregnant. I'm not just getting fat." He's a workout freak so I knew he'd think it was hilarious.

Haha, I may have to use this line

[rory5280]

How many weeks are you?
14+6 


What is your baby the size of?
 I'm just going to jump a head to 15 weeks and say avocado.  


What symptoms are you having?
 Really just the occasional nausea still. Energy is back and nothing else really new yet.  I'm enjoying the in between!  


Do you have any appointments this week?
 Nope not until the end of the month.  

Rants/Raves/Randoms?
 Received my early glucose test results back and they were normal.  I wasn't really worried so I don't think it was really even too borderline last time, but the fact they wanted to test early made me a bit anxious. 

Everyone at works officially knows, so it's been kind of nice today.  Lots of well wishes, and also lots of "will you be coming back after you have the baby?".  Is this a new thing were people just ask this now?  They are all friendly curiosity, but weird.  Don't ask me that.  If I wasn't I wouldn't be telling you anyway!  LOL 


QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why?  Man I can't decide if it would be taste or smell.  I'm leaning towards smell.  

[LizInFL]

How many weeks are you? 14w tomorrow

What is your baby the size of? a lemon

What symptoms are you having? breasts are fuller; during meals I get full quickly but am hungry again 30 minutes later; still having odd dreams and some MOTN wakefulness

Do you have any appointments this week? nope

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I am full of first world problems. The biggest is that we're in the middle of a drought and can only water our grass twice a week and the backyard is drying up. This is stressing me out to no end but does not seem to bother DH. We have a huge yard. Do not want to have to replace all this grass.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Tough call but I'd say scent. I once read an interview with a woman who lost her sense of taste and it sounded horrible.

[peanutmuse]

How many weeks are you? 13 weeks on Wed

What is your baby the size of? Matchbox car

What symptoms are you having? Tired and nauseous

Do you have any appointments this week? No

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I called the genetics counselor today because I had some follow up questions. No return call. I hate that shit.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? I don't do questions like this, sorry. It feels too much like borrowing trouble to me.

[sweetmelissa5]

How many weeks are you? 13w5d

What is your baby the size of? scoop of ice cream

What symptoms are you having? mostly just food aversions and some lingering nausea

Do you have any appointments this week? Nope, but I had a super quick one last Friday, and everything is going well.

Rants/Raves/Randoms?

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? I'm also going with taste; I have such a sweet tooth, and at least one good result would be much healthier eating habits.

[LizInFL]

rory5280 "avocado"...that seems so big to me, haha. I mean, I know we'll REALLY be thinking big when the app says "your baby is the size of a watermelon", but still. It just amazes me how quickly they grow.

[amberlie]

How many weeks are you? 13

What is your baby the size of? Lemon

What symptoms are you having? Migraines & fatigue, food aversions

Do you have any appointments this week? No, next is 5/24

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I'm getting married Friday!

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Smell probably. It's the only sense I've ever not had for any period due to congestion I guess. I don't know if I'd ever eat without taste

[LizInFL]

amberlie, That's exciting, congratulations! Are y'all having a big ceremony/reception or doing something more low-key?

[amberlie]

May 9, 2016 19:56:44 GMT -5 LizInFL said:

amberlie, That's exciting, congratulations! Are y'all having a big ceremony/reception or doing something more low-key?

Thanks! Just a courthouse thing and then a reception to follow in the summer

[sophiegrace]

May 9, 2016 17:32:36 GMT -5 starbuck27 said:

May 9, 2016 16:26:54 GMT -5 sweetmelissa5 said:

What is your baby the size of? scoop of ice cream.

Two guesses what I have a craving for now.

Nom nom nom

[sophiegrace]

How many weeks are you? 14 weeks tomorrow! 2T for the win whoot whoot!!

What is your baby the size of? Kiwi, the fruit that tries to kill me.

What symptoms are you having? Exhaustion, terrible skin, some nausea still at night.

Do you have any appointments this week? Two more weeks...

R/R/R? I'm starting to feel very uncomfortable with my body. I'm finally able to eat and just feel....mushy? Maybe it's my body being in a weird spot combined with still trying to hide my growing belly. Idk.

QOTW - awesome question danib! And so difficult. Definitely not sight or feel. And I think I truly enjoy food (normally) too much to give up smell and taste. I have some slight hearing loss from chronic ear infections as I child, so maybe I would eventually adapt to that ok? This one is going to have me thinking.

[jubilantsquirrel]

How many weeks are you? 11 weeks

What is your baby the size of? A Bee Hummingbird, or a lime (a lime seems awfully big for 11 weeks)

What symptoms are you having? Nausea still. It's not as constant as it was, so that's nice.

Do you have any appointments this week? Nope, next week.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I had an Asiago cheese bagel for breakfast and it was the most amazing thing ever.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why?
I'm going to jump on the taste bandwagon.

[htk1113]

How many weeks are you? 12 wk 4 days

What is your baby the size of? a lime

What symptoms are you having? I still have to pee a lot. My stomach is starting to feel squished so, my appetite has gone down a bit.

Do you have any appointments this week? None

Rants/Raves/Randoms? MH has been getting a bit nausea due to food textures, which is unusual for him. I joke that he is exhibiting sympathy symptoms. Must be why I'm feeling better these days.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? After doing some reading on the matter, I'm going to go with taste. Although, I have a great love of food, it's not just the taste of food I enjoy, I enjoy the smell of my food. Also, smell creates stronger memories and reactions than the taste of something alone does not. This was a very hard question.

[sophiegrace]

jubilantsquirrel I think it's a key lime! Have you ever seen one? They're the cutest fruit ever.

[jubilantsquirrel]

May 10, 2016 12:37:05 GMT -5 sophiegrace said:

jubilantsquirrel I think it's a key lime! Have you ever seen one? They're the cutest fruit ever.

That makes way more sense than a regular lime!

[buckyb]

Congrats amberlie!!

[buckyb]

I'm late to the party this week.

How many weeks are you? 11w2d

What is your baby the size of? Brussel Sprout

What symptoms are you having? I have more energy than a few weeks ago but I still tire easily. I feel pretty bloated/chubby this week and I still get dizzy from time to time. Also, pregnancy dreams are nuts!

Do you have any appointments this week? No

Rants/Raves: My BIL is a lazy jerk and I feel bad for my sister. He refuses to get up in the middle of the night to help out. She is exclusively pumping so he could definitely feed while she pumps.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Taste

[goldenlove3]

Congrats on the wedding coming up amberlie!

[goldenlove3]

How many weeks are you? 14 today. Yay for 2nd Tri!

What is your baby the size of? My ticker says orange and my app says large lemon.

What symptoms are you having? Not very much lately. I'm still tired all the time but I don't think even 2nd tri will help that since it was my normal before. Perks of waking up at 5:30 everyday I guess.

Do you have any appointments this week? I had a MW appt yesterday and it went well. Got to hear the heartbeat! It's so weird to go from an RE to a midwife. I went from constant BW and US to mostly just talking. It's what I wanted for my pregnancy but it's still a transition.

Rants/Raves/Randoms? H and I are overwhelmed with picking out a nursery theme. I tried to narrow it down yesterday but we added two more. I can't seem to delete any from my list!

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? I'd probably go with smell.

[sophiegrace]

Yay for the great appointment yesterday goldenlove3!! Does it blow your mind at all how, I'm not sure the word I want to use,...substantial..the size of the baby now is?! Like to me a large lemon feels so big. Baby was just a poppy seed! Whoa! It may just be me haha. So glad baby boy is doing great.

As for nursery, can you sit in the room you want to use and talk over the themes? Maybe the shape, size, and where the sun goes throughout the day will help guide you in seeing it done in your head? Are any of those options able to grow with your son at all?

[goldenlove3]

May 11, 2016 6:58:05 GMT -5 sophiegrace said:

Yay for the great appointment yesterday goldenlove3 !! Does it blow your mind at all how, I'm not sure the word I want to use,...substantial..the size of the baby now is?! Like to me a large lemon feels so big. Baby was just a poppy seed! Whoa! It may just be me haha. So glad baby boy is doing great.

As for nursery, can you sit in the room you want to use and talk over the themes? Maybe the shape, size, and where the sun goes throughout the day will help guide you in seeing it done in your head? Are any of those options able to grow with your son at all?

Yea it's totally crazy how fast they grow. An orange seems huge!

I just took another look at my list this morning and deleted one of them. It was Outer Space/Rockets theme but I feel like that would be more fun for an older kid. Right now my top two are the "Little Traveler" theme from BBB and Dinosaurs. There are no cute dinosaur sets available at the big stores but I found a cute one on Amazon.

Have we done a nursery theme thread yet? I feel like we've talked about it but maybe not in it's own thread.

[goldenlove3]

We got lots of 11/17 due dates!! So glad baby looked good today danib!

[ClassyMrsA]

How many weeks are you? 15 weeks

What is your baby the size of? an eclair or avacado

What symptoms are you having? Still some nausea here and there, constipation, headaches, lots of cravings, rlp

Do you have any appointments this week? No

Rants/Raves/Randoms? I'm so happy that I like pickles again. We got Nathan's garlic dill spears and they are soooo good! I have to stop myself from eating the whole jar. Unfortunately I crave those at the same time as peaches, hot chocolate, and ice cream. I don't want them together, gross, but separately so I have to choose. Boo.

QOTW - If you had to give up one of your 5 senses, which would it be and why? Skipping this one.