14 Weeks and 15 Weeks

14 Weeks

How far along? 14 weeks

Total weight gain: maybe a pound or so
Maternity clothes? Nope! Still fitting in all my normal jeans!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Pretty good… just waking up once to use the restroom mostly
Best moment this week: Getting to see all my college friends and roommates and celebrate Melinda’s wedding and our little one on the way!

Miss Anything? Not being hungry all the time. Haha! I know that is strange but when I get hungry now,  it hits me like a ton of bricks and I have to eat right then.
Movement: No
Food cravings: Nothing really weird yet…
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week at least.
Gender prediction: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Having to use the restroom way more often and feeling a little bump poke out! :)
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Spending most of next week in Mobile celebrating Christmas with the Shore side of the family!! :)

15 Weeks

Leslie- 24 weeks // Me- 15 weeks

How far along? 15 weeks
Total weight gain: About 1-2 pounds 

Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I have had a very strange sleep schedule in Mobile… I have been super tired (going to bed at about 9) and waking up super early (about 5 every morning). I used to love staying up late but now it is a struggle to keep my eyes open past 9 PM.
Best moment this week: Getting to be home in Mobile for Christmas!! It was also so fun to be there with my sis-in-law, Leslie, who is also pregnant. We got to swap pregnancy stories so it has been so fun!
Miss Anything? Having a normal sleep schedule… I think I will be missing this for a long time.
Movement: No
Food cravings: Mostly salty things. We made lots of sweets for Christmas and I mainly just wanted the chips and dip instead of sugar cookies and chocolate stuff.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope… feeling pretty good this week!
Gender prediction: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: I have been having some round ligament pain, but nothing too serious or painful. Just a reminder that this little one is expanding and going to be taking up a lot of room soon!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! :)
Looking forward to: Going to the Dr. this week and spending next weekend in Huntsville with all the Thaxton’s!

13 Weeks

13 Weeks

It looks like less than a bump this week than last... guess I need to go eat! :)

 How far along: 13 weeks (and 3 days… looks like I am going to be a few days behind my whole pregnancy. Haha!)

Total weight gain: Nothing really on my scale at home. We’ll see at the doctor in a few weeks.
Maternity clothes: Just using a hair rubberband to make my jeans last longer. That trick works pretty well!
Stretch marks: No
Sleep: Pretty good… Blake was out of town this weekend so it is always a little harder to sleep when he is gone
Best moment this week: Finally finding the heartbeat with the doppler at work! And I got to record it!! I love going back and listening to it… what a perfect sound!
Miss Anything: No
Movement: No
Food cravings: Chinese… so I finally got some Panda this weekend! YUM!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: If I get too hungry, I start to feel a little sick… so I’m just trying to eat snacks and keep something in my stomach.
Gender prediction: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Still just tired and that crazy eczema
Belly Button in or out: In
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! :)
Looking forward to: My college roommate, Melinda, is getting married this weekend!!! I am really looking forward to seeing all my old roommates and friends and catching up on life!! It is so fun getting back together after everyone moved away from Auburn! Woo hoo!

Baby Thaxton!

Blake and I have some big news to announce… We have a baby on the way!!! We could not be more excited to finally share this news with everyone! I am 12 weeks (and 3 days now) and my due date is June 16. So here is the full story. I have been off of birth control since the summer in preparation for trying to get pregnant when Blake found a job. Well… the baby decided to come a little sooner than we thought!! I was a little late, so I took one pregnancy test and it was negative. A week and a half later... the pregnancy test was positive! I took that second test on my birthday… who could ask for a better birthday present than that!! I was thrilled, and Blake was shocked! When Blake first saw the test, he said- “What?!” He really couldn’t believe it!! He couldn’t believe it so much that I had to take 3 tests at home. Haha! So then we set up our first appointment with the OB Dr. He confirmed that we were definitely pregnant, which somehow made it more real just for someone else to say it to you. We also had an appointment last week (November 28… Blake’s birthday). We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time!! It was incredible! I kind of laughed with nervous excitement when they first found the heartbeat! It was such an incredible feeling knowing and hearing the baby inside of me. Wow! Those words still sounds so crazy to me! I have wanted to be a mom ever since I can remember, so it is a very surreal feeling to me that it is actually happening right now. I could not be more excited to carry this child and finally become a Mommy in June! :)

Let me back up a little. After we initially found out we were expecting, we wanted to tell our families immediately. We found out on a Wednesday, and went down to Mobile that next weekend to tell my parents. For my birthday, I got a new camera (Canon Rebel XS). So when we got to my parents’ house, I told them I took some pictures with my new camera and wanted them to see. This is the picture that I showed them:

They both looked at it for a second and then realized what the sign said. Then they both said- WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Mom said she was quitting her job... haha! I think they were both pretty shocked, but also very very excited!! Then we screamed and hugged and just had a great night with them. We got it on video, thanks to Blake! My parents couldn't figure out why he was holding my camera up and not taking pictures. haha! They figured it out soon...

On the Sunday after we told my parents, we headed back to Auburn to catch Blake's parents and tell them before they left town. We went to lunch with them and then went over to Grandmother and Grandaddy's house. I bought the AU baby shirt with an arrow pointing down at my belly the day I found out I was pregnant. So I wore that shirt with a sweatshirt over it. We were the first one's in the house and when everyone got in, I told them I wanted to tell them something. I took off my sweatshirt and showed them my shirt! Angela, my mother-in-law, ran across the room and gave me a big hug!! I was so excited to get to tell them and for them to share in our excitement! Here is the video of them finding out:

I have seen a lot of cute blogs with a weekly post during pregnancy... so I am going to try to start doing that. I can't promise I will post it every week, but I really want to so that I can keep up with all the memories along the way. So here is the Week 12 post!!

12 Weeks

How far along? 12 weeks (and 3 days... but who is counting! Haha!)
Total weight gain: Maybe a few pounds... not much yet
Maternity clothes? Still in all my normal jeans, although they are getting tighter and tighter around the waist!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I usually just wake up one time to use the restroom, so I am still sleeping pretty well!
Best moment this week: Getting to hear the heartbeat for the first time... it was such an amazing moment!! And we got to hear it on Blake’s birthday!
Miss Anything? Nothing I can think of.
Movement: No… that usually comes about 18-20 weeks
Food cravings: I did buy pickles at the store yesterday… haha! I can usually tell you what food doesn’t sound good, but not too many cravings yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells really seem to bother me, but they just make me queasy. I haven’t thrown up at all… thank goodness!!
Gender prediction: I am thinking a boy right now… We will find out at the end of January!! Can’t wait for that day!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Fatigue- hope that goes away soon! I am also hungry… a lot! And when I get hungry, I have to have food RIGHT then! The problem is that a lot of food doesn’t sound good, so it is a challenge to find something good to eat and quickly. My eczema is also my worst enemy these days… Crazy hormones make it so much worse! Haha!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!! It is so incredible knowing there is a new life and my baby’s heart beating inside of me… how could that not make me happy?
Looking forward to: Not having to keep any more secrets!!! It has been so hard keeping this secret in for this long so I can’t wait to be able to talk about it openly now!