Baby Bump Pictures!

An update of the belly and how I've been doing the last few weeks! I am currently about 15.5 weeks pregnant.

13 weeks

This was my first time in maternity pants this pregnancy and I promptly changed after this picture!

I'm now 13 weeks pregnant! The days are long but the weeks are going very fast and my belly is growing at a crazy rate already! Unfortunately it's very common for consecutive pregnancies.

Baby is about the size of a peach, about 3" and 0.8oz!

Weight: Still down about 5lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Symptoms: still having headaches and nausea, both seem to be the worst in the evenings now. Lightheaded if I stand up too quickly. Still peeing ALL THE TIME and some periodic cramping as my uterus stretches out.

Sleep: I have trouble falling asleep at night and wake up a lot. Allergies are making it worse. I have trouble napping even when I'm tired.

Cravings/aversions: Craved Jimmy Johns for about the last week but that is passing. Still struggling with finding good protein sources appetizing.

Workouts: Haven't worked out since about week 6, I hope to reincorporate lifting and some cardio when I start feeling better

Supplements: Prenatal vitamin, fish oil, calcium supplement, and natural protein powder periodically.

14 weeks

Maternity pants again - a little more comfortable this time. I didn't get maternity clothes until around 18 weeks with J!

Weight: Staying consistent at about 5lb loss from my pre-pregnancy weight

Symptoms: Still getting nausea and headaches. Nausea is typically the worst starting around dinner time. Currently feel like my head might split open.

Sleep: I think the biggest think that's making me so tired these days is my allergies because they're making it so hard to sleep

Cravings/aversions: Loving fresh fruit, especially berries, melon, and grapes. This week I've been enjoying Oreos (but I feel terrible if I eat more than a few at a time) Ruffles with French onion dip, tortilla chips with cheesy salsa dip, and roasted red pepper hummus with carrots and crackers. Still struggling with getting good amounts of protein in.

Workouts: Still not working out but have been a little more active the last several days.

Supplements: I have decided to cut protein powder out of my diet, even my natural stuff. I just feel like it's the best decision for baby but it will be difficult to find replacements for it. I'm still taking a prenatal vitamin, calcium +vitamin D supplement, and fish oil.

15 weeks

After a long and tiring day and it is showing!

Weight: Still at -5lbs from prepregnancy weight

Symptoms: Still nausea and headaches. Both are worse if I eat "too much" at one time. Waking up hungrier but I don't feel hungrier during the day. My belly and sides were starting to get itchy so I have been focusing on drinking more water and putting lotion/sweet almond oil on my abdomen and sides regularly.

Sleep: Allergies are still driving me bananas making it hard to sleep well. Less exhausted feeling despite the lack of sleep, though!

Cravings/aversions: STILL loving lots of fresh fruit (no complaints about that!) but nothing really new. Loving Oreos still but that has ALWAYS been true.

Workouts: Still not working out. I'm starting to feel a little more "normal" during the day so I think I may be able to start adding in nap time workouts soon. Right now I'm using that time to catch up on a lot of house cleaning that has been pushed to the wayside. We are going on vacation next week so hopefully after that I will get started on a routine.

Check-up: Had a check up last Friday and everything looks good! I will have another mid-July and we will also find out the sex of baby around that time!  For some reason, things still don't feel very real for me yet. I'm predicting that the inevitable baby kicks will solidify it for me that there really is ANOTHER tiny little person in there!

Love,
-K