13 Week Update (!!!)

Ahhh. Just survived the final activity of my cray-zay week. I think I outlined everything I had scheduled in my last post, but then I added dinner with friends tonight. There were a few "best" parts. On Monday we went out to dinner at my favorite Indian restaurant with E's dad and uncle. E and I ordered our food "medium-spicy" like we always do, but it was literally so spicy that even E had sweat dripping down his forehead. It was so so good! Also, on Thursday night there was a friend's engagement party, and one of my besties flew in for it and it was so nice to see her. She's due a week before me and also isn't "publicly pregnant" so we escaped to a back room for a bit to compare bumps (yes, there's a little one) and gush about the whole thing. Very exciting.

This coming week will be less fun. E is working Sunday, Monday and Tuesday overnights, so he'll be MIA till about Wednesday night because he'll be squeezing in sleep whenever he's not actually at work, and Wednesday evening he has grad school. I'll need to spend some of that time organizing and cleaning the apartment for Passover. On Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, E will help me do the heavy-duty cleaning. Our bedroom is pretty cramped so I really need him around for heavy lifting.

But! There's a ray of light- last week we bought tickets to the Red Sox/Yankees game for this Thursday night. Wahoo! E is petrified that I'm going to get myself shot or something while acting like and insane Sox fan in Yankees Stadium, and he might be right. I've converted him into Red Sox Nation (he never really had a baseball opinion before) but he has a lot of family and family friends who are big-time Yankees fans and he's nervous about getting disowned when the photos of him in a Red Sox shirt at a Yankees game surface on FB. ;) I'll be sure to post a pic if I can get one.

K, here's the questionnairre, a day earlier than usual!

How far along: 13 weeks 5 days

Size of baby:  A peach or a pea pod. 3"!

Physical symptoms: Sore and/or itchy boobs (worse than the past couple of weeks). Bloated (esp below my belly button). Constipated (sorry!). Sensitive to smells (but less), (less) "gaggy", MUCH less nauseous (except if I'm up between 1 and 3am, and today I *almost* vomited walking down the street, randomly). Some weird cravings/food aversions, but less intense. Weird dreams. Irrationally moody... there have been a lot of tears. Daily headaches. Restless legs at night if I'm overtired or can't fall asleep right away.

Weight gain/loss: I haven't checked in like a week... but I would guess I've definitely gained. Although... on two separate occasions this week, two different people randomly told me that I look really skinny and have lost a lot of weight. Ha ha ha....

Maternity clothes: Not yet! But my wardrobe options are quicklyyyy dwindling.

Stretch marks: I think I have on my chest but I've only seen them in the shower, I keep forgetting to check in a mirror, haha.

Sleep: I've still been waking up after 7-8 hours most days (normally I can go for like 10+ lol), and when I wake up, I'm UP. Not feeling rested, but I absolutely cannot go back to sleep. And at night, when I get tired it comes out of nowhere and it's like BOOM! IgottaGotoBedNOW. There's like a short window where I'll be able to fall asleep in under 5-10 minutes (I never used to fall asleep right away) but if I miss it, my legs get crampy and it takes forever to fall asleep. Especially if E is snoring. ;)

Best moment since last week: Seeing my friend who's due a week before me. :) And randomly being told I look like I've lost weight 2x. ;) Oh and saying "peace out" to the first trimester!!!!
 
Movement: Not that I can feel...

Cravings/Aversions: Sweet things are slowly starting to taste good again- I still need to water down juices and things like that. Still want spicy and sour things but not as much as before. Cooked tomatoes still suuuuper make me gag (pasta sauces, etc)- I made E a wrap to take to work with him tonight and put Turkish salad (is that what it's called?) in it and it's tomato-based and I almost couldn't finish making it. Chicken (raw or cooked) is still grossing me out- most meat is. Still occasionally crave gefilte fish (baked "my" way). "Butter sandwiches" are still my go-to but I've been trying to cut back, haha. I was really into eggs and cheese on toast this week! I've really wanted a specific friend's chicken soup for a few days now... might need to make it this week since I never did last week (I've wanted it for over a week). On Saturday nights we usually get pizza or some kind of take out (or go out to eat with friends), but last night all I wanted was to split one slice of pizza with E and I really wanted a SALAD. WHAT!? Yeah, you heard me: a SALAD. With hard boiled eggs and cheddar cheese and chick peas and pickles and jalapenos. And a bunch of other stuff. It was the bomb diggity. Soooo not my usual style.

Gender: Still feeling like it's a girl. E also thinks it's a girl. And my pregnant friend and her husband also think she's having a girl (and therefore hope ours is the same gender, haha). But obviously no evidence to support that.

Labor signs: Hopefully not for 6 months!

Belly button:  Innie

What I miss:  Caffeine!!! Alcohol when I'm at an event where people are drinking (I don't want to get drunk, I'd just like *a* drink maybe once a week). I would love a margarita.

What I am looking forward to: The next appointment- April 25th. Getting to our "going public" date (probably around May 1). I don't think we'll make an announcement or anything, but it'll be nice to not feel like we "need" to hide it. I'm also partially dreading starting to show more than I am, though, because I'm nervous about the attention it'll cause. Soooo many people have been rooting for us for the past almost-5 years, soooo many people want this for us. And thank G-d, sooo many people are going to be over-the-moon excited and happy about this pregnancy. This. Kid. Will. Be. Loved. But I'm not exactly an attention-seeker. I can be pretty shy. So. Y'know. That's looming, lol. Oooh but I'm working on getting E to agree to a Babymoon, just trying to figure out where and when. :)