11 Weeks; Feeling Hopeful

Today I looked at my shrinking body with some dismay, but noticed my expanding stomach. This is happening. I lay in bed and felt my uterus, which is definitely protruding. I have zero reasons to believe that anything is wrong with this little one. I have had no symptoms of any of the scary things I've been fearing, so I'm choosing to be hopeful this week. I will know everything I need to know at my 12 week ultrasound.

I cannot wait!

I've also had a look at my vacation balance and what it will look like closer to the date. I am dying to be a stay at home mom now, so the sooner I can stay home with Morgan before adding baby #2 to the mix, the better. It looks like I could take the entire month of March off, maybe even the last week of February, and still have some left over to be paid out when I am terminated at the end of my leave. That means I have only roughly 6 months to go. 6 months of commuting in the winter while mega pregnant! That will be interesting.

I've been offered a couple of writing gigs as well and it has just made me realize that I want to take advantage of this whole mommy blog thing and actually write about what I want to write about. So I'm ditching the side gigs, which I didn't enjoy, and pitching articles that I want to write to places I want to write for. And my blog could earn a little as well. This could all really work out!

How far along?: 11 weeks

Due Date: March 24, 2020

Baby is the size of a(n): Large strawberry

Total weight gain/loss:  Down another couple of pounds!

The Bump: A bit. It's tiny, but it's there.

Symptoms/How I'm feeling: No major symptoms - sore boobs, but nothing much beyond that. I'm feeling more hopeful today.

Food Cravings/Aversions: Bagels. Pickles. Cheese with salt? Why?

Sleep: Sleeping better now that the cold is subsiding. I do still get up 3 or more times a night to pee though.

Weddings Rings On or Off: On.

Exercise: None, I will resume when this cold goes away.

Any Names Picked Out Yet: Yes. Not telling.

Gender: Unknown. It's not real to me until I know. I've been banking on a girl!

Movement: None. Gas bubbles. I have heard that 2nd time moms can feel movement between 10 and 13 weeks, but so far, na-da.

Maternity Clothes: Not yet.

Labor Signs: None. Some cramping but nothing out of the ordinary.

What I miss: Not worrying. Being able to take cold medicine!

Best Moment of the Week: I honestly don't really know. I guess getting a bunch of my free stuff in the mail! More is coming this month too!

What I’m excited about/looking forward to: my 12 week scan. Words can't describe the anticipation.