Pregnancy Diary: 15 Weeks

Hard to believe that I'm already 15 weeks along, but the day has come and gone (Tuesday) and I wanted to get this post out before I get any further along ;)

A gal I know kept a great record of her first pregnancy on her blog and I thought it was a great idea when she did it. Problem was I was already done with both of my pregnancies. Anyway I've decided that I want to keep a better record of this pregnancy and if I blog I'm way more likely to do it, and it will be etched in stone forever rather than on some piece of scrap paper that I will inevitably throw in the garbage!

So really this is more for me than for you. And I truly don't care if you care to read it, I just want to remember some things that happen along the way so that I'll have memories of at least one of my pregnancies!

Not a great photo but it will do.

How Far Along: 15 weeks 2 days
Weight Gain: 9lbs
Size of Baby: An apple.

Food Cravings: Grapefruit and lemon anything. It's been like that with each one of my pregnancies, I just ache to eat a grapefruit every day! I could probably drink an entire gallon of grapefruit juice. Weird I know. Also fruit smoothies, I really just want to have fruit drinks all day long.

Food Aversions: Nothing really. Occasionally I just don't feel like eating things that are around me, but there is nothing specific that really turns me away.

Baby Movements: None yet.

Overall Mood/Feeling: Tired. I wish I could sleep say 12 hours a day! That would be nice but no such luck for me. All those books that talk about resting while you are pregnant are clearly for people who are pregnant for the first time (or have really awesome kids who nap!) I don't get a day time nap because my 2.5 year old doesn't sleep, what I wouldn't give for one though! I do find myself vegetating on the couch way more often than usual lately, which I don't really like because I know I'm being unproductive and feel mighty lazy, but I don't seem to have the will power to change it either. So sitting on the couch like a couch potato it is for now!

Luckily much of my grouchiness from the first trimester has subsided. I don't know but I think I turned into the wicked witch of the west for a few months. I was just so darn irritable and down right mean. I do sincerely apologize to my kids for being so short and impatient with them. And I am incredibly grateful that they will not remember just how horrid I was. I'm also glad to have a forgiving husband, cause I wasn't too nice to him either. Hopefully it continues to be uphill from here!

My Thoughts: Holy crap I'm going to have three kids under the age of 3 in six months! What was I thinking! I must have thought I could be superwoman or something. Or had a moment of sheer insanity because I don't know many people who have 3 kids under 3! Yikes I hope I know what I signed up for. And can I get a sleep refill before this third one make an appearance because I think I may need it- maybe I'll just run away for week and sleep somewhere!

Ok seriously though I am excited to meet this new baby. There's just lots to try to sort out before he/she makes his/her arrival. Me getting on top of things before it all falls to pieces again would be a good first step!


Jordan