Officially official! (13 week update)

We broke the news to Facebook, which makes things seem much more official :)

And, because I'm at 13 weeks (the last week of my first trimester!), I thought I would start posting weekly updates on me and little Babyopolis for all interested parties.  And, seeing as I'm 14 weeks on Saturday, expect another weekly update & some belly photos shortly :)


What's up with Babyopolis?

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce. (From here.)

What's up with Stephopolis?

I'm feeling pretty good.  I had a stressful midwife appointment a few days ago (long story short, we couldn't hear the heartbeat, sent in for an ultrasound, baby is fine - just stubbornly avoiding the doppler!), I feel like I need to zen out and work on relaxing for the rest of this week. 

I hope to accomplish this through some pre-natal yoga, a long walk and some quality time in the bathtub.

I feel like my wee bump is getting a bit bigger now and sleeping on my stomach is almost out of the question.  I'm still sick in the mornings (Babyopolis is NOT a morning person!), but I feel fine for the rest of the day.  At about 9:00, I'm definitely ready for bed.

Babyopolis is my Muse

I've kept this on the down low, but now that everything is official, I thought I would spill the beans about some other exciting news - I'm going to be published :) I wrote an article about how it's impossible to control all of the variables that pregnancy throws at me and how I'm working on living in the moment and letting go of my worry.  Well, I submitted it to a pregnancy/parenting website and they want it! As soon as I have a publish date, I'll post the link for everyone to read.

Bullet points!

• How far? I'm 13 weeks 5 days pregnant
• Cravings: I want to eat salt. All day. All the time.  And sour keys. 
• Aversions: Pork. Blech
• Gender Thoughts: I've been thinking "she", but it goes back and forth