13 Weeks

Weeks 11-12 were a loss due to Holiday Madness, but I did get a picture for Week 12

 Sorry Baby Brown

Maternity Clothes? I am starting to lean more towards comfortable clothes for sure.  Still wearing regular jeans just not as often. 

Stretch Marks? nothing... yet

Gender?Still no idea, but we should be scheduling the appointment to find out soon.  

Movement? I'm convinced I feel little flutters, but I know its still too early. 

Sleep?  Yucky. Sleep is beginning to become uncomfortable and I never expected it to happen so soon. I just cannot get comfortable and my left hip itches and tingles all night.  

Food Cravings? Nothing really. Still more aversion than cravings.  Deciding what to eat every day is an adventure, especially while home for the holidays.

What I Miss? Absolutely nothing

Symptoms? Constant sinus problems, constant left hip discomfort Otherwise, I'm feeling peachy.

Best Moment This Week?
1. Christmas for Baby Brown. Little Bug made a big impression under the Christmas Tree already

Charlie Brown Christmas Book from Grammy, its a favorite that I read aloud every year.

 "But it says Baby Brown, I'm Baby Brown right?!?!"

Baby Brown's First Baseball and Braves Shirt

Baby Brown's new clothes.

2.Scotty surprised me with a Doppler, we were able to record the heartbeat and share it with the grandparents for Christmas.
Its a new favorite past time.  Baby likes to stay low and to the left. Shem doesn't like for us to listen, when we start poking and prodding Shem starts flipping and hiding from us.  

3. Being HOME with Family all around.

 
4. My belly is finally starting to show. I woke up on morning and Boom there it was.  I thought everyone was just joking when they said it would just appear one day. 
 

Looking Forward To?  
1. Our next appointment 01/02/13
2. Continuing to grow a healthy baby 
 

Telling the World

Scotty We couldn't handle the excitement and secrecy any longer.  

After our appointment on Friday we decided to share the news with everyone.  We had adorable Christmas Cards made by FuzzyFeelings to make our grand announcement.  We had intended on send them out then posting on Facebook,/sending out emails but ultimately decided to just do it all at once.  I hated to use FB to put the word out, but living so far away from everyone it was the most convenient. Congratulations have continued to pour in and it is a relief to not have to stay hush hush any longer.