13 weeks

Feeling pretty good...I can still go for a run, which always makes me feel better. I am running slower and not as far these days, but just really trying to enjoy whenever I do get out.  I know my days are numbered at this point.  I definitely can't do some of the Pilates poses already, they make me feel sick.
Almost done with my first trimester...can't believe it.

Kekoa now says he wants a "baby sister".  He is very excited to be a big brother and loves his big brother shirt.

baby zamboni's the size of a peach!

She's about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and -- proportion-wise -- her head's now about 1/3 the size of her body (remember? It used to be bigger!).

baby zamboni at 13 weeks

• Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?!
• And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.
• Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy.

grapefruit

We call it the grapefruit, the lump of my belly when I'm laying on my back really feels like a grapefruit is in there.  It is getting bigger and bigger every morning when I feel for it.  Today is Thanksgiving.  I feel very pregnant today, like my belly has exponentially grown since yesterday.
I am very thankful that you are growing bigger zamboni...keep it up! :)

test looks good!

The test came back looking good!  Yay! We are so relieved.
The ultra sound was amazing.  Baby zamboni was moving around like CRAZY...such a cool thing to see.  I was kind of crossing my fingers that we might be able to find out if zamboni is a girl or boy, but the technician said "it" is way too small right now.  Guess we will have to wait until December 16.

12 weeks

12 weeks and counting.  This is a big week.  We go in for the nuchal translucency test on Thursday.  We are very nervous and keeping our fingers crossed that everything is ok.
My nausea has passed for the most part, I still have moments where I feel like I need to puke, but nothing like it was before.  Naps are still my best friend and if I don't get to take on in the afternoon, I am super exhausted by evening.  It is getting harder to hide the belly and since we are waiting until Thursday to really spill the beans, finding clothes to wear is definitely a challenge!

baby zamboni's the size of a plum!

The average fetus at 12 weeks is about 2.1 inches long and .49 ounces. Now that she's got pretty much all her parts, her main job is to keep on growing.

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baby zamboni at 12 weeks

• Most of her critical systems are fully formed!
• She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• She's now developing her reflexes -- if you poke her body, she'll likely move.
• She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.
• Her brain is developing fast!

11 weeks

My tummy is seriously pooching out.  I haven't been eating my midnight snack like I was the first 9 weeks.  I would waddle out when Scott got home from work (around midnight) and have a bowl of cereal and a cup of warm soy milk.
I have so much more energy than I was having.  I even ran 3 miles, which felt great.  I am cooking again (I know Scott and Kekoa are very pleased about this) and have energy to run around and play with Kekoa.  I felt like I wasn't really engaged because I felt so sick.  It is really nice to be feeling better.  Mid-afternoon naps are still my friend, but I don't need to sleep as long, just 20 minutes is great.
Next week we have the big Nuchal Translucency ultra-sound.  Crossing our fingers it is all good in there.
Kekoa is back to wanting a "di di".  He still kisses my belly and definitely knows something is different with mama.  He doesn't ask me to "bao bao" (hold him on my chest) him when we are lying down anymore.  He is just too heavy to have him lying on my tummy.  I can still "bao bao" (hold or carry him)
as long as I'm not lying down.
It is crazy how much faster my body is changing with baby #2.  Everyone says that is the case, but to actually see and feel it happening is crazy.  I already can't lay on my stomach, too uncomfortable..with Kekoa that didn't happen for awhile.  Just the fact that I am already showing is very different.  It took a long time to show with Kekoa.  I'll take some pics of the baby bump next week.

baby zamobni's the size of a lime!

Your fetus is about 1.6 inches long, and she's got about a 1:1 head to body ratio. She now weighs in at about .25 ounces.

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baby zamboni at 11 weeks

• You can't see it, but she's moving fluidly and gracefully in there.
• Her skin is see-through, but she's on her way to looking more like a baby.
• Her fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.
• Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.