Week: 13
Baby is the size of: a peach!
Symptoms: not a whole lot to report here - occasionally I'm really tired and worn out but that's usually on the weekends. During the week I feel like I have the energy I need to get me through work and home life pretty well.
Last heard the HB: on Sunday morning with my fetal doppler - it got up to 162bpm. Best sound in the world. I could listen all day long, but don't like to keep the doppler on him or her for longer than just a few seconds to let the doppler register the hb accurately (this takes about 15-20 seconds after finding it, which can take about a minute).
Emotionally: doing okay. Telling work this week was both exciting and terrifying. I do not like attention and it's difficult for me to jump aboard the "certainty train". For example, everyone has been saying "oh, yay, a Christmas baby!!", and in my head I keep saying "well, maybe...if everything goes well, yes". It's part of being PgAL, I suppose. I'm working on giving myself grace and focusing on starting the bonding process with this little one, who is already so precious to us.
Plans: we started garage sale shopping! Even though we didn't buy anything this week, it's fun to get into the habit of doing this with S so that we can be on the same page about 'stuff' we want for when the baby comes. We discussed nursery themes/ideas, and decided on a blue and yellow themed nursery in what is currently our office.
Positive note: I am starting to show! I took this photo to share with my PgAL board at 13w2d:
your baby 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.
