10 weeks

How far along:
10 weeks

Gender: 
We won’t find out until July or August

Maternity clothes:
The idea of getting some have been tempting me, especially since all my clothes from last summer were either donated or thrown out from wear and tear. Why buy new clothes that might not fit in a few months? I have bought a few new tops that will work for this summer and a maxi skirt for church.

Sleep: 
I have been having crazy dreams, and sometimes have two episodes a night. I have heard that pregnant women do have dreams, but they tend to be about babies or giving birth. I’ve been dreaming about jewelry heists and rocketing off to Mars and blowing it up. I think getting more sleep will help even things out. At least I have some fun new story to tell Tom every morning.

Best moment this week: 
Getting sick from baby! This may sound weird, but with being so sick with allergies this week, I've only felt sick for me. I haven't "felt" pregnant in a while, and when I ran to the bathroom a few days ago, it reminded me that all is well with baby.

Worst moment this week:
Getting miserable allergies almost 2 weeks ago, and still waking up every morning with red swollen eyes and a heavy cough. I can't tell you how many times I googled "can coughing hurt my pregnancy".

Miss anything: 
Coffee. And while I know I can have a cup a day, it's not the same. I miss the caffeine buzz that comes when I'm at my most caffeinated. I feel so sluggish at work without my 2 or 3 cups to keep me going.

Movement: 
Baby is officially moving around inside but I won't feel anything until later.

Cravings: 
Watermelon. But unless Tom wants to haul a watermelon home for me I’m not sure how I am to satisfy this one. Also, peaches and peanut butter.

Medicine:
Lovenox injections nightly at 0.40mL and Progesterone 200 mg taken nightly. And morning prenatal vitamins. This will likely be the combination until about 12 weeks when I visit my high-risk doctor to see if anything needs to be changed around.

I've begun to fine-tune my injection routine, and except for a few bleeders (those are the ones that bruise pretty badly) I've abandoned the band-aids since I'm apparently allergic to the glue. Also, since I am only bruising on one side of my stomach, I'm attempting to draw a smilie face by connecting the bruises. Why not right? :)

Queasy or sick: 
It took awhile, but around 8 weeks it hit me. It's usually in the mornings when I have an empty stomach that I feel like throwing up, but it's during the evening when I have no desire for food and everything makes me nauseous that I feel it most. I have had an extremely dry mouth despite guzzling water, and this week heartburn has become a regular thing.

Looking forward to: 
My previous milemarkers were seeing the heartbeat, hearing the heartbeat, and reaching double digits. Since I've reached all three of these, each piece of good news is music to my ears. Since my previous 2 pregnancies ended around 7 weeks, reaching the double digits this week means that I am starting to believe it’s true, and that the baby will have made it past the danger zone, in regards to my APS.

Currently, I'm looking forward to seeing a photo of the baby actually looking like a baby instead of a blob. I'd also like to feel my stomach get a bit firmer, like there is someone living in there. My next appointment is with my high-risk doctor at 11 weeks 5 days, where we'll discuss my medicines and they'll do the NT scan. Where I hope to see the baby looking more like a human (or even a gummy bear. I'm not picky).

                 
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