13ish weeks. farewell first trimester.

as of today, i still gag every time i have to brush my teeth...and for a fair amount of time afterwards. i still turn into a zombie after lunch, and usually around 2pm, i have to put in a movie, and have everyone who is home, snuggle with me on the couch - just so i know where they are. fortunately, this is also samiyah's afternoon nap time which tends to work out pretty great.

i still get mad cravings that need to be satisfied immediately for fear of puking if i don't. the latest most random cravings: nachos with jalepenos, and sour gum balls. anything with some heat is actually super tasty, as well.

sometimes i think that i can feel this little baby jumping inside of me. i know it's quite early, and didn't expect to feel anything for a while, but... once, while i was lying down, there was this little POP! and i might not have noticed it at all if i hadn't already had 3 kids.

at my 12 week ultrasound (the one that screens for birth defects and such), the technician couldn't seem to get the baby in the right spot. the baby was sleeping and would scoot away from the sonogram thingamajig. she exclaimed how stubborn and wiggly this little baby was. that made me giggle...and i'm not surprised at all. btw, she said everything looks perfect.

at my 12 week appointment with my regular dr.j, she tried to get the heartbeat. she'd almost get something and then the baby would move. she'd move the instrument and follow, and the baby would move again. "wow! you've got a mover!" she said it in her british accent, and that made it sound even better.

i had talked with my mom earlier this week and she was telling me how she read one of my posts and it brought her preggo memories back. we have quite the list of similarities, and it was so fun to hear how much my mom and i are alike. she'd get sick too if ever she didn't get what she was craving right away.

anyway, it is nice to be coming out of the fog. i have good days and really exhausting-i-just-want-to-lay-around-and-do-nothing days. lucky for me, today is a good day. the girls' have their hair done, they are both dressed for the day, and so am i. i also am back at planning our family's meals for the week. now, all i have to do is stick to it. one thing is for certain...paper plates/bowls, and plasticware are life-savers.