Baby Johnson: 13 Weeks

Today I am 13 weeks pregnant.  I am already 1/3 of the way through this pregnancy.  (Only because I am diabetic, they will induce me around 38 weeks.)

The baby is about 3 inches long and the size of a shrimp.  It’s incredible to me this journey I am taking and this miracle that is going on inside of me. 

I have not started taking weekly “bump” pictures yet, but I believe I will be starting that sooner than when I was pregnant with Cooper, because I seem to have some growth already, and I want to document the process, so please expect to be bored when I do my weekly posts! J

I am going to write a list of “this week’s happenings” each week so that I can document what changes (if any) have taken place with the pregnancy.

This week’s happenings:

• My insulin requirements have not been as great this week as previous weeks.  Because of this, I have been awoken 10 out of the last 13 nights due to low blood sugar.  This has caused me to have to get up and eat or drink something with a good amount of sugar so that I can try to get back to sleep, this doesn’t always work.  Sleep deprivation has been common this week.
• My appetite has been less than normal.  I cannot eat as much at meal time.
• I am very picky about what I’ll actually eat.  Many food types do not sound especially good to me, carbs are the exception.
• Cravings for lunchmeat sandwiches are at an all-time high.  Because of the risk of the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes, which could cause flu like symptoms and lead to life threatening meningitis, and I do not feel it’s worth it to eat these types of meats, although cravings are high.
• Pizza has lost its appeal this week.
• Water and milk are my “go to” drinks.  I have tried to drink caffeine free drinks as well as a few caffeinated beverages here and there, and none have tasted good, so I’ll stick with handy dandy H2O.

 That is it for this week’s happenings.  I am interested to see how these change throughout the weeks.

My next doctor’s appointment is the 13^th, so next Thursday.  I cannot wait to hear that little heartbeat again.  Then the next appointment will be when we can find out the baby’s gender! J  Woo hoo!!

We have still not told Cooper that he is going to be a big brother – I believe that we will wait until he can really see my belly growing – for now, it’s not big enough for him to wonder what is going on.  There are sometimes that I think he might know already, but the more he talks, the more I realize he doesn’t.  So that works for us for now.  We want him to soak up these last months of being the “only child.”

Have a great weekend ladies and gents!