Week 14

Happy Week 14, baby! :)  Not too much exciting has happened this week.  Moved to the inpatient peds wards this past week... it's been good.  Kind of sad seeing some of the sicker kids but overall they've all been relatively healthy.  I failed to mention last week one of my responsibilities on newborn nursery..... giving the discharge counseling to the new moms.  This means I was the only one telling them about carseats, how baby should sleep, how to know if they're feeding enough, signs they should call the doctor, etc.  I'm not sure how I will react if one of my classmates walks into my room in July to rattle off the info!

I think I've diagnosed my knee pain... patellofemoral syndrome - apparently it's super common in young female athletes and although I really didn't think my knee pain fit the description, the treatment for PFS has really helped.  I've just been doing a couple of weightlifting thing to strengthen my quads and stretching and I've been running 2 miles with hardly no pain at all.  Our daily walking has decreased since it's been so chilly and we've both had so much studying but I have been making it to the gym daily.  Mom informed me today that Dad tells his patients that however much weight you gain in the first half of pregnancy, you typically double that in the second half................... lol  So now I have a little goal number in my head for week 20 :)

We haven't really had any fun baby stuff going on lately - I did get a super cute UK football jersey onesie a bit ago that we are going to keep for a boy or girl! If it's a girl though, she's getting a cute little tutu added :)  I am so anxious to find out boy/girl!  We are going to wait for our original party date as I'm going bridesmaid dress shopping with Bailey on the Saturday in January we were considering.  Olivia doesn't have a soccer game on Feb 25th so she'll be able to come as well :)

I've started thinking about registering and all that fun stuff! One of our very sweet friends in Etown has already offered to host a shower - it feels kind of weird to be doing bridal showers last June and baby showers this summer but I definitely can't complain :)  It's hard for me to visualize the things we want until I know if it's a boy or girl but I feel like I'll be in full force after that!

My first trimester symptoms have just about completely subsided I think.  Nausea occurs very rarely and I'm not nearly as tired! I'm also eating a much better diet and not only cereal and crackers :)  I did buy some Tums this week at the grocery since I've been having little bouts of heartburn here and there.  I'm still not rocking much of a bump but have a feeling it's just going to pop up out of nowhere some day soon.  I've also been googling when people usually feel the first movement.  I'm pretty antsy for that.  The longer I go between doctors appts and ultrasounds, the weirder it feels that there's a person inside of me especially when I can't see or feel it!  Next doctors appointment is in a week and a half though so we don't have too long to wait to hear another heartbeat :)

Here's our update for the week!
How far along: 14

Total Weight Gain: 3-4lbs... I decided today that this line is disappearing soon... it's going to get too depressing

Stretchmarks: None 

Sleep: Like a rock this week! Been pretty sleepy :)

Best Moment This Week: Getting a lecture from a resident about how it's just better to go ahead and have babies in med school and residency cause it's definitely not going to get any easier when you're trying to make money out in the real world
Movement:None yet... I try to feel it from the outside but that obviously is not happening

Gender: Feb 25th is the official day!

Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button: In... Olivia told me she's going to Band-aid my belly button in whenever it becomes an outtie :(
What I Miss: turkey sandwiches
What I am Looking Forward to: next doctors appointment
Milestones: Lemon - apparently baby can suck its thumb now! :) How cool is that