~17 weeks

I'v been neglecting this blog because work is seriously getting me down...and I mean, I barely have any time for anything else!! But, today I'm unwinding from work by logging the initial sensations of baby movement! It started maybe a day or two ago and they are definitely noticeable tonight. At this point, I've only had one doctor's appointment--COP (confirmation of pregnancy)--as well as the nuchal translucency test and first trimester blood draws, all done on 8/15. At that point, the estimate was that the baby was at 12 weeks (maybe 13?). So, I'm not exactly sure if I'm currently at 16 or 17 weeks!

In any case, my nausea was pretty extreme, as was the exhaustion--clearly not a good time to have been starting at a new job, but so it goes. SH happens....But, the nausea is much better now and my appetite is beginning to come back. I think I'm still at about 120-122, thanks to lack of appetite and fairly regular lunch time walks during the work day. But now that my appetite is coming back, I'm sure I'll blow up like a blimp in no time.

Next blood draw should happen really soon; I'm planning on heading in this Wednesday, so hopefully, more of a meaningful update then....