Bumpdate: Weeks 9, 10, 11

These few weeks my symptoms have let up a lot! Other than being tired and having a weird insatiable hunger, I've felt great! I'm really starting to love being pregnant! 

Here are some other pics we took while we were at the beach for our big announcement pic!

How far along? 11 weeks and 5 days!
Size of the little darling? 

An olive (9 weeks)

An olive (9 weeks)

prune (10 weeks)

 and lime! (11 weeks)

Maternity Clothes? Still wearing regular clothes... they must be comfy around the waist though :)
Weight Gain? I've gained about 4 pounds already! Yikes! I feel like I'm starting to show a little when I wear tight clothing like my yoga pants.
Stretch Marks? Nope, not yet!
Gender?  Thinking girl! Daniel is convinced it's a boy (of course, go figure!)
Movement? Way too soon.
Sleep? I've been getting better sleep! I haven't been tossing and turning as much and I wake up feeling pretty rested!  Still getting up a couple times a night to pee. I think that annoys me the most! ha!
Food Cravings?  Sweets! It's hard for me to resist a cookie or ice cream.  The ice cream is  a weird craving, because pre-pregnancy I wasn't much of an ice cream person.  I think it's the coldness of it.  I just want cold water and cold anything lately (this summer should be loads of fun! haha).   I've been craving fresh fruit, too, so I'm hoping we can get some watermelon and cantaloupe cut up this weekend!
Food Aversions?  It's been hard eating veggies!  I just don't want them, really.  I've been having a hard time finding foods that sound appetizing at lunchtime, too.  Nothing sounds good to me!  
What I Miss?  Having a social life! After sharing next week it'll be easier being around others without trying to hide our secret!  I've started making a small list of fun dates for Daniel and I to enjoy while I'm pregnant (which is challenging!).  I may share some of those ideas on the blog soon if y'all are interested.
Symptoms?  Same symptoms as last week, but less nauseated and my headaches are off an on these past couple weeks. Also, I'm feeling more hungry.  After dinner I don't feel satiated,  I need to ask my Dr. what she recommends that I do about this!  I don't like eating too late, but I am just so darn hungry!  Good news, as of 11 weeks, almost 12-- I have not got sick at ALL! Praise God. Only nauseous here and there, but no sickness. I am blessed for sure. I've heard horror stories about friends getting sick throughout their whole first trimester.
Best Moment of the Week?  Our 9 week appt on 4/24 we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat!  I remember being so anxious the days leading up to it and fearing we would leave our appt. not hearing a heartbeat.  I had a vaginal ultrasound, it wasn't difficult at all to find the heartbeat and it was fast -- 179BPM!  (old wives tale says high heartbeat it's a girl.. we shall see!) What a relief!  Definitely the best moment of these three weeks!  Seeing our sweet baby in our ultrasound pictures makes this pregnancy feel more REAL. We're having a baby!!!  

Also looking forward to our next appt. on 5/13 when I'll be 12 weeks.  Praying for another good heartbeat and healthy baby, so we can make an announcement soon after! 

9 week ultrasound

**I have to add that I waited till the last minute to get my blood work! The day of our Dr.'s appt! haha  I was dreading getting it done.  I'm needle-phobic y'all!  Daniel went with me, held my hand and surprisingly it went really well! The nurse did a wonderful job and it was over before I knew it. God was really with me that day, I truly felt his presence.  After the appt. I cried a little in the car-- just a sense of relief that something I built up so much in my head was finally over!  Daniel was so loving and supportive that day.  I just kept telling him how much I appreciated him coming to both appointments and how much his support meant to me.  He reassured me many times that this is all for our baby, just to remember that when I was getting my blood drawn.  It was such a sweet thing for him to say and remind me of!  Love him!