13 weeks baby 2.0

well, this post is about a week late.  whoops.  i'll be posting the week 14 post over the weekend since this one is later than planned.  here we are at week 13. still experiencing nausea, have acquired a cold and cough, am so busy with schoolwork. i get to shoot a wedding this weekend which i am so excited about! pretty much every weekend is full until the beginning of June. and then i GRADUATE! did i mention that before? hehe. i am so looking forward to summer with my boy. it's supposed to be a good one. so this last week went by fast, i still had a few days of intense nausea and i haven't been sleeping well because i am coughing at night, which exacerbates the nausea. let's see, on Mother's Day our friends came over and the toddlers ran around while the husbands cooked an amazing breakfast for us mamas. it was divine and the day was warm and sunny, so we ate out in the deck. we hosted a youth gathering at our house, and i was infected by their optimistic and excitable attitudes for a bit, which was a nice change from my standard right now which is tired, cranky and wound up. there is little downtime right now and i am just trying to get through these next few weeks intact and remind myself of how thankful i should be for all the blessings that we have. but it's hard when you're right in the middle of it, you know? so anyway i am just going to plug away, midterm next week, present a scientific paper, start writing another research paper, edit a schmillon pictures although that will be enjoyable. alright here is the update:

How far along: 13 weeks

Size of baby: the size of a peach, about 3 inches long, it's head takes up about half of that length, bones are forming 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: still up 2 lbs so far

Maternity Clothes: you better believe it, and thank goodness for stretchy pants

Movement: yup, and i'm pretty sure i felt the little pea move the other night! 

Sleep: nature is cruel and though i am worn out and badly need the rest i usually can't fall asleep for awhile and have been coughing myself awake at night lately 

What I miss: feeling well

Cravings: not much, this week for some reason i really wanted Campbell's cream of potato soup and chili dogs 

Symptoms: nausea, food and smell aversions, extreme breast tenderness, heart palpitations, mood swings, congestion, coughing associated with a cold, round ligament pain which i did not have the first time around, come on second trimester! hopefully it's as lovely this time around as it was last time!

Best moment this week:  watching hubs play with z, they run around and wrestle and play more rough all the while z is squealing and laughing and saying, "i get you!!!" to his baba. it is heart warming.

here is the comparison shot of this pregnancy with last pregnancy: