12 weeks

The first trimester has just about come and gone already. Hard to believe there's only two more of them until the bean arrives. Surprisingly, not much has happened in the last two weeks. The allergic reaction came and went, and somehow my skin looks even better than it did before I got it! Weird.

How I look: I haven't put on any more weight at all. I definitely can't suck my stomach in to try to look skinny, but I think I've mostly maintained the weight I put on right away a month ago...which keeps me right on track according to the doctor. I'm just thick enough around my waist that if you know me and see me everyday then you would think 'hmm, looks like Jill's put on a few pounds'. I've graduated up to the next size jeans...my regular ones are just uncomfortable enough to make me stay away from them. And I try as hard as I can to suck in the belly when I'm around the family...I can't have the stomach give me away before I tell them!

How I feel: I'm feeling better now, and the morning sickness is down to practically just the mornings before I go to work. I eat and then it comes back up and then I'm good to go for the day. I do still look at certain foods and gag right away, but that's gotten much better too. That happened on Sunday, Easter. We had some of the family on their way over to hang out for the day and I decided to stir my crockpot of salsa cheese dip. As soon as I did it the smell and sight of it were enough to send me running for the bathroom. As soon as the 'issue' was handled the doorbell rings and in comes Tim and Kelly. That was close. We still haven't told anyone the news, so that would have been a dead giveaway...phew!

We won't be keeping it in much longer now...though it kind of has been fun keeping it to ourselves. Now that the first trimester is just about over, I feel much safer to tell people. Mom and Dad move up for good in two weeks so we'll be telling them the news then. Thank God they're getting up here then because I don't think I'll be able to keep the 'thickening' away from everyone much longer. It's been easy to hide the extra little weight gain around my waist and hips since it's been cold enough to wear sweaters and sweatshirts when family is around. We're just going to enjoy our last two weeks of no phone calls and questions and then the flood gates will open:)

10 weeks

The hits just keep on coming. This week is something new and interesting of course. Ever have those days where you realize you're all of a sudden out of like 5 or 6 different cosmetic/toiletries? I had one of those days, so I went to the store and got all new stuff, thought I'd try a couple new things in the mix of them all. Why not right? Bad choice apparently. Among the new shampoo, conditioner, body wash, make-up powder, face lotion, and fabric softener, something hates me. I bought all this stuff last Friday and used pretty much all of it that day and night. Come Saturday by the end of the day I feel this little patch of rough skin and bumps on my jawline. Hmm, that's strange. I go to bed and wake up Sunday to a full blown allergic reaction to something all over my face and neck....red patchy bumps all over the place that itch. No kidding, my entire face was covered. Not even my eyelids could escape it. Sweet. Now, let's figure out what the heck just happened because this is not cool. Which of the new things that I just bought could be causing this? I have no idea because I've never had a reaction to anything ever before. And I just used like 6 new things all in one day so it's not that easy to pick which one is being the jerk. Is it the fabric softener and the clothes it was on touch my face as I put them on? Is it the shampoo or conditioner since my hair touches my face and then sleeping helps it get all over it even more? Is it the make-up? Maybe the face lotion.

Not helping matters was telling my neighbor all about it and then having her say, "I've heard of some women breaking out in a rash and keeping it for the whole pregnancy." Awesome, but things could be much worse I remind myself.

Fast forward a week and it's now Friday. I still have the bumps though they are clearing slowly and I don't look like as much of a monter walking around. I think it was the face lotion, so that's not ever going to be used again. The little demon seed sure likes to remind me that I'm much more touchy with things than normal. Thanks hormones!