10 Weeks Update

As we are heading toward the end of our 1st trimester (3 more weeks!), some of my early pregnancy symptoms are disappearing! I no longer feel any cramps and my skin is clearing up nicely. I am also not feeling as tired and only take occasional naps in the afternoon (3 times a week?). I do feel bloated all the time and you may think I'm crazy but I am already showing :( My stomach used to be flat and now there is always a little bump.... I still fit into my clothes fine but the bump is definitely there! I feel like such a fatty. I feel hungry all the time, so I snack through out the day. I have to eat small meals now because I get extremely uncomfortable when I overeat. This has been tough because I am used to eating until I am 100% full but now I have to control myself so I am only 70% full. Here is what my eating schedule is like on a normal school day:

7:30AM- On our way to school, I usually stop by a bakery and grab a bun and a cup of milk tea (it's my cup of caffeine a day, it's allowed!)
10:15AM- Right before the end of my prep period I would snack on a yummy washington apple. You won't believe this but I used to hate apples before getting pregnant, now I crave them! Sometimes I can have multiple apples a day!
11:30AM- On Monday and Wednesdays I am free during this period so I would have a cup of FAGE yogurt or any other fruits I may have brought that day
12:40PM- This is my lunch period and I would have my apple (if I didn't have time to eat that in the morning) or my yogurt (if I didn't have that break at 11:30AM) first and then I usually have left overs from previous night's dinner... yumm!
3:00 PM - 5:00PM - depending on the day, I usually get home anytime from 3:00PM to 4:30PM and by this time I am usually starving and would have another snack. Lately, I've been either having guacamole or salsa dip with chips, and/or some fruits (black berries, blue berries, clementines, another apple?), or cereal.
8:00PM- We usually have late dinners because Danny doesn't get home until then. It's always a struggle not to overeat during dinner time since I am so used to having ginormous dinners :( but Danny has been good at warning me that I am overeating lol

So that's it- my preggo diet! I have been weighting myself on a weekly basis and I am happy to say that I haven't gained any weight yet and the goal is not to gain anything until we are 5 months pregnant (Dr Wong's order!). I am optimistic about that goal since my metabolism has been high and it's just been rare for my weight to fluctuate either way.

I am so excited/anxious/hopeful about the rest of the pregnancy (30 more weeks?)... can't wait! =D

Loving Being Pregnant

I know it's really early in the pregnancy to say this, but I LOVE being pregnant! I really really really love it. No, I can't feel the baby yet and the idea of having a baby growing inside me is still very foreign to me, but I am loving these first few months of pregnancy. Besides the fact that I feel tired easily, I need to nap almost everyday at 3:30PM sharp, and get to bed by 9PM nightly, my body feels great. I have a great appetite, I feel happy, upbeat, and just overall at a really good place. Baby Lee is giving me a different perspective in life- I don't stress about work anymore, I'll take the challenges as they come. I don't fuss about small things when they don't go according to plan, because hey, it's not a big deal. I take care of myself much better, I eat well, sleep well, and just am a happy person. Not that I was not a happy person before, but there is definitely a noticeable difference ever since the day I saw the double pink lines :)

Some of the highlights of this week:

I told Dorry about Baby Lee earlier this week and she was so excited! It made me feel so loved :)

My sister Wing has been pampering me ever since she found out I'm preggo hehe, sometimes she would pick me up from work with food and just spend time with me (well it is her winter break so she has nothing better to do anyway =P) 

My grandpa called me a few days ago to congratulate us! My parents just cannot contain themselves... even though I asked them not to say anything until the end of our first trimester. But it's okay- I don't blame them :)

Most importantly, Danny has just been wonderful... but he has always been wonderful anyway so I guess nothing has changed.

Symptoms

Some of the early pregnancy symptoms that I had/are having:

1. cramps- I started having cramps even before I got a positive pregnancy test. The cramps felt just like menstrual cramps and they were more severe during the first month of pregnancy. Now, I rarely feel any cramps
2. sore breasts
3. frequent bathroom trips
4. acne- ahh! it's like I'm back in high school again, so awful :(
5. eczema- my eczema has gotten worse since the pregnancy and I am battling it with lots of lotion and the humidifier
6. dizziness- sometimes I feel a little dizzy, but not too often
7. tiredness- I get sooo sleepy around 4:00PM and desperately need to nap. Luckily, my teaching schedule allows me to be lazy like that hehe. I get home from school around 3:30PM, take care of the pups and go down for a nap :) After the nap, I would feed the dogs, lesson plan, cook dinner for us and wait for the hubby to come home
8. increased appetite- this one is hard to say since I've always had a big appetite. But I think there is a noticeable difference because I must eat breakfast now, I wake up hungry!
9. food aversion- you are not going to believe this... but I started to dislike... wait for it- chicken and rice!!!! ahh! I cannot believe this! Last night we went to get chicken and rice and I took like 5 bites from it and I couldn't have it anymore. Besides chicken and rice, I also dislike boo dae jigae... I know, I know, these are like my favorite foods! On the bright side, they are not exactly "good" for me so maybe it is better that I started to hate it.

The good news is I am not experiencing any nausea- so no morning sickness! Dr. Wong said if I a not experiencing it now, chances are, I won't be experiencing any at all during this pregnancy. I am truly blessed and grateful that I can experience food the same way during my pregnancy! :)

8 Weeks and 3 Days

We had our second OBGYN appointment today, and this time I get to meet with Dr. Wong! I absolutely looove Dr. Wong, she is soo detailed and super nice. Dr. Wong is my dad's cousin and pretty much our whole family goes to her. My mom adores her and she is very happy that I decided to choose Dr. Wong as my OBGYN.

When we arrived at her office today I was a bit anxious since we were not able to see the baby's heartbeat during our last visit. So this time we should definitely be able to see the baby's heartbeat (if everything is normal). And there it was! I saw the baby's heartbeat going reallly fast on the monitor! She even gave me a printed copy of it! haha

I got two vials of blood drawn from me today for some routine testing. Our next appointment will be 4 weeks from today which is on Valentine's weekend and if all goes well- we will go public that week!

Oh yes, our expected due date is August 23, 2011. I hope the baby will arrive a week early though because Dr. Wong will most likely be away at the end of August :( nooo!!

Since twins run in my family, Dr. Wong checks for any signs of a second baby and luckily- there is only one baby lee in there. My mom was disappointed that I am not having twins though :)

Here is baby lee's first picture: