11 weeks 3 days, showing :)

This morning when I woke up I could feel my uterus pushing up against my lower tummy. I think it was the baby. Victoria did the same thing when I was 13 weeks with her!

I showed my sister my belly on Skype and she said Im definitely showing.

I took a look in the mirror and it looked so to me too.

Still drinking a lot of water. I dont really crave water when I'm not pregnant...Still get nauseous at the whiff of the sink, dish detergent, the floors(??!), some foods though, but finally pregnancy is starting to feel more real and enjoyable now that we can feel the uterus.

Found this online later today:

Body changes during 11th week of pregnancy

The uterus is now large enough to fill your entire pelvis while you may even be able to feel it in the lower abdomen area, just above the pubic bone ^[10]. Your hair may seem thicker and shinier while you may notice your nails growing at a faster pace than usual. These are some of the positive effects of the rising pregnancy hormone (progesterone) levels^[11]. The hormones also increase the number of facial oil glands, which may lead to oily skin.

What does 11 weeks pregnant look like?

You may already have started to show a little, especially if this is not your first pregnancy. Women tend to start showing a bit earlier in their second pregnancies due to the already relaxed abdominal muscles 

:)

11 weeks today

1/21/2016
3:43pm
11 weeks

Starting my 10th week, I started to feel more pregnant, physically. My pelvic bone/area has been having a heaviness to it and sometimes it hurts a bit when I'm getting out of bed or just sitting on the sofa. When I went out a couple of days ago, I could feel a heaviness to my uterus while walking around at Kokubunji station.

I think my morning sickness/nauseousness is wearing down a bit since week 10. I still rest a lot as usual but the naps throughout the day have eased up a lot.

I don't feel any kicking yet, or flutters, or cruising motions.

I think I'm just starting to get a baby bump but its really hard to tell since I still have baby fat from Victoria. And I think anyone wouldn't be able to tell by looking at me yet that I'm pregnant.

Compared to the pregnancy with her, this one is going so SLOOOOOW.

We're not sure about the name Owen anymore....Well, if this is a boy, it's sure gonna be hard to come up with a name that we think can stick.

9w3d - Doctor's Appt.

1/11/2016
4:23pm


In the 9th week now. Progress is sloooooow but constant. We saw the baby and it actually looked more like a baby this time compared to the 7 week ultrasound! We saw the baby moving his arms and legs and body! We got the full report of the tests which were taken from the blood draw in week 8. So far, everything checked out well. There will be another blood draw in the 2nd trimester for other testing. We got lots of pictures of the baby this time! Here are a couple of them(!!!):

The doctor didn't check the heart rate this time but I asked him to check every time from the next visit onward and he said OK. Also, I asked about the blood test which reveals the baby's gender that can be done in the 1st trimester and he said he's never heard of it. I told him I'd bring him the information I had about it and if there is some way to administer the test here in Japan, he said he' look into it. Otherwise, we might not find out the gender until around 16 weeks...around February 25th. If we have to wait, that's find. I already think it's a boy. We're thinking about the name Owen.

How I'm feeling: Well I get morning sickness everyday and sometimes I can't eat because almost every idea for a meal sounds like a bad idea. I try to drink water often. But it often doesn't make me feel any better. I sleep a lot...more than I even want to and I'm always tired. I get mild cramping sometimes. I lost 1 kg, about 2 pounds.

Our next appointment is Monday, February 1st. Well, until then!