Firsts & Milestones

March 6, 2009 – First birthday

Dec 2008 – First Christmas

Sept 7 – First visit to Devin’s grave

Sept 6 – 6 month birthday

May 22 – Devin’s tree starts blooming

Apr 6 – 4wPP – Devin’s memorial & tree planting.

Mar 27 – 3wPP – We found out why.

Mar 6 – 35w5d – Devin has no heartbeat… he is gone. Birth story: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Mar 3 – 35w4d – The types of “movements” I feel are very different.

Mar 2 – 35w1d – Woke up from a bad dream involving Devin’s birth.

Feb 28 – 34w5d – No movement all day… freaked me the hell out. But he woke up and started kicking away at me…

Feb 9 – 32w0d – Devin figures out how to kick my ribs. Ow.

Jan 18 – 28w6d – First visit to the Chiropractor.

Jan 17 – 28w5d – Hiccups in my belly noticed for the first time!

Jan 4 – 26w6d – Last time I took Unisom – and no more puking!

Dec 24 – 25w2d – Den and mom felt a whole bunch of kicks and movement!

Dec 19 – 24w4d – Baby’s first plane ride. ;)

Dec 13 – 23w6d – Started sleeping with extra pillows.

Dec 12 – 23w5d – Last puking from morning sickness! Went back on the Unisom.

Dec 11 – 23w4d – Den felt big kicks!

Dec 9 – 23w2d – Saw my belly move!

Nov 22 – 20w5d – Den felt a little bit of movement!

Nov 9 – 18w6d – Our “big” ultrasound! It’s a boy!!

Oct 30 – 17w3d – First felt a little baby kick!

Oct 9 – 14w3d – Bought first maternity clothes: jeans and shirts.

Sept 28 – 12w6d – First heard the heartbeat by doppler!

Aug 17 – 6w6d – Bought and started using a belly band.

July 27 – 3w6d – First EVER positive pregnancy test!!

Cravings

Packaged slices of processed American cheese – After his birth I am suddenly addicted to these. They taste good and are quick and easy. I eat them all the time now… sometimes it’s all I manage to eat.

Chocolate and Sweets – But still not normal chocolate. Dark chocolate and sugar cookies are my poison in the second half of my second tri. Just in time for Christmas. Oink. And this is getting way worse in my third tri.

Fruit – Apples, peaches, pears. Still am really liking the fruit in the second tri too. Third as well. Apples with peanut butter are a big favorite. Bananas are tied for my favorite in third tri, good snack… apples are the other, without the peanut butter. So juicy and yum!

Ranch dressing – Suddenly I find I like ranch dressing on salads. Never used to.

Pumpkin pie – One night I just HAD to have pie… the store didn’t have any, so I baked one!

Ham sandwich – Toasted just isn’t good enough though. :(

Hot dogs – I went through several weeks of craving a hot dog every day (first tri). I ate a lot of hot dogs.