How far along? 13Weeks

Total weight gain: up 3 lbs.
Maternity clothes? yep - forget all of those college sundresses! Bring on the Motherhood Maternity!
Stretch marks? none yet - lotion twice daily!
Sleep: I already miss it dearly! Sleep has no rhythm or rhyme. Last night, sleep arrived at 2am!
Best moment this week: Seeing Baby Fekkes on the sonogram and hearing Baby Fekkes' heartbeat and buying my first maternity swimsuit!
Miss Anything? Enjoying food, shopping for food on a weekly run, not throwing up!! Sleep! Energy!
Movement: Not yet, but we know that Baby Fekkes is an active little one.
Food cravings: MEAT MEAT AND MORE MEAT. I crave an eat-by-the-pound BBQ place where I can eat Brisket. Five Guys Burgers is another major craving, but it's two hours away. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Almost everything, including meat! Cheese tops the list!

Gender: 4 more weeks! 
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: morning sickness that lasts all day and night, cramps as the muscles in my pelvis expand for baby and soreness as baby drops forward, leaky eyes (yes, everything makes me cry) and Derek's favorite - mood swings!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Had a roller coaster of emotions this week... but so very happy.
Baby's Milestones: We are out of the FIRST TRIMESTER! Woohoo! We made it. Potential for miscarriage has greatly been reduced. Baby is now the size of a Georgia Peach and weighs around 2 oz. We have teeth, hair, all major organs, eyes, ears and reflexes!

Looking forward to: Meeting baby Fekkes! And feeling baby kick for the first time! I'm excited to see the "bump" grow and to go shopping for more maternity shirts to sport the bump. 

Derek's summary of the week: Anlee has not had an easy week (or 12 weeks).  This pregnancy business is  rough.  I admire her for all that she is enduring to carry and birth our first child. She's going to be such a great, caring mom.

12 Weeks, a picture and a heartbeat!

Hello Baby Fekkes!

Today, you are 12 weeks old! And look at you! 

You are getting so big! A PLUM!! Look at that big head and Buddha belly of yours! 

Our first visit with Shanna, our midwife - 5.29.12 - exactly 8 years after I graduated high school!

I didn't sleep last night, a little nervous about our first check-up. Little One, I hear it is pretty normal to not fully take in pregnancy until you hear that first heart beat, see that first glimpse. 

I was worried about you. I was sick every day (still am) and not eating as great as all the books suggest. I know my body isn't perfect so I did have fears that something "could" be wrong. 

But, after hearing your heart beating so loudly and so clearly! 164 beats per minute! You were active! Are you trying to prepare us for an active baby? 

I thought I would have one of those moments like Rachel did on friends when she couldn't "see" the baby. She felt like a terrible, disconnected mother. But, then, Little One, we SAW you! 

I might have broken your dads hand gripping so tight, but there you were. 

And I will go to my grave knowing that you looked right at us and WAVED! You turned your head, your arm went in the air, and you waved! You also apparently thought you were bouncing on the moon, jumping up and down, kicking your cord, flailing your arms and feet. You babe, made this so real for us today. I stared at your picture all afternoon. 

I didn't cry when I saw you the first time. Don't be offended. I didn't cry when your dad asked me to marry him either. I didn't cry when the HPT said positive. I waited until hours later when the adrenaline wore off and it "set in." Last night, I bawled!

We watched Planet Earth and watching the mommy polar bear take care of her babes made me think of you and me. 

We talked to you for a while last night. We want you to know our voices. We told you about us, your grandparents, aunts and uncles. And you great dog and terrible dog. 

Your dad looked at you in my belly and said, "You are going to be a great musician and theologian."    Oh sweet babe, you don't have a chance. Dad will teach you how to read commentaries by age 3. You will probably skip Dr. Seuss.