I am well into my 11th week of being pregnant and things are really starting to change and take shape – the shape of round.
As of this morning, I officially weigh 10 pounds lighter than I did before pregnancy, yet, I measured my belly and I have gained 1.7 inches around my “bump†(I used to be 33†around that area, now, as you can see, I’m almost at 35â€). How exciting! Also, my pants are really starting to get tight, and they’re not like jeans where you can just loop the rubber band around the button, these are the hook closers, so I am going this weekend to look into getting some work maternity pants. Right now, the ones in the picture are my favorite ones. My red holiday sleep pants with penguins. They are so comfy. But since those aren’t allowed at work, I need to look into other, more professional, sets of pants.
My morning sickness? It’s mostly at supper time (or dinner time for you northern folk). And it’s sort of hit and miss. Most days, I’m okay. My worst times are when my BG is dropping, which can happen anytime. When it starts to drop, I’m in fully icky mode until it levels off. I think that will probably be one symptom that won’t go away. But the general non-BG induced sickness is starting to go away, and for that, I am so, so, SO happy about.
I will have my follow-up appointment at Dr. C’s, the endo, on Thursday of next week, and I can almost guarantee you there’s going to be some carb ratio and basal changes. I know this may sound silly, but I know it’s going to be a lot of work, but somehow knowing it’s because of the pregnancy makes me not stress it as much. I seem to have a more “Okay, let’s fix this†attitude than a “Ugh. WTFH is going on here!?â€, which is a good thing I think. Granted, that doesn’t mean I don’t worry about the highs or the lows potentially harming the baby, because I do, but it helps get that mental road block, if you will, that I’ve always had of absolutely needing to know the reason WHY before acting to FIX. Now it’s a “fix it now, worry later†kind of attitude.
Saturday, I’ll be making my “official†12 week photo to put on flickr. I’ll let you guys know when it’s up. Oh, and did you notice my pregnancy status bar at the top? Pretty cool, huh? That’s complements of WhatToExpect.com
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I have to tell you this was hard to read with what is going on in my life right now. Still, I have to desensitize myself and considering how happy I am for you, I read through the whole blog. I am very glad I did. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your little one. You are going to be a great Mommy, I can tell because you refuse to sweat the small stuff and that is a great attitude. love the baby bump by the way
Awe! Your belly is round!