Since some of you are reading these posts in an RSS Reader, I’ve made the choice to only offer a 400-character teaser of each post in my RSS feed. Personally, truncated post summaries in RSS feeds drive me nuts. That said: I know that some of you reading may still be building families of your own, and sometimes pregnancy posts or images might be difficult to read. That way, by only offering you a little teaser in your RSS Reader, you can decide if you want to click through.
Fair enough? Let’s dive right in to tonight’s post then. 
I’m officially in the second trimester. Where, oh where has the time GONE people?!
And, it turns out, I’ve got some competition:
Always a princess, never the queen.
Kate: Girl, I get it. Hyperemesis gravidarum ain’t no joke. I had my own little run in with HG during weeks 8 to 11 of my pregnancy, too. I hope they sell Preggo Pops in the UK. I know, I know – I too scoffed at the idea of morning sickness, like, “Puh-lease. A little nausea? Bring it.”
Yeah, famous last words.
Let’s just say, with dispatches from the second trimester here, it does get better. Unless you have severe HG that lasts your pregnancy, which, I hope that doesn’t happen for you. Also? Good chance you’re expecting a mini-Duchess of your own. Jus’ sayin’.
I am, mercifully, feeling better. My thyroid is out of control (so what else is new) but for the most part, the nausea is finally at bay. It only rears its ugly head when I haven’t eaten but thankfully, my apetite has finally returned. I’m fatigued (thanks thyroid!) but otherwise feeling a bit more human in the last couple of weeks.
And, I think I’m finally getting a teeny bump to show for it:
Try to ignore the uneven plaster wall in the background. Hooray old houses!
This was taken Monday of this week. (Convenient: my weekly change date is Monday.) I’m hoping to do a weekly belly shot, complete with a space-themed title card. You can get an idea of the direction we’re taking with the nursery here on Pinterest.
Hard to believe we’re one-third of the way there already! And while I’m not exactly svelte by any stretch of the imagination, I have lost about 10 pounds since embryo transfer on September 29th… I’m concerned that I’m not gaining weight yet. The bump you see isn’t any kind of gained weight – it’s just a lifted tummy and intestines more than anything else.
And, according to my pregnancy iPhone app, the Knish is only about the size of a kiwi right now.
In theory, because my pre-pregnancy weight was on the obese side, I should only be gaining a max of about 15-20 pounds. So, if I can at least gain the 10 I’ve lost plus another 5-10, theoretically, I shouldn’t have too much to lose once the Knish arrives. We’ll see.
For those of you with kids and/or are currently pregnant: when did you notice the baby weight began?
Larry’s 31st birthday is tomorrow. Can’t wait to hand him the stack o’presents I got him this year and treat him to a lovely night out in Boston tomorrow night.
And then we’ll be spending New Year’s in Time Square – but not in the crazy crowds, rather, atop a roof with one of the best views of Time Square in the city. Sadly, Larry has to work (his client’s project is based in Time Square) but that means we get to avoid the New Year’s Eve crowd-madness and watch the ball drop from our own little private rooftop. Note to self: bring a warm jacket!
First OB appointment on January 4th – we’ve already met with a midwife, but now we get to meet the OB she works with. I’m going nuts. I’m not handling this whole transition from “RE to sporadic meeting with my OB/midwife every 6 weeks thing” well. I feel a bit untethered and unsupported.
When my midwife said that sometimes the infertility patients have a hard time adjusting, she wasn’t kidding.
Also, just four more weeks until our 18-week anatomy scan. I am going insane wanting to know if we need to plan a Bar or a Bat Mitzvah in thirteen years!
And no, we won’t be sharing that news anytime soon. Sorry folks 
Okay, one last picture:
My lovely lady bump.
What’s new in your worlds, folks?
Love the bump! So happy for you!
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You look fabulous!
And happy birthday to Larry! I will channel your New Years’ excitement … I usually wind up alone watching the ball drop, because my husband goes to bed by 10. 
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LOVE the bump! I am not a good example for pregnancy weight, because I lost a ton of weight at the beginning like you and Kate. I was on Zofran, the anti-nausea drug for cancer patients, and that stuff didn’t begin to touch the nausea. I’m feeling sick just remembering…. Anywho! I finally gained back some weight by mid-2nd trimester and my total gain was 13 pounds.
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Love the bump ! And I totally hear you on the uneven wall- our house is over 100 years old, original walls and all, so we have LOTS of that going on here lol. I think it gives the house character
I’ll have to check out the Pinterest board, but I bet it’s going to be awesome!
I’m really not sure when I noticed the baby bump. I didn’t really need maternity pants until about 20wks. I want to say that’s about when it was getting more obvious, but even at 36wks I still had clients who were surprised to learn I was pregnant
I was obese to begin with (227lbs pre-pregnancy, went down to 222lbs in the first tri, and ended the pregnancy at about 250lbs), but I KNOW I looked pregnant darn it. I took weekly photos, and I can’t really pin-point exactly when I “popped” though. Everyone is so different though, so it really just depends on your body! I think you can definitely see your bump though 
And you look adorable lady.
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I’m sure you have heard this already, but really, really, really try not to stress or worry about the weight gain unless you do have extreme HG. Chances are your body is going to gain what it needs to gain. With my first, I gained about a 1 lb a week for almost the entire pregnancy for a total gain of around 40 lbs. With my second, the only thing I could stomach in my first tri was fresh squeezed lemonade and fast food burgers and fries. I gained 10 lbs in a month! And yet I still gained around 40 lbs total for the whole pregnancy. Many friends have had similar experiences.
You look beautiful!! Love the bump
I had HG and didn’t gain most of my weight until the 3rd trimester: with twins! I was freaked but it was OK 
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My baby weight gain began almost immediately. I never really had morning sickness, but throughout the first trimester I felt really gross. My tummy hurt and I felt like I was on the verge of nausea. The only way for me to feel semi-normal was to eat almost constantly, and eat I did. I think I ended up gaining nearly 50 pounds when it was all said and done, but 30 of those came off within two weeks of giving birth. I’m 8 months post partum and still have about 10 pounds to lose (to get to my pre-pregnancy weight; I really need to lose another 30 after that for a healthy BMI).
Gorgeous pictures. Have not commented much here or FB but had to say how thrilled I am at how things have gone thus far.
Congrats! I am starting my 23 week today
. I would say I started showing a LITTLE bit around week 16 or 17 but people couldnt tell until around week 20 or 21. That was when I got the random people congratulating me. I remember getting super excited when I saw my first bump though 
Yeah! Glad to hear the sicky is going away. I lost about 10 pound during the first trimester…and I was eating quite a bit and not sick. I noticed the swing went the other way to gaining around the second trimester I think. I was more hungry plus the girls just started growing in typical fetus style. So I expect you will notice a swing in the other direction very soon. Congrats on the 2nd trimester and upcoming scan…you are entering the most enjoyable part of pregnancy (I think)…minus delivery haha
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I actually had such severe nausea with my twin pregnancy that I *lost* weight weekly until 23 weeks, when I finally gained a pound. But my body is weird, and my results are very atypical.
Not sure when I would say I started showing definitively. . . I met a client for the first time at 23 weeks, and she had no clue I was pregnant, though friends and family could tell by then. I’d say I “popped” sometime in the week or two after that.
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You are just too cute! I am so happy that the nausea is waning!
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I started almost showing fairly quickly. By 8 weeks along I could only fit into 2 of my pairs of pants, and by 10 weeks I was using a rubber band to keep them together. I’m not exactly thin – when I got pregnant, I was sitting pretty at 220. I gained slowly for most of the pregnancy, but I also only had a little nausea. The child was simply taking everything I put in, because my body is entirely too selfish to share it’s resources. By the time I was done, I was at 250 and a lot of that was gained in the last month or so as he grew rapidly. I lost almost all of that in the first few months, between attempting to pump, an inability to eat thanks to the trauma my body thought it had at having a C-section, and sweating to death as my hormones readjusted. I gained some of it back once I could eat again, so prepare for that too.
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You’re looking awesome! Love the tiny bump!!
For me, I hadn’t gained weight until after 20 weeks. Then I pile on the full 35 pounds. Fun fun! But it comes off. 