First Trimester Reflections in The REAL Baby Journey!

So I'm about halfway through my 11th week (whoa!) and will hit 12 weeks this Thursday. I have my First Trimester screening that day where they check for genetic conditions and make sure baby is growing as it should be (expected to be the size of a plum!!) and do all sorts of measurements. I'm excited for this as by now the baby looks like a baby with a face and a profile and is no longer just a little speck in a big dark uterus! The baby is even yawning, swallowing and chewing with a fully formed face and jaw! Crazy!

Just wanted to take a few moments to jot down what the first trimester has been like for me just so I remember but also incase something isn't what we are expecting and I get distracted from all of these things. Feel free to browse...this is mostly for my records but I'm curious if any of you moms can relate to any of it! :)

Cravings: Early on (weeks 4-7) I couldn't get enough cheeseburgers and chicken tenders. I ate so much fried junk because I felt entitled and I was finally pregnant and I wanted to and that felt like enough. Had to rein that in recently and cravings have shifted. Middle weeks (8-10) I was craving chicken flavored Ramen noodles (like sometimes twice a day!) and Gardettos. These last few weeks I've been inhaling Cocoa Puffs and bowls of any kind of soup. Also living at Subway getting their Sweet Onion Chicken sandwich on flat bread with spinach, banana peppers, olives & southwest chipotle sauce. Can't get enough of them!! All along I've loved orange mango juice and really, really cold milk and ice water. Only lately have carrots and cold Granny Smith apples been hitting the spot.

Aversions: Even before I found out I was pregnant I suddenly stopped being able to tolerate grilled chicken. Marinated, in a salad, flavored in soups...nope. No way. No can do. GAG. I've always been an extremely sweets oriented person, inhaling ice cream and frozen yogurt and chocolate bars and dessert junk food with outspoken joy. Since becoming pregnant that has completely changed. I cannot get enough salty stuff and sweets are actually repulsive. I couldn't even finish a small bowl of frozen yogurt the other day which is unheard of for me!

Morning sickness: Still battling this all day but haven't thrown up at all. I wake up multiple times a night to pee and I'm always the most nauseated between 2-4 AM but it just is a constant, sour, queasy, urpy feeling in my stomach. If I eat it feels better but so many foods are so repulsive that I'm eating whatever I can get down...which isn't always the healthiest. I'm appreciating the sickness though as it's a somewhat calming reminder that someone is still in there growing and getting stronger, even if it is at the cost of my sour belly! :)

Mood: So my patience is gone. Completely. I have never had so much road rage in my life. I am extremely impatient now, with strangers most of all. People do such idiotic, ridiculous, obnoxious things and don't give two craps if it is unpleasant or disruptive to those around them. PEOPLE WHO SMOKE have more than once gotten my wrath as I cough loudly and obnoxiously when they sit down right next to me on a park bench or outdoor patio space at a restaurant. Drivers who don't use blinkers or who cut me/other people off or who dart in and out of traffic have been honked at more than I've ever honked.

Assuming things go well on Thursday, Rob and I plan to start telling more people in the following week. There is a big grill out that my aunt planned for a cousin (my favorite cousin!) who is coming home for a few days between changing jobs. It timed out perfectly and we'll get to tell all my aunts and uncles and cousins and my grandpa on my mom's side all at once. They all know my sister is pregnant but none have even the slightest clue that I am. It should be great. :)

I will also probably tell work some time that next week (how I've kept it quiet this long is beside me - thank you Spanx!!) as well as we'll make an official Facebook announcement. We have quite a few ideas and I'm going to be gathering supplies for the photo tomorrow. Do any of you have favorite pregnancy announcements that you've seen or things you like/dislike from others? I've heard such a wide variety of reviews but am curious what your experiences are. Do you think they're stupid and kitschy? Are they cute and funny? Do we involve Claire or just use something off of Pinterest or just simply state it? We're pretty certain of our decision but I'm just wondering what you guys think - my little internet sounding board friends :)

Hope all are well! Happy June!!