It's an olive!

Dre is ecstatic to know that our baby is now the size of a green olive!  I think discussing what type of fruit the baby is like each week is the most exciting thing between DH and I.

It makes it all exciting especially since my digestion is still not working as it should and I’m sick of analyzing everything that goes into my mouth.

I just told Dre that I’m giving up on food.  I’m going to drink shakes for the next 7 months.  At least those get digested perfectly fine.  I cannot wait for my doctor’s appointment in 2 weeks so that I can complain about this and see if she has any ideas that Dr. Google hasn’t already told me about.  (You would think Google would be helpful, but not really because different websites keep contradicting themselves on what I should or should not do.)

So on Saturday, I officially entered Week 9!  I would post an updated picture of me, but when I came out of the shower yesterday Dre was already sleeping.  I’ll get him to take one tonight and post it tomorrow.

My weight this weekend was 152.5 and 153.5 lb so it’s holding pretty steady.  I attribute that to the fact that I’m scared to eat because I get the icky “too full” feeling from almost any amount and type of food that I put in my mouth.  This has been going on since July 1^st so 11 days later it has definitely lost all it’s appeal.  All the websites I’ve read claim that women usually experience this in their 3^rd trimester and sometimes in the 2^nd.  So lucky me got it for the 1^st…now I’m praying every day that it stops and doesn’t come back because I don’t know what I’ll do if I get this for 7 more months.  

I have absolutely no cravings whatsoever although food is starting to have some appeal again on the days when m/s is not around.  On a good note my m/s is coming and going now.  I had it yesterday, but didn’t have anything for the 3 days before that.  

I’m giving in and going to buy more summer maternity clothes for work.  I was hoping to use my stuff for at least another month, but my digestion issues have made me completely intolerant of tight clothes so for now I’m living in some of my loose skirts.

No stretch marks in sight although I definitely have a bump which I’m sure is all bloat, but it’s hard and it’s still there in the mornings.  I look pregnant in most of my clothes so I have to be careful to wear sweaters at workJ

I’m now waking up once every single night to go pee.  Apart from that I’m sleeping well.  I haven’t felt any movement, but it’s way too early for that.  I’m of course still maintaining that it’s a girl, but sometimes I get a feeling like it could be a boy.  I can’t wait for the anatomy u/s in September!  No labor signs, belly button is in, and I miss being able to eat whatever I want.

I’m looking forward to our vacation at the end of July because when we come back I’ll officially be in my 2^nd trimester and I can’t wait for this golden trimester that everyone keep talking about.  Also, Dre is really looking forward to telling everyone he knows.  He’s so cute! 

Anyways, pics are coming tomorrow…promise!

How m/s is trying to kill me



Week 7



Week 8
I feel like I've gotten huge.  I definitely look pregnant all the time.  It's getting hard to keep a secret because I've gotten a few interesting looks from co-workers already

So this is Week 8 and m/s is kicking my ass big time.

It is soooooo bad!  All day every day and I tell myself, “Only 4 more weeks of this.”

Fingers crossed that it stops sooner!  On one hand the nausea reminds me that I’m pregnant and that my hormones are high, but on the other hand I want to want to eat food again.  

Weight on Saturday was 151.2 lbs.  Yikes!  On Monday morning and today it was around 153 lbs though which is good.

I did go shop for some more maternity clothes last Thursday.  I had bought some last time around and just stored them in my closet.  So this time, I bought some cute crop pants with an elastic waist.  So comfy!  I guess this is where you start to see what your Grandma sees in elastic waist pants.

No stretch marks so far and my boobs just keep growing.  Pretty soon I’m going to need new bras.  Also, my nipples are ginormous...who knew they grew so much just in the first few months.  

No baby movement and sleep is still good.

Still no cravings, but I have so many food aversions that it’s starting to become ridiculous.  For a few days I lost the nausea, but got a BAD case of indigestion where you feel like you’re always full ‘cause your stomach is not digesting properly.  Ughhh!  I hate that feeling.  After putting myself on a diet of ginger tea, it passed and now the nausea is back.  I guess if I have to choose between the nausea and the indigestion…I’ll pick the nausea.  

So now I’m going to go home and hopefully eat lots of cake since it’s my 28^th birthday today.  Yeah me!  My mom is also here and cooking me dinner which is really nice.  I’ll post about it some more tomorrow. 

Still hoping for a girl BTW, but people keep telling me they think I’ll have a boy.  What’s up with that?