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!

Things are moving along!

I don't know if I've mentioned it, but I have an u/s in exactly 10 days.  These are going to be the LONGEST 10 days in the history of man!  I'm not very good at waiting for stuff...can't you tell?

Anyways, moving on!

Let's do a pregnancy update.  I've been avoiding these because it's hard to get really excited over something that might not happen like the last pregnancy, but I've gotten excellent advice from the ladies on TB. 

Tell yourself, "Today I am pregnant and just concentrate on that fact."

Last time I had this handy chart I just filled in to tell you guys how things were going.  This time around I think I'm going to go with just writing how I feel along with pictures.

So here's what I look now at 6 weeks.

6 weeks 2 days

Yes, most of this is bloat...knowing that doesn't make my pants fit.

 So here's where I'm starting!

I'm at 6 weeks and I'm not really sure what my starting weight should be.  I was hovering around 152 when I found out I was pregnant, but as soon as I went back to eating a full 2000 calorie diet the scale bounced around.  On most mornings, I'm somewhere around 152-153.5.  My doctor's office weighed me at 156 in the afternoon though...right!  We'll just ignore their number...I think their scale is broken.

This time around, I've seriously considered just putting the maternity stuff on right away.  I've gained a new appreciation for being comfortable without having the waistband of all of my pants try to strangle me.

Sleeping is fine.  I do wake up, once again, one hour before my alarm EVERY day and I woke up at 6AM this weekend. 

I did go for a massage this weekend 'cause my back is killing me.  Apparently, I'm going to be one of those pregnant people who has back aches all the time.  My sciatica is already acting up in a major way too.

In other news, this baby is making me SICK!  Wow, I've had really bad m/s already.  Highlights of the last few days were standing in the pasta aisle at the grocery store and suddenly having such bad m/s that I thought I was gonna hurl over everything.  Good think I had a granola bar with me.  Next one was preparing yogurt and fresh strawberries and raspberries.  Sitting down to eat them and almost throwing up as soon as a tiny drop of yogurt touched my tongue.  Nice!  Yesterday, it progressed to being all dairy making me sick.

I haven't had any really bad cravings this time around, but I think that's because most of the food I think about tends to make me want to hurl.  Lovely isn't it?  Yeah!  At least I take comfort in the fact that this is confirming that the little peanut is growing and that my hormones are doing well. 

Now, I think Dre and I are either going to have pizza or spaghetti for dinner as the only thing not making me queasy is red sauce today.

I'm off to go make vacation plans now.  I need to get away for some R&R soon!