Seriously, stomach? Do we really need to play this game? I realize that a little munchkin is currently taking up some of your space, but you're killin' me today.
Not only am I extremely nauseated (my morning sickness did not get the memo that it was supposed to be OVER by now), I constantly feel hungry, like I haven't eaten in 3 weeks. I'm so ravenous, yet I've been filling my stomach every 1-1.5 hours. In the past, Cheerios, an apple, and some cheese & crackers in a 3-hour span would have been more than enough to keep me satisfied. We're apparently past this point. Holy hell, how much can one girl eat? Not to mention, I don't have the energy to come up with 8 snacks a day to bring to work!
Fan Lady Update:
So the woman at work that likes to keep the fan running all day "just to block out noise", the fan that rattles and gives me a headache (not an exaggeration) and generally makes me want to throatpunch someone, says to me yesterday: "Now when we fight over the fan, we'll have all sorts of hormones flying around, your pregnancy hormones and my menopausal ones *awkwardly laughs*."
Go ahead, I dare you to touch the thermostat one more time. Try it. See what happens.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
12 down, 28 to go.
How far along?: 12 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: +1.5 lbs since our 8-week doctor's appt, but still down half a pound overall
Maternity clothes?: Why yes, yes I am. Not much, but a few things here and there.
Sleep: I would love a nap right now.
Movement: Not quite.
Food cravings: Garlic bread at the moment, but it changes by the minute (And no, Mom, I don't need you to make a LaRosa's run for me!)
Gender: You'll know when we know.
What I miss: Patience.
What I am looking forward to: This bloat belly to turn into an actual baby belly so I no longer look like I ate one-too-many Chipotle burritos!
Best moment this week: I've got 2: Hearing Baby Reeder's strong little heartbeat again and starting to spread our wonderful news!!
Weekly Wisdom: When people find out you're pregnant, they feel entitled to tell you the worst, most painful labor story they've experience/heard of -or- to tell you how their morning sickness lasted well into the 3rd trimester. Thanks folks, just what I need to hear!
Milestones: We're under 200 days!
Total weight gain/loss: +1.5 lbs since our 8-week doctor's appt, but still down half a pound overall
Maternity clothes?: Why yes, yes I am. Not much, but a few things here and there.
Sleep: I would love a nap right now.
Movement: Not quite.
Food cravings: Garlic bread at the moment, but it changes by the minute (And no, Mom, I don't need you to make a LaRosa's run for me!)
Gender: You'll know when we know.
What I miss: Patience.
What I am looking forward to: This bloat belly to turn into an actual baby belly so I no longer look like I ate one-too-many Chipotle burritos!
Best moment this week: I've got 2: Hearing Baby Reeder's strong little heartbeat again and starting to spread our wonderful news!!
Weekly Wisdom: When people find out you're pregnant, they feel entitled to tell you the worst, most painful labor story they've experience/heard of -or- to tell you how their morning sickness lasted well into the 3rd trimester. Thanks folks, just what I need to hear!
Milestones: We're under 200 days!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
OB visit #2.
Doctor's visit number two is officially behind us! We got to hear Baby Reeder's heartbeat again, trucking away "in the 160's" this time. Still nice and strong :) It took the nurse a minute to find it (mostly we could just hear mine.) But when she finally said "...and that's the baby's heartbeat," all I could say was "That's great news." I cannot explain the relief that comes with hearing the heartbeat at 12 weeks (which I will be tomorrow!) All the scary pregnancy books make you think you'll lose your baby at any moment, until you hit 12 weeks and hear the heartbeat. Then it's like you've graduated into a class of risk-free expectant mothers, which is just as ridiculous an idea.
Anyway, all is well with both me and the little one. I've gained 1.5 lbs since our last visit, but since I was down 2 lbs at that one we're still under about 1/2 a pound (well, probably not now after that Chipotle I just had for lunch! yummm!) All of my bloodwork and lab work was good, too, so I get a (self-imposed) A+ for this visit. We'll go back in 4 weeks :)
So now the fun begins. The cat is officially going to slowly emerge from the bag. We're giving our family permission to spread the news and I plan to tell co-workers tomorrow. News travels fast in the Dale, so it's only a matter of time before everyone knows!
Anyway, all is well with both me and the little one. I've gained 1.5 lbs since our last visit, but since I was down 2 lbs at that one we're still under about 1/2 a pound (well, probably not now after that Chipotle I just had for lunch! yummm!) All of my bloodwork and lab work was good, too, so I get a (self-imposed) A+ for this visit. We'll go back in 4 weeks :)
So now the fun begins. The cat is officially going to slowly emerge from the bag. We're giving our family permission to spread the news and I plan to tell co-workers tomorrow. News travels fast in the Dale, so it's only a matter of time before everyone knows!
Monday, June 8, 2009
I've regressed.
Ugh. I've been telling everyone for a week now that I'm feeling better, most of my symptoms are going away, I think I'm finally getting over the 1st trimester sickness, etc. I was confident I was over the hump.
Baby disagrees. I was up last night at 3:30 for an hour. I haven't done this since like week 7. My mind was racing, I couldn't get comfortable, I was even singing Dave Matthews songs in my head :( After a couple hours of sleep, I get up and immediately feel a headache coming on. To top things off, I totally threw up before I left for work, which is so unusual because I haven't actually gotten sick once the whole pregnancy.
Are we really going backwards? I've heard that around weeks 11-12, the placenta starts to take over to nourish the baby and these ridiculous hormones start to drop off. Apparently that can cause a small bout of morning sickness recurrence. That better be what's going on with me. I don't know that I can handle Round 2 of this....
Baby disagrees. I was up last night at 3:30 for an hour. I haven't done this since like week 7. My mind was racing, I couldn't get comfortable, I was even singing Dave Matthews songs in my head :( After a couple hours of sleep, I get up and immediately feel a headache coming on. To top things off, I totally threw up before I left for work, which is so unusual because I haven't actually gotten sick once the whole pregnancy.
Are we really going backwards? I've heard that around weeks 11-12, the placenta starts to take over to nourish the baby and these ridiculous hormones start to drop off. Apparently that can cause a small bout of morning sickness recurrence. That better be what's going on with me. I don't know that I can handle Round 2 of this....
Friday, June 5, 2009
Little Pumpkin.
So according to my week-by-week pregnancy book, my uterus can now fill my pelvis. Seriously?! I'm imagining that's like the size of one of those little pumpkins - you know, the ones you buy for little kids that you can't actually carve so they have to just draw on them with markers. Yeah, that's ridiculous. I mean, sure, it's housing my lime-sized little one right now and he/she needs room to move around. But it's weird. No wonder I pee every ten minutes - my organs can't compete with the pumpkin that's taking over!
In other news, had my first pregnancy migraine on Wednesday, the effects of which I'm still feeling today. It wiped me out completely. The trauma of it caused me to lose 3 lbs again. But not to worry; I had potato skins for dinner last night to fill the void :) My mom, after hearing about my craptastic night on Wednesday, came to my house and did all my laundry and ironing, as well as cleaned up my bedroom (and closet!) Nevermind the fact that she showed up with a pumpkin pie and Cool Whip, just because I had blogged that it sounded good. I'm not used to being spoiled like this. I'm so blessed to have Superwoman for a mom :)
In other news, had my first pregnancy migraine on Wednesday, the effects of which I'm still feeling today. It wiped me out completely. The trauma of it caused me to lose 3 lbs again. But not to worry; I had potato skins for dinner last night to fill the void :) My mom, after hearing about my craptastic night on Wednesday, came to my house and did all my laundry and ironing, as well as cleaned up my bedroom (and closet!) Nevermind the fact that she showed up with a pumpkin pie and Cool Whip, just because I had blogged that it sounded good. I'm not used to being spoiled like this. I'm so blessed to have Superwoman for a mom :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Are you having a kid?
How far along?: 11 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: Still not sure, should have an official comparison of my scale vs the doctor's on Tuesday.
Maternity clothes?: Minimal, but seriously on the horizon.
Sleep: Getting better, though I could use a good 12-hour straight snooze.
Best moment this week: Friends' reactions to the news at a wedding in Peoria (however, worst moment this week = driving there...)
Movement: Still weeks away.
Food cravings: Pumpkin pie sounds like heaven, but I don't know that I'd call it a craving.
Gender: No guess this week.
What I miss: Sleeping in on weekends (and yes, I know this will never happen again)
What I am looking forward to: Our 12-week appointment on Tuesday, then finally spreading our good news to the world :)
Weekly Wisdom: Don't fight the hormones, they'll win every time.
Milestones: I've made it to 11 weeks without seriously hurting someone at work. Pat on the back!
And now my 'Best moment of the week' story. We'd decided that we would spill the news at the wedding this weekend, but only if someone figured it out. Well, a few hours into the reception I hear this:
"Sarah, are you having a kid? Because you've been drinking a lot of water tonight."
This was the husband's college roommate, the one we voted least likely to figure it out. His bluntness made me laugh. Didn't take long for everyone else to catch on - lots of hugs and excitement (somewhat unexpected coming from a bunch of guys - and ones we don't see often.) Makes me very excited to tell people that we're even closer to.
Total weight gain/loss: Still not sure, should have an official comparison of my scale vs the doctor's on Tuesday.
Maternity clothes?: Minimal, but seriously on the horizon.
Sleep: Getting better, though I could use a good 12-hour straight snooze.
Best moment this week: Friends' reactions to the news at a wedding in Peoria (however, worst moment this week = driving there...)
Movement: Still weeks away.
Food cravings: Pumpkin pie sounds like heaven, but I don't know that I'd call it a craving.
Gender: No guess this week.
What I miss: Sleeping in on weekends (and yes, I know this will never happen again)
What I am looking forward to: Our 12-week appointment on Tuesday, then finally spreading our good news to the world :)
Weekly Wisdom: Don't fight the hormones, they'll win every time.
Milestones: I've made it to 11 weeks without seriously hurting someone at work. Pat on the back!
And now my 'Best moment of the week' story. We'd decided that we would spill the news at the wedding this weekend, but only if someone figured it out. Well, a few hours into the reception I hear this:
"Sarah, are you having a kid? Because you've been drinking a lot of water tonight."
This was the husband's college roommate, the one we voted least likely to figure it out. His bluntness made me laugh. Didn't take long for everyone else to catch on - lots of hugs and excitement (somewhat unexpected coming from a bunch of guys - and ones we don't see often.) Makes me very excited to tell people that we're even closer to.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Glowing? Nada.
People always say pregnant woman "glow". Um, no. There's no glowing here. Dark circles under the eyes? Check. Attack of teenage acne? Check. Stains on my clothes because apparently pregnant women become uber-klutzy? Check. But glow? Not quite.
Other recent observations:
- Cocoa butter really does make you smell like chocolate.
- Maternity shirts may not yet be needed for belly reasons, but will very soon be needed to accommodate the ever-expanding Girls.
- Being a recovered nail-biter, I'm not used to the strength and length of my nails now and may need to *gasp!* cut them down soon.
- I feel like it's super-obvious that I'm "with child" and can't fathom that no one else sees it.
Oh, and one final thought: if this woman at works turn the fan on one more time, I swear to God I'm going to unleash some killer pregnancy hormones on her ass.
Other recent observations:
- Cocoa butter really does make you smell like chocolate.
- Maternity shirts may not yet be needed for belly reasons, but will very soon be needed to accommodate the ever-expanding Girls.
- Being a recovered nail-biter, I'm not used to the strength and length of my nails now and may need to *gasp!* cut them down soon.
- I feel like it's super-obvious that I'm "with child" and can't fathom that no one else sees it.
Oh, and one final thought: if this woman at works turn the fan on one more time, I swear to God I'm going to unleash some killer pregnancy hormones on her ass.
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