Due date: April 29, 2012
How far along: 10 weeks
Size of baby: A kumquat
Weight gain: Back to my starting weight after losing a couple lbs, although my pants are a little snug in the belly. The crazy thing is that I am actually showing a little, especially after eating.
Maternity clothes: Lord no
Movement: Don't feel anything yet, but that sweet thing was moving all over the place during our ultrasound!
Sleep: Better this week...maybe thanks to my Snoogle that we bought last weekend!
Cravings: My appetite is getting a little better. Still limited on what I can eat though. Loving country veggie plates and cornbread (think Cracker Barrel), pasta with marinara, cinnamon raisin bagels, peanut butter sandwiches, pineapple and grapes.
Aversions: A lot of stuff, but sweets in particular (which is hilarious if you know me at all). Dairy products turn me off, except for cheese every now and then.
Symptoms: Queasy pretty much all day everyday, and a little fatigue.
What I miss: Really just feeling like myself and being able to follow my usual workout. I definitely can't do what I used to be able to do. I miss my regular yoga classes too. They just don't work with the queasiness right now though.
What I'm looking forward to: Telling friends in a few weeks.
Best moment of the week: Our ultrasound on 10/4, confirming that Baby Mac looked perfect!
Thoughts on pregnancy: It's funny because I keep finding myself saying things like, "I just don't understand why I'm so tired." or "Why can't I easily run a few miles?" Matt is constantly looking at me like, "umm honey, because you're pregnant." I have to constantly remind myself that it's normal to feel tired and that I shouldn't expect my body to be 100%. It's hard for me to accept though.
On another, slightly unrelated note, the past few weeks have been extremely stressful and taxing for me (waiting on bar results among other things). I was really worried and anxious about our appt. this week, for fear that the stress I had been under would somehow affect the baby. A couple days before our appointment I was reminded of this passage from the book Traveling Mercies where there's a woman on a trip and everything is going horribly wrong. She starts complaining to the person sitting next to her on a train and it turns out that he works for the Dalai Lama...
On another, slightly unrelated note, the past few weeks have been extremely stressful and taxing for me (waiting on bar results among other things). I was really worried and anxious about our appt. this week, for fear that the stress I had been under would somehow affect the baby. A couple days before our appointment I was reminded of this passage from the book Traveling Mercies where there's a woman on a trip and everything is going horribly wrong. She starts complaining to the person sitting next to her on a train and it turns out that he works for the Dalai Lama...
"And he said - gently - that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born - and this something needs for you to be distracted that it can be born as perfectly as possible." ~Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
And finally, I will leave you with a few pics from our appointment this week and the latest belly shot...
And finally, I will leave you with a few pics from our appointment this week and the latest belly shot...
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