Random thoughts

Forgetting to pull your dress socks up so they are all bunched up around your ankles + ankles swelling = I now ate socks.

When she changes position from heads up to heads down all in one go its one of the weirdest things I've ever experienced.
And on that note she shoved her head back in my crotch today, ouch.

I don't know what I'll have for dinner tonight, I had bacon 2 nights in a row. Eggs maybe, I have a cut on my foot that is taking a long time to heal, Matthew said I need more protein.

Updates!

Okay, I won't make you wait this time since I've been bad about posting updates. Here is the ultrasound from June 9th.  Little girl is doing good and measuring on track. She weighed in at approximately 6 ounces that day.

My cervical length was good (4.8 cm) and all of her organs look good so far, they will do more checking when they do the next scan on the 8th of July.

I went in for an appointment with my MFM specialist today. I'd had an echocardiogram a couple weeks ago to check for heart abnormalities due to my Ehlers-Danlos and that looks good.

I also talked to him about my dizzy spells, they have gotten SO much worse, they are happening now even when I am sitting down, its disconcerting. He said there is nothing they can do about them, its common in pregnancy especially when then woman has low blood pressure to begin with. He said it should peak by 20-24 weeks (to which my reaction was "OMG its going to get WORSE???) then start to get better.   I'm starting to be concerned about driving, we'll see how it goes I guess.

We've gotten two cute baby gifts so far, people are great.

Some progress has been made on cleaning out the room for the nursery but not much, gotta work on that this weekend, the dizziness makes that slow work.

All of my brain power is being taken by the fetus.  Getting dressed this morning, pulled a cardigan out of the closet then decided I wanted a different one. Placed the first one back on the hanger and went get the other one but instead took the first one out. Repeat 2 MORE times before I gave up.  I finally got the right cardigan when I started to walk out the door and realized I was chilly.

I think she's been sitting on my colon the past few days, had a bit of an IBS flare up and oh boy does THAT hurt!

Had my first pregnancy related confrontation yesterday, We were in the airport, not much time before our flight and dining choices limited. Decided to grab subway for hubs and I. Ask for Italian for myself and ask them to throw the meat in the microwave and heat it up before putting it on the sandwich. Girl, maybe the manager? Asks me why! First of all none of your business, anyway tell her I'm pregnant and it needs to be heated. She then tells me that is an old wives tale and she knows because she had 4 kids. My response, " you do what you want with you and your kids but this is me and my kid and I want the meat heated" Ugh. THEN I got back to my gate to eat and it was STILL cold! Double ugh!!

Regardless of your views on listeria and eating lunch meat while pregnant it's MY prerogative what I want to eat! I was so annoyed.

Oh, and I have the most awesome husband. We'd been away on a fishing trip for a few days and kept passing by a Dairy Queen, however whenever I decided I wanted it they were already closed. After we got home yesterday he went out and got me dairy queen!

So far weight has stayed about the same for a month. Still down 14lbs from pre-pregnancy. Maternity pants feel more comfortable every day though!

Rest and relaxation at last

A week of laying on the beach doing nothing sure does do a lot for your mental state.  Just got back from Mexico where I did virtually nothing for a week, it was really nice.

Here is me, haven't weight at home in a week but according to the scale at the hotel I'm down a few more pounds. I enjoyed a lot of fresh fruit, fresh juices and french fries :)

Left to right is 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 11 weeks and almost 13 weeks.

Here is me in my swimsuit, I felt pretty good in it, the boobs look pretty awesome :D  Anyway, that's it for now. 

9 week update

Sorry I haven't been posting much have been stupid busy at work and by the time I get home I am just done and can't really function.  So here is a breakdown of what's going on with me and baby

Weight: still losing a bit, not as fast though

Nausea: its been pretty bad most days, I've been dry heaving quite a bit, brushing my teeth is an exercise in self-control. I found that taking Unisom before bed helps with nausea the next day but I don't want to take that every night.

Boob soreness: this is starting to dissipate some, my nipples are still extremely tender and sensitive though.

Mood: still irritable as all get out, some of that could just be work stress though

Food Cravings/Aversions: Still off dairy it just does not appeal to me at all, not big on sweets for the most part. Salty carbs are what I eat the most of but I try to get some protein in when I can. I had two days where I craved buffalo chicken.

Fatigue: still present and accounted for, I'm in bed by 9pm most night but I'm not falling asleep at my desk during the day anymore, mostly because I've been too busy.

Digestion: I mostly still have the same digestion as before, 2-3 days of diarrhea followed by a day or two of not going at all.

Had my first migraine while pregnant the other day, was able to head it off by slamming down an extra cup of coffee.

My clothes are starting to fit differently even though I'm losing weight, my boobs are overflowing my bra and my lower stomach is pooching out a bit, especially at the end of the day.  I still worry about being one of those women that so fat no one can tell they are pregnant.

and for dessert... Regret

I've been totally OFF food for over a week, nothing is appealing. With constant nausea its hard to just stay hydrated, much less eat. I've been losing weight pretty rapidly, which is fine, I have plenty to spare. Anyway, this morning I felt bad again but went out and ran some errands, when we got home I crashed for a couple hours, woke up still feeling bad but ate a few frozen strawberries which for some reason made me feel MUCH better!  Ran a few more errands and then came home and made tacos for dinner which is the only thing I've been craving. I ate FOUR tacos!!! THEN I ate some starburst jelly beans for dessert, aka regret.  I had an upset stomach but it was just from being overfull, I actually feel better than I have in days.

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

I feel like this rather irritable guy from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  EVERYTHING annoys me right now.  Work has been very busy and it seems like everyone has decided to turn on the stupid. I know its just be me that does not help bring my irritation levels down any, in fact it probably makes them go up.  I am trying really hard not to be a bitch but I am pretty sure it is not working.  My poor husband probably catches the brunt of it, which is horrible since he is being SO nice!

The morning sickness (misnomer for me) is kicking into a higher gear which adds to the irritation. It's very hard to concentrate when you are sick to your stomach all of the time.  I've lost 3 pounds in the past week, I just don't feel like eating. Ironically though one of the only things that helps control the nausea is eating small amounts of food frequently.  I often have a meal of regret though, usually lunch.  I'll get SUPER hungry and eat a meal (normal amount, nothing crazy) and in 15 minutes am feeling SO bad. I haven't actually thrown up yet at all, I'm just constantly nauseated.  I say morning sickness is a misnomer because I actually feel pretty okay in the mornings, tired but not sick. It usually hits mid morning and gets progressively worse all day.  This morning I got to sleep in an extra hour because I worked at home and it didn't hit until about an hour later than normal, hrm.... I dug out the Sea Band I bought when we first got the boat and put that on, we'll see if it helps, you are supposed to wear two but I can only find one right now.

So yeah, the fatigue is still very much present and accounted for nothing much new to report there.

Been alternating between diarrhea and constipation, and have had a lot of gas the past few days.

I'm going to go tomorrow for my blood work and 1 hour glucose test. Going to do that first thing before my stomach gets upset.  Wish me luck.