Week 10 is when the gremlin will officially change from an embryo (I think) to a fetus. They grow up so fast *sniff*....
Had a bad night last night. It turns out that reading on the bus leads to car sickness which leads to general nausea which leads to being very unpleasant to be around. Thank goodness we got takeout in a timely fashion and cleared that nasty pukiness right up. I did have a lingering headache though and went to bed early. I'm definitely looking forward to the 2nd trimester when (hopefully) I won't be quite so tired and I'll be able to pop a Tylenol when I get a headache. I know, I *could* take one now but I'm doing my best to make it to 12 weeks without any drugs, just to be on the safe side.
I have my 2nd yoga class tonight, hooray for stretching! Ingrid is feeling better so I hope she'll be attending...I felt a little out of my element not knowing anyone last week. I still plan on sitting at the back of the class though; I don't need any extra eyes on my butt.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
fancy new header
I have put a fancy new header on the top here. Pretty sweet, eh?
Sorry to go on and on about my weight, but I swear my stomach is getting bigger EVERY DAY. It's really quite amazing. This morning I put on a flowy drapey t-shirt and you can pretty clearly see the outline of my bump, or belly, or baby, or whatever b-word you'd like to use. I'd like to avoid the 3-letter f-word though, thank you very much.
Not much else to report other than the powers that be decided that the water line to my building needed work yesterday. There are three pregnant women in the building and they decide to render the toilets inoperable for an entire day.
Unacceptable.
Sorry to go on and on about my weight, but I swear my stomach is getting bigger EVERY DAY. It's really quite amazing. This morning I put on a flowy drapey t-shirt and you can pretty clearly see the outline of my bump, or belly, or baby, or whatever b-word you'd like to use. I'd like to avoid the 3-letter f-word though, thank you very much.
Not much else to report other than the powers that be decided that the water line to my building needed work yesterday. There are three pregnant women in the building and they decide to render the toilets inoperable for an entire day.
Unacceptable.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
looking pregnant-er
I have gained some weight. It still looks (to me) like I'm just getting fat, but sometimes I'll walk by a mirror and surprise myself with my pregnant-ocity. I'm only gaining in my stomach, which is good (right?) - my pants and skirts still fit except for in the belly so at least my butt and legs aren't gaining too much. It's weird how your body knows where to send those extra calories. I know that some women make it to five months or so without showing or putting on any weight at all, but it looks like I am not going to be one of those women. Just not the right metabolism I suppose. Or possibly it's the chocolate milk?
I think I may dye my hair back to brown as soon as we get out of the first trimester here - I want to minimize my exposure during the incubation phase but something has to be done about it now. Between the roots, the oranger stuff on top, the redder stuff on the bottom and the blackish stuff underneath it looks like my head was tie-dyed by overenthusiastic colorblind hippies. I'd really like to get in before we go to Chicago on Saturday but that's still only 10 weeks so I guess I'll just have to hit up the big city looking like a hair experiment gone wrong. *sigh*
No sign of heartburn or nausea, just the constant hunger and the stupid hormone soup still! I asked the dr. if there was anything to be done about the roller-coaster and he pretty much said 'No, deal with it' but a lot nicer.
K, off to make some gluten free blueberry pancakes....mmmmmm.......
I think I may dye my hair back to brown as soon as we get out of the first trimester here - I want to minimize my exposure during the incubation phase but something has to be done about it now. Between the roots, the oranger stuff on top, the redder stuff on the bottom and the blackish stuff underneath it looks like my head was tie-dyed by overenthusiastic colorblind hippies. I'd really like to get in before we go to Chicago on Saturday but that's still only 10 weeks so I guess I'll just have to hit up the big city looking like a hair experiment gone wrong. *sigh*
No sign of heartburn or nausea, just the constant hunger and the stupid hormone soup still! I asked the dr. if there was anything to be done about the roller-coaster and he pretty much said 'No, deal with it' but a lot nicer.
K, off to make some gluten free blueberry pancakes....mmmmmm.......
Friday, May 16, 2008
yoga
Whoa, two posts in one day. This is getting serious.
On Wednesday after work I went to my first pre-natal yoga class. There was one other woman who looked to be in the early stages but everyone else looked as if they were about 7 or 8 months along.
It was embarrassing. These women who have put on anywhere from 30-50 lbs in the past few months were so much more flexible than I was (and likely still am today. I probably did not gain that much stretchiness in one session). With my legs out in front of me in a 'V' shape I can barely get my upper body to less than a 90 degree angle...I'm guessing I topped out at about 81 degrees to the floor. One of the super pregnant women had her belly in the floor and looked like she practically had her head all the way down too.
Thank goodness I was in the back of the class so I couldn't hear the giggles. Next week I should have some moral support if Ingrid is over her cold.
My favorite part of the class was the very end when we just got to lay there for 5 minutes relaxing with our breathing. I also enjoyed the Haagen Daaz bar I treated myself to after class a great deal...and before you get all 'junk food!' on me, my mom sent me an article about chocolate being good for pregnant women and how it helps to prevent preeclampsia. So I'm just watching out for my health.
Neener neener neener.
FYI for those who are new to blogging - if you'd like to leave a comment please just click on the link at the bottom of the post that says '0 comments' (or 1 or 5 or however many comments there are for that post) and it'll take you to a screen where you can post a note. I don't believe you have to sign in or register for anything; if you want to post anonymously it won't even make you put your name in. I love reading everyone's notes so please comment at will! Throw caution to the winds!!
On Wednesday after work I went to my first pre-natal yoga class. There was one other woman who looked to be in the early stages but everyone else looked as if they were about 7 or 8 months along.
It was embarrassing. These women who have put on anywhere from 30-50 lbs in the past few months were so much more flexible than I was (and likely still am today. I probably did not gain that much stretchiness in one session). With my legs out in front of me in a 'V' shape I can barely get my upper body to less than a 90 degree angle...I'm guessing I topped out at about 81 degrees to the floor. One of the super pregnant women had her belly in the floor and looked like she practically had her head all the way down too.
Thank goodness I was in the back of the class so I couldn't hear the giggles. Next week I should have some moral support if Ingrid is over her cold.
My favorite part of the class was the very end when we just got to lay there for 5 minutes relaxing with our breathing. I also enjoyed the Haagen Daaz bar I treated myself to after class a great deal...and before you get all 'junk food!' on me, my mom sent me an article about chocolate being good for pregnant women and how it helps to prevent preeclampsia. So I'm just watching out for my health.
Neener neener neener.
FYI for those who are new to blogging - if you'd like to leave a comment please just click on the link at the bottom of the post that says '0 comments' (or 1 or 5 or however many comments there are for that post) and it'll take you to a screen where you can post a note. I don't believe you have to sign in or register for anything; if you want to post anonymously it won't even make you put your name in. I love reading everyone's notes so please comment at will! Throw caution to the winds!!
9 weeks, 1 day
this might be roughly what the gremlin looks like now:
I doubt the accuracy of labeling on google images, but oh well. It's still interesting!
It's started to dance and move around in there but it's still too little for me to feel anything. It has fingerprints and will grab onto anything that touches its hands. It's about an inch long at this point and weighs .07 of an ounce. I don't know where all this extra food I'm eating is going...straight to my butt I suppose.
I had a little scare yesterday with some cramping but spent the day in bed and felt much better around 1 or 1:30. First pregnancy paranoia more than anything I'm sure.
Status report....eat eat eat drink drink pee. The heartburn seems to have completely disappeared for now and I'm having little to no nausea. I'm still guzzling chocolate milk and hot chocolate and doing my best to eat well and not spend a zillion dollars on food every day...it's harder than you'd think.
I doubt the accuracy of labeling on google images, but oh well. It's still interesting!
It's started to dance and move around in there but it's still too little for me to feel anything. It has fingerprints and will grab onto anything that touches its hands. It's about an inch long at this point and weighs .07 of an ounce. I don't know where all this extra food I'm eating is going...straight to my butt I suppose.
I had a little scare yesterday with some cramping but spent the day in bed and felt much better around 1 or 1:30. First pregnancy paranoia more than anything I'm sure.
Status report....eat eat eat drink drink pee. The heartburn seems to have completely disappeared for now and I'm having little to no nausea. I'm still guzzling chocolate milk and hot chocolate and doing my best to eat well and not spend a zillion dollars on food every day...it's harder than you'd think.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
ultrasound pics
As promised, we got the ultrasound pictures scanned. It's still a white blob in the middle of a black blob, but it's quite a bit clearer than the picture of the picture I posted earlier.
Isn't it cute?
I'd also like to note I've added another poll above the name polls - make your voice heard!
Isn't it cute?
I'd also like to note I've added another poll above the name polls - make your voice heard!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
fries
McDonald's has an unholy power over me. I'm about to drive into town to get fries and a shake. And 'town' in this case is 12 miles away.
The food I have at work is just not appealing in the slightest, but I must eat soon or else my stomach will come raving out of my body and eat my head.
edited to add:
ooooooh the pregnancy gods are laughing at me now...I collected orders from other people on the office, got all the way into town, started to place my order only to hear the following:
"oh, I'm sorry, the ice cream machine is broken."
Rat farts!
I got my fries and a salad and tried to get a vanilla frappiccino from Starbucks and heard this:
"oh, I'm sorry, we're out of the cream base we use to make those."
Double rat farts!
Apparently I am not meant to have a tasty frozen treat today.
The food I have at work is just not appealing in the slightest, but I must eat soon or else my stomach will come raving out of my body and eat my head.
edited to add:
ooooooh the pregnancy gods are laughing at me now...I collected orders from other people on the office, got all the way into town, started to place my order only to hear the following:
"oh, I'm sorry, the ice cream machine is broken."
Rat farts!
I got my fries and a salad and tried to get a vanilla frappiccino from Starbucks and heard this:
"oh, I'm sorry, we're out of the cream base we use to make those."
Double rat farts!
Apparently I am not meant to have a tasty frozen treat today.
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