7 Weeks

May 11, 2014 nk3302 Comments

Ah, week 7. It was a doozy. We were in Cornwall for a week to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. And I did NOT feel good. 😦

First of all, Baby is about half an inch long now. Or the size of a blueberry. Which I didn’t have on hand. So instead I found a bean that was about half an inch long. 🙂

Now about our week. We did a lot of walking/hiking which was probably good for me, but I wasn’t thoroughly enjoying it. I had lower back pain, so I really just wanted to sit all the time. But most of my sitting was done in the car. Which brought on the worst symptom of the week: nausea. Something I didn’t know about Cornwall: all those coastal roads are very narrow, very curvy, and very steep. Ugh, my stomach was so unhappy. I probably felt the best when we were outside right on the coast. That sea air made me feel much better!

Food was not really my friend this week. I struggled to eat almost every meal. Those of you who know me well know that I really love food. So not wanting to eat? I didn’t know what to do with myself! I felt especially bad, because all of our meals were either at the B&B we stayed at or at a restaurant. So I felt like I was insulting the staff when I couldn’t eat. I made it through most of the week without actually getting sick, but then Friday, our last night in Cornwall, I got sick after dinner. And then both nights after that too.

I guess I just assumed that I would get sick in the morning if I got sick at all during pregnancy. Nausea hits me anytime of day, but the vomiting seems to happen in the evenings. Either before dinner or a few hours afterward. Keeping food in the stomach is supposed to help with nausea, but I had such a hard time actually eating. I mean, nothing sounded good at all!

Don’t worry, we did have a nice vacation. But it would have been better if I had felt a little better. 🙂

6 Weeks

May 11, 2014 nk3303 Comments

Baby Kiel is the size of a sweet pea! Finally something I can see! 🙂 I feel like the growth from the past week must be the reason for feeling not-so-great. Nausea has been popping up randomly throughout Week 6 but no throwing up for me so far. It comes on when my stomach is empty, but it also happened right after I ate lunch one day. The only things that I can rely on are ginger ale, Sprite, saltine crackers, and bananas. Good thing I like all of those things! No real food aversions so far and no cravings either.

Definitely feeling tired, but it was also a long work week. I was working 7am-5pm, and I was so thrilled to sit down on the couch after we got home. I went to bed a little earlier than usual, and I was asleep very quickly! No racing thoughts for me… head on pillow and out! Craving naps on a daily basis…

Yes to lower back pain, yes to bloating, yes to breast tenderness. Basically feeling like a slow-moving fat person right now. Everyone says the 2nd trimester is better, and I’m looking forward to that! Starting to think I may need to stop lifting those big almost-two-year-olds in my class… they are heavy! Probably heavier than my 24 lb limit I’m supposed to be following. Oops.

Not missing my wine yet, but I’m feeling grumpy about ALL the things I’m not supposed to eat: deli meats, soft cheeses, bacon, sushi, runny eggs… Someone please tell me you ate these things and had a perfectly normal baby. I mean, I’m not talking about eating bacon every day, but cutting it out for 9 months?! Seriously?!

I’m not sure if I’m having mood swings yet, but I had a little breakdown at work this week. We had a very needy “hourly” care child (hourly = not a regular) who cried, and cried, and cried. That on top of our normal pre-toddler shenanigans (trying to climb on shelves, rolling up the rugs in the room, hitting/pushing/screaming) was enough to make me crack. I went to use the bathroom, and just started bawling. I didn’t even feel it coming on… I felt fine, and then boom! tears galore. Once I got that out of my system, I was much better. I just don’t know if the meltdown was because of the hormonal changes or if it would have been enough stress to make me break down on a normal day.

I had a rough end to week 6: my first episode of vomiting. 😦 And it happened right after my birthday dinner. We went out to my favorite local restaurant, and I struggled to eat my meal. I ended up taking half of my main course home, and then spent time hanging over the toilet. Gross.

Baby Update

5 Weeks

May 11, 2014 nk330Leave a comment

Baby Kiel is the size of a sesame seed (that little speck up there)! So far no new symptoms: still randomly feeling some nausea, having some lower back aching, and some breast tenderness. I am one of those women who doesn’t have the sore boobies around my period, so that’s new for me.

I’m slowly starting to calm down a little bit about being pregnant. My anxiety level was really high at first. Our immediate families know now, and I think that helps. I can talk to my sisters about being pregnant, and that makes me breathe a little bit easier.

We have our “class” on the 9th of April and our first appointment (and ultrasound) on the 25th of April. It still seems SO far away. I’m really anxious to see if everything is on track and going well, as well as get a more accurate due date.