Gross

I know this is so gross, but a new symptom has come up. Constipation. I've experienced it before, or so I thought, a few days without pooping. Then I poop and all is well. Maybe take a stool softener once in a while just to make it happen. But holy crap. This is a whole new level! It's been a few days and yesterday and today I would feel like I might need to poop but I never did. Well tonight I knew I needed to go and it hurt SO bad. I sat there forever. It totally sucked. Wow. Now I know what the big deal about constipation is. When you finally go it hurts like hell! I think I need to find out if its ok to take a stool softener and if so then I need to take one whenever I haven't gone in a day or 2 to try to prevent this issue!


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6 weeks!

After trying for so long it's so surreal to know and actually say out loud that I'm pregnant! And it's crazy that I'm 6 weeks pregnant!

I still don't really have any major symptoms. I'm tired and occasionally queasy, but nothing too bad. I have my first ultrasound 1 week from tomorrow! I seriously can not wait!




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Morning sickness

I think morning sickness is starting. I usually have orange juice and cereal or a fruit smoothie every morning. Well yesterday I bought my favorite cereal (oh's) which I normally love. I was so excited to have a bowl of it this morning and when I did it was kind of gross. It didn't taste very good at all. I was still able to eat it and drink my oj, but I've felt nauseous all morning. I feel fine otherwise, but I think morning sickness is kicking in. Work should be so much fun today. Maybe it's just a fluke and not really morning sickness, I don't know. My tummy also feels so bloated. I feel like its huge. My boobs are also really sore. And while this all sucks, I feel pregnant! Which is awesome! I'll just keep reminding myself that these symptoms mean there's a baby growing inside of me!


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The little things

Sometimes it's the littlest things that make me happy. I drink a lot of water. I mean A LOT. Even pre-pregnancy. When I don't drink enough water I get headaches. I'm really trying to do what I can to avoid headaches now that I'm pregnant because I don't want to take anything (and apparently You can't buy Tylenol anymore? I had no idea until I was at Walmart and was going to pick some up to have on hand in case I need it but there was none. So now I need to ask what I can take). Anyways...I used to drink a big bottle of smart water (I think it's 33.8 fluid oz.) when I was at work and now I find myself finishing that and needing more during my workday. So I started taking a second smaller bottle of water to work too. I'm just so thirsty and crave cold water. I usually reuse the bottle a few times because our fridge has a filter so I fill it about 1/3 way and freeze overnight, then fill it the rest of the way when I leave for work so I have nice cold water all day. Well I decided to look for a new water bottle that I could take to work. I looked at target today and found an awesome one! I could probably do without the handle.



It has a straw thing on the top



And a thing that screws into the bottom of the lid that you freeze to keep it cold (I probably won't use that though, I'll probably just use ice). It's big, but not huge and it hold something like 56 oz! Awesome! And it was under $9! This seriously makes me so happy!

And I really think I'm feeling stretching or something (maybe like round ligament pain?) it's only when I cough or sneeze or stretch a certain way that I can feel it and I think it's too early for it, but I'm seriously feeling it. Weird.

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(almost) 5 weeks

I've been meaning to take a picture of my belly now to watch how it changes each week but I've been putting it off because I already have a tummy because I'm overweight. I plan in working really hard after I have the baby to get back in shape, lose the baby weight I gain in the next 9 months and the weight I've gained over the past few years, but for now I just want to enjoy my pregnancy! I also feel so bloated now, but oh we'll! I finally took a pic. I took it at 4 weeks 5 days:



So I'll be taking seeking pics starting this week! I'm calling this one 5 weeks.

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Still not convinced

I KNOW I'm pregnant. I saw the positive tests and got confirmation via the blood test. And despite the symptoms, there's still this little voice in my head that it's too good to be true, that I'm convincing myself I have symptoms but that I really don't. I don't feel sick yet so maybe that's part of it, I know it's normal though and I'll probably start feeling yucky and being exhausted in a week or so, but overall right now I feel pretty normal. I don't necessarily feel pregnant, but it's still so early, that I think it's normal. I can't wait until the 22nd for the ultrasound so that I can see that everything is fine and that there really is a little baby in there! And I know I might regret saying this, but a little morning sickness would be a nice confirmation any time now.


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Blood draw

So yesterday morning I had my blood draw to see if I'm pregnant! I took the last digital test that morning and saw "pregnant" across the screen for the third time! I went in at 8 am before work. I told the nurse that I think I am pregnant. That I've tested a few times and it was positive. She said that's great but, sometimes your hormone levels are high enough to get a positive test but not high enough to sustain a pregnancy. When the analyze the blood if the numbers (what ever numbers there looking at I have no idea) are low that's probably the case and they'll have me come back in ever few days as the numbers go back down to 0, if the numbers are good then we'll schedule my first OB ultrasound with them. After the first ultrasound they will release me to a normal OB. So I was nervous. I KNEW I was pregnant, but then I starting thinking that maybe I was wrong? She said she'd call me that afternoon as soon as she got the results (I asked if to please leave the results on my voicemail if I didn't answer). I went to work and kept checking my phone all morning even though I knew I wouldn't get the call until after noon. She called close to 12:30 and I missed the call. I had just gone to lunch when I saw that I had missed the call. I listened to the message which said "you were right! Congratulations your pregnant!" and then to call her to schedule my first OB ultrasound. So I called right back and made the appointment for Jan 22 at 8:30 am! They do the ultrasound at 7 weeks! I can't wait to see our little baby (even though it won't look like a baby yet!). Josh is excited and took me out to dinner last night to celebrate.

Symptoms : I have to pee ALL the time. Heightened sense of smell, I find myself breathing through my mouth often because I get a whiff of a smell that doesn't agree with me. It doesn't quite make me nauseous, but it really bothers me. I'm craving, and loving, orange juice. Foods don't taste the same, like foods I normally enjoy and I'm excited to eat just taste not so great. Instead of finishing the meal thinking "mmmm, that was so good" I'm thinking "that was ok I guess". I'll feel hungry but nothing really sounds good, except orange juice.

I've been eating healthier and I found a V8 drink that is pretty good, it's sparkling pomegranate black cherry (I think) and it has 1 serving of fruits and veggies. I usually have one of those with lunch. I've been trying to have a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast. I put milk, low fat vanilla yogurt, frozen fruit (I like berry mixes, right now it's a blackberry, blueberry, raspberry mix), and I've been throwing in some baby spinach leaves. The first time I did it I only added a little, but you can even taste it so now I'm adding more! I just throw it all into the magic bullet and blend it for a few minutes. It's yummy and healthy! I also got the pre cut apples that are already divided up into bags, for kids lunches, because I done like eating a whole apple off the core, I like slices and for me it's just easy and convenient. I'm also loving white cheddar cheese-its. I keep a baggie of them in my locker at work and when I'm hungry I just go snack on those. I also used to be big on having candy and so now I try to snack on those instead, I know they probably aren't the best thing to eat, but better then candy or chips. I haven't had coffee in 2 weeks. I really thought that was going to be the hardest thing for me because I LOVE coffee. I even looked up info online and most health care professions say you can have a cup of coffee a day during pregnancy and I thought I would, but it just doesn't really appeal to me anymore. I have had vitamin water a few times and I want to check with the doctor to make sure that's ok. But mainly I just stick to water. I love water. When we go out to eat though I have been enjoying non-alcoholic drinks that I normally wouldn't get because I'd be drinking alcohol. I've had some yummy flavored lemonades and other fun drinks! Last night I had a cherry limeade and it was so good! I do limit myself to one and get water too.

Going by when I had my IUI I'm 4 weeks 4 days pregnant and the baby is the size of an orange seed!

I find myself calling the baby "her". I just have a feeling I guess, but as much as I would love to have a baby girl I will be happy with either a boy or a girl! In the end I want (at least) one of each!


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