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Food comparison: Avocado (4.3-4.7 in. long and 2.75 oz.)
Weight gain: 5 pounds
Sleep: Ok. I miss laying on my back and flat on my stomach. I have read that I am not supposed to do either. I get up to pee quite a bit. Some nights I am just so tired that I still sleep fine, but those nights are typically accompanied by crazy dreams. On that note, I had a dream last night of thousands and thousands of spiders falling from a tree onto my head. I was terrified and panicked and just wanted someone to help me. Then I went into labor and had a baby girl. The next night I had a dream that I felt the baby kick, the dream progressed and we had a boy.
Best moment of the week: Hearing that sweet heartbeat!! We went Thursday and it was a healthy 156. I can't describe how that feels and how real it brings it all back to reality.
Movement: Not yet.
Food cravings: No real cravings. As a whole, food doesn't normally sound good at all. I have had a lot of help choosing meals, because thinking about it too much will make me sick. Lately, I have been wanting Hunt Brothers Pizza, but no one will help me find where we can get it here.
Food Aversions: The smell of cooking meat. The smell of coffee in the morning (which s really sad).
What I miss: Fried eggs over medium, sushi, coffee (the only time I want it is at night, which I have tried to cut out caffeine as much as possible anyway),
Workouts: Did better in the beginning, now my back is going out, so I am looking into water aerobics.
Stretch marks: Not yet
Maternity clothes: I bought a pair of maternity jeans (and OMGoodness are they comfortable!), but I still wear my normal scrub pants and shirts to work.
Belly button: In
Gender: People have mixed opinions. Most say girl. A few have said boy. Chinese Calender says girl. Ring on String says girl. Other tests say boy. Cody says boy ;) Doctor said, guessing by heartbeat, she would predict girl. I honestly don't have a feeling one way or another.
Symptoms: Morning sickness like no other. Started at about 6 weeks and hasn't let up. I throw up every morning and then take some Zofran, sometimes I throw up again at lunch, some days I make it through. If I don't take medicine I am horribly sick all day and will throw up all day, food or no food.
My lower back is also giving out. If I step a certain way, the pain takes my breath away. Just as quick as it comes it goes away, it just happens often. Doctor says sciatica, so I may be going to physical therapy.
Rings: On
Mood: Happy and Excited. I know morning sickness and back pain suck, but I can do this for 5 more months. It's not pleasant, but I am just so happy to be pregnant and to have a baby in our future, God has given me such peace of mind to deal with the sickness and back pain. So far, I really love being pregnant.
Labor signs: No
Upcoming appts/events: November 13th is our appointment to find out the baby's gender. Ahh!!!
