Wow, this is crazy stuff. I just ate, so it’s probably a little more pronounced. I can still fit into my prepregnancy jeans…just have to leave the belly unzipped…so although I’ve gained a little weight, most of it is in my belly and not my butt. This is not like the last pregnancy. I gained everywhere…of course I also ate like a horse and didn’t workout at all. Should be interesting to see how it progresses.
This has been my first week without any naps!! My house is almost clean! I’ve been working on it a little at a time since last Tuesday, and it’s coming along very nicely.
I’ve gotten my energy back, but I’ve started with other pregnancy-related symptoms. I'm now experiencing this lovely thing called “Round Ligament Pain.” I always wondered what the pain was…never really hurt before. I guess it gets worse with subsequent pregnancies because now I feel it if I stand too long (like I can only clean for about 30 minutes and then I have to take a break). It’s an odd feeling that starts with a pain in the groin area and goes up the bikini line finally ending in the lower back. The only thing I can equate it to is the feeling that you get when a muscle is knotting up in your back…you know that pressure you feel before it starts hurting like crazy? That’s the feeling. It’s a dull pain…very achy, and annoying.
Other things going on…I’ve got a mysterious rash. My friend Kristy says she swears I had the same thing with the last pregnancy, but I don’t remember. It’s not too bad…just itchy enough that I need to use hydrocortizone, but not so itchy that I’m going crazy over it. It’s got nothing on the post-partum pupps rash I had with Nicholas and Christian.
I’ve gotten my beef appetite back. I was craving hamburgers the other day, and sweets are not turning my stomach anymore. I’ve gotten bigger in the belly. I need to post another picture.
I am pretty sure I felt the baby move this week. We’ll see if that is what I felt or not…time will tell. I felt it a couple times this week, but not this weekend. Maybe it was in my mind…and then again maybe not.
I’m scheduled for my first ultrasound on May 27. I’ll post pictures. :)
We are finally into double digit weeks. So excited! I’ve been doing great even though my nausea and indigestion came back ALL last week. I don’t want to jinx myself again, so I won’t tell you how I’ve felt today (although if you see my facebook status, you will know). ;-)
I don’t really have much more to say on the pregnancy right now, but there are other things going on.
We are officially 2 months from the end of medical residency!!!! This is awesome as once it is over, my husband will have “normal person” work hours. He will start his Pain Medicine fellowship in July and exactly one year after that we are DONE!!!! 9 years of hard work and finally finished!! YAY!
I scheduled a pool party for Doc for his birthday. A perk of working at our athletic club is I can rent the pool for the cost of lifeguards for the 4 hours. It will be really inexpensive as parties go, and we can have lots of fun. I cannot wait until July is here. I’m so excited for it to finally present itself to us.
After almost a year of kindergarten, I have found out that I could have picked up Bert from my car on days when it was rainy or really dusty. I feel kind of dumb now, but am so glad to know this for next fall when baby is here and I have both the baby and a 3 year old to take in the building. That is so not happening!!!
I cannot believe that I am almost the mother of a 1st grader, a 3 year old and a newborn!! That’s a crazy life right there. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Countdown to Ultrasound/heartbeat day: 25 days
I’ve been blog-lazy lately, and to be honest, it has felt good. It has been a great week, and my husband has just left again for work. Luckily, Grandma will be coming in about a week to stay for a little while and keep us company while helping me out.
I’ve made it to week 9, officially. Apparently the baby is now considered a fetus, and has webby hands and feet (according to pregnancy.org). I’m feeling great this past week. I’ve had the nausea/indigestion thing in spurts, and my last bout was over a week ago, so that’s great.
I had my first doctor’s appointment and got my blood tests back. Everything is looking great so far. We haven’t yet heard a heartbeat or had an ultrasound. That will be at the end of May.
I’ve started to eat red meat again (in moderation) and have kept it down. I haven’t eaten a burger again, but all in due time, right? I’ve had a cup of coffee or two this week, and 1 coke. They have been WONDERFUL!!!
Today I went shopping on Motherhood Maternity for a couple things, and they are sending me a $50 gift certificate to a restaurant too. That shall be fun. We are planning a trip to Dallas in June, so we can use it then. I should be set on maternity clothes, if I can ever fit in them. The tummy fits, but the butt does not. I’m definitely not complaining, although I would be if it were not for my belly band.
Doc and I are considering not finding out the sex of the baby. I’m not sure if I can do it. The more I think about it, the more I just want to know. We do have two names picked out for the baby, whatever it may be. I’m excited about both names, but am keeping them to myself for now.
I told Bert the names and he did not approve. He apparently prefers “Lightning” or “Curley Shirley.” You’re right when you think, “WTF?” Kids are funny that way. Ernie has 3 babies in his belly that he helps grow by eating “candy” and “dessert.” I think to myself, Man, if only I could grow my baby on a diet of candy and dessert! Must be nice!
The doctor gave me the go ahead to exercise AS MUCH AS I WANT! No heartrate monitoring or anything. She said, “Listen to your body.” I did, and it told me to play tennis on Tuesday, arc train and weights (very light) on Wednesday, and play tennis league game on Friday night. I had SO MUCH FUN! I just hope I can play pregnant tennis through the summer. That would be cool.
As always, I’ll be very careful. Baby is always first. Did I mention that baby seems to like Mexican and Sushi right now? Only cooked sushi for me (even when not pregnant), but last night was GOOD!
Well, not promising anything in the blog department between this week and next. I’m going on a partial blog strike for the moment. I will share one little cute thing my 3 year old said the other day.
“Mommy, I loved going to the park lasterday.” So cute!
Today is the start of week 8 of my pregnancy. Week 8 has made itself known already. Yesterday right after lunch I started feeling nauseous again, and finally had a slight reprieve this morning at around 10am. Shortly after (by lunch), my stomach was up to no good again.
I love to eat. It is a challenge to eat small meals many times a day. I’m used to eating 3 meals and 1-3 snacks a day, but I cannot do an entire meal. I’m eating sandwiches 1/4 at a time. If I feel good, I eat some more. The problem with this is that I feel constantly hungry, but when I think about eating or smell things, I feel nausea come on.
Other than my newly acquired eating habits, I’m doing well. Strong smells are not my friend right now. I actually dread going into a restaurant to eat. The drive thru is my friend. I also found out that Pine Sol is not a good smell right now when I had to mop the bathroom floor at work.
I’m about the same size as last week. The belly is still popped out. I’ve gotten a “belly band” from Motherhood Maternity and that is an awesome invention. It is allowing me to wear all my pre-pregnancy clothes without buttoning them.
I’ve still been tired and taking a nap every afternoon. Thankfully working at the nursery is conducive to that nap schedule as I get home everyday by noon. I’ve not been bothered by the smell of diapers so far, but then I haven’t changed a really bad one yet either. We’ll see what happens there.
I’ve been using Palmers Cocoa/shea butter on my tummy and boobs. I did it religiously the first pregnancy with almost 100% success in keeping away stretch marks. I did not keep it up with the second pregnancy and I have marks on my tummy to show for it. Now, either the cream works, or the fact that my second child was 1 1/2 lbs heavier than the first made the difference. Either way, I’m applying this stuff religiously again, just in case.
My tummy has been itching a little from time to time, and I’ve felt some slight round ligament pain already. It’s very quick to pass, and it’s very mild so far. I’ve had some lower back pain as well, but again not too bad and quick to pass.
My first doc appointment is on Monday morning. I have off work until Tuesday (yay!) and am hoping to have a great appointment. I will only see the nurse on Monday, so I doubt that they will do anything more than patient history and blood tests. Shoot! As I was typing this I realized that I never had my records transferred from my old doc to my new doc. I guess I’ll do that on Monday after my appointment. Crud!! I guess it’s not a huge deal. Better late than never, right? (I had a professor in college who would exclaim “Better never than late!” when a student walked into his class late. People hated it, but I always thought it was funny. You can guess I was never late. He was also my favorite math prof. Had him for 3 or 4 classes).
Anyway, that’s how I’m doing and hopefully the nausea won’t get any worse. I might talk with the nurse on Monday about it just in case I need to get a script later on. Right now it’s doable. Of course, my husband might not agree. He doesn’t see any reason for me to suffer with nausea at all. He says, get some zofran.
I’m so happy right now. Today (Friday), is officially the first day of my 7th week. Now while I realize this doesn’t completely get me out of the danger zone, I do feel a certain amount of relief that I have passed the 6 week mark where I lost the last pregnancy. I’d like to say that I was carefree now, but unfortunately that is not the case completely. I’m still a little nervous about this pregnancy. My symptoms this week have been occasional cravings, constantly swollen belly (mostly from bloating, but even when I don’t seem very bloated I am noticing my belly is bigger. 3rd child effect, perhaps?), and slightly uncomfortable boobs. Oh yeah, add the additional 4-5 lbs. I am seeing on the scale too. I’ve been able to eat almost anything, although I am still avoiding hamburgers and corn. I’ve gotten my sweet tooth back. I’m working out 3-4 times a week still, but I maintain a heart rate under 140, and do stuff that is not too taxing on my body. My tennis league starts next Friday, so that will get interesting in the next month or so as I grow out of my only tennis skirt and struggle to find something to wear on the court that does the job and yet doesn’t freak anyone out. My pants are getting tight already. If I had access to my maternity clothes, I’d be going through them already I think. Unfortunately I have to wait until my husband comes and visits since all the clothes are in the attic. While I would climb around up there, I cannot get the stairs down by myself without being creative if I’m not pregnant. Not trying while pregnant. Not worth it. So, for the next week I will continue to “dunlap” over my pants that are getting too tight and try as much as possible to wear my workout clothes (which are also getting tight).
The working out must be working though, because I gained 8-10 lbs by my first doc appointment with both of my other pregnancies. What can I say? I gain a lot of weight while pregnant. One would think that I am just eating and eating, but really I think I’ve not really eaten anymore than normal. Not sure where this weight is coming from.
Well, you all have a wonderful weekend!
This is what a third pregnancy is like at 7 weeks. You look further along than you really are. My stomach popped this past week. Crazy!! (and I am not arching my back—just standing straight. I got a little booty on me too)
