I'm going to start off this bumpdate with a huge thank you to my hubby. He has been down for the count all weekend, but he drug his sick butt out of bed to take my photos for this week! What a great guy!!!! I love you! Feel better for Christmas!
What's baby up to this week? He/she is the size of a lime, just over 2 inches long from crown to rump. The eyes have moved from the side of the head to the front, right where they belong. Reflexes are beginning to form and soon will be able to open and close their fingers. Toes will curl and eye muscles will clench. Nerve cells are multiplying rapidly and synapses in the brain are forming. Intestines will move into the abdominal cavity and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into baby's bladder.
What's been going on with mom? I still haven't weighed myself, partly because my scale isn't that accurate and partly because I don't know if I want to know! As a former heavy gal, I have a hard time wrapping my head around gaining weight. I know it's healthy and I need to gain for the baby, I just definitely don't want to gain too much! Pregnancy anxiety reared it's ugly head last weekend and I got so worked up that it made me sick! I took a day to rest and relax so that I don't continue to make myself sick. Also I woke this weekend with a sore throat. I went to my family and friends on Facebook to see if there was anything I could do to prevent it.....however as I feared I can't take anything. I need to write down to ask my doctor for the next cold coming in what is safe to take.
Symptoms: Morning sickness returned for a couple of days, but I think it was because I worked myself up so much over last weekend. It seems to have passed. Still having insomnia....but now it's coupled with going to the bathroom so it's gone to once or twice a night, and I can usually fall right back to sleep. I was also SUPER irritable all week. I seemed to have a short fuse all week. Trying to control that! :-/
Yummy/Icky: Really still want a spicy Italian sub sandwich. Salami just sounds amazing.....also D bought cookie dough and it took everything in my power to NOT scoop out a chunk and scarf. Need to make some eggless dough for snacking. I have just made sure to eat comfort foods still to keep the cravings at bay.....mac and cheese is still big on the list, as is anything with ground beef! I have been completely avoiding tomato sauce for a while just because I do not want to get sick. Plain chicken still sounds no bueno.
Clothing: Pant's are starting to feel tight.....even though there isn't really a bump. I'm getting a little "thick" through the middle. I can see things working and pushing out a little, but to others it's not really noticeable. All the maternity sites are having sales and I really want to take advantage of them, but I also know that I don't need anything yet.
Well that's all I have for you this week. I realized after looking at the shot that my chalkboard looks like I drew a bat below....it's holly and berries! Lol, so I posted a closeup of the chalkboard for your reference as well as some out-takes from the shoot!
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I had such a hard time with anything acidic during my pregnancy. I think I went through four bottles of Tums in my nine months of carrying B and that was while staying away from the acidity. :/ Let me know if you need any prenatals. :) My doc swore by them and when ever I started to feel a little under the weather I would just double up, which made me feel better since you really can't take much while preggers. Melaleuca is amaze-balls. :)
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