8 weeks pregnant
The baby has grown so much already. Their little heart is beating, many of their organs are developing, and they're starting to get little fingers and toes! I love reading about it. Besides my books and those email newsletters you can sign up for, I have an app on my ipad that shows the baby's progress. Look how baby-like week 8 is - http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/evening_star/4878979/166547/original.png. Hard to believe the baby is only about the size of a raspberry. Amazing.
My sense of smell is starting to heighten. I was making spaghetti for dinner last night, and Eli likes some hamburger in the sauce, but the smell of the cooking meat made me feel suddenly sick. I kept having to walk away and come back to stir it. Thankfully the feeling went away once dinner was done, but uh, it was not nice. The smell of coffee and our laundry soap also makes me really nauseous. I'm thinking of switching early to the laundry soap I plan to use with the baby, from The Honest Company. More expensive, but it's free of the perfumes and chemicals that Tide has, so I might not react to it.
They say pregnant women have funny dreams. I can't remember them now, they've gone fuzzy over the day, but I have been aware I've been dreaming. A couple mornings this week I've woken up just after dreams, and normally such an awareness only happens to me once in a while. I should try to keep a dream journal close by, so I can see what kind of dreams they are later. Mostly I remember emotions, like I remember feeling anxious when I woke up. Just can't remember why.
My skin is dryer lately. Hormones, I'm sure, since I haven't changed any products. Other symptoms are basically the same as previous weeks. Still tired alot. I try to nap for a bit in the afternoons, it helps, even if it's just 20 minutes. Waking up in the morning feeling tired is the most depressing. Morning sickness is still happening, though I have noticed I'm starting to get nauseous as well in the evenings. I really hope I don't start feeling sick all day, I know some women do. Breasts are still sore and swollen. Still going to the bathroom more often. Still over-emotional. I cry at almost any strong emotion. 2-3 times a day I'll cry at something. (This is a little embarrassing, but I don't think hardly anyone is reading this, and I'm also keeping it as a personal pregnancy journal so...) For the first time in several days I actually felt up to being intimate, and Eli & I made love, some during and afterward I was crying. I don't know why! I wasn't sad, the tears were just there, a release of emotion. Eli was worried at first, but with how much I've been crying the past few weeks he eventually just chuckled and held me. It helps that he has patience. He's always had more patience than me.
My first OB appointment is on the 8th. I'll feel better after that. I've been considering whether we want to get a midwife also, for a more personal holistic guide. Several work at a birthing center near us, where we'll be taking classes later on. Need to do more research, see if it's something we need or will fit us.
My sense of smell is starting to heighten. I was making spaghetti for dinner last night, and Eli likes some hamburger in the sauce, but the smell of the cooking meat made me feel suddenly sick. I kept having to walk away and come back to stir it. Thankfully the feeling went away once dinner was done, but uh, it was not nice. The smell of coffee and our laundry soap also makes me really nauseous. I'm thinking of switching early to the laundry soap I plan to use with the baby, from The Honest Company. More expensive, but it's free of the perfumes and chemicals that Tide has, so I might not react to it.
They say pregnant women have funny dreams. I can't remember them now, they've gone fuzzy over the day, but I have been aware I've been dreaming. A couple mornings this week I've woken up just after dreams, and normally such an awareness only happens to me once in a while. I should try to keep a dream journal close by, so I can see what kind of dreams they are later. Mostly I remember emotions, like I remember feeling anxious when I woke up. Just can't remember why.
My skin is dryer lately. Hormones, I'm sure, since I haven't changed any products. Other symptoms are basically the same as previous weeks. Still tired alot. I try to nap for a bit in the afternoons, it helps, even if it's just 20 minutes. Waking up in the morning feeling tired is the most depressing. Morning sickness is still happening, though I have noticed I'm starting to get nauseous as well in the evenings. I really hope I don't start feeling sick all day, I know some women do. Breasts are still sore and swollen. Still going to the bathroom more often. Still over-emotional. I cry at almost any strong emotion. 2-3 times a day I'll cry at something. (This is a little embarrassing, but I don't think hardly anyone is reading this, and I'm also keeping it as a personal pregnancy journal so...) For the first time in several days I actually felt up to being intimate, and Eli & I made love, some during and afterward I was crying. I don't know why! I wasn't sad, the tears were just there, a release of emotion. Eli was worried at first, but with how much I've been crying the past few weeks he eventually just chuckled and held me. It helps that he has patience. He's always had more patience than me.
My first OB appointment is on the 8th. I'll feel better after that. I've been considering whether we want to get a midwife also, for a more personal holistic guide. Several work at a birthing center near us, where we'll be taking classes later on. Need to do more research, see if it's something we need or will fit us.