Week 14
Apparently I get to live with headaches for the next 6 months. This bites. Some days it's not bad if there at all. Others, like yesterday, it just won't go away. I have to say this is the worst pregnancy symptom yet. I didn't have nausea very long since I didn't have to take the prenatal vitamins for long (they made me so sick one day my dr said it was ok to not take them till the second trimester, now I can take them without a problem). I can deal with my expanding waistline (though I haven't gained one pound since the beginning). Memory loss is normal for me to a degree and it's no worse than normal so that's ok as well.So I must say the headaches are the worst and I am very tired of dealing with them.
But otherwise I'm good, and very excited that we finally have a baby on the way. My godsister filled out a survey thing on email in which one of the questions was asking her if she knew how many kids I have. She put 2 1/3, which I found funny. I find it utterly amazing to read about the changes to the baby as the weeks go by, and how fast he/she is growing and developing. By now he's around 3/5 inches long and weighes almost 2 oz. Eyes and ears are in place, neck is more defined, he can smile and open his mouth, suck his thumb, and move some (though erratically). I still can't feel the movement, but it'll come soon. I don't expect to feel it for at least 2 more weeks, but more likely it'll be 6 or so before I really feel movement. I guess the average is 20-24 wks, but my mil said she could feel my husband at 16 weeks, so I've still got time. Can't wait for that, as it still, on occasion, feels like a fantasy I'm in, or a dream, that I'm pregnant. Some days it's so hard to believe, except those days I got to see the heartbeat on the monitor and actually know for sure I wasn't dreaming. We've been trying for so long it's just so hard to believe it's real some days. Even with the changes I'm going through.
But otherwise I'm good, and very excited that we finally have a baby on the way. My godsister filled out a survey thing on email in which one of the questions was asking her if she knew how many kids I have. She put 2 1/3, which I found funny. I find it utterly amazing to read about the changes to the baby as the weeks go by, and how fast he/she is growing and developing. By now he's around 3/5 inches long and weighes almost 2 oz. Eyes and ears are in place, neck is more defined, he can smile and open his mouth, suck his thumb, and move some (though erratically). I still can't feel the movement, but it'll come soon. I don't expect to feel it for at least 2 more weeks, but more likely it'll be 6 or so before I really feel movement. I guess the average is 20-24 wks, but my mil said she could feel my husband at 16 weeks, so I've still got time. Can't wait for that, as it still, on occasion, feels like a fantasy I'm in, or a dream, that I'm pregnant. Some days it's so hard to believe, except those days I got to see the heartbeat on the monitor and actually know for sure I wasn't dreaming. We've been trying for so long it's just so hard to believe it's real some days. Even with the changes I'm going through.