How far along: 7w
Total weight change: hmmm 2 or 3 lbs up?
Maternity clothes: Not yet. Bella Band has been my BFF, although we're technically frienemies since the darn thing rides up all the time! The issue isn't with my casual wear, it's all of my slacks that I wear for work. The band is great since work pants are normally those little slider/clip things and not buttons. I have two pairs of work slacks that are still going strong, but I have to unbutton when I sit at my desk :(.
Stretch Marks: No
Movement: Too early
Sleep: Sleep was a major issue at 6 weeks, I never felt comfortable. This week was much better, I didn't wake up as much, or maybe even at all, to use the bathroom in the middle of the night...wait, yes I did... Anywho, besides waking up feeling like I got hit by a train, sleep has been much better!
Best Moment This Week: I got to see a heartbeat!!! There was a little gummy bear in there with a heartbeat of 132 bpm. More importantly, I got to hear a hearbeat, something that I never, ever, EVER could have dreamed of being real for me, not in a million years. Its still hard to believe that this is real, that it was MY baby I saw and heard on the screen. So surreal.
Belly Button In or Out: Still in... how do you answer this question if you have an outtie to begin with?
Cravings/Aversions: Aversions? Food, All of it. The sound of every food ever has been completely unappealing. I get SO hungry, think that something sounds good, and before I can get my wallet out, it sounds terrible again. I even lost the lust for my BFF, chocolate. Cruelty at it's best. Cravings? I ate a BLT for the first time in recorded history this week. Oh, and MEXICAN food!!!! Enchiladas, tacos, tortas, fajitas, all of it. Love love love the idea of mexican all the time. Except for when the aversions are in full swing that is!
Symptoms: I've been pretty green. I feel like the nausea dominates the first half of my day. Around 12 or so it lets up thankfully, and also I've had no vomiting, so I'm extremly thankful for that! I've had heartburn for the first time in my life, and have had some other wonderful pregnancy related gastrointestinal issues...leaving it at that. Lol.
What I'm Looking Forward To: Telling our family.
Things I Wish I Would Have Known: I wish I would have realized sooner how swift this would all go. I know what you're thinking, I'm not even 2 months! But despite the day to day drag, things are moving right along, and I have to try to wrap my mind around this quicker than anticipated. There is so much that I want to do creatively, and trying to cram it in to less than 7 months will be a challenge.
I have such an issue with fear and I think that is causing the time shift. I don't want anything to go wrong, and that VERY real fear that something could go wrong has left me drained of emotion. To want something so badly, and get it, to just have it ripped away, is a pain that (luckily) few people experience. I don't want that to happen to me, but in the process of protecting myself, I'm excluding my baby. I'm pregnant, and despite any fears I may have, I am so, so, so very in love with this baby. So, I guess it's time that I walk the walk if I'm going to talk the talk.
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