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| nine months of style |
Today marks five weeks and I thought I'd start in with the belly photos. Not showing yet, even though I feel bloated a lot of the time. I picked up this shirt yesterday from Target for $9.99 to use as my belly bump photo shirt. It said "Nine Months of Style" on the tag which made me giggle.
While I have no baby bump to speak of, I definitely feel some pregnancy symptoms. Namely mild abdominal twinges and pangs, which apparently is my uterus getting used to not being empty. I also feel tired a lot and have been going to bed very early. Oh, and my appetite has changed. I find that I go from having the fleeting thought of "I should eat pretty soon" to "I'M STARVING GET OUT OF MY WAY" in the span of about five minutes. And if I don't eat immediately, I learned, I quickly feel lightheaded, dizzy, and nauseous. This happened the day of Evan's friend's wedding last weekend and I ended up feeling too lousy to go, I felt horrible. I ate small portions frequently before but now I know there's no room for error.
We made our first appointment with the obstetrician for December 7. I'll be 9 1/2 weeks by then and we should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat. After that point, I've read, there's about a 3 percent chance of miscarriage. We are both so excited about this pregnancy. I'm reading up on all the things I can and can't eat/use/etc and connecting with other women due in July on online message boards. It's fun to read about other women having similar experiences to mine. Evan rubs my belly and talks to the baby already, it's really sweet.
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