Taken with the new camera Evan and I got each other for Christmas!
I decided to bump up my weekly postings by a day because I don't work Mondays so it's a lot easier to write a blog. Since we're guessing at the exact gestational age based on my last period anyway, I figured a day sooner isn't a big deal.
Apparently baby is moving around a lot in there, stretching and kicking and doing acrobatics. A few new developments this week include tiny tooth buds and a diaphragm, which means baby can sigh and hiccup. I don't feel a thing.
In the last few days I think I've begun to look markedly thicker in the middle now. Evan says he can tell. I can still button all my pants but they're straining. Nausea doesn't seem to be as bad anymore and hopefully that's not temporary. The biggest pregnancy symptom this week was complete and utter exhaustion. I called in sick two days last week because I could barely open my eyes. I slept 10-12 hours/night and took daytime naps those two days. I thought I might be anemic so I went to the Burger King drive through and got a Whopper with cheese. I've been craving burgers lately. Unfortunately, it made me sick. I doubt I'm anemic because I've had two complete blood counts so far and both came back within normal ranges. I seem to have improved a little but I am still so incredibly tired ALL. THE. TIME. I feel full and bloated all the time these days, too. I think it's a combination of gas, constipation, and a bigger uterus. Pregnancy is very glamourous. Speaking of gastrointestinal issues, check out this time-lapse animation of what happens to your insides over the course of a pregnancy: Museum of Science and Industry | Make Room for Baby. Did you see the intestines get shoved around? Oh my gosh!!! No wonder.
Evan and I went for a walk in our neighborhood yesterday and discovered a maternity and child resale shop called Bella Stella. Score! No purchases this time but we'll be back, I'm sure.
We had a couple exciting events in the last week. First, we celebrated Evan's grandma's 90th birthday with a brunch at his parents' house on Saturday. What a birthday to celebrate! She said, "I hope each and every one of you celebrate a 90th birthday, too." Me too! In addition to the same crew present at Thanksgiving, Evan's Uncle Dave's family came up from Big Bear, California to celebrate. How wonderful to spend time with them. The other exciting event this week is we purchased tickets to Thailand in February! Woo hoo! We're very much looking forward to that trip.
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