9 Weeks

Symptoms/Feelings:   Ahh I spoke too soon.  Just a week or so ago I was complaining that I was an "eat b/c I'm nauseous" person... and over the weekend I think my nausea kicked up a notch and I've been so nauseous that nothing sounds good.  Even my spit is making me nauseous.  UGH.  Feeling nauseous (omg how many times can I write that word in this post?) is such a sucky feeling.  It makes me feel like just sitting all day, doing nothing.  My motivation has gone out the window when I don't feel well.  

At 9 Weeks the baby is the size of a grape.  

8 Weeks

Symptoms/Feelings:   Pretty much constant nausea.  I feel fat, cranky and nauseous all the time.  Exhaustion hasn't been too terrible this week but I've been so unmotivated to do anything other than basic needs. 

Changes:  Already went up a bra size.  8 weeks = DD.  Great.  I'm heading to Bras That Fit this week to get one that actually fits well.  Bought a DD at Target and the shoulder straps were way too long so I tried to rig it up but its still not fitting right.   Sadly, started wearing some maternity pants with the small elasticy panel (you know, the ones made for early pregnancy and even after delivery?).  I have very few pre-maternity pants I fit into.   

Cravings:  Nothing consistent.  Cravings seem to be on a by-the-day (or by-the-meal) basis.  I, so far, have been one of those "nauseous and HAVE to eat" type of preggos.  Eating makes my stomach feel better... so I try to snack throughout the day.  I keep pretzels and animal crackers at work although by the time I get home from work I'm starving (and nauseous).  

7 Weeks

Symptoms/Feelings:   UGHHH nausea.  Every evening I'm pretty much down for the count.  Extreme exhaustion, although I'm pretty sure a lot of that has to do with teaching fulltime this past week (as well as this coming week or two).  This past weekend I fell asleep before 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and continued to sleep in on Sunday morning until 10am.  I am NOT an early to bed person... I am rarely in bed before midnight.  So 9 am bedtime at least 3 nights this week is an extreme rarity.  And the acne.  Am I 13 again??  I'm breaking out like crazy!  

Cravings:  Hmm.  Nothing really... I do seem to crave starchy/fried foods.  ICK.  

At 7 weeks, this little bambino is the size of a blueberry.  Awwww.

6 Weeks

Symptoms and Feelings:  No serious nausea or vomiting yet.  I have felt a bit nauseous at night but I also take my prenatal at night and that's always made me nauseous.  I've felt nauseous a little throughout the day but munching on pretzels has helped.  

Cravings:  Nothing consistent.  Panera Smokehouse Turkey Panini.  Had that twice last week.  Salad.  Yummm.  Ice cream.  Nothing I need desperately, but I have these waves of cravings.  

Changes:  I feel fat.  So incredibly fat.  Do you see the size of the baby below?  A lentil bean.  Now why exactly is my stomach protruding so much?  And by protruding I mean, making my fat pooch stick out even more than it does.  So, bloated stomach + fat pooch= tubba bubba.  By the end of the day I'm so bloated I look about 4 months pregnant.  Gross.  I'm going to invest in a Bella Band soon I think so I can smooth out the middle HAHA!

Anyhow, this week our little addition is the size of a lentil bean. 

Yum.

So the past few days I've been having some slight cravings.  Nothing dire or "I MUST HAVE OR I'LL DIE" cravings but definitely cravings.

Last night.... spaghetti.  I'd watched my sister make spaghetti earlier in the week and then watched a movie Friday night where the lady made spaghetti.  And I had to have it.  In my last two pregnancies I couldn't eat spaghetti or anything with red sauce (meaning pizza too!!).  It gave me terrible heartburn and acid reflux.

Tonight I intended to sit and eat a bowl of ice cream and watch Grey's with Ryan and instead I sit here with a salad.  Yah... a salad.  I picked up some House Italian dressing on Saturday and really really wanted a salad with sharp cheddar cheese, carrots, hard boiled egg, Meijer croutons and House Italian dressing.  YUMM.