Seems like everything is going smoothly. I'm having more and more good days over bad days. I even cooked real food (something other than chicken noodle soup or mac and cheese) for the first time last night in 4 months. (Maybe it's because I feel better and maybe a little bit because our new stove was delivered yesterday and I wanted to try it out.) I still can't stand the sight/smell of fish, baked chicken, mashed potatoes from KFC or Bojangles, or salad with ranch dressing. Hopefully soon I'll be able to broaden my food palate, but the doctor told me just to take things slowly.
The book says McNugget is about the size of an orange and is moving his/her arms, legs, bitty fingers, and toes. Still a little too small to feel any movement yet, even though the doc told me I should be able to feel something by about 16 weeks. I think McNugget's just doing his/her own thing since I feel like I'm not following any of the growth patterns outlined in/on any pregnancy book/website. I still have only gained back about 6 of the 15 pounds I lost. I have a very tiny, hardly noticeable bump (or pooch, in Jordon's words)...more or less just looks like I'm bloated and should take a diuretic. Luckily I'm still fitting into my pre-prego pants with room to spare, which kind of sucks because I went and bought like 6 pair of shorts a size too big so I could grow into them over the summer and all but 1 pair falls straight to my ankles when I button them. It makes me feel bad because I look at pictures of friends who do the week by week pics and at this same point in their pregnancy they actually look pregnant; I just look like I ate 1 too many donuts. Oh well, my mom said she didn't start looking pregnant with me until she was about 5 months pregnant...that means another 3 or 4 weeks to go and maybe I'll have a bump and people won't look at me like I'm lying when I tell them I'm pregnant. Otherwise, we go for a 16 week check-up next Wednesday and meet another one of the doctors in the practice. Hopefully everything will end up looking good, but I know I'll be anxious yet again to hear them say we're on track and there's nothing to worry about.
Oh, and our house is still in a mess since the owner of the flooring company is here to fix some of the screw-ups from the guys who did the floor and carpet in the first place. Hopefully they'll be done by this afternoon and I can get things somewhat straight and get cleaned up. It's going to be a long few weeks trying to get everything finally finished up so we can start on other projects.
Hang in there kid, you sound discouraged. It will all be ok. The lost weight will be gained back. I PROMISE!!! :) I remember feeling that way every time I went to the doctor. I just wanted to hear the heartbeat and know all was well. I hated full panel pants, but later in the pregnancy I was in love. I hope you feel better, it all comes with time. Just try to take as much time to relax, spend time as a couple, and do the things that yooou really want to do. When that little mcnugget gets here you won't have so much time. Love yah girl, take care! Message me anytime you have concerns or questions. I am sure you have lots of pre/post preggo friends, but I try to get on here a couple times a week. TTYL
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