Symptoms: I'm still pretty tired these days but I'm looking forward to having more energy as we get further into the 2nd trimester. I also feel nauseous if I eat too much, and by too much I mean a regular pre-pregnancy portion. I've definitely adopted the multiple small meals a day lifestyle as of late. Also, I can smell pretty much anything within a 100 yard radius. That can make roaming the office halls around lunchtime......interesting.
Food Aversions: Scrambled eggs, sweets and coffee. Just the smell of coffee used to be torture but that aversion has eased up a bit.
Sleep: When possible I've been sleeping 8-9 hours a night. That's hard to do during the week and even more difficult when you have to use the restroom multiple times a night. You're supposed to get decent rest and drink plenty of water. That's a very fine line to balance my friends. And the dreams. The dreams have been crazy. Like, Wilie Nelson dressed as the grim reaper trying to sell me knives through our kitchen window weird and testing paint chips at Home Depot with my elementary school bus driver Miss Terri weird and a very pregnant me drinking a Corona during summer and wondering why everyone is looking at me kind of weird.
Weight: Funny fact, I've actually never owned a scale. Never. I don't believe in them but if you know my views on body image you probably aren't surprised. I feel like if you are eating healthy, exercising regularly and your clothes still fit, there's no need to fixate on a number. Now that I'm pregnant, I've bought my first scale ever. The husband is excited about this. Why I haven't a clue since the string bean hasn't gained a single pound in the five years we've been together but hey, at least someone is excited about it! It still feels very odd to have a scale in the house and I'll honestly probably put it in the garage sale pile after the baby gets here. However, I understand how important proper weigh gain is during pregnancy so I figure being consciously aware of how this is happening wouldn't be a bad thing.. We'll see if I actually use it ;) All of that said, I haven't gained a pound yet. Not really surprised since my clothes still fit, just differently since my body is changing of course. They say that's not unusual for the first trimester so I'm not too concerned about it.
Stretch Marks: None as of now!
Miss Anything: I miss caffeine. Even though coffee makes me want to lose my breakfast, I still miss enjoying a cup on Saturday mornings or at my desk during the week. I've never been much of a social drinker but I think I'll miss enjoying a cold beer with friends when we head out to the river for Aaron's dad's birthday. I also miss sushi but I've been making my own vegetarian rolls at home and they'll do for now. Just to be clear, missing these things is SO worth it!
Belly Button In/Out: In
New Baby Items: Does the scale count? If not then we have nothing new yet. We found some neutral bedding we really like, here and here, but we probably won't buy anything until after we find out the baby's gender in a few weeks!
Gender Guess: The family is about split down the middle on whether or not they think peanut head is a boy or a girl. The only dream I've had regarding gender was one in which a nurse explicitly told me the baby was a girl, but then tried to back track when she realized I wanted Aaron and I to find out together and he wasn't there. Prior to that I had a feeling it was a boy based on nothing in particular. Honestly I no longer have any intuition as to what the gender is but I'm so excited to find out what we'll be having so that I can stop referring to him/her as "IT".
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