Category: Week 10

Weekly re-cap of pregnancy #2: Week 10

Week 10 (Oct. 1 to Oct. 7)  Symptoms: Oh yeah — that again. Joy. Nausea is easing up, though! I am actually starting to resume somewhat normal eating habits. Body changes: Hi, I’m ginormous. Cravings: Oreos and milk. Pancakes. Aversions: I can eat chicken again! Woohoo! High… Continue Reading “Weekly re-cap of pregnancy #2: Week 10”

Weekly re-cap

(Nov. 1 to Nov. 7) Symptoms: Nausea (but it eased up later in the week), cravings (for breakfast foods), dizziness, the C-word Body changes: There is no denying the bump (although I still just kind of feel fat, as it’s not rock-hard yet). I’m… Continue Reading “Weekly re-cap”

Double whammy

Saturday, November 7, 2009 9 weeks, 6 days pregnant My arms hurt! OK, I just had to get that outburst out of the way. I ducked out of work a few hours early yesterday, once I heard the unadjuvanted H1N1 vaccine was finally available… Continue Reading “Double whammy”

Five things I didn’t expect about the first trimester

Thursday, November 5, 2009 9 weeks, 4 days pregnant Five things I didn’t expect about the first trimester: That my pants would stop buttoning so quickly That my boobs would actually outgrow my bras so quickly That “morning sickness” is not (for me, at… Continue Reading “Five things I didn’t expect about the first trimester”

Pink or blue

I have been very cautious lately in terms of thinking of the sex of the baby. I have honestly not thought hard, in these last few weeks pregnancy, of what the baby is — boy or girl. I just keep picturing a sort of… Continue Reading “Pink or blue”