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Five things I didn’t expect about the first trimester

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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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 least) throwing up in the morning. It’s feeling like nauseous sh-t from the moment you wake up until about 3 p.m.
That I would be dying for my bed by 8 p.m. every night
That food would take on such extremes (from “I will not go near that disgusting chicken. Ugh, look at it!” to “Ohhh, God, I need cheesies! I need them RIGHT NOW. Ohh, these cheesies are the best thing in the world.”)

Pink or blue

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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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 gender-neutral little tyke, in yellow.

It’s surprising, considering how much I hemmed and hawed over the matter before I was knocked up.

But I am a sucker for cute little online apps and quizes, and a major sucker for gender predictors, so you can imagine how much fun I just had with this one on TheBump.com.

You just have to enter your age at the time of conception, plus the month of conception. I wasn’t sure if that mean the month you actually made a baby, or the FDLP month — technically the beginning of your pregnancy — so I tried both.

First up — August, 2009 (FDLP month) …

A girl! A girl!

Then, to be safe, I tried September of 2009 (the month it actually happened) …

Another GIRL!!!

Sorry for the shrieking.

Cracked the code

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

9 weeks, 3 days pregnant

I have figured it out. It’s so simple, really. I can’t believe I didn’t notice it earlier.

The only things I want to eat are:

Fruit
Juice
Smoothies
Milk
Cereal
Toast/bagels

Clearly, this baby has a thing for continental breakfasts.

What to wear, what to wear …

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

9 weeks, 2 days pregnant

The whole “showing” thing is really a very fine line. Because somedays I look my pre-pregnancy size, and other days I look … well … enormous. It all depends on what I’m wearing. And if I’m pushing it out or not.

I have been experimenting, over the last few weeks, with trying to find outfits that camouflage the bump. This is especially important at work, since I’m still on the DL about the whole knocked-up thing.

Here are the conclusive results of my research:

I look knocked-up in:

Yoga pants and tight shirts
Jeans (because of the band)
Dress pants with the band
Clingy dresses

I do not look (very) knocked-up in:

Yoga pants with loose shirts
Dress pants that fit without the band
Empire-waist dresses
Clingy dresses worn with a buttoned-up cardigan overtop

It has become quite amusing/traumatizing to get dressed for work in the morning, because I have to stare into my closet for a good 10 or 15 minutes, trying to figure out what I can pull off.

ME (slipping into a tight-ish dress): I can wear this … yeah, this works.

DARLING HUSBAND (grinning): Hi, Preggo.

ME: No, I don’t look pregnant in this! *Tries to suck in*

DARLING HUSBAND: Sorry, but you do.

ME: Oh … But look, I’ll put this sweater on top, and it’s kind of baggy, and you can’t …

DARLING HUSBAND (chuckling): OK, Dear.