Wow last time I wrote I was 13 weeks. Now I am 18 and a half weeks. Where did the weeks go? So lets see what has gone on in the last 5 weeks. I am bigger, I weigh more, I am emotional, I am trying to adjust to being all of those things. I don't think it is going well. Did anyone else have such a hard time adjusting to clothes not fitting? I went from a size 3 to a size I don't even know cause I am not wanting to find out...My jeans don't button at all without killing my stomach so I don't button them. My tops are all getting to tight in the chest cause my boobs are getting a little bigger, they are also getting shorter since I have a belly now and they no longer hide my non zipped/unbuttoned pants. I have to go buy new clothes and I am completely and 100% dreading this. I know its all in my head, I know I'm not fat, I'm pregnant, but my mind keeps telling me different. I am still also adjusting to the having to eat more often. It is so weird and foreign for me to eat that often and not get sick cause if I don't eat when my body tells me I am hungry or baby is hungry then I get sick. I don't like that! But who does?
My next challenging things is how do you choose a name. Is it the right choice for my child? Will they like it? Will it be a name kids can not tease as much as some names? What if I pick a name and I see the baby for the first time and they don't look like the name I have chosen? So I change it or just go with it? So many questions and so little answers. All these questions are coming from the fact that in 8 days I will hopefully be finding out the sex of the baby, as long as baby is cooperating that is. But I am also getting the amniocentesis done too so if baby is being stubborn then a week or so later I will find out 100% sure what the baby is anyway since the test will tell me. I am so ready to find out what the sex is, its actually driving me crazy not knowing.
As for anything else things are going as pretty normal as you would expect in a pregnancy. Baby's heart beat is good and strong. Doctor visits are all going well. I am still needing to take the allergy medicine to stay as allergy free as possible. I am no longer nauseous all the time, I am still tired though. That has not gone away. I get bloody noses all the time now. Apparently that is normal. I now also have either a cold or sinus infection right now. I am home from work today that is why I am writing this now. I also have fluid in my ears...which sucks just so you know.
Well as for cravings its still is fruit. The last few weeks have been pasta and of course me favorite Mac n' cheese. I have also wanted lobster. Which of course I ate. And before I hear from anyone I cant have seafood I am going to say right now you are all wrong. Yes I can have seafood. No I can not have sushi or raw seafood. I can have 6-12 oz of seafood a week. Which I don't even come close to that. I maybe have 6-12oz a month, and my doctor is the one that told me it was ok to eat it. Plus crab and lobster is better for me than having shrimp. Also since it is that time of year I have been eating deviled and hard boiled eggs. Gotta love Easter season!
