Weekly Check In

It's that time again!  Before I get on with the good news, I feel like I need to acknowledge some bad news from this week.  A good friend of ours, who we both worked with and who was a regular part of our social circle, is now a convicted pedophile and child porn maker.  We are both in absolute shock.  No one who knew him had any idea.  It's like mourning the death of a friend and trying to adjust to an alternate reality all at the same time.  I feel like I don't know who we can trust at this point.  I am so glad we are going to Portland this weekend and can enjoy our friends and relax.

Anyway, on to the weekly check in...

Weekly Check In:

• How far along?: 10 weeks

• Total weight gain: Won't know for another couple of weeks.  Sometimes I feel like I have gained and somedays I feel like I have lost.  I guess we will see.

• How big is baby?: Little one is now the size of a date.

• Maternity clothes?: Fully in maternity clothes at this point.  They are so comfortable.

• Movement: Still way too early.

• Stretch marks?: Just the ones I already had.

• Sleep?: Still exhausted and still waking up in the middle of the night at least once for a bathroom trip.  I have also been having some crazy dreams, which are making it hard to sleep consistently..

• Symptoms?: Exhausted, heartburn, heightened sense of smell, frequent urination, gassy, constipated, decreasing nausea at this point, really vivid dreams, food aversions and round ligament pain.  I am most excited about that last one.  I feel like it is good evidence that LO is growing away in there.

• Food cravings:  Nothing sounds good now.  In fact, more things sound bad than good.

• Belly button in or out?: Still an innie.

• What I miss: I'm still missing coffee, but also sandwich meat, sushi and the other foods I can't eat right now.  It's already difficult with my food allergies, but to add more restrictions makes it really hard.

• What I'm looking forward to: My NT scan and next OB appointment on July 8.  Mom gets to come with me and I am so excited!  I am also really looking forward to going to Portland this weekend.

• Best Moment this week: This week has been pretty bad, but not because of the pregnancy or baby.

• Milestone: Baby is now officially a fetus!

- J