Week 9

Life:

Our little home is running smoothly - Harmony had an artshow this weekend and alot of our family and friends were over to see all her work "showcased". We served so much great food, and had a blast! :) I got to see some of my friends, who are all excited about the baby! We are still waiting for our other friend Karen to have her baby too- she was due the 5th, but no sign of any baby yet! Additionally, my friend Cynthia is planning her wedding for next August and since Paul and I are planning ours for less than 2 years away, she and I are chatting about wedding "stuff" a lot... It feels so strange to be talking about all these things with all our friends - we have all moved on to this very different "adult" sphere, which is very exciting! :)

My sad news for this week is that not everyone in our families realize that we *are* actually adults and are ready for all these responsibilities! This was the weekend we told our families about our little miracle due in May, and we had some bad reactions mixed in with the good ones, which really hurts. We are so excited about this baby joining our family and want everyone else to be excited too! But not only were my grandmother and her side of the family (my uncle, my brother, etc.) "upset" about the pregnancy when we told them, they called us to "un-invite" our little family to Thanksgiving dinner! I am glad most of the rest of our family is being less negative about such a positive thing!

We called my parents on Saturday morning and had Harmony tell them the exciting news- that she was going to be a big sister! They both reacted better than I'd hoped, which was such a nice feeling. I think and hope they will continue to be supportive. They know I've done a great job parenting Harmony and getting my university education! so I think they are confident that Paul and I can provide for our little family just fine, even with one more member added on. We gave Paul's mother the little magnet, and told her the present wasn't from any of the 3 of us (Harmony, Paul, or I), so she was puzzled at first, but then she seemed happy. A little surprised at first, but I think she's excited to be a grandma. Paul's sister also seems to be excited- she already decided she would prefer to be called "Ma Tante Jeannine" instead of "aunt". ;)

Emotional:

I'm definitely "feeling" pregnant these days! We watched "The Midwife's Tale" in my History course, and I was getting really teary-eyed at a lot of parts! Actually, even when we rented "Monsters Inc." to watch with Harmony at our Family Movie Night, I had to really try to not cry during some of the sad parts! lol! It feels silly, but I can blame my hormones, right? ;)

I'm also starting to get those typical pregnancy cravings! Paul's mom and sister and I were discussing different flavours of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and that was just a dangerous topic of conversation beacuse now I am totally craving every single flavour mentioned! We stopped at a store on the way home tonight to grab some chips, and Paul *mentioned* Sweish Berries in our conversation so of course we had to go and get some. lol. As long as I can keep things in moderation and not go nuts giving in to my cravings I'll be ok I think! I don't know how much weight I've gained because I can't check the scale at school because I can't swim because my bathing suit doesn't fit and the only bathing suits in the maternity store were the ones with frilly little skirts- ack! Not my thing... hopefully I can find a nice maternity suit soon so I can get back in the routine of swimming each week.

Physical:

My morning sickness just kept getting worse and worse and worse! I started off the week miserably - I felt so sick waking up that I ate a few crackers and stayed in bed for an extra 20 minutes trying desperately to keep it down. As soon as I got up though, that was it! Lost my crackers immediately. It was getting to the point that I was spending about 3-4 hours each morning from waking time until around lunch barely eating and struggling to keep the contents of my stomach in my stomach! I kept gagging randomly throughout the day too, all of a sudden I would just have this choking sensation, a wave of nausea and I would have to sit down or risk being sick. I finally went and saw my doctor on Thursday and asked if there was anything I could take that was still *safe*. I was just so miserable! So she prescribed Diclectin (here's one of many articles that I've found that say Diclectin is safe for pregnant women to use). I've been on it for a few days and have felt much better in the mornings! I'm able to focus on other things besides settling my tummy!!

My little belly has stayed about the same for a couple weeks, which is funny but good. It's funny because it popped out *just* enough to make my jeans uncomfortable and unwearable, but it stopped short of looking like a "real" pregnant belly (i.e. I still have a bit of a "waist" indent...). But it's good because at least my regular overalls totally still fit, and because I don't want to look too much farther along than I am! :)

My tiredness continues, but I'm really trying to listen to my body and get to bed early. I find if I am in bed by 10pm, I can get up around 7pm and not feel tired. But if I get less than those 9 hours, I am in desperate need of a nap by mid-afternoon, and usually unable to have one! The anti-nausea meds are making me a little more drowsy as well, but only in the evenings since my nausea isn't bad enough to require me to take it during the day - I just take two pills at night.

Another annoying symptom continues to get a little worse- I'd totally forgotten about this one, but I had it when I was pregnant with Harmony too- acne! My face is breaking out like I am 14. lol. Oh well, I guess it's a trade for having this nice soft shiny thick hair. ;)

Next week...

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