Catching Up

Sorry I've been so behind on writing in this thing.

I am now 7 weeks, 4 days along! The baby is the size of a blueberry. For all of its tiny-ness, it sure has a major impact on my body and my mood.

The nausea is out of control. I feel queasy every single day now, all day long. Still no vomiting, but I've never been one to throw up much. I really hate it and avoid it at all costs -- I've never thrown up on purpose to feel better afterwards. The nausea is terrible, but so far I've been able to keep everything down. Pretzels seem to help a lot.

It really does blow my mind, though, that this tiny being inside of me can have such a huge impact on how I'm feeling.

I'm emotional, too. Yesterday I started crying at Barnes and Noble, reading "Love You Forever," a children's book about a mom and her son. I managed to pull it together before anyone saw. I felt pretty ridiculous.

Apparently having serious nausea is a sign that you're carrying a girl. The hormones between the mother and the girl embryo clash. I'm not sure if the emotional stuff is universal or not.

In other news, last week we went for the first sonogram! We saw and heard the heartbeat, which was pretty amazing. I was 6 weeks, 1 day along at the time of the sonogram. Here's the pic!


I'm not showing yet, but I definitely look and feel fat. I haven't weighed in over a week. I am afraid to. But I will. I will. Tomorrow. I had to buy new jeans b/c the old ones were hurting me in the waist when I sat down.

Also, I found out this week that I'll be going to Thailand in April for work. I'll be about 13 weeks along then. I think it will be great! I know my way around Bangkok pretty well, and I won't be far enough along to prevent air travel. It will be great to get back there, though I won't have enough time to go to Bangsaen and visit old friends. I'm hoping I can find some awesome baby things while I'm there!