Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 7 w 1 d (on April 13)
Size of baby: 7 mm…which I think is like 1/4 of an inch.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained .6 lbs.  109.6.  Then again, I layered shirts that day.  Who knows.
Maternity Clothes: I’m down to one pair of jeans that fit.  And…some baggy grey pants that make me look like a hobo.
Gender: I think it’s a boy.  Or a girl.  I’m pretty certain.
Movement: The baby is probably moving, I just can’t feel it.  As for me, the less movement the better.  Dry-heaving comes with movement.  So does nausea and weakness and light-headedness.
Sleep: I sleep ALL THE TIME…when my kids let me.
What I miss: Not having to eat lying down.  Not dry-heaving and/or P-U-K-I-N-G.
Cravings: Fresh foods.  NO GARLIC.  NOT TOO MUCH BUTTER.  Sometimes, soups…but not the tastes like it came from a can variety (S.G. made some phenomenal chicken noodle soup).  Last night, I wanted only sauteed veggies and mushrooms (asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, and yellow squash…with minimal seasonings and NO BUTTER.)  I blame the baby.
Symptoms: Nauseous around the clock.  Constantly thirsty, constantly peeing.  Dry-heaving.  Dizziness.  Light-headedness.  Tummy cramps.  Exhaustion.
Best Moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat!

I’m quickly learning how to be a parent/wife from the couch.  Occasionally, I’ll get an hour where I can sit up (like right now) and be semi-normal, but it doesn’t last long.

The “barf bowl” – an over-sized mixing bowl that will never again be used for mixing – has made it’s appearance once again…although, I’m dry-heaving more often than anything else.

Baby’s heartbeat was 121 bpm, and baby measured 7mm…which surprised even me.  I studied up on the American Pregnancy Association website and didn’t expect such high numbers!  So, yay!  I wasn’t expecting bad, I just expected more in the range of a 5 mm with 90-110 heartbeat…but YAY!  I thought I would cry when I heard the heartbeat.

Went to the ER for fluids yesterday and probably should have stayed a lot longer than I did, but I got tired of holding my IV fluids while trying to pee.  (I mean, come on!  Install a hook!)  Also had low blood pressure and low oxygen levels.

Current breakfast:  2 Cutie oranges and blueberry waffle straight from the toaster while lying down.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to do this for a while.

Current go-to snack:  baby carrots.  They don’t really satisfy hunger but for some reason they help with nausea.  Sort of.

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