Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 9 weeks 2 days
Size of baby:   Approximately the size of a grape
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Lost a total of 2.12 lbs over the past 2 weeks…
Maternity Clothes: I don’t really get out very much and my tummy hurts almost always (thank you nausea and vomiting), so I like non-constricting clothes.  That, and I’m kind of in-between clothes.  I don’t want ANYTHING even somewhat tight on my belly, which kind of narrows down a lot of stuff.

Movement: I move to change diapers, go to the doctor every week (from weightloss), stop fights, feed children, pee, and that’s about it.  Oh, you meant the baby?  I’ll get back to you.
New thing I learned this week: You aren’t supposed to brush your teeth right after throwing up.  You’re supposed to rinse your mouth out with baking soda and water, wait 30 minutes, and THEN brush.  Otherwise, you brush the acid all over your teeth and in your mouth and it can eat at your enamel.  Good to know.
Sleep: I think fitful sleeping would best describe it at this point.  Either I’m tossing and turning or someone’s throwing a fit while I try to sleep.
What I miss: Not having to eat lying down. Not dry-heaving and/or P-U-K-I-N-G.  But also, doing normal things…like reading, writing, and being able to go to walmart for stuff we need.
Cravings: A couple of days ago, it was tomatoes with salt.  Pineapple.  Maybe jello.  Basically, food and I aren’t getting along very well…
Symptoms: Let’s just leave it at…  at this point, I’d be perfectly happy to lay in bed for the next week with a catheter, IV drip (with zofran coming through), and something to make me just sleep through the rest.  Wouldn’t have to eat, drink, pee, vomit, or be awake through the rest of it.
Best Moment this week: Being able to see my baby with a regular ultrasound (instead of the “wand”) – I could see the head and it’s little belly was all pooched out, so cute!
What I couldn’t live without: My family.  Horizontal parenting only goes so far, I’m thankful for family who have taken me to the hospital and to the doctor appointments because I was too dizzy to drive, and for those who have whisked my kiddos off for some “playtime”…and all of the other “little” things that are actually really HUGE to me.  Thank you

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