The end of week 7!!

Finally week 8. Well yes I know I'm a little late!  Today I'm 7 weeks and 2 days! Still antsy about that upcoming doctors appointment on August 10th. Seems like it will NEVER get here! The agony of not telling all our friends and family is painstaking!! Not only for us but both of our sets of parents. Good news lots of big upcoming dates to keep me busy so I'm not so focused on it! Leaving for the beach on Thursday, taking a super long weekend vacay, and my first summer grade level meeting at my new school on August 9th.

But anyways back to this past week:


Checking in on Baby J:
This past week our little sweetness was about the size of a blueberry!! He or she is growing right now since I'm already into week 8 it's looking more like a raspberry but I'll get into that at the end of the week. So hard to believe it came from a poppy seed to a blueberry in just a short amount of time! Over protective mom instincts kicked in this past week, as I wore a mask every time I cleaned with stuff because I didn't want to fry the brain cells as they were forming..hahahahahahah. Don't worry I've already took note of what cleaner is safe to use and what cleaner is not :)

Hows Mom? :
Wiped I tell ya!! The exhaustion level is more than I ever imagined. I read an article on "the bump" that said a woman laying down resting making a baby in her first trimester uses the same amount of energy as going to the gym all day! No wonder I feel like the walk from Colt's shop to inside is like climbing Mt.Everest and I can't seem to find the will power to do anything!!


Symptoms:

• I've got used to the owwwiee boobies. Still sore, but not as painful
• Nausea, and hunger..its a battle! If I'm not hungry I'm nauseated. Vice versa.
• Headaches...and backaches..aches and aches..thank goodness I can take Tylenol.
• Dizzy spells..not too often.
• Hot flashes..my lord the hot flashes and this heat combo is awful!

Food Situations: It's a whole new ballgame this week.  Meat seems to be a small aversion, more so grilled chicken. I find myself fixing food to only eat a few bites and finding it disgusting. My newest crave...cereal! I spent 10 minutes in the cereal isle trying to narrow down the 5 boxes that I wanted...I think I honestly could eat it for every meal. Pizza was nasty last night, and  chili's salsa tasted completely different. Bum :( Grocery shopping was quiet interesting too, nausea for the first half of the trip and hungry the second half. I even bought oranges. I never eat oranges.  I've also found I can only eat about half the serving I used to eat of foods due to nausea kicking in...

Things to buy: Boppy Pillow for mom or a full body pillow. This sleeping on my side thing I'm supposed to get used to is harder than you think!


Belly Button: Still in! :)


Weight Gain: Still holding at 2lbs, over halfway thru my first trimester! I'm hoping 5lbs only for the first trimester.

Favorite Memory of the Week: Noticing my little bump. So small nobody else could see it unless I point it out. Just right at my pelvic bone is a little round circle raised up. Just enough to make some of my snugger pants a little uncozy around the pelvic area. Showed it to my mom and neighbor to confirm. Seems to be just my little uterus already poking out! But boy do I love it!! My new favorite thing to rub!!

What I'm looking forward to the most: Vacation with my sweet hubs to celebrate our 5 year anniversary early! We both can't wait to escape to the sand and sea for some relaxation time together....oh and did I mention August 10th.