Week 8

This has been a rough week morning sickness-wise. I feel much sicker than I did with Zooey and even asked my doctor for something to take. She suggested Unisom & Vitamin B6 at night, but I have had some really rough days where I think I may call back and ask for some Zofran for the evenings. I think part of what makes it worse is that I'm running around more, whereas with Zooey I sat down most of the day. However, I am grateful I have these symptoms to remind me God is knitting together a little baby inside.

A friend told me this week that with her second baby she started wearing maternity clothes at 11 weeks, compared to 16 weeks with her first. I am at that stage where I feel uncomfortably bloated and have started to wear my BellaBand, completely skipping the rubberband trick (except for one day).

How Far Along: 8 weeks

Size of baby: raspberry

Sleep: off and on, I wake up feeling sick even with the Unisom

Total Weight Gain:

Symptoms: SUPER nausea, SUPER exhausted

Movement: too early

Maternity Clothes: After battling the uncomfortable bloat and bigger belly than last time, I broke down and started wearing some maternity pants and my belly band.

Go-to eats: Everything sounds disgusting, so I just eat what sound "ok" in the moment.

Best moment of the week: getting another week further

Gender: I think girl.

What I wish people knew: That I'm not fat, I'm pregnant. :)

What I’m looking forward to: Getting out of this first trimester and getting some energy back.

Milestones: Baby has webbed fingers & toes, eyelids to practically cover his/her eyes, primitive neural pathways forming in the brain.