I have already run into a dilemma about eating healthy. Most days I feel nauseous therefore I don’t feel like eating, so if something sounds good I usually eat it. Monday morning I felt terrible and as I drove through Starbucks to get some peppermint tea, I saw a picture of their sausage and egg sandwich; it looked good so I ordered it. My stomach liked it and I felt really good most of the day. Over the weekend I consumed two boxes of macaroni and cheese, because the thought of eating anything else made me want to gag. I had gained a pound last week, but when I weighed myself this morning I had lost a pound. I guess even though I eat whatever appeals to me, I’m still not consuming too many calories. One thing I did learn from my Monday Starbucks sandwich is that if I force myself to eat protein (usually a home made egg sandwich) for breakfast my morning sickness is minimal and if I take my prenatal vitamin at night, I feel even better. I am ready to be done with the first trimester, my pants are already feeling tighter (I guess from bloating) and I feel fat. I want to “look” pregnant so I don’t feel fat. :)
We’ve been reading “Your Pregnancy, Week by Week” and have enjoyed learning about the things going on in my body and with baby CJ. As of yesterday I am 8 weeks and the drawing of an 8 week fetus looks cuter and more human (instead of alien). CJ is about the size of a raspberry now, growing about a millimeter a day, with tiny webbed hands and feet. Check out the link below to live videos of babies as they grow in the womb; it’s incredible!
We have our first appointment with an obstetrician April 9th. Jeremy is off that day so we can both go and we’re hoping we’ll have another ultra sound. With the baby growing so fast I’m excited to see how much CJ has grown since our first ultra sound March 26th. I can’t begin to describe how excited Jeremy is. After being so nervous and fearful about even trying to conceive two and a half years ago, he’s a different person. I guess there’s no point in being scared after baby is on the way
