I'm currently 7 1/2 weeks! I am sooooooo looking forward to being in the second trimester so that I can finally be done with this "morning" sickness! It's really been awful since the last time I wrote. I've been having a hard time finding foods that I can eat. Everyday, I spend so much time tasting things, getting grossed out and then moving on to trying the next thing. Foods that I never thought I'd have a problem eating must be kept far from me. Things like Reece Cups, pastas, pizza and Chinese food! Today a kid next too me was eating Doritos and I had to move to another side of the room so I wouldn't smell it! For a while, grits was the only thing I was able to eat, but I guess my body is sick of it now. I was told that ramen noodles is easier to eat during pregnancy so I tried that but the after taste really got to me. You think I would be losing weight but think again. Today I took my 7w3d belly pic and I was shocked when I uploaded it to the computer. I've even been feeling less bloated so I couldn't believe how big my tummy looks. I expected that I would be more excited to see my belly grow, but being as though the "baby" is only 5/8 of an inch tall, i just feel fat.
(Click the button on the right to view Belly Pics).
Even though it's hard for me to get through an actual meal, don't get me wrong- I've been eating quite a bit! I'm forced to eat a little something just about every hour to fight the nausea off. Therefore, I've officially transformed my purse into a lunchbox. It was rather embarrassing when I had to go to City Hall last Friday and the woman at the door checked my purse. Let's see... I had a bag of chips, a bag of grapes, a bag of graham crackers, a banana, a bottle of water and Reece cups in my purse! (Joshua was sweet enough to surprise me with the Reece cups a couple days before, and I eventually forced myself to eat them because I couldn't bare not being able to enjoy my favorite candy. And well, I ended up not enjoying them anyway. boo hoo!
By the way, the stretch mark cream that I've been using is no more! After my last entry, I tried it one more time and uuuggghhh!! I can't believe I didn't throw up! It was my sickest yet! I'm on to trying a new kind, just need to get my butt to the store.
Despite all the yuckiness I've been feeling, I'm glad at the end of the day that I felt it because it's a great sign that everything is going well. And if they are going as well as I hope, then Baby Breaux has a lot going on this week! Check out the pics below to see just how much his/her hands are changing!
This is what Baby Breaux's hand looks like at 48 days (7 weeks).
saw it!
