Mostly excited! I feel bad for Zack though, because while he's super excited too, he's also started to worry. I know we'll be just fine. And what makes me feel bad/guilty is he's worrying about me! He shouldn't because as of now, I'm not worried at all.
As far as any major changes with me, not a whole lot. I've been breaking out all over my chin and on my temples. I just have to learn to not pick at them because that makes them worse! Duh! I get little cramps and pains every now and then but nothing too bad. And sorry for the TMI, but my boobs have been killing me! No morning/afternoon/night/middle-of-the-night sickness yet. I'm hoping I'll be one of the luckier ones and not have any at all. Though if I'm being completely honest I guess it'd be nice to get sick a couple times just for reassurance that yes, I am pregnant. It's weird knowing there's something so huge going on in your body and not really being able to tell that it's really happening. I find myself looking at everyone else's ultrasounds all the time to make my pregnancy more real. I absolutely cannot wait until my first appointment (on Dec. 1st). I'm also a little afraid about going to it because what if the doctor starts looking for a baby and can't find one? It's like you know there's money in your bank account but still you always panic a little when you run your debit card because maybe, just maybe, it'll decline. At least that's what I do!
I just finished Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy and it was super cute, but that poor girl had a horrible time with her pregnancy! If anyone reads it, follow my friend Beth's advice and don't let it scare you. One good thing it did for me was teach me a little how the epidural feels. I've decided I'm totally having one (and I don't care what anyone thinks) and no one's been able to tell me how it feels. The best description I got before the book was "Well, yeah it hurts, but it hurts a lot more without it." Huh? What's that supposed to mean? Like, breaking your fingernail versus breaking your whole finger? I don't know. But the book went through it pretty well. And what I liked about it is that it wasn't a scientific book at ALL, so you really got her emotions (and humor.) I've also been reading bits and pieces of What to Expect When Your Expecting which I love because it IS scientific so you get the facts. And it tells you what's happening with your baby this week.
I started taking prenatal vitamins, and get the kind that's made from rawfood because they won't make you throw up. Usually multi-vitamins make me toss my cookies about 10 minutes after I take them, but not the rawfood kind. I don't even get a little queasy with them.
And I know I said NO SODA but I've started drinking ginger ale. Which I know Canada Dry is making some that they claim is "Made from Real Ginger!" but I looked at the ingrediants on the box and there's NO ginger anywhere. So I'm drinking Vernon's. I'm pretty sure that's the kind my Dad and I would always drink when I was little.
And am I getting bigger? I don't think so, not yet. Mmmmmaybe my waist is a little tighter in my jeans but it could just be me wanting to see something. Plus I read that first-time Mommys don't start showing until their 3rd or 4th month because their body has never stretched like that before. And no weird cravings for me yet. Maybe I won't get them since I'm taking the prenatals because they say you crave what you're lacking. Like horses sometimes will start chewing on wood and dogs sometimes will eat rocks (that last one I'm especially privvy to.)
Anyway, I'll do another update in a couple of weeks (or as soon as I have something cool to tell.) I know that when I was curious about pregnancy I wish I could've found something to read that was a real life experience. Plus it's also for my own benefit so I won't forget!
xoxoxoxo
P.S. I updated my blogpost manager thing and now I can't find SpellCheck, so sorry if there's any mis-spelled words or words that simply don't exist. :)
