Baby is the size of an olive, but since I don't like olives, I'm saying a medium sized grape.:)
The trip with my students went ok, though competition was a lot more competitive than we had thought! Driving was fine, and I was able to get away with being so busy that my morning sickness had no place in my life during those three days. Oh I would get waves of nausea in the shower. Shampoo my hair, lean against the wall. Rinse my hair, lean against the wall. But no actual sickness.
Being back home, I've been able to enjoy sleepy days. Summer has officially started!
Today I got to add another food to baby's dislikes:
Twizzlers.
I had a craving for them, and hubby was very sweet and got a LOT of them. Too bad I didn't have self control! The worst Morning Sickness experience yet. And it reminded me of a story my mom told me about her pregnancy. Her fave. chip has always been Frito's, but when she was pregnant with my sister (she's 3 years older than I am) she got sick right after eating them. I was able to call her and tell her that I've found my Frito's.
One thing that seems to settle my stomach and I've been able to keep down with little to no trouble, Taco Bell bean and cheese burrito, no onions. There's something about the refried beans and cheese combo that is just....soothing. BUT I have to be careful. This is the chronicles of a plus sized pregnancy.
So far I've been able to not gain weight, and I've even lost a few lbs. I have my next appointment tomorrow before we travel to Missouri to tell my in-laws. And unfortunately, it's with the same OBGYN that I was uncomfortable with before. My husband asked that I give him another try since he thought I was being hard on him. I just hope this appointment goes better.
Until Then,
Big Momma
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Oh baby, do I have some morning sickness!
Full swing. That's what my morning sickness is in right now. Ways to get around it?
1. Breathing- I always made fun of my mom when she took deep cleansing breaths on roller coasters...Yeah. I don't even have to be mobile and I'm imitating her these days!
2. Giving into cravings- and man are they weird! This isn't good considering I'm supposed to be watching my weight. And though it makes my gag reflux calm down, those chile limon potato chips make my heartburn star spangled later on.
3. Water water and more water-That's right! Drinking water somehow suppresses the need to get rid of stuff in my stomach. I guess if stuff is busy going down, it's not so inclined to go up. However, my bladder has made sleeping a bit more difficult.
4. Heat- Believe it or not, I'm glad that this first trimester falls in the South Texas summer. The heat from outside, most of the time, shocks my body into thinking "man it's hot!" rather than "man I don't feel good!" When does this not work? Right after drinking or eating a lot of dairy so that I can get the calcium I need.
5. Sleep- My favorite!! Of course I could be out walking around the apt complex, swimming in the complex pool, exercising lightly, but the couch is too comfy. And if I exercise, my nausea might get the best of me! Again not good for helping my weight watch.
Those help me. Maybe they'll help other big mommas out there!
On another note, I bought my first baby thing. I was out couponing with my sister, and she had told me that she had already started buying little things here and there, and setting them aside. I thought "hey, that's a good idea!" I had a coupon for baby lotion, wash, and other baby bath type concoctions. Apple Honey baby wash (no tears of course) will be in my closet until baby needs it! My hubby wasn't even mad.
Speaking of Hubby. Last night I was having trouble getting comfortable to go to sleep. I accidentally kicked him whilst tossing and turning. I apologized and he said "If you have to kick me to get comfortable, you go right ahead." I hope I didn't take advantage of that statement! I think we'll both be excited when first trimester is over.
Until Then,
Big Momma
1. Breathing- I always made fun of my mom when she took deep cleansing breaths on roller coasters...Yeah. I don't even have to be mobile and I'm imitating her these days!
2. Giving into cravings- and man are they weird! This isn't good considering I'm supposed to be watching my weight. And though it makes my gag reflux calm down, those chile limon potato chips make my heartburn star spangled later on.
3. Water water and more water-That's right! Drinking water somehow suppresses the need to get rid of stuff in my stomach. I guess if stuff is busy going down, it's not so inclined to go up. However, my bladder has made sleeping a bit more difficult.
4. Heat- Believe it or not, I'm glad that this first trimester falls in the South Texas summer. The heat from outside, most of the time, shocks my body into thinking "man it's hot!" rather than "man I don't feel good!" When does this not work? Right after drinking or eating a lot of dairy so that I can get the calcium I need.
5. Sleep- My favorite!! Of course I could be out walking around the apt complex, swimming in the complex pool, exercising lightly, but the couch is too comfy. And if I exercise, my nausea might get the best of me! Again not good for helping my weight watch.
Those help me. Maybe they'll help other big mommas out there!
On another note, I bought my first baby thing. I was out couponing with my sister, and she had told me that she had already started buying little things here and there, and setting them aside. I thought "hey, that's a good idea!" I had a coupon for baby lotion, wash, and other baby bath type concoctions. Apple Honey baby wash (no tears of course) will be in my closet until baby needs it! My hubby wasn't even mad.
Speaking of Hubby. Last night I was having trouble getting comfortable to go to sleep. I accidentally kicked him whilst tossing and turning. I apologized and he said "If you have to kick me to get comfortable, you go right ahead." I hope I didn't take advantage of that statement! I think we'll both be excited when first trimester is over.
Until Then,
Big Momma
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Baby Blueberry!
Little One should be the size of a blueberry by now! And all that hoping that I would be one of the lucky 25% of women to not have morning sickness is gone. Morning sickness has set in and comes in waves at all hours. The only sanctuary is sleep, so I've been doing a lot of that lately. Especially in the past 48 hours since SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER!
Eating pretty regularly, though fitting in 6 meals now, with all this nausea, has posed quite a problem. Only 5 more weeks to go till I'm out of this first trimester, and believe me; It can't go fast enough. My parents want to tell people, I want to tell people. Husband's family is still in the dark, but only because I want to tell them in person and they live out of state. I'm actually excited to go and see them.
Taking my vitamins, as instructed, and everything seems to be honky dory except for this blasted nausea. It's not even the kind that when you do something about it (i.e. upchuck) you feel better. It's still there even though you have nothing left to give. Husband keeps reminding me that this is what I wanted, blah blah blah. Men are so annoying sometimes! But I love him and he finally put his worrying aside for a second to tell me that he is excited about our kid. If there's any males reading this, please let your girl know that you love her and that no matter how scared you are, that you're still excited too! It was wonderful to hear.
I am wishing these next few weeks fly by, because I am not too fond of Trimester 1.
Until Then,
Big Momma
Eating pretty regularly, though fitting in 6 meals now, with all this nausea, has posed quite a problem. Only 5 more weeks to go till I'm out of this first trimester, and believe me; It can't go fast enough. My parents want to tell people, I want to tell people. Husband's family is still in the dark, but only because I want to tell them in person and they live out of state. I'm actually excited to go and see them.
Taking my vitamins, as instructed, and everything seems to be honky dory except for this blasted nausea. It's not even the kind that when you do something about it (i.e. upchuck) you feel better. It's still there even though you have nothing left to give. Husband keeps reminding me that this is what I wanted, blah blah blah. Men are so annoying sometimes! But I love him and he finally put his worrying aside for a second to tell me that he is excited about our kid. If there's any males reading this, please let your girl know that you love her and that no matter how scared you are, that you're still excited too! It was wonderful to hear.
I am wishing these next few weeks fly by, because I am not too fond of Trimester 1.
Until Then,
Big Momma
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