8 Week Update

8 Week Pregnancy Progress!

How Far Along? 8 weeks

How Big is Baby? The size of a kidney bean!

Weight Gain? +5 (from when I started the stimulation meds...stinkin' water weight/bloat that just won't go away!); otherwise no weight gain since we found out we were pregnant

 

Maternity Clothes? Still clinging to those fav maternity skinny jeans b/c they are oh so comfy (although I do still wear my regular skinnies too, like in the pic above), my sweats, and of course black yoga pants!

Belly Button (in or out)? In

Sleep: Sleeping great, and a lot more than normal still, with the exception of waking up once or twice a night to pee. It's amazing that at one time 7-8 hours of sleep was perfect for me, and now I'm more of a 10-12 kinda gal! Hello!

Cravings: Bread, saltines, pretzles...super exciting I know!  Actually I'm not even craving these things, it's just the only things that usually sounds like it will stay down.  So for now, we'll just call them cravings.

Aversions: Most food in general.  Things that certainly sound horrible: beef (particularly ground beef), chicken breast, things with a lot of flavor.

What I Miss: Having plenty of energy to wake up early, get a ton of stuff done throughout the day, keep my house super clean, go to bed later, and do it all over again the next day...yup that is long gone for now!

Symptoms: Nausea...oh the nausea has truly kicked in this week!! It has led to more than a few dashes to the bathroom, only to dry heave or just gag. I will do *anything* to not throw up...I hate it!  Other than that, the typical sore boobs, night time trips to the bathroom, and extreme tiredness could also classify.

 

Movement: Nope, still way too early

Best Moment of the Week: Finding two moments in between the almost constant nausea to get in 2 workouts! Oh my....after 3 months of not being able to walk more then around the block, it felt amazing!!! I am really looking forward (and hoping to more moments of no-nausea) to continue to workout and stay active through the entire pregnancy!

 

Worst Moment of the Week: Almost throwing up in a patient room. Luckily I had a mask on, so the parents couldn't see the initital gagging before I ran out of the room!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Celebrating my birthday on the same day as we celebrate 9 weeks of being pregnant next Tuesday...I couldn't think of a better birthday gift this year!!!