Yesterday, marked 8 weeks pregnant. (Cue the "ute goggles"). I am still walking around in shock-- especially since no one really knows yet. The principal at DH's school has known about our process so he could take time off. My OB knows of course, but that's pretty much it.
I made a few upcoming appointments for the boys and I. I made a follow up allergy appointment for the boys in February (I'm still hoping the dairy allergy will disappear). I also made a few upcoming OBGYN appointments for myself. It should be about every 4 weeks until 30 weeks. The next appointment is for the nuchal screening in February. One week later, I will see the OBGYN to discuss the results and see if any further testing is needed. March 21 is another general OBGYN check-up and all the way in April is the 20-week ultrasound. That should be the latest we would know the gender of the baby-- YES, we are finding out.
Now, I give you....
Current stats:
Weight Gain: About the same, maybe 1 or 2 pounds.
Cravings: Malts from Culvers, salads, sandwiches (veggie subs with cheese), oatmeal cookies.
Nauseous: Not really much. Just a twinge every now and then. Exhausted more than anything.
Belly touches: Just DH.
Feeling: Some RLP if I move too suddenly and usually complete exhaustion. I fell asleep watching 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' with the boys today. Although I am not at a paying job, staying home with the twins all day has proved to be much more exhausting. My neck has also been 'jacked up' since Monday. The right side has been extremely painful/uncomfortable. It doesn't help that I cannot take any serious pain meds for it or my cold either. Lastly, I have horrible acne everywhere on my face and neck. WTH. Currently, I'm going to start a search for a better facial product to help with it.
Boy or girl: DH thinks it's a girl, "he just knows". I'm unsure. I don't think I would prefer one over the other after thinking of all of the benefits.
Emotional state: I am very tired and very cranky. I feel a bit depressed a lot of times. Not being on Zoloft for the last several (6+) months has started to wear on me. I'm worried that we've bit off more than we can chew.
Weight Gain: About the same, maybe 1 or 2 pounds.
Cravings: Malts from Culvers, salads, sandwiches (veggie subs with cheese), oatmeal cookies.
Nauseous: Not really much. Just a twinge every now and then. Exhausted more than anything.
Belly touches: Just DH.
Feeling: Some RLP if I move too suddenly and usually complete exhaustion. I fell asleep watching 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' with the boys today. Although I am not at a paying job, staying home with the twins all day has proved to be much more exhausting. My neck has also been 'jacked up' since Monday. The right side has been extremely painful/uncomfortable. It doesn't help that I cannot take any serious pain meds for it or my cold either. Lastly, I have horrible acne everywhere on my face and neck. WTH. Currently, I'm going to start a search for a better facial product to help with it.
Boy or girl: DH thinks it's a girl, "he just knows". I'm unsure. I don't think I would prefer one over the other after thinking of all of the benefits.
Emotional state: I am very tired and very cranky. I feel a bit depressed a lot of times. Not being on Zoloft for the last several (6+) months has started to wear on me. I'm worried that we've bit off more than we can chew.
Then, I realize that the NICU, twins, PPD, etc have all made me gun-shy (for lack of a better term) about what things could/ would be like. It won't be easy, but I'm trying to remind myself that only one of the three kids will be under 3 years old when DH goes back to work. That makes it easier, right???
