When do you start showing?

Yesterday my khaki pants were too tight to button, so I removed the button and sewed it about 3/4" further over. Perfect! And I'm just trying to figure out, am I starting to show a little, or am I just bloated!? Maybe it's because I haven't been exercising... eh, I kind of think it's bloating.

Anyway, I looked on eBay, and found these:



I should be getting them in about a week.

Thanks to everybody who sent birthday wishes and such great gifts! I got a gift certificate for JCPenney and some great tummy oils from Nancy, my first maternity shirt from Katie, a cute photo album and CD from Daniela, and a check from my mom & dad.

The JCPenney gift card and money will most likely go toward new undergarments and more stretchy clothes. Yup.

Feelin' hot hot hot

So, today I felt sick at work for the first time, but not just nauseous... like a flu was coming on, achy and even more tired than usual. I kept saying it must've been all the secondhand smoke and heat and walking at ACL, and not getting enough sleep last night, and who knows what else. Maybe something I ate. All I know is that I came home from work with chills and had to throw on all the warmest things I owned and sleep for a couple hours under all my blankets.

As soon as I woke up and my head cleared a bit, I called Chuck to get me some cold water. I was burning up, and not sweating at all. I asked him to search google for fevers during pregnancy, because I suddenly realized that Blueberry could be burning up too and that could be bad.

So, the thermometer read 100.5, and the articles we found said problems can occur if you have a 102 temp or higher, and especially in the first 3-6 weeks when the neural tubes are forming. Phew. So, I've been drinking cold water now and am just trying to force myself to feel better.

I don't think I can eat anything tonight, and I'm just hoping to feel better tomorrow... work's been too busy to take a sick day. But I will if I have to.

UPDATE - 9:22 pm, feeling hotter again, temp up to 101.2 - called doctor's after hours number just to make sure everything's okay. The nurse said she wants my temperature under 100 degrees. Instructed me not to bundle up in layers of clothes and to take extra strength tylenol. Sent Chuck out for extra strength tylenol.

UPDATE - 8:38 am, by the time I went to bed last night (around midnight) the temp was exactly 98.6... amazing. Extra strength tylenol is my new best friend. I didn't sleep very well, but I think today should be a better day.

FAQ's

Okay, today I'm going to answer the burning questions you've either asked or likely have been wondering about...

Q: Are you going to find out the gender?
A: Yes! It's one of the things we're most excited about.

Q: When will you start a baby registry?
A: We're going to wait until whenever it is in the 2nd trimester that we learn the gender before we start decorating the nursery or registering for gifts. I'm thinking Babies R Us, but am open to suggestions!

Q: Have you started thinking of names yet?
A: There are some family names and other names that I've been considering, but we'll probably start the conversation from scratch once we know the gender. Maybe we'll let you know ahead of time, but probably not.

Q: What are you going to do about Tater?
A: Tater has been pretty good lately, and this house is big so there are many rooms for her to hide in. We could also make her go outside more often. I think we'll be fine until we have a toddler, and then... we'll see what happens. If it comes down to Tater or Blueberry, Tater will lose, so she'd best behave.

Q: How does Blueberry like ACL?
A: Blueberry loves live music and long walks, but is not as fond of secondhand smoke, heat and humidity.

Other interesting facts:

These days, aside from our long walks, we haven't really been holding to any exercise routine (unless you count napping as exercise). I plan on starting prenatal yoga in the next couple months. Also, I haven't been craving meat or fish at all and I've been feeling really good - so I'm sticking to my vegetarian diet.

Chuck's already looking to buy a video camera. I think this will be our Christmas present to eachother -- so if you're already contemplating what to buy Blueberry, er, us for Christmas, how about a Best Buy gift card to put toward our HD video recorder!?

So, what questions do you have? Ask and I shall answer :)

8 weeks!

We had our first prenatal appointment today. Blueberry is actually the size of a peanut...

but Chuck still wants to call it Blueberry. I think it's starting to sound like trail mix!

They did all kinds of tests and exams, including a sonogram, which believe it or not allowed us to see and measure Blueberry and hear the heartbeat!


I guess we have living proof now - time to tell the parents and go public!

Blueberry

I read that during the first trimester, women often go up a full cup size. I should be just over 7 weeks, and I'm officially a full D cup (up from an average C). A couple of my friends have started telling me that if I didn't tell them I was pregnant, they would've asked. Of course, I'm not showing otherwise. Bloated, yes. But we're calling the baby Blueberry, which is just about how big it should be.

I've had almost no nausia, but I have had issues with digestion. It's a little unpleasant, but I'll take digestion issues over nausia and vomiting any day. I've been drinking lots of water and eating high fiber foods (fruits and veggies and cereal), which helps.

It was the very worst during my trip to Philly, which was actually a little scary - I could hardly eat, and I just wasn't able to take care of myself or get enough sleep. But I've been feeling much better since coming home.