I am not being very consistent with these blog posts, but no one is reading so who cares anyway. I am now three days away from my fifteen week mark on the calender. I have a pronounced bump now, so there is no longer an issue about whether I should be showing or not. I have been having some issues with pain in the mornings which could be hunger pangs or cramping. It isn't a sharp enough pain to make me scared. Or more scared than I already am, anyway.
We are in the process of moving, and our goal is so be out by the first. I guess you could call it more than a goal, because we can't afford another month in this house. I am not allowed to pick anything up, however, so I must console myself with filling and taping boxes. I have been doing very good this week on my prenatal pills. It is surprising and kind of exciting to see that the giant bottle is already half empty. I suppose I will go through more than one.
My appetite has finally increased, although I am still picky about the same things that I always have been. I have been experimenting with strange food combinations; yesterday I ate a twice baked potato with stir fry on the side and some jalapeno poppers as a snack. And chips. I can't wait until my belly is big enough that strange eyes don't even question the collection in my shopping cart.
My nurse has been trying to help me with my diet and exercise issues. The exercise issue is that I'm not getting any now that I don't work. Even when we do a good day's packing I don't break a sweat, and although I can't run I know I should be making more than a few laps around the block every day. She says that I should be starting out with just fifteen minutes and making my way up to thirty. I'm glad she's not pushy, because this moving business combined with school leaves only time for sulking.
As for diet, I am eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and I have incorporated nuts and berries into this diet as well. They're already gone, but they were incorporated, nonetheless. I drank too much soda yesterday, but that's not normal so I think I'll be okay. I am compensating for that by drinking only healthy fluids today.
I have been sick for four days. It seems to be getting worse rather than better, although I think my peak is now and last night. I literally could not chew my food because I couldn't breathe through my nose. We made delicious hamburgers with sauteed mushrooms, garlic and onions on sourdough baguettes and I couldn't even taste it!!
I think I am going to push my Anthony to go to church with me tomorrow. That will be a compensation for the party that he wants to go to tonight. He has been including me on these outings even though I am kind of a stick in the mud. And an automatic d.d. I still have fun though. I crave church like my body craves nutrients in the morning. This getting up early thing has got to become a habit.
