Food Diary

I feel like my appetite has picked up in the last few days. I'm pretty much constantly snacking it seems. I've been experiencing a bad taste in my mouth that seems to linger all day. A little annoying, but hopefully it will subside soon. And I'm still dealing with major bloat belly! Ugh.

I've had the following so far today:

Chocolate Milk (I start my day off with that)

Decaf Sweet Tea - made by Mama Jo - I finished it off this AM

VitaMuffin Vitatops


Onion Bagel (ate 3/4 of it) w/ cream cheese

munched on a few graham crackers

2 slices of watermelon

about to snack on some cheese & triscuits

waiting for my uncrustables PB&J to thaw so I can eat that too


Waiting in line, I have the following (lots of fruit):

sliced up orange

strawberries/blueberries

apple juice

banana

That should hold me over until I leave today around 4 - and I probably won't eat all of that...but maybe I will!

11 weeks, 2 days

Oh my goodness - I'm in my final week leading up to 12 weeks!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. I'm still fitting into my pants, so that is a good thing (even though I'm ready to show some physical changes besides bloat belly and slightly larger boobs). I went home this past weekend and was told by a number of people who know about my pregnancy that I'm glowing. How sweet.

Baby Baum is about the size of a fig (makes me think of Grandpa Fiore) and almost fully formed! Baby is busy kicking and stretching although I can't and won't be able to feel it for another month or 2. Bones are beginning to harden and tooth buds are starting to form under the gums.

I can't wait til we get to hear the heartbeat - 9 more days!

12 days to 12 weeks!

In just 12 days, Baby Baum will be 12 weeks along...hard to believe.

Week 10 bumpdate - BB has now completed the most critical portion of development and this is the beginning of the "fetal" period. Baby is about the size of a kumquat (in length).

a what?

this:


Baby will double in size in the coming weeks! Right now, you still wouldn't know I've got a bun in the oven. I think I'm actually LOSING weight. Eek. we'll find out when I weigh in on June 1st.

A funny thing happened at the doc visit

When Steve and I were meeting with the NP (we call her whoopi b/c she has dreads like whoopi goldberg), we were discussing what drinks to consume b/c I'm having a hard time even getting water down and I know I need to stay hydrated. A conversation ensued that sounded something like this:

Me: What about gatorade? I know it's high in sugar so I should probably watch how much I consume.
Whoopi: Yes, that is fine but you want to make sure you watch it b/c you can easily gain weight drinking that. It is good if you're not keeping anything down b/c it can replenish electrolytes and such.
Me: okay - I'm not throwing up so I'll just be careful with how much I drink.
Steve: Yeah, when I was addicted to coke I put on a lot of weight.
Me: (to Whoopi): coke the drink, not the drug.
Whoopi: (laughter) i figured that was the case.

Potty Breaks

I'm peeing a lot. I mean, I'm trying to consume the recommended amounts of fluid (water, apple juice, etc.) to stay hydrated, but OH. MY. GOODNESS. wow - the peeing.

What am I going to do when there is a baby's HEAD on my bladder putting pressure on it. Or s(he) kicks my bladder, or punches it?

I may just have to invest in some depends. for REAL.

Sweet Tea!

Baby Baum,
Your mama is craving sweet tea some kinda bad. I've indulged in a sweet tea fix only a few times since finding out I was carrying you and it's come from Arby's - the "value" size drink...so it's 16 oz (of course the ice in the cup makes it less). That is the MAX I am supposed to have when it comes to caffeine (and sugar too). But it's SO GOOD. I'm craving some right now.

I went to chick fil a to grab some lunch and was struggling not to say "I'd like a #6 with a sweet tea please." Instead I opted for Sprite. Probably still high on the sugar side, but I'm really trying to stay away from caffeine all together just for you.

Keep up the growing in there, little one!

Love,
Me