Tomorrow's the DAY!

Tomorrow. 9am.

To Do:
Hear heartbeat of baby baum!

Yay!

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.