Six Weeks

Welcome to week six!

This week my little sweet pea is about the size of a pea and their eyes, nose, and mouth are beginning to take shape. I can't wait to be able to kiss that little nose! My little one's heartbeat is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute and blood is already beginning to course through that little tiny body.
I am starting to experience the down side of being pregnant.
Sunday night I went to bed a little earlier than usual and woke up around two in the morning to run to the bathroom; I had my first experience of morning sickness. I was partially asleep, but I definitely recall having my head in the toilet. I haven't felt that sick since I was a little girl! Since that night, I have had the worst nausea ever. It gets almost to the point of vomiting, but I haven't thrown up since that first night.
EVERYTHING makes me nauseous! The garbage can (even though there is a lid on it), the litter box, the dog's accidents on the floor, the cat and dog food, the neighbors' cooking, you name it! I can no longer drink coffee, walk by a Starbucks, or even think about coffee without gagging.  Sweet Tarts and Preggie Pops don't even begin to take the nausea down a notch anymore, so I lay on the couch and nap for the majority of the day now.
My emotions are on hiatus.
I want to KILL anyone who says the wrong thing to me or looks at me strangely. I'm angry one second, crying the next. I cried to Brian over the phone because I was so upset about the puppy and I was so angry that he wasn't here to help or couldn't do anything to help me; he is gone until the end of this week. I get angry with him because I can't get angry with anyone else in regards to his scheduling. Believe me, if I could get into contact with his higher ups, they would get a lovely earful from me. I just hate myself for taking it out on him especially since he has no control of it, they say "you can't leave until Friday" when you came in on a Sunday, well, then, you don't leave. It is very hard being pregnant and not having him here everyday; I guess it comes with the territory of being a military wife.

A few things that have saved me from losing my sanity this week:

•  Ice cubes with lemons in them, put into my water-the lemon helps with nausea
• Town House Crackers, first thing in the morning-helps with morning sickness.
• Unsweetened Applesauce, to fill up my empty stomach in between meals-again, helps with nausea.
• Say Yes To Carrots C Me Smile Lip Butter in Mint-the only chap stick that doesn't make me want to               vomit.
• Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy, Sleep Night Time Tea Body lotion-to keep my legs and feet soft and because it is the only lotion that doesn't make me nauseous from its scent.
• My Scentsy warmers with Sweet Pea & Vanilla wax-not too strong, but strong enough to mask the smell of the litter box and everything else that smells disgustingly stronger.
• Phone calls with my mom.

Cravings:

• French Fries, preferably waffle fries and Ketchup.
• Peaches
• Cream Soda
• Mrs. Mikes Potato Chips; which sucks because they don't sell them down here! 

Books that are saving my life:  

• The Baby Bump
• The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy
• Your Week by Week Pregnancy
• What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting

A few things that made my day a little brighter, from the book, "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy":

"Don't talk too much about your good fortune. BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET SMUG BECAUSE THE GODS OF PREGNANCY ARE USUALLY FAIR." <--SO TRUE! Don't brag about not having m/s or any other crazy symptoms because it will come back to bite you hard in the ass. I was all "Ooh, I haven't gotten m/s yet, I probably won't get it that badly." Psssh, yeah, I was wrong!!


"We have all heard of women who do pregnancy perfectly...this book is not for these women. It is for the rest of us; those of us who put on twenty pounds between the home pregnancy test and the first doctor's visit. It is for those of us who get our first case of acne since the homecoming dance. It is for those of us who have hemorrhoids so bad that we have considered never eating solid food again, in hopes of avoiding another bowel movement for the rest of our lives. It is for those of us who have considered murdering our partners in their sleep because we thought we heard them say, "Moo" when we were getting dressed. It is for those of us who can no longer watch a Pampers commercial without being moved to tears..." <--Also true! This description is about me, I swear! It made me laugh though, when I really needed to.

My first set of doctor's appointments are in two weeks and I am very anxious. I am ready to see our baby!
As far as everything else goes, I'm ready to be finished with my first trimester and finished with the nausea! I am making best friends with my couch and am getting in all the naps that I can.
But for now, I'm going to go and eat some potatoes.