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| 16/11/12 12 weeks 1 day |
The lime (baby) in the small melon (uterus) in me manages to
make me feel rather uncomfortable most days. I’m having trouble with heartburn
again, although my morning sickness has dropped right off so that unless I gag,
I don’t bother taking Maxalon. I’ve got a belly that expands as the day goes
on, although most people wouldn’t be able to notice it yet. It expands from
just below my breasts down to my pelvis. I don’t think I’m going to be a “cute
baby bump” kind of gal, but as long as I stay healthy then I’m happy.
I’m getting back to life as a house wife. For about 8 weeks,
I did nothing but sit on the couch, watch TV, and eat takeaway (and still
managed to loose that 500g I gained, so I’m at my pre-pregnancy weight). My
only insatiable craving is for bacon deluxe burgers from Hungry Jacks and onion
rings (I hated them before I was pregnant). When I don’t know what I want to
eat, I go around the house sniffing various packets and jars until I find a
smell I like. I really like raisin toast with Promite at the moment. Luckily
(or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) Brad likes most of my
cravings.
It is exhausting just making sure that the laundry stays up
to date and that the smell emanating from the kitchen is at an acceptable
level. When I’m feeling really good, the laundry gets put away and the bed
made, otherwise all the clean clothes live on the bedroom floor. We’ve been
lucky to not have very much in the way of hot and humid weather yet, which is
unusual for the middle of November. Maybe it’ll be a nice cool Christmas?
Speaking of Christmas, I have no idea what is going to be on
the menu. I love a ham at Christmas, but technically all cold meat is on the
“no-no” list of foods to eat L
I’ll have to think about that one.
Monday, 19 November 2012 (Day 4)
I was rather industrious today. After sleeping in until
nearly 10am, I then proceeded to fold the washing, hang out the washing, and
put the washing in the washing machine. I know this sounds like I’ve written it
backwards, but that’s the order I work in. After that, I cleaned the bathroom,
and then cleaned the bedroom window before my steam ran out. For lunch, I
proceeded to polish off a meat pie with mushy peas and tomato sauce (meat pies
don’t give me heartburn J),
quarter of a watermelon and 2/3 of a packet of Dorritos.
On the drive home from visiting my horse, I heard some
interesting news on the radio, as Fifi Box announced that she too is having a
baby. After the initial shock of wondering who the father could be (as I wasn’t
even aware that she was in a relationship; I thought she was still single), I
suddenly realised that our due dates must be very close together. Fifi has
written her story in a blog as well, and here is the link for anyone that’s
interested: http://www.fox.com.au/shows/fifi-and-jules/blogs/fifi-box-im-having-a-baby/
Tuesday, 20 November 2012 (Day 5)
I got very rudely awakened this morning by a strong urge to
vomit, without the corresponding nausea that normally comes with a need to
vomit. I guess the baby just wanted to
let me know that she’s alright. Yes, I do think the baby is a girl now,
although my cravings fluctuate wildly between sweet and salty food. It helps
that we have come up with a girl’s name for now, although surprises of the
gender variety are always welcome.
I had my first mango of the season today. It seems that I’m
not going to enjoy them as much as when I’m not pregnant, which is just as well
as they’re rather expensive down here. On the other hand, my favourite fruit of
choice, which is watermelon, is rather cheap down here, so I guess I’ll keep
devouring them as fast as I can buy them :-D. If I really want a mango, I’ll
stick with mango Weiss bars, as they’re still delicious, but still expensive.
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