Tuesday, 15
January 2013
I am noticing a correlation between how hungry I am and how
much I want to sleep. The more I want to eat, the more I want to sleep. I’m
eating lots of salads now, and the scales didn’t change this week, so I guess
I’m free to continue listening to my appetite. I love eating things with
cheese. I either have them on rice thins or in a sandwich. The things I like to
eat with cheese are tomatoes and mayonnaise, cold turkey and cranberry sauce,
Promite, and (wait for it…) strawberry jam. For those wondering how I can eat
cold turkey when all the pregnancy guides say that I’m not to eat cold deli
meats, I buy the pre-packaged containers from the supermarket and consume it
within two days. I figure that this minimises the risks of contamination by
various organisms, and I haven’t had any problems with this. This compares with
the bad experience I had with some bought coleslaw that was near its use by
date which came back up within an hour of consuming it.
Here's a new one. I rolled over last night from left to
right side, and as I reached lying flat on my back I did a little stretch. At
the height of the stretch (so belly muscles are all stretched out), baby
decides to wallop me right where my belly button is. My instant reaction was to
hold my belly and curl up into the foetal position and wonder what on earth
that was. It took me a few seconds to figure it out, and then I was too scared
to move in case it happened again! Up until now, it's been lots of bubbles
(feels like a boiling pot) and ripples (like on a pond), and a few nudges that
I've been starting to feel from the outside, but this gi-normous thump was
totally new and slightly frightening. I'm a bit scared of what's to come now.
Thursday, 17 January 2013 (Day 2)
Target had a baby sale starting today. As I discovered
today, if you want to know how many pregnant women are in a city, go to a baby
sale. There are lots of them out there! I bought two pregnancy tops (when I say
bought, I mean that I put on layby), a gorgeous cotton blanket that I couldn’t
walk past, an ear thermometer and two cupboard locks. I want to buy the baby an outfit just from
me, but I’m having trouble finding the right one, especially as we don’t know
the gender of our precious bundle of joy. I am discovering that boy’s clothes
are much closer to gender neutral colours, but I still haven’t found the right
outfit. I guess there’ll be plenty of time to buy the baby/toddler/child
clothes in the future, and besides, that blanket is absolutely adorable!
If you haven’t read this blog, and you have been or are
pregnant, and you need a laugh, please feel free to follow this link: http://www.xojane.com/family/what-you-wont-expect-when-youre-expecting
My belly button is nearly ready to pop out. I can pull it
out, but it won’t stay out. Two nights ago I couldn’t pull it out, so maybe in
two more nights it will stay out.
Friday, 18 January 2013 (Day 3)
I’m wondering if I’m experiencing Braxton hicks. I have been
experiencing a tightening in my pelvis, which I attributed to bub deciding to
plant its head on my bladder, however while it is uncomfortable, it doesn’t
actually make me want to go to the toilet. Rather, I want to shift positions.
It seems to happen more in times of mild exercise, which is making me wonder if
it is in fact Braxton hicks.
Sunday, 20 January 2013 (Day 5)
My feet are stretching. They’re wider than they used to be,
so my shoes fit differently, and toward the end of the day they feel like
they’re flattening out, like the arch is disappearing.
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