14 weeks: Baby is working up to the size of a large navel orange this week. Pretty big right? I bought one for a recipe this week and it was amazing to hold it in my hand and know that the baby inside of me has gotten that big. It's not a little tadpole anymore. Baby can grasp and could even be sucking it's thumb right now. The tiny bones in it's ears are forming and soon it will be able to hear.
Cravings/Aversions: I love juice of all kinds. I like sour things lately like lemon-flavored things, pineapple, and sour candy. Still think iced tea tastes strange. Craving breakfast sandwiches most mornings (like an egg mcmuffin) but haven't given in yet mainly because I don't have time.
Symptoms: Well, I'm not sure if this is pregnancy related or lack of physical fitness or both but I mowed the lawn yesterday and I'm pooped. Our mower is a push mower with no power drive so it's all man power. It felt good to get some physical activity but I am so sore and tired today. Next time I will drink more water and take more breaks. My skin is not so good lately. It's like I'm back in my teenage years. I'm having a lot of round ligament pain so when I laugh or sneeze or get up too fast I have a pulling sensation in my lower abdomen and it can be quite painful. I have been having nosebleeds which seems like one of the less common pregnancy symptoms. If you ask Carl, he will tell you I'm not sleeping well. Lol. Poor guy, I've been tossing and turning and kicking and his sleep is suffering because of me. I think I'm going to be using Benadryl pretty frequently during this pregnancy. I'm getting a bit of a belly these days and I think I'm going to have to start documenting the progress of the "bump" soon.
New this week: Mother's Day was this past weekend. I wasn't sure what to expect this year because I'm a mama but my baby isn't here yet. Carl surprised me Saturday with the most thoughtful gift. He picked out the cutest flower gift bag and matching tissue paper. Inside was a bottle of perfume. I had mentioned wanting this perfume one time last Fall. I can't believe he remembered. He also bought me a baby name book so maybe we can pick out some potential names for Sprout. We had a great weekend together. And he was so thoughtful to make me feel like a mommy. I have a great husband! Sunday we celebrated with Carl's family and then worked together on the yard. It was a very nice weekend but too short.
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