Today our tiny human is 15 weeks old! The baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs about 2 1/2 ounces, coming in about the size of an apple! Just 11 weeks ago, the baby was only the size of a poppyseed! It's crazy how much they grow! I am told that within the next few weeks I may start to feel our tiny human move!
During the last part of week 13 and the first part of week14 morning sickness came back with a vengeance. Luckily it tapered off around day 3 of my 14th week so the majority of this week has been really nice. The best part? The chocolate aversion is almost completely gone!
Newest symptom? Crazy hormones (story below) and back pain. I didn't think back pain started until the baby was big enough to put pressure on your spine. Nope. Apparently as the ligaments between your bones in your pelvis soften and stretch, you can experience significant lower back pain. It still makes me happy and comforted when I experience new symptoms, so I didn't mind. The pain at times was intense enough to where I felt faint, but a heating pad for 15 minutes at a time on my back helped a lot.
Hormones. Oh hormones. I cry over everything. Commercials. Pretty music. Inspiring quotes. Everything. I find it incredibly fascinating and at times, humorous. I haven't felt irritable or angry, mostly just emotional. Yesterday (Thursday) I was on the phone with Justin as we was headed home from work when I heard a crash. Then Justin exclaimed, "Woh! Someone just rear-ended me. I need to go talk to them." Of course I asked him if he was okay, and he was, but after getting off the phone I sobbed. I kept thinking "I don't want to raise a baby alone!" and I was sure Justin was *not* going to be fine. In reality he was fine. It was just a fender bender. Except...it wasn't even that. 5 minutes later Justin called me back...there wasn't even any damage to the car! Talk about an overreaction...I couldn't explain why I felt so emotional about something so minor, but I am glad it was really nothing and my reaction is something we can laugh about now.
Our next checkup is on Tuesday the 3rd and I'm not *entirely* sure what they'll be doing. But it's the first time I'll be meeting for an appointment with our new midwife, so I'm excited.
We are also going to attempt a gender check in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned!
Overview of This Week:
The Bump: Nothing yet, but I can feel where it's going to start poking out soon!
Symptoms: Morning sickness, back pain, emotional, sleeplessness.
Cravings: Salads. Always salads. Constantly salads.
Aversions: Almost nothing. Depending on the day I can even stand to be around chocolate!
Looking Forward To: Feeling the baby, gender check, seeing the bump!
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