Weight Gain: Nothing yet

Size of the baby: about the size of a poppy seed

Emotional stuff: This week has shown me how quickly I can expect this pregnancy to pass. I’m trying not to fast forward through it mentally because I want to give it the same attention I gave to my first pregnancy but realistically I know that isn’t going to happen. So, I’m going to try to keep up this blog and keep taking pregnancy photos as a way to give this little nugget attention.

I’m already completely invested in the pregnancy (obviously) and am more nervous this time around that something might happen. I keep having little snippets of thoughts like “I’m glad Q’s shirt is so big, that way it will fit her when the baby comes… or if I miscarry it’ll hopefully still fit whenever I get pregnant again.” I’m trying to be optimistic but realistic.

Physical stuff: Earlier this week I was exhausted, then I couldn’t sleep, not I’m exhausted again. I was having awful headaches, then they went away, now they are back. I’m also having nausea off and on but only one experience where I really thought I might puke. The next few weeks should be interesting… I really hope I’m not super sick.

I can’t stop eating: I can’t stop eating, just in general! When I was pregnant with Q I needed to snack all day to ward off nausea but this time I need to eat full on meals every few hours so I don’t feel sick. I’m already  feeling like a bottomless pit. I’ve been chowing down on my old staple of quinoa and veggies and have especially enjoyed the caprese pasta salad that I made on Friday night. It’s made with an entire box of pasta and I ended up eating at least 3/4 of it by myself over two days. It’s been a few hours and now I’m sad it’s gone because I’m hungry again! Mmmmm

I can’t even look at: I haven’t found any specific foods that make me queasy yet but I can see it coming.

Fitness: The weather has been great this week and we’ve been going for walks every day. We love to be outside. I’m hoping that toddler chasing will keep me in pretty good shape. I’m also going to look at a yoga studio that’s close by. I know they offer prenatal yoga but I don’t know how much it costs. I loved the place I went last time, especially since they let me trade in unused classes for spa services. That was awesome.

Birth prep: I looked at a doula website but that’s about it.

Baby prep: nada

Breastfeeding: Same as last week. Uncomfortable but no plans to stop.