Watch the belly expand!
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I get a lot of the same questions about my pregnancy, so if you're curious, here are my answers:
- Do you have morning sickness?
- No! I was extremely lucky to skip this symptom. I had a little evening nausea around weeks 6-7, but I never got sick. Also, during the first trimester I had several food aversions (i.e. after we walked by a restaurant called "Chili Mac," just the thought of chili mac made me want to vomit.)... but mostly I've just been HUNGRY!
- Besides some backaches, trouble getting comfortable, going as slowly as a turtle up the stairs, and occasional heartburn I've really felt great.
- Any cravings?
- At the beginning, I really wanted salty foods: chips, cheese, Aunt Anne's pretzels, etc. Now, I'm way more into sweets. Fruit has been a constant craving, especially smoothies.
- Does the baby kick a lot?
- Now I feel her move all the time. I took until about week 21 for me to be sure I was actually feeling movement (and not "digestion," if you know what I mean). She gets especially active after I eat or drink something cold, lean back on the couch, or lay down. One of her favorite times to go crazy is during savasana--this is the part at the end of yoga class when we are SUPPOSED to be lying in total relaxation!
- She is getting big enough that I can feel definite baby parts when I feel my belly, but I have really no idea what I'm feeling. I'm probably just annoying her with all my poking and prodding! I can also see my belly moving now, which is very strange. Oh, and this girl has the hiccups at least twice a day.
- Do you have a name picked out?
- We do... but it's a secret ;) This was Tom's idea, and I'm really glad we stuck with it.
