Pregnancy Update: 9 Weeks

Yesterday, I reached the nine week marker for the pregnancy. I had my first prenatal appointment, and although we weren't able to find the heartbeat this time, we aren't worried. Apparently that's normal at this point, and we will definitely be able to hear it at the next appointment. We also announced to the world - via Facebook - that we are growing our family. It's nice not to have to keep it a secret anymore!

So far the pregnancy has been really easy. I haven't had any morning sickness, though I didn't feel well a few times until after I ate. As soon as I got some food in me, I felt fine! There haven't been many cravings yet (though I did desperately want some Kraft mac 'n cheese last week, and opted to get the organic Annie's brand instead as a compromise), but I have had a lot of food aversions. I'm hungry all the time, but can't seem to eat more than a few bites of anything (even things I normally like) before I decide I really don't want it anymore. The Hubby has been very good about encouraging me to eat when I don't feel like it. I'm still working on my water intake. Drinking plenty of water is something I have always struggled with, and it's no less challenging when you're pregnant! I know I can do it though, I just have to be intentional about it. 

Last week I felt tired almost every day. It wasn't just sleepy; it was the I-just-woke-up-and-I-feel-like-I-need-to-sleep-all-day kind of tired. Fortunately my energy seems like it has come back this week, so I should be able to get the recommended exercise in. I've had several crazy pregnancy dreams as well. I dreamt that I was eating raw almonds one night, and I remember tasting them in my dream. They were the most delicious things I have ever tasted! Of course, when I woke up, I didn't want any almonds (I guess food aversions take place even when you dream about eating). The other dream that I thought was especially funny was me dreaming about going to my first prenatal appointment before we went. I've been thinking - quite irrationally - that I would get to the appointment and they would tell me I wasn't pregnant, and that there was no baby in there (forget the fact that I've had no period and took TWO pregnancy tests, both of which were positive)! Well, in this dream, we went to the appointment and found out there were actually FIVE babies growing inside me. Three boys, and two girls. You should have seen G's face when I told him about it the next day! Well, I don't know if there are five or not (seems pretty unlikely), but there's definitely at least ONE baby, and my pregnancy has been confirmed by professionals. Maybe I'll stop being paranoid now.