7 Weeks

Baby Forehand Update as of January 16, 2012:

- Here I am at 7 and a half weeks.

- My heart beats 153 times a minute.

I'm craving pickles, pineapple, apple juice, bagels with cream cheese, watermelon, and waffles. I've been having the typical  pregnancy symptoms but also having to unbutton my jeans every now and then because I am afraid of squishing the baby. Sleeping is difficult because of nausea and restlessness. 

Nausea and vomiting are insane!!! Taking Dramamine to make it through the day and Unisom at night. Doctor prescribed me Zofran for emergencies, but I have held off just because I'm afraid of side effects. Plenty of liquids and Vitamin B6. I have resorted to crystalized ginger. Yes, it is very gross and starts off kinda sweet and then just sends this zesty, fiery burn through my mouth. Thankfully, my husband found B-natal lollipops and a coworker shared some Preggie Drops.

I'm exhausted all the time and find it hard to stay awake around 2:30pm. My students are very sweet and ask lots of questions. They want to know the gender and the name. They want to have a say in the name. I have told them it will be a family name and when we know the name, we will share it. 

I have begun to have some anxiety about being so far from family and if I will be able to work or not. I always imagined raising a child in Georgia close to family and friends. Many of my friends back home are pregnant, and I miss going through this experience with them as well. 

I pray for a healthy baby. I just hope its neural tube closes and everything goes into the right place and that I have not harmed the baby in any way.