14 Week Update

Time for a quick update. Still nauseous (a lot actually), still tired, less cramping (yay), and now I have chloasma (dark spots on my face from the hormones).

The bump is bigger (no, I will not be one of those ladies who post non-stop belly photos) and at times I swear I feel something where I know the baby has made it's territory. I know people say that you can't feel the baby this early, but they also say women who know what it already feels like can feel the baby as soon as 10 weeks. Which just means to me that women CAN feel it as early as I am but they somehow just don't recognize it. Now, I was never blessed to experience movement with my two angels, but I do believe that miscarriage allows you to have a better connection with your body. Also, I am on bed rest which means I rest a lot so I am not distracted by noises or my own movements. I am not claiming I feel this little one all the time, just maybe twice in the past week and each time I have been laying down and just concentrating on the baby (and I know it isn't gas). It hasn't been terribly strong (the baby is still tiny after all), but it is noticeable when I am relaxing.

The other night I felt the baby for about 20 seconds while falling asleep and I shockingly turned to Daniel and said "Daniel! I think the baby is moving!" So then I told Daniel I was going to poke the baby and see what happens. Sure enough, I got a reaction from bubs!

My morning sickness is up and down. I get about a 1.5-2 days a week where I am sick all day but don't throw up--these are my good days. The rest of the week I am pretty darn miserable. I am normally sick at night, but I try to sleep through it. Last night was brutal and it is all because I woke up to a puppy hacking on the bed. I reached over to pick Shadow up from the bed before she made a mess on our comforter, but instead I stuck my whole hand into a very thick puppy vomit and it wreaked!!! I got Shadow off the bed and helped her to feel better, but then noticed she was covered in vomit, so she got a bath (the other dog was so happy when she realized she didn't get a midnight bath). The dogs then wanted outside so we let them do their thing, but Shadow pulled Misty a bit too hard and Misty hit her head against the corner and she got a small cut on her ear which bled all over her white fur. So she didn't get out of a bath after all. This whole time I knew I was going to be sick, but it was biding it's time until Daniel heated up some leftover steak and to me it reminded me of the smell of the puppy vomit all over my hands...then I threw up (and then ate the last bite of steak, yum!).

Just replace 'carpet' with 'bed'.

This all happened around 4-5am. I know people will just laugh and say "it's preparing you for kids." I don't find this statement funny (even though I said it to Daniel half laughing as we were bathing a puke-covered dog). To me, any statement involving "get sleep now or else you will regret it," or "better go out while you can" are rather annoying and insensitive. I think they are mean and condescending. I think that no one should ever say these or anything related to it to any pregnant couple. Daniel and I have had more alone time then we ever wanted and we are fully ready for the challenges of parenthood. After losing your wanted children you kind of get into the "shut up and stop complaining" mode to parents and pregnant women. Now I talk about my symptoms on here, but mostly to document them for myself, they are never meant to be complaints (if they were you would know). Mini rant over.

My appointment is tomorrow. At this appointment we will schedule a date for the gender scan and the anatomy scan. So excited!