So it's week 14 nearly 15.
Unfortunately, last week I got beaten by the common cold which whilst pregnant I can second that it is miserable. I was off work for the week - although this is the US, so technically I was still working but from under my duvet. There were only a few things I could take to ease the symptoms. Hall's cough sweets for my sore throat, Tylenol for the headaches with a small dose of Robitussin for the non stop evening cough. The classic remedy of hot milk and honey also helped me feel better.
As for bean. I think he (yes could be a she) is fine. This week I purchased my first 'maternity' dress....don't be thinking tent, this is quite fitted and it definitely makes me look pregnant. I will wait to wear to work till next week as it really does accentuate that I have a pregnant belly and not a 'whose been eating all the pies' belly. My normal dresses have been casually disguising my bump.
It is quite wonderful to see my belly grow. I don't seem to be worried by the added weight I've gained, it maybe weird but I get excited to see the number rise as it just means little bean is growing. I'm now 120Lbs, approx 6Lbs (for my Euro friends 54+ kilos, so I've put on 2.72 kilos) which is just bigger than a small bag of potatoes.
Here is a photo of me at 14.5 weeks, just very subtle growth. To an untrained Cat eye it maybe difficult to see any changes from last week.
So that's it for this week.
So a lots been happening over here and it's time to start blogging again. Yee haa!
We have been in San Francisco for over a year now and it's Spring and it seems the perfect time to start to bloom. Yes.........I am 14 weeks pregnant. Joakim and I are super excited and over the coming weeks/ months I've decided to keep a journal to share and for one day I hope that Borgnolds Junior can take a peek too.
Here's me at 13.5 weeks.
I am growing slowly, but oh so surely. Putting on a nice 5Lbs so far. Thankfully I haven't had any morning sickness, but do feel very tired by mid-afternoon/ early evening. I have no cravings or food fads, except my wish for milk. It's more because I'm aware that I need calcium perhaps rather than an impulsive desire. Other than that I am good.
At 12 weeks Joakim and I went together for the Ultrasound at the Prenatal Center. As well as the ultrasound we received the results back from genetic tests on lots of blood tests. At 39 I am technically in a higher bracket for genetic issues, but as my results were all negative with very low risk we have decided for now not to do any invasive testing. Let's see as there are more screening tests between now and 20 weeks, we will just wait and see.
For now here are a couple of pictures of the wee bean. He (we don't know that- but feels more human to call it a he rather than an it) was quite a mover so we got lots of pictures.
It's a funny feeling to be pregnant in America which is has a slightly different attitude to pregnancy and birth perhaps to that of Amsterdam or the UK but I am sure as I go I will find my personal approach. Let's see.
That's it for today, but I will keep you updated weekly.
Love Cat
