Today I am 2 and 1/2 months pregnant (10 weeks.) There have been so many small changes happening to my body. It started with sore breasts. Then getting tired easier. I’ve had increased sensitivity to smells and have been feeling more emotional than usual. I’ve had acid reflux from time to time, which is completely new to me. And my bladder seems to feel more full and I wake up in the middle of the night and have to go right now!
I feel grateful that I’ve had a hearty appetite and have been enjoying food immensely. My appetite has definitely increased. Every time Jeff tells someone about my appetite- his exaggeration grows- apparently I have the appetite of four horses, according to him.
Overall I feel great and have been getting exercise, time in nature, and go soak up some sunshine every chance I get.
The baby has grown from the size of a sesame seed, to a blueberry, to a kidney bean, to a grape and now to a kumquat (which doesn’t help me visualize much because I’ve never seen one of those.) The baby is around an inch long. I got out my ruler to see an inch. How can the baby be so small and be growing organs and all that? It amazes me.
I have a belly that is just starting to show. Jeff loves to see my changing belly and we both rub it and talk to the baby. We still feel in awe that this is real.
I’ve had some food cravings. First carrots, then I couldn’t seem to get enough hard-boiled eggs. I would eat the hard-boiled eggs without salt or anything, they tasted so good to me. Then I had a major craving for potatoes- I wanted more and more and more. Any family member will laugh when they read that because my sister and I were famous growing up for our huge helpings of potatoes. Jeff and I don’t eat potatoes very often, but they’ve been making their way into the house more and more these days. A craving that surprised me was bananas. We don’t ever have bananas around. I just wasn’t interested in them and I also felt slightly guilty for buying food that has to travel so far to make it’s way to us. But suddenly, I got a craving for bananas. Now I want to eat bananas all the time. And I’ve let the guilt go, right now I just want to eat what sounds good to me and enjoy myself. I’ve had a new appreciation for fresh pineapple. It seems that I’m experiencing food in a whole new way. So many foods that I’ve had many times throughout my life, taste incredible- better than they’ve ever tasted before. The flavor seems intensified. Maybe it’s connected to the heightened smells, perhaps I’m experiencing heightened taste as well? Who knows? But I’m sure enjoying it. One night I ate half a lemon, I pretty much devoured it. Jeff got a real kick out of that one.
I’m craving everything fresh. I dream of summer foods from the garden and harvesting to my heart’s content. Food is constantly on my mind. I think of it. I dream of it. I savor it.
Cheers to being pregnant!