Growing overnight

If you pick up a week-by-week baby book at any book store, you will see just how much the baby grows every week. It's quite incredible, how at this point my baby has arms, legs, a 4 chambered heart, a head, body, legs, the beginning of lung tissue, eyes, eye lids, and even ear lobes! Amazing.

My body has also been changing. For one, I am learning how "morning sickness" is quite the lie. How about 24/7 sickness, instead? Www.SafeFetus.com has been wonderful at helping me find medicines that are OK to take, and what aren't. For instance, Pepto Bismo and Dramamine are not safe for pregnancy. Pepto can cause birth deformities and Dramamine can cause contractions. Weird! So thank goodness for the prescription Phenegren! Sure, it knocks me the eff out in 30 mins flat, but it sure does help when I'm miserable and can't stay out of the bathroom.

Other changes? Well the titty fairy visited me again. I've always measured my breasts with my hands. Before the pregnancy, my hand, from beginning of palm to finger tips, almost covered my entire breast from the side. (A bit more than a handful for me, and an exact handful for my husband.) Now when I measure them, my hand covers my breast from beginning of palm to finger tip just over my nipple. They are almost twice as large, already. My bras are useless, and quite painful to wear. But you should see how happy my husband is to see them ;)

Because women don't start to show until about the 20th week, I thought I was quite safe for awhile. Because I am on my honeymoon and have spent a lot of time in the nude, noticing my body and how my body looks and feels has been a normal thing. Yesterday night, I went to sleep, thinking how nice it is that I still have my tiny waist for my honeymoon. When I awoke, I felt my waist again. And um... where did it go?! Turns out that bodies start to adjust way before the baby is big enough to show. My internal organs are shifting, and although I haven't gained any weight (I've even lost some due to how sick I've been) my pants are a bit snugger and my waist line (The little cinch below my rib cage) is thickening and quickly disappearing. My body is shifting to make room for the baby, and I am reaping the benefits already!

To tell you the truth, I really don't care. My husband and I got married on the 22nd, and although my hormones have caused a few fights, we are downright blissful. He rubs my stomach when he says good morning, we joke about how the baby is grounded for making me feel sick on my honeymoon. Any time I'm not feeling sick, we are enjoying the fact that BC is not needed. Scott seems to feel a bit guilty that he won't be hear for most of the pregnancy, so he has been pampering me. It's amazing having him around, and planning our family is fun, if a bit terrifying at the prospect of problems we are sure to run into.

All in all, an interesting twist of our original plans. I'm loving it!