Today I’m 4 weeks, 6 days. The Pregnancy Calendar says I’m 34 days into my pregnancy, 20 days post ovulation. I’ve passed the magic 18 days post ovulation – the first of many “I’ll take what I can get” milestones that I’m reassuring myself with.
My pregnancy related accomplishments to date:
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my significant other had to employ some serious Mission Impossible skills in order to sneak pregnancy tests to the grocery check-out while I distracted the kids (look kids, sliced turkey is on sale!) because they can read and just casually tossing some pregnancy tests into the shopping cart with the groceries would have caused a major uproar once they sounded out “puh-reg-nan-see-tuh-est“
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no spotting of any sort beyond a few pinpricks that were probably the little person burrowing nicely into their new home
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I’ve peed on three rather expensive sticks in a series of mostly incredulous Murphy Brown-like moments where I just couldn’t believe I wasn’t going through very early menopause. I think pregnancy tests are the only time in my life where I’ve been tempted to consider something I peed on to be a keepsake.
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visited the Pregnant After 40 board at iVillage and was instantly depressed at how bleak it all seemed
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listened as both my dear friends whooped in disbelief and glee when I told them why we weren’t going to enjoy a three-martini play-date anytime soon
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watched my poor significant other try to grapple with this whole concept… or rather this whole conception. It’s his first.
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watched my sort-of B chest expand on it’s way to previous D heights. Perhaps this will distract my significant other a little.
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I’m cutting down on coffee, which is painful and the worst withdrawal is ahead of me
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I’d like to think the cramps (ow) are the lack of coffee, but it’s probably somebody making their little self quite comfortable. They’re the “stretchy” type cramps, and there’s no bleeding, so I’m trying to stay calm
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early pregnancy exhaustion and dizzy spells have arrived… I could sleep standing up, or in a meeting. That’s not a great career move, by the way.
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fretted that I wasn’t feeling any morning sickness. Until 3pm today. Suddenly it’s here… and I’m wondering why I missed it. They say it’s a positive sign… I keep telling myself that
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took my lunch today (veggies, yogurt, whole wheat crunchy things) in a desperate attempt to start off healthy
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started on prenatal vitamins. I remember these, why do they have to smell so revolting?
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noticed my sense of smell has gone overboard when I kept sniffing my vitamins and gagging
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realized I’ll have to buy maternity clothes for the office
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realized I gave away every single baby-related thing I had
