State of the Pregnancy at 16 Weeks
I made the mistake of taking my prenatal vitamins before finishing my breakfast this morning. Ugh. Cue nausea all morning. I know better than to take anything that has B vitamins in it if I don’t have a full stomach, but somehow I got distracted.
Then I went and brushed my teeth. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.
You know, vitamins and attempts at oral hygiene aside, I really haven’t had issues with nausea. I know I’m one of the lucky ones in that respect. On the other hand, the way my hips feel when I’m walking up and down stairs is–let’s just say interesting, shall we?
I have stairs right by my room at school. My room is on the second floor, while important things like the copier and the door I enter and leave from are on the first. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time on stairs (or lately, avoiding stairs). Thank goodness for the rickety old elevator.
I’m starting to look pregnant a bit, I think. Being really overweight, it’s not extremely obvious yet, but there’s definitely a difference in my shape. It’s kind of cool. I should be able to feel the baby move in another few weeks, and I really can’t wait for that. I wonder if I’ll know what’s happening the first time I feel him or her?
I’m getting more emotional, too. Things are making me cry that don’t usually. Like the entire last ten minutes of <I>Akeelah and the Bee</I>, which I’ve seen enough times that I really shouldn’t be tearing up. Hormones. Gotta love ‘em.
The next big deal will be the ultrasound in a few weeks. It should be the one where we find out if we need boy stuff or girl stuff if the baby’s not playing hard to get. I’ve been telling him or her to make sure to face the camera when the picture is taken, but I’m not sure if he or she is listening. The story of a parent’s life, I guess.