8 Week Update

Welp, it's been awhile. Again. Sorry guys!

There's just... not much going on. Thank G-d.

We had our first OB appointment on Friday. The office was running late so it took forever, but it's my regular gynecologist that I've been going to for years, so they know E and I really well and take the time to talk everythingggg over with us. Which is nice. He did a regular (non-vaginal) ultrasound, with the warning that if he couldn't see what he needed to see from that then he'd do a vaginal but he could see the heartbeat perfectly well (E says he also saw it and it was "really strong", but I have no idea what they were talking about, haha. I couldn't see anything moving. Whatevs!) and it was measuring close enough to 8w3d (which we were on Friday according to our IUI date) that he was totally satisfied with not doing more. I think it was like 7w6d or something.

Our next appointment isn't for a month (!!!) at 12 weeks, and we have to decide whether to do a test for Downs Syndrome. E doesn't want to, because we're not high-risk and even if it gives us high chances of having it, it doesn't mean it WILL be an issue. I'm not totally sold on not doing it, but I don't really know much about it and need to look into it more. Who knows.

Last Monday we went out for dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant (yummm) and then saw Avenue Q, which was hilarious but super crude. Like, uncomfortably crude. But still hilarious. And an old roommate of mine, who lives in Australia, came to stay with us from Friday-Sunday. Love her, but she's super high energy and it was a little intense. Thankfully she has family in town also, so she spent time with them as well. Then she and I went out to dinner with 3 other friends Saturday night, and that was super fun.

This coming week we have a black tie fundraiser event that E and I are going to. I rented a gown from RentTheRunway.com but it doesn't come until Wednesday (the event is Thursday)... and it's sequined? I don't know what I was thinking. I'm NOT a flashy person, but I waited until last week to pick a dress and it was one of only a few options left in my size for this week. So... emerald green sparkles it is. Yikes. Erm, here's a photo from the website, but I'll be wearing a black shell underneath it for modesty reasons:

Ugh I'm even more nervous now that I'm looking at it again. There's gonna be a lot of Spanx involved, I can tell you that much. Oh and did I mention that E hasn't rented his tux yet? And that he's scheduled to work that night even though he requested it off months ago? Yeah. Good times. Wish us luck. :)

Anyway, let's move on to the 8 week update, shall we?


How far along: 8 weeks 5 days (as of Sunday)

Size of baby: Raspberry :)

Physical symptoms: Sore boobs are baaack- and they've grown. E thought I was wearing a push-up bra on our date night and was floored when he realized it was a regular one when I was getting into pj's that night, lol. Bloated. Tiiiired again. Still SUPER sensitive to smells, very "gaggy", nauseous constantly (but not as bad as before). I get cravings but they're quick, and sometimes by the time I get the thing I wanted it's turned into an aversion, haha. Poor E. Also I've had dreams about certain foods that are unattainable: a certain bruschetta that we got once in rural Canada (~14hrs away from us) and marzipan rugelach we had in Jerusalem. As in, Jerusalem, Israel. Yep. That's not happening! If that one continues I might have to ask a friend to buy and ship them to me, lol). And some ACNE. Thank G-d, I missed out on this in high school, and it's really more like a rash than actual acne right now, but it's across both cheeks and not cute.

Weight gain/loss: Last we was REALLY carby because of the nausea, so as of yesterday I was up 5 or 6 lbs- yikes. But it's really like a 1-2lb gain bc I'm counting from before the iui and I started eating gluten again right after the iui (for the first time in almost a year), so that's why. I haven't been eating a LOT, but what I have been eating has been really carby and I've been constipated. K I'm done making excuses. Bring on the warm weather so I can go for some freaking walks!!!

Maternity clothes: Nope

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: A-ok in this department.

Best moment since last week: Hearing that there's still a heartbeat at our appointment- phew! And we told a few more people. Two very close friends on Monday and then our grandparents on Friday and Sunday. They're all VERY excited. The "circle of trust" is growing a lot faster than I'm comfortable with, but these are all people we'd share with if something G-d forbid went wrong, so that's reassuring. Also I think my mom let it slip to one of her sisters, because she asked my mom straight-out about how our fertility... journey?... is going and my mom's the worst liar in the world. So she told her on the condition that she doesn't tell a soul. And my aunt lost her husband almost exactly a year ago (my favorite uncle, btw), so it really lifted her mood and she was really grateful for the good news.

Movement: Not yet.

Cravings/Aversions: Sweet things still taste "off"- definitely not as good. I'm finding myself more drawn towards spicy and sour things whenever I have an appetite. Load on the wasabi on my (cooked) sushi. Don't you dare give me mildly spiced Indian food. Throw in an extra dash of hot sauce into that, please. It's all pretty out of character. Tomato sauces are kind of grossing me out (I ran into a real problem on Shabbos when the host serve a SPICY fish dish but it was covered in tomato-based sauce. What's a girl to do?? I couldn't eat it in the end). Raw and baked chicken are still grossing me out. Any chunk of meat, really. If it's in something (like how Indian is served on/in rice), I can handle it (still not thrilled about it though), but by itself it's just nauseating. I sort of am just grossed out by everything but can sort of find a limited window of time where things are appealing and I have to jump on it right then or it's gross again. Fun and games. :)

Gender: E and my mom keep calling it "he". Like maybe only once in the past week did E correct himself and say "Oh, or 'she'...". lol. I'm also leaning towards a "he" but I have no reason for that, and would be just as thrilled with a girl. My mom and I also discussed today how I've got thick, curly, dark hair and E has thin, straight, blonde hair, and his dad's hair is like strawberry blonde, so this kid could end up with any combination of those! Pretty crazy. Probably blue eyes though since E and I both have blue eyes, as do all of our parents. Boom.

Labor signs: Hopefully not for 7+ months!

Belly button:  Innie

What I miss:  Nothing!

What I am looking forward to: Tuesday and hitting the 9 week mark (3/4 of the way through the 1st trimester!!!) and so on. I'm really anxious about everything, so every day feels a little bit "safer". And at the same time, scarier because, G-d forbid, if something bad happens it'll be worse the farther along we are. Not that there's any tangible reasons to be nervous, but y'know, I'm me. So it's complicated.