Only symptoms really jumping to the forefront are PIO symptoms – crazy dreams, The Hunger, the Thirst, (and therefore, The Peeing).  But nothing really screams “Woohoo! Pregnant!” to me. And that sucks. Early days, I know, but I’m rather, um, impatient anyway, and have had my hopes up so very high for such a long [...]

So, being the compulsive symptom-watcher that I am, every twinge that’s hitting south of, oh, say, my shoulders has me convinced that this is it!  implantation cramping!  yes! Ahem.  And then I snap back to reality and blink really hard and start obsessing about my sniffly nose.  Sniffles = pregnancy, right?  (And neveryoumind that I’ve [...]

I can’t believe it.  Except I can, really, because this one feels different and has from the beginning.  We’ve never gotten this far before.  Not with a heartbeat.   And me – I’m all over the damned place.  Fluctuating between giddy and complacent.  I dreamed about a little boy, about ten years old.  Blond and [...]

According to a calendar I found online (damn, I love the Internets!) “Today, (6w2d) baby’s brain begins to form and cranial nerves are formed.”  How cool is that?  I should totally think smart thoughts today.  Or at least not eat any Little Debbi snack cakes… Back to work for a day, then off, then back [...]

increase my bust! Ok, did I just totally date myself?  I thought that was the funniest book I’d ever read, oh so many years ago, mostly because I couldn’t understand why anyone would want to be bustier than they had to be.  Boobs hurt when you ran or jumped.  They bounced annoyingly, even trussed up [...]

Pregnancy-nose sucks. Don’t get me wrong, I do find it reassuring.  But really?  Gagging at 8am because the garbage truck drives by?  Not fun. Smelling phantom badsmells?  Really not fun.  Looking forward to flying next week and then doing a lot of driving on mountain roads?  Not so much. Urp. At least I can say [...]