Eating, Eating, and More Eating!!!

I feel like all I do any more is eat and sleep. I eat, drink, sit for a second, then out of the blue I am ravenously hungry once more! My eyes begin to wander desperately searching for a source of nutrition that will not cause my stomach to churn too badly. The staple right now is unsalted saltines. (Seems a strange idea, but okay.) I am now in love with red vines. I can eat them by the fistful and still go back for more. Isaac purchased a 4 lb. container of them and I have been having a hay day over the last 24 hours. The need to feed is not so bad when I am at home, but can be quite inconvenient when I am at work. I frequently wander into the kitchen to grab a cracker from my purse and nibble it as inconspicuously as possible. If I ate in front of the ladies I work with they would expect to receive some food too! So for now I sneak about and feed my cravings in shadowy corners away from wandering eyes.
You'd think that all this eating would have me gaining lots of weight. Not so. I have lost a pound.

Cravings

It has been a strange thing dealing with cravings and such things on top of morning sickness. I am starving the vast majority of the time I am awake, and yet I don't feel like eating anything. Sometimes it takes seeing or smelling something that makes me have an actual craving. For example, today I walked into my apartment after work and smelled maple syrup. I thought perhaps Isaac had made pancakes and eaten them with syrup...but I discovered that what had really taken place was that he had made up the rest of the maple syrup sausage and eaten it. But the cogs in my head were already turning over the subject of pancakes. I quickly discovered that I wanted them. Blueberry pancakes doused in maple syrup. I avoided following through since I knew that cooking the pancakes would take more time than I felt I could spare...being tired from work. I sat for a while, indecisive until my stomach decided for me. It's so strange being so tired most nights and yet being so starved that I have to eat then or never. It's kinda annoying actually to jump up in the middle of the night with a craving. I hope it's only a first trimester thing, since I only have 3 more weeks to go.

Nausea

Today has been a bad day for feeling nauseated. I have been chewing down ginger snaps (at Amy's suggestion) by the dozens, and though they have helped for a little while, the nausea is soon to return. Unlike previous experiences I have had with morning sickness, the last 24 hours I have been gagging at the slightest provocation. This morning even the smell of my poor husband was almost too much for me. I really hope that this will end soon!

Sickening Smells

Well, the time has finally hit when smells are getting to me. It is amazing to me how something I only barely noticed now has become such a big issue. For example, garlic can be quite a turn-off when it is strong, but I can't stand the slightest whiff of it right now! (Isaac has been banned from purchasing his favorite garlic bread.) Things that are rotting/going bad are detestable. My perfume that I kept for myself from the Mary Kay stuff is gross smelling now.
As for things that smell good, well, they are few and far between. The one thing that I find surprising is that pickles smell extremely good to me (though they taste about the same as always). I commented to one of my coworkers the other day that if the juice from pickles was a perfume, I'd probably be wearing it.

Another Dream

I invariably am dreaming about baby/babies. The other day I had a dream that I was at Walmart with Isaac and our *twin* boys. We were in a panic and searching over and over for car seats. Of course, Walmart was retarded in my dream and didn't have any car seats. I then spent tons of money on purchasing a double-seated stroller. It was crazy how much I was panicking. Crazy also was the fact that I had *twin* boys. I hope that that won't happen!

Dreaming

So being pregnant has created a whole new realm of dreams for me. I have had violent, terrible dreams, dreams about worries I have, and just plain strange pregnancy-related dreams. The most notable dream I had recently had some really funny elements to it. One thing I recalled to Isaac the next morning was that a lady in the dream warned me that if a bird pooped on my head I would go into preterm labor. Another thing I was told was that 'girls are poison'. Twice. I guess that was referring to the gender of my baby? It was kinda funny, but kinda weird.

The Black List

I have a small, but growing list of foods that are No-No's during my pregnancy...they just don't appeal any more.

1. Subway Sandwiches (in general). I first began experiencing morning sickness after consuming a subway sandwich. It wasn't that good to begin with as it had mayonnaise (a big no-no, pregnant or not), and the bread was doughy in the middle. Blech!

2. Snickers. Isaac lovingly purchased a king-sized Snickers candy bar for me. He brought it home late one night and I was too tired to eat it. The next day I opened the wrapper and popped half the bar in my mouth and began chewing. To my horror it tasted AWFUL! The sugary sweetness became too much for me and I could feel this awful gagging sensation at the back of my mouth as my body cried "spit it out! Spit it out!!!" Yeah. Sadness.

3. Popcorn. I ate popcorn today. I'm feeling really sick now. Oh well.

I'm sure the list will grow, but so far, that is what I have had to give up as a pregnant woman.

The Beginning

So I have been thinking about blogging on my pregnancy experience and have finally decided it was time. I'm 7 weeks pregnant today...every Wednesday will be my week-starter. In 3 weeks, at the beginning of week 10, I am going to my first appointment with my OBGYN. It will be exciting.
Being pregnant has been exciting in general. I check up on different websites to see how far along my baby is, that what I'm experiencing is normal, and what kinds of things I should do/not do. Isaac and I frequently talk about our baby as what size it currently is (right now it is a 'blueberry') and talk about baby wanting this and baby needing that.
Welcome to my new blog!