8 weeks

Because my symptoms have been so inconsistent and on-and-off, I'm really worried something's wrong and I'll lose this pregnancy. I don't have an appointment for another two weeks, eek! I've probably been hearing too many stories of missed miscarriages.

I never lost my lower belly pooch and extra ten pounds I gained last pregnancy, so it's hard to compare my "bump" with last times. I look now how I did probably around... 15 weeks last time. My stomach isn't hard, so I know it's not uterus/baby! Anyway, hopefully this little guy is growing well. My ring was already tight (wasn't before M) and now it's off completely - already.

Joy and Mom have been making me frozen meals - so sweet. And sad that I need them. If all goes well and at all like last time, I'll feel better in just four weeks. :)

I'm pretty much openly telling all my friends. I only have a handful, and I think of them all as close friends, plus I just can't keep a secret anymore!

Similar to with Marilyn again, workouts must be limited or I feel like DEATH later in the evening and the entire next day. Which I may anyway, but it definitely makes it soooo much worse! So TIU is good. Often I feel great after I get through the first ten minutes and it's hard to slow down or stop. Other times I feel so sick the entire time and I definitely move a lot slower.

Milk supply has DROPPED. :( But Marilyn so far seems to be getting enough... I'll talk to her doctor about it next week at her 9 month appointment. I have still been feeling engorged and sometimes leak in the mornings, so I wonder if it just feels different to me but she's actually still getting the same? So hard when it can't be measured. My nipples are so sensitive and I darn near cry now almost every time she nurses. I take it one session at a time - it helps she hasn't taken long to eat for a few months now (with exceptions of first and last feedings of the day.)

Pretty convinced little fetus is a BOY. Just because no-one in my family has had two girls in a row last couple generations at least - that I know of.. unless Grandma's sister was right before her, will have to ask.

My sweet tooth is pretty much gone and I want things like: sandwiches, salads, sirloin steak, spaghetti, chili, OJ, breakfast burritos or biscuit sandwiches. Snacking on saltines - I try to pair with light string cheese or laughing cow for extra protein and help it go further. I feel better when I add it, that's for sure. At least for a little bit. I feel best while eating, making it hard to not over-eat. Only a handful of times have I felt absolutely ravenous and eating enough for two grown men.