Weeks 9-12

Week 9

We had our first real appointment on Monday, May 6th. Our midwife plopped me on the table and gave me a going-over. She said my uterus curls backwards in my pelvis, which may give me back pain for a couple weeks. They took my blood and gave us a free water-squeezy-sports cup thing. Fair trade I guess.

We can feel a hard ball in my belly now. Nothing is showing, but at least now we can feel something. My clothes are pinching just a tad, I think because I'm all bloaty. I lost a couple pounds since my last appointment, which is good because I had been eating some fattier foods than normal and I was worried, but I just haven't been able to eat much of anything despite the fact that I'm constantly hungry. I get sick two bites into it. I'm glad this is my last month with that problem.

Week 10

I don't expect this to be a very significant week. Apparently at this point the fetus is working on building fingernails and intestines. Supposedly it's moving around a lot, trying out those new muscles it's been building. It can hear, but I doubt my guts make for stimulating conversation.

It's kind of freaky looking, isn't it? I got that backache my midwife promised. I hope this baby moves up soon. My ooginess has cut down, but still torments me from time to time. At least the majority of the day is oogy-free. For Mother's Day we went for Thai food, and I had no problem wolfing down as many spring rolls and helpings of sticky rice and evil jungle prince as I could fit. It was really good.

Week 11

The backaches have subsided. I don't feel like there's been a physical change in weeks. My clothes that were pinching fit again because I lost weight from not being able to eat. Seems my ooginess has pretty much quit, except when I'm very hungry. I'm also not as sleepy.

My family is coming next week to wait for my aunt to give birth. We haven't all been together for more than 10 years, I guess this will be a good time to tell them. Mike's family is in good humor about it, though his brother did say "Oh, well" when he heard. His father says this will limit our lives, but he's wrong. Children are portable, and they adapt very well. Besides, it'll only be the one for a long time.

Week 12

This is it! The baby is completely formed this week, and the chance of miscarriage is practically nill!

Pretty much everyone knows now. I thought it would be harder than it was to have people know. Still, it's early enough that I feel wierd talking about it with people I don't live with.

On Sunday I was posing for my art class, and I felt it! It was a quivery, fluttery, electric feeling in one tiny spot, and it came and went, punctuated by miniscule pops. I feel it every now and then, it's a singular sensation.

Whoa, I just started this page, and already I have to start month 4! How can time that crawls this slow pass so fast?