Fourteen Weeks

This week: Wolverine Baby is three and a half inches long or about the size of a lemon.

Development: This week, Wolverine can make all kinds of faces.  She can squint, frown, and grimace.  She can also urinate (because her kidneys are producing urine now) and grasp with her little hands.  Also this week, her spleen will start helping to produce red blood cells, and her liver will start producing bile.

Are you craving anything? Yes!  And none of it is good for me.  I'm embarrassed to say that when I went to Costco on Sunday, I filled my buggy with waffles, Hot Pockets, pizza rolls, corn dogs, and chicken pot pies.  I realized this was not a wise decision, so I put it all back except for the corn dogs and pot pies.  So now I have something like 30 corn dogs in my freezer.  I'm just really relieved that TCBY isn't on my way to work.  I'd be there every day if it was.

Is there any food that turns you off? Yesterday for lunch, I tried to eat one of the chicken pot pies I got at Costco.  Um, it didn't work out well.

How do you feel? I'm still pretty nauseated (and beginning to worry that I'll be one of those women who's sick for nine months), and I still have heart burn at night.  But many of the other symptoms have abated, so that's been very nice.  I willingly admit, though, that my emotions seem to be crazier than usual these days. 

How is your sleep? Fairly good last night, but poor the night before last.  It feels like I can only get a good night's sleep every other night.

Most surprising thing you've noticed or experienced:  Probably the sobbing and laughing at the same time as mentioned in this post.  I'm also surprised at how much I think my bump looks like a beer belly. :)

Something you're surprised you haven't noticed or experienced: I was really thinking the nausea would be gone at this point.

Favorite/most comfortable article of clothing: A navy dress I found at Target a few weeks ago.  However, I have a feeling it'll end up being something I want to burn later because I will have worn it so much.  It's just really, really comfortable and still flattering.

How is Ray doing? He's taking my hormone-induced breakdowns like a champ and has really stepped up when it comes to cooking since I can't deal with raw meat.  Really, some days I feel like I married a man with the patience of Job.