Yes- I know, I read too much. Just take a look at that picture, while that is not our baby, that is how old and how big our baby is right this second. I am often dumbfounded at the idea of how quickly our little life was conceived and how big it gets every day.
We are roughly the size of a prune or a kumquat...If you are unaware of what a kumquat is or how big... Here is a look...
It is amazing to me that I have something that big growing in my belly! I don't feel like I am really showing that much! It just looks like I went on an all cake all the time diet.
Rick and I often joke that the growing bulge in my belly is actually a "food baby" and not our baby. The definition of "food baby" is something most people choose not to discuss, but I will because the more preggo I get, the less filtering I do.
Food baby: (noun,) a descended stomach that appears like a baby-bump but is not the fetus, this phenomenon is caused by a build up of gases, food and digestive matter that is making its way ever so SLOWLY down your intestinal track.
Gross I know!
Here's what I think the culprit is to our Food Baby- the lovely anti nausea drugs that I have taken to not retch my guts up every morning... ZOFRAN.
So, while I haven't had to throw up, I also haven't been able to take care of business either! Its quite a funny problem to have. Prior to pregnancy, I would never would have dreamed of uttering the c-word, but now, I guess I have lost my shame and embarrassment and now have the ability express everything... especially to my poor husband. I am sure he would have paid a lot of money to never hear me say..."Honey, I have no idea why I am so constipated!"
I am sure this is just a temporary issue and will be resolved soon- with a lot of fiber, a lot of kiwi, and a lot of patience!
Stay tuned for next week: We will have a surprise for you to hear as well!
