16 weeks 1 day

Symptoms?

WOW OH WOW OH WOW! I love Diclegis!!!!! So, they put me on a new anti nausea/vomiting medicine and it is AMAZING!!!! I haven’t felt nauseous or thrown up since being on it and the only side effect that I have from it is being a little bit more tired. I can deal with tired. I can deal with anything as long as I can keep my head out of a toilet 😉

Cravings? Aversions?

Since I have had no nausea, my appetite has returned with full vengeance. The first two days of not being sick, I couldn’t stop eating. After that, I went back to pre pregnancy hunger and have been able to eat on a fairly regular schedule. I have splurged this week on the sweets though because I’m FINALLY hungry and haven’t enjoyed eating in the past 4 months.

No big “pregnancy” cravings or aversions in the past week. Overall just happy to be eating again. 🙂 I have been eating a ton of strawberries though. I also tried ezekiel bread for the first time and Trader Joe’s Jalepeno Lime tortillas which are fantastic.

Sleep?

Since the new medicine is a combination of Unisom (which is a sleep aid), I am sleeping wonderfully. Waking up on the other hand is a challenge. The medicine starts to kick in around 3-4 am (I take it around 9 the night before) and so by the time 6 comes, I am still sound asleep.

Weight?

I am up 2ish lbs from the 10 I lost.

Clothes?

Slowly adding more clothes to my wardrobe!

Highlights of my week:

NOT THROWING UP!!!! 🙂

The warm weather we have been gifted!

Since I’m writing this half way through my 16th week, I have 2 “highlights” that I can’t wait to share in the 16 week update 🙂

I made whipped lavender, tea tree oil, coconut oil, shea butter “body butter”. 🙂

Went on a long walk with Patrick to enjoy the weather!

What’s going on with baby Relbot:

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She’s busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she’s likely to move away from the beam. There’s not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby’s a boy or a girl! (Don’t be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby’s sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby’s position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to “hide the goods.”)