7-8 weeks.

Since I'm really new to this pregnancy thing, I'm not sure what to expect out of my body over the next seven months or so. Of course I've Googled the shit out of some symptoms, but in the end, everybody is a bit unique in their experience. Here are some of the good things I've noticed with being pregnant, along with some not so good.

Good stuff:
- Knowing there will be a baby at the end of it all
- My boobs are freakin' huge
- I get to eat 300 extra calories a day and not feel bad about it
- I'm off litter box duty!
- Making other people lift heavy things for me like a princess
- No monthly cycle bullshit
- Less headaches (let's hope this one continues)


Not so good stuff:
- Constantly worrying if everything's going okay in there
- Although the boobs are huge, they hurt like a mofo
- Queasy 80% of the day
- Aversion to sweets (!!)
- Daily food journaling to avoid any potential vegan backlash at the Dr.
- Random cramping
- general weird feeling

My next appointment is in seven days, so maybe I'll worry less after I hear that things are going well. Hopefully.

the positive.

The day I found out I was finally pregnant was also the day my father died. While my dad's death was no surprise, the positive pee test actually was. Acting as my father's executor, I was on my way to his home to fetch some paperwork. During my drive, I realized three days had past since my period was scheduled to start. I promised myself that I would wait to test until my monthly visitor was late for at least three days, because I just hate the let down of a negative pee test. Suddenly feeling the need of some good news to counteract the devastation of dad passing away that morning, I decided to stop at a Family Dollar and buy a pregnancy test. The picture above the the result of that very test. My initial reaction was a little guarded. After all, we had been trying for a baby for two years, and I had suffered a miscarriage just five months earlier. Could this really be happening? Even after the miscarriage and the stress from four months of dealing with my ailing father? I snapped a picture of the test result with my phone before it had a chance to change it's mind.