6 Weeks

I still have my energy back...Thank God, because I would not survive the way I felt before!  No morning sickness for me…nope as usual I break the rules and have evening sickness.  I feel nauseous a lot of the day but I can’t even eat dinner unless it’s bland and small.  The other day JJ came over to play wii with Adam and I made Chicken Parmesan (one of my favorites) I felt like crap while cooking it but I figured it was the raw meat and the hot kitchen…I couldn’t even think about eating it and when I put a small piece in my mouth I gagged and stuck to buttered noodles (JJ commented that I didn’t eat any of my dinner).  I made cookies and mango juice for dessert but everything tasted bad…only to me. 
My nauseous feeling has cut my meals in half…I usually force myself to eat half but then can’t do it anymore, however my belly would say otherwise.  It is huge (due to bloating I guess) and I know it is way too early to show but it is defiantly getting hard to hide.  Two people yesterday asked me if I was pregnant.  Nevermind the belly but a girl that usually enjoys a glass or two of wine with dinner has to now explain why she is not drinking…it’s amazing how many people have tried to force me to drink just one (we can’t drink it all by ourselves, we have a whole bottle, the wine/beer is really good).  I am out of excuses…I have used I don’t like to drink, I need something more refreshing, It makes me sleepy…meanwhile I do like to drink, I think a nice cold beer is very refreshing and although it does make me sleepy that hasn’t stopped me before.  I am not a huge drinker by any means…but somehow not drinking has made me feel like an alcoholic.

I had no idea I would have to use the bathroom so much in early pregnancy…it is so strange I guess the small amount of room my baby takes up has thrown my bladder for a loop!  Keep in mind that I taught kindergarten and first grade…my bladder was trained to go a whole school day if necessary without using the bathroom and I never had to go in the middle of the night…now I wake up at least twice!  I can’t even imagine what it will be like later on…on the bright side…I found that most malls in Huizhou have a handicap bathroom (a western toilet) for pregnant women…I guess I wasn’t the only one who didn’t like the idea of being 7 months pregnant and having to squat over a hole in the floor.  I will continue to stop off at the local 5 star hotel to use their bathroom when I am out and about. 

***COOL WEEK 6 FACT: The eyes, inner ear and voice box are beginning to form!