+ Growing Pains +
I'm starting to have some ligament stretching, I think. Usually most noticeable when I wake up in the morning, it feels like a gentle muscle strain on either side of my lower belly, running in a line into my pelvis. It's kind of interesting, and moderately annoying. I definitely can't sleep directly on my tummy anymore; that hurts. And while my skin is finally clearing up (had a rough couple of weeks there), I'm getting daily horrible headaches. That's not so fun. It doesn't seem to correlate to my vitamins or iron pills, or even to food or hydration. Really, it doesn't correlate to anything at all, as far as I can tell. And Tylenol is practically useless. It just eventually goes away, hours and hours later.

Other than that :-) I'm feeling great. I'm definitely having that gas that mimics baby movements. I know better, but once in a while I pretend that it is you, and I lay really still to feel you better. Soon enough, it really will be your movements, and I can't wait for that. Today we're going to the Dr. again - it's been 5.5 weeks, so I'm really ready! I'm hoping to hear your heartbeat, and daddy's going with me so it will be great for both of us to know you're okay. Maybe I gained some weight too. I tried to eat some more (even healthy!) this weekend, since my appetite's back sometimes. I know the Dr. will start to get annoyed with me if my weight doesn't start moving eventually. Hang in there, and we'll see (or at least hear) you in a few hours!