Some things I've noticed, part three

Turns out it's true when they say that your skin itches while it's stretching.  The tummy isn't growing fast enough to itch yet but the ta ta's on the other hand....if I knew what poison ivy felt like I'd probably compare it to that.  I'll let you know when the belly starts itching too, but hopefully they will trade off instead of all itching at the same time!

My hair isn't falling out quite as much.  Before I got pregnant I was always shocked that I had any hair left on my head at all.  I still lose a bit after I wash my hair but it's definitely not as much and not as often during the day.  A friend said that happened to her too, but after she had the twins all the hair that *didn't* fall out while she was pregnant came out pretty quickly.  Ohhhh how I'm looking forward to that!  So is James - tub drain clean out will be happening more often it sounds like.

I'm supposed to be able to feel my uterus about 3-4 inches below my belly button.  Unfortunately I have no idea what a uterus feels like so I don't know if I can or not.  I've pushed on my stomach around there but it just feels like regular guts to me.

I read that even though Baby D's eyes are still closed (s)he can sense light so if we put a flashlight up to my belly (s)he would probably move away from the light.  I do think it's funny that the baby moves away from the light instead of towards it.  Don't move toward the light until you're done cooking in there!

My emotions aren't always amped up but when they are they ARE.  At the beginning of last week I realized that I had bought a value pack of chicken breast and put it in the bottom drawer of the fridge because there wasn't room anywhere else.  When I found it it was on the cusp of the use by date.  I had James smell it and he confirmed it was bad.  I kind of lost it and was really mad about it all day.  HOW could I WASTE $11 worth of chicken?!?!  WHAT an IDIOT!  It was quite an over reaction and I know that now.  I really think I knew that at the time.  But, there I was, furious about stinky wasted chicken and the fact that I didn't know what the heck to do with it now that it was bad.  If I'm being 100% honest it still kind of irritates me reliving it now.

It's becoming pretty uncomfortable to lay on my back or my stomach.  I can't decide if it's in my head or not.  They say laying on your back is bad because it puts pressure on major blood vessels and other important things.  But it's "the weight of the pregnancy" that puts pressure on everything and I don't feel like I have sufficient weight for it to be an issue yet.  Nonetheless, it doesn't feel all that comfortable so I'm not doing it.  The stomach is more of an issue because  I've always been most comfortable sleeping on my stomach.  It just feels a little achy when I lay on it now  So, I'll stick with side sleeping as much as possible.  And, fun fact for those of you who haven't been pregnant, it's best to lay on the left side.  This promotes the best internal functioning.  Don't ask me why because I have no idea.  I'm looking into getting one of those obnoxiously large pregnancy pillows and James is less than thrilled.  He says I already take up over half the bed (NOT true) and now if we add the giant pillow he'll have no room.  I guess we'll just have to see about that!  And we do have a guest bed so it's not like he'll end up on the floor or anything!  (Just kidding)

We are both shocked and excited about how quickly I seemed to round out.  James said the other day, "No denying it now, you're definitely pregnant" ... to which I naturally replied "Are you calling me fat?!?!"  The poor boy just can't win, but don't feel sorry for him....he likes it :)