Prenatal Visit

I had an appointment yesterday and learned that I had gained 10 lbs this past month. I guess that it makes a difference to be vomiting only once a week instead of once a day. I still have 4 lbs to gain in order to break even. I am at 18 1/2 weeks. I think, at night, that I am occasionally feeling the baby tapping if I feel with my hand. The doctor said that the top of the uterus is where it should be at this point.

I tried eating a salad today, the same salad that I used to be able to eat a few weeks ago, but I had to spit out the first bite and go throw up the strawberry ensure that I had drunk an hour previously. I read in a study that trying to eat foods that one has an aversion to, for nutrition's sake, does not help the pregnant person whatsoever. This makes perfect sense to me, especially if an aversion to one food causes me to throw up something else that I had already in my stomach.

I'll have to leave work early today because I ran out of stuff to eat again. How am I supposed to get any work done if I have to eat every 45 minutes?! I feel like no matter what I do, I'm going to feel horrible by 2 pm if I don't find a place to lay down and relax/nap.

Anyways, I have an ultrasound next Wednesday and will hopefully find out whether it is a boy or girl. I am assuming that it will be a boy. Let's see if I'm correct! Perhaps I'll put a baby bump photo on here soon also.

Steve has been going to the Career Fair at UMD this week. Christian gave him an Italian suit that he had an extra of, so Steve is looking especially handsome. I hope that Steve may get a good job out of this.