6 Weeks!

*This is a pregnancy post.  Feel free to skip over if you're not interested.*

I thought I'd give a little update as I have reached the 6 week mark.  6 week seems sooooo  early to me and I feel like I have so far to go still.  But here we are.  This past week I felt really pregnant for the first time.  First of all the nausea kicked in.  Not fully nausea but more queasiness... all the time.   My stomach felt squishy and I felt kind of ill all week.  Most of the time I didn't feel like eating but am making myself eat throughout the day.  There were a few times, though, when all of a sudden I was RAVENOUS, and had to eat immediately!  Unfortunately, that always happened when I was not at home so I have eaten a bit of fast food this week (For the first time in FOREVER, I actually craved McDonalds...yuck).  Also I was tired.  Like, really tired.  The worst time was in mid-afternoon, usually when I am counselling children.  It was rough.  The past few nights I have started to go to bed early (9:30/10:00) to see if that helps me have more energy throughout the day.  The other problem, though, is insomnia.  I am getting up at least once or twice in the night to pee, and sometimes I just can't fall back to sleep.  Oh, also my nose has been soooo stuffed at night that I have to sleep with my mouth open and wake up totally dry.  DH told me today that I was snoring, which I never do!  My excema has flared up like crazy.  My boobs have been sore, kind of like they are getting ready to grow.  I've had a few cramps/stretching feeling in my uterus.  And, I think it's too early for pregnancy brain, but I've already become a basket case!  DH found my keys in the trunk of the car the other day.  Yesterday I left my tablet at work after telling myself not to forget it as I was leaving.  Who knows what will be next?  I blame it on the tiredness, right?  I haven't been super emotional but there have been a few times where I felt like I just had to cry, for no reason.  I haven't been as bloated this week, which is kind of nice, but I still feel like I have to hide my belly so people don't guess.  There is an extra bit of pudge around my belly that was going away when I was working out at the gym.  By the end of the day I am often pretty bloated too.

So that's where I'm at today.  I'm pretty excited to have all these symptoms and having a great time despite feeling icky.