We are starting week 16 now and according to babycenter.com the baby is the size of an avocado. I find it curious they keep comparing it to food, but I guess that is something all people can relate to...it just makes me think oh, I like that or oooh, I don't really like that vegetable. :-)
Last week, it was the size of an apple. These both are things I have been eating in quantity lately. I love Gala Apples and Avocados. Not together. But individually. Sometimes I love peanut butter with the gala apple slices!
I am out of the first trimester, but I am lucky and am still getting to go throw up pretty consistently. I had 5 days in a row that I did not throw up and and it was awesome. Then it came back with a vengeance and it's been 5 days in a row. On Sunday, I was lucky enough to throw up twice! Anyway, I just keep telling myself it is a good sign. Hopefully the baby is growing rapidly (but not too rapidly) and healthily. (Is healthily a word?)
Next week, we go in for our next appointment and we'll talk to them about setting up a time for our ultrasound. Pretty exciting. I think having the ultrasound will help make it seem more real. Not that the throwing up doesn't make it real, but right now I just picture the baby as an avocado or the mass of cells that it was at 7 weeks when we got the ultrasound to make sure that it wasn't another ectopic pregnancy. I'd like to picture it more human-like than clump-of-cells-like.
p.s. so excited to find out what you are having!
ReplyDeleteHopefully you will be feeling better in no time. I think the last time I ever threw up was around 18-19 weeks. The 20's were great:) You might want to avoid peanut butter (with our family history of allergies)...i would hate for you to end up with a peanut allergy child. It is so scary. I will never eat peanut butter again in hopes that the rest of our children (if we have any) won't get it. If I eat it now, ava is EXTREMELY fussy. The research is debatable, but avoiding allergenic foods worked with Ian the second time around, and hopefully ava is ok too! Here is a link to dr. sears...
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Thanks Mary Ann! I am trying to eat a lot of variety in my diet. My doctor has recommended that I try not to eat a lot of the same thing, whether it's dairy, peanut butter, etc. So I am trying, but it sure is hard being creative at meal time and snack time when it's easy to just make the same old thing!
ReplyDeleteRemember to take your camera...that does video to the ultra sound so you can post schnippet on here. We can't wait to see the squiggley little creature.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you are still yacking. It's not a fun time! How is work going?
J-P
Love all the comparisons. Mom
ReplyDeleteYou must have a really good doctor. I read somewhere that we have food allergies because we don't have enough variety in our diet (I guess kids in japan are allergic to rice). Looking back, it was probably not wise to eat peanut butter 3 times a day and throw nuts in all my salads, but hindsight is 20/20 right? Hope you feel better soon.
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