Pregnancy Symptoms (or lack thereof)

I can't say I really feel preganant yet. I've been lurking on these pregnancy message boards online (almost obsessively), and all these women that are even as early as me....well, they sound like they're dying. Talking about how the pocelain god calls their name, all. day. long. They're constantly taking Zofran, 'choking' down food is a term I see quite a bit, they have food aversions, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I am not jealous of any of these things. I'm happy for the fact that I'm still eating regularly, no sickness, no stomach aches, and I can still easily prepare raw chicken to cook for dinner! My doctor even said yesterday that since I haven't seen any symptoms of morning sickness yet, that I am unlikely to develop severe (if any) at this point. Hooray! But I'm still a bit disappointed that I don't feel pregnant yet. Of course, with the exception of my broken out face, an insane sense of smell (as I type this, I feel like I might actually choke on the cologne stink of my colleague that literally sits about 3 feet from me....I think he dumps a bottle of cologne on his clothes everyday. Ugh.), and some slight cramps here and there, it feels no different than before. Well, except for my lacking glass of red wine every couple evenings. I guess I should enjoy this while I can, because I keep hearing that once you actually 'feel' pregnant, you're ready to not feel that way anymore! :)

Oh, and did I mention I have even lost 4 lbs so far?! Who knew pregnancy could be a good diet? Ha, no, I'm kidding. I just think that may be because I haven't changed my diet, except for cutting out the alcohol. Those extra calories each week can really pack on the pounds! I've read pregnancy only requires 200-300 more calories a day, and not even that much in the first trimester. So, I am basically going to eat when I'm hungry and try not overindulge. I'm sure this will become much harder as the weeks go on, but I may as well try to be good while I can. It's important to me that I eat even healthier now than I was even before. It's not about me anymore!

One pregnancy item I have given in to already is a big ole' body pillow. My back has really been bothering me and this is concerning....how am I going to feel once the baby is actually larger than the size of a sweet pea? I would blame this pain on my back injury, but it tends to be concentrated in my upper to middle back, whereas I hurt my lower back. I was going to get just a regular body pillow; I honestly didn't even know they made pregnancy pillows. But I found one by the 'Boppy' company that makes the same infant pillows to aid in breastfeeding. The reviews were great, but for $45, I hoped this thing was worth it. I received it in the mail yesterday and I must say, it's totally awesome. Rob even tested it out and told me he was going to sleep with it last night. Ha! You can assume how far he got with that one! The only thing about this pillow? It's ridiculous looking! So oddly shaped and just....weird. It must take up half our bed. Please see below, and enjoy picturing how ridiculous I look sleeping with this thing.

We're off to the Band of Horses concert tonight. Another purchase we made before we found out we were expecting. We'll see how well I do in a crowd of younger, non-pregnant people. Wish me luck, and see ya next time!