Gaining Pounds and Losing Brain Cells

Entering 18 weeks, I'm packing on pounds and getting dumber in the process!  On Thursday morning, I thought it was Friday.  Later Thursday evening, I thought it was Wednesday.  Now, this may not be that alarming, but it's definitely just a small example of how forgetful I'm becoming. 

Besides the intellectual fogginess, I'm also becoming (more) hormonal.  For example, the other day David brought home a small container of kimchi.  KIMCHI!? 


BARF

For those of you who are unfamiliar, kimchi is a traditional Korean dish composed of fermented cabbage and probably one of the worst things you could ever do to your pregnant hormonal wife.  The smell is absolutely nauseating.  Standing in a room full of kimchi while you're not with child, can make you gag.  Standing in a room full of kimchi at 18 weeks can make you want to crawl in a hole and die.  Needless to say, I think I blew a gasket.  I don't really remember how it went down, but I think I ran up to our bedroom, put my face in my Snoogle and cried....

Anyways, I apologized to David and we came up with a compromise to keep the kimchi in the garage.  Sorry husband :(

On November 30th, we had our 16 week check up.  We were able to hear the baby's heart beating again.  Doc says everything is going well.  Here's a video showing the "baby bump".  I think it just looks like I ate too much. 

At this point, the baby's crown to rump length is 5 1/2 inches, as long as a bell pepper!  I can't tell if I've felt the baby kicking yet.  Last week I felt sharp pains in my lower abdomen.  Shall I contribute it to the baby or gas?