November 18, 2011
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Well thanks to a coworker I now have three days off in a row to look forward to after the weekend. Allll riiiight. If I don't end up sleeping for three days I'll hopefully get some reading in. Anyone who reads Stephen King knows his books aren't exactly short novellas. 11/22/63 isn't as long as Under the Dome, but I have another novel to read after Mr. King's that probably is. So two books stupid long, but both, I'm hoping them to be, purely enjoyable. I've really just started 11/22/63, so I don't really have an opinion yet other than I am truly enjoying it, but my attention span is short these days. Can we say the baby brain has begun? Even at work I'll forget what I'm doing in the middle of doing it. Bye bye mental acuity, hello hormonal stupidity.
I think symptoms are starting to pick up a little. My boobs are much more sore today, I'm much more tired and I'm much more hungry. I have this unsettled feeling that isn't morning sickness, but feels like it could turn into it at any moment. I have no motivation to do anything and thinking about cooking and the food involved kind of disgusts me. In a time where good eating habits are paramount I just want to give up and eat chips and chocolate all day long. I'm still sticking with this gluten free thing as much as I can, avoiding wheat heavy products. I'll cave a little and still eat sushi (the rice vinegar has wheat in it apparently) and other very minute to small amounts of wheat, but even those are giving me bouts of the runs so I'm terrified of what a slice of bread or a cookie might do to me. Since food in general is less appealing these days (is there such thing as a generalized food aversion), being limited by a gluten free diet is making things even more difficult. Right now I'm just snacking on lots of fruit, salads loaded with goat cheese, and yogurt (the fullest fat greek yogurt too). Tonight I'll be eating sushi again because I crave it and Nate's going to comedy show that I opted out of because I work at 4am tomorrow morning.
I went to my chiropractor today and complained about my back. She was sympathetic with my daily body changes. I used her muscle tapping device on both of my legs to loosen them up and get some blood flow moving through them. It seems like my legs are worse than when I initially started seeing her, but my spine is doing well. It hardly cracked today. The main issue seems to be my muscles, which makes sense because hormones cause ligaments to loosen and I guess the muscles react accordingly. She mentioned I should get some prenatal massage to compliment the adjustments she gives me. Anyway, in order for me to really benefit from treatment I need to follow through on my end with stretching, stretching and more stretching as well as some strengthening exercises. Can't let that pelvic floor go weak, otherwise I may find myself a little incontinent.
Only two more weeks until my first appointment with my midwife!