13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks
Baby’s size? a Peapod (3 inches long weighs about 1 oz)
Total Weight Gain: 0
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I can’t get comfortable and when I finally do I have to get up to use the restroom.  I’m sooo tired!
Miss Anything? Holiday wine and cocktails
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: None
Anything making you queasy or sick: Raw meat and seeing blood.
Symptoms: Fatigue, ligament pain, colon issues
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy

I made it to 13 weeks so I thought it was time to start blogging.  While I’m not even halfway done, this pregnancy has been an uncomfortable journey.  I’m crossing my fingers that the rest of my pregnancy will be uneventful and pain free.

My colon has decided that it doesn’t want to work properly, which has made pregnancy very uncomfortable.  Having an extremely backed up colon causes all sorts of uncomfortable problems, such as nausea, stomach pain, and over all feeling of blah.  I thought I was having a terrible morning sickness, turns out it was just my colon.  

It took a while but my colon is finally functioning somewhat properly and I’m feeling much better.  I still have stomach pain but it’s not the curl-up-in-the-fetal-position pain I was experiencing before, it’s more like a punch in the stomach.

My stomach last week (12 weeks) was extremely swollen due to colon issue: