I've taken the plunge.

I am wearing maternity pants today.

(long pause)

I'm torn on how I feel about this. Honestly, they are pretty comfortable....but they are (tear) maternity pants! I don't think my belly has really grown much, but I just didn't have the energy to find pants this morning that would fit ok due to my ailing tummy. So I just bit the bullet and put on these jeans that Mom sent me when she found out that I'm preggo. They are pretty big on me -- especially in the stomach of course, but also in the legs. They are basically like regular jeans except on top -- instead of a regular waistband, they have cotton that goes up to my "true waist" and an elastic waistband. Like I said, I don't think I've yet got a noticable bulge (even without clothes) and most of my pants fit great... when I'm standing up. Unfortunately, I have to sit most of the day, making the waistband just a little too close for comfort and, consequently, making me a little nautious. So up until today, I've just been wearing long shirts and regular pants unbuttoned. I think I'll probably continue to do that on and off for a little while to make this transition a little more self-image friendly. The only problem with that is that my legs and butt really aren't bigger (yet?) so the unbuttoned pants tend to.. eh-hem, fall down without proper supervision. So I'm on the road to official body-changing pregnancy.

Our ultrasound is tomorrow and I'll try to update you all as soon as I hear any news from that. I'm both excited and nervous. And next Saturday will be my next belly picture (12 weeks) to see if I'm noticably bigger.

We've now told all our immediate family and most of my close friends. Dave hasn't really told anyone except his co-workers -- although he doesn't really talk to his friends as often as I do so that could have something to do with that. David's parents seemed pretty happy about it. They weren't overly reactionary, but they were pleased. I found out that Dave's mom had quite a few miscarriages and so she is pretty reserved about getting too excited too soon.

My morning sickness is significantly more managable -- the nausea that I have now seems to be triggered by something (like a smell or getting up too fast) instead of just constant, unpredictable ickiness. I haven't had any weird cravings yet although the books all say I will likely start to have those soon. I've had more clear aversions to food than cravings so far. My bbs are officially unmanagable at this point. Those of you that start small are lucky because you will be able to find bigger sizes that fit right or at least won't have the same weight issues. I've gone from 34-C to 36-D+ in two months. Other than that and being tired (we're talking requiring 9-10 hours of sleep per day), I can't think of any new symptoms -- oh, my fingernails are a lot stronger, that's a weird side effect.

As for our little one, the books say (s)he is a little bigger than a walnut -- although we'll know more details about that tomorrow. In about 1.5 weeks, (s)he will have all of her/his little organs and will basically just be getting bigger. Hope you are all doing well! Hooray for government holidays, I have tomorrow off!