Week 6

HOLY BLOAT BATMAN!

OK - I know this is a bad angle, etc, but GEEZE! I watched Ro and Pickle yesterday and this was taken at the end of the day - am I just exhausted and frumpy? I'm still under the 150 mark, but we will see what the doctor's office scales show next week. Our next appt. is on April 1.

So I continue with typical 1st trimester physical stuff: tired (not as bad as last pregnancy), slightly bitchy (better controlled than last time), and hungry all the time (but slightly nauseated by all food).

The emotional stuff is probably not "typical..." I go through periods of deep bonding and happiness to fear and paranoia about every twinge or craving or nausea/lack of nausea at any moment. Knowing that my baby could leave me again makes me terrified, but experience tells me that no matter what, I should enjoy every minute. We never know for sure that we will outlive our children.

DRAMATIC CHANGE IN SUBJECT: I spent some time this week finalizing the colors for the Living Room and Morning Room. I just really want to get it DONE at this point! We have been farting around with priming ugly trim, painting the ceiling in the morning room and finishing the nursery for 6 weeks! I would like to have a room that makes me relax. Currently I spend most my time in the nursery (as it is the only room mostly done in our house). It has been rainy and cold, so I am nervous about painting.... the humidity and cool temps (50s or low 60s) are making me reluctant to fling open the windows and start painting in earnest (I am worried about toxic fumes and the baby AND/OR freezing to death while it takes forever for the paint to dry). Is that just paranoid? The low VOC paints that I have seen SUCK at coverage on the wall - is the peace of mind worth the extra work (probably 2 coats of paint)? Well, let me know what y'all think.