November 20, 2013 10:25 pm

15 Weeks

I hopped on the scale today and was pleased to discover I’m still at my pre-pregnancy weight, 15wks in. I’m sure this won’t last forever but I’ll take it while it’s happening! (My recommended weight gain is very little with this pregnancy, so I swear this isn’t unhealthy!)

I’m also not in maternity clothes yet. I think I started wearing them at 12wks last time! Granted, I almost exclusively wear dresses and leggings but I can still button and zip my regular pants. That said, I think their days are numbered and I’ll definitely have to pick up some belly-friendly dress pants for work pretty soon.

I can’t wait until I can feel the baby move regularly! I am almost certain I felt a big kick yesterday, but that’s sort of been it so far.

All told, things are going pretty well on the baby front! I’m less nauseated but not ravenous yet. I think I look rounder but not quite pregnant, so that’s awkward. At least I don’t have to deal with public transit woes this time! Ha!

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November 19, 2013 11:56 pm

Nine Inch Nails

Daniel bought us tickets to Nine Inch Nails for my birthday, way back in June, and tonight was the show!

IT WAS SO GOOD.

They had two ladies doing backup vocals and it was not at all what I would have expected from NIN, but they were phenomenal! Excellent voices.

The bass player reminded me of Rammstein’s keyboardist – a really tall, thin guy – but with big old hipster glasses.

Trent Reznor was wearing harem pants.

There was a guy who played so many different instruments over the course of the show: electric guitar, tambourine, tenor saxophone, marimba, acoustic guitar, shaker, and a guitar he played laying flat like a dulcimer.

The only real downside was the same as any other show – I have really sensitive eyes so when things go from dark to light really quickly, it hurts and it makes my eyes water really badly. And they did it a lot!

They closed out the show by playing Hurt. It was a great way to end the set! I also really liked that they played a version of A Warm Place in the middle of the set – it’s an instrumental song and I love it so, so much.

A big thank you to Daniel for my birthday present, and to my parents for watching Wesley while we’re out!

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November 18, 2013 10:41 am

Cold. Again.

After a whole night where I dreamt of humidifiers, chapstick, and lotion (no joke), I had a hunch I was getting sick yesterday. This morning, my suspicions were confirmed when I woke up with a bad cold. This marks the second cold I’ve had since getting pregnant, and UGHHHH getting sick while pregnant should not be a thing.

I swear we wash our hands, but as someone who lives with a toddler (preschooler?) who attends daycare and a husband who works with the public and handles money all day, I’m kind of doomed.

My midwives didn’t recommended the flu shot for me this year (and sort of tried to dissuade me from getting it, actually, since they aren’t very pro-vaccine) but I’m still considering it. The last thing I need is to get the flu on top of having survived multiple colds and a stomach bug already. Good grief.

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