Well, maybe I do have some morning sickness after all.....

Because I felt pretty decent during earlier weeks in my pregnancy, I think I had convinced myself that I was immune to morning sickness (and I have to admit that I was kind of revelling in that fact). However, for the last week, I'm felt generally, vaguely sick. It's the sort of nausea where, if it were pain, it would be a dull ache vs. a sharp pain. It's a dull nausea, that is almost always present. At first I was trying to convince myself that it was an effect of me no longer taking any proton-pump-inhibitor medication (for my ulcer, or to prevent an ulcer, etc.)... but somehow I no longer think so.

Why? Because the vague nausea feeling is no longer just after I eat. It's sort of constant. This morning, for example, I felt like the only palatable thing to eat would be a toasted english muffin with butter. (Of course, I decided to eat cereal like usual because it's practically my only source of calcium). I feel like I just could not possibly stomach any high-fat foods, like ice cream (which I was really craving only last week) or Kentucky Fried Chicken (which I was really craving last weekend; after I ate some, I sort of became averted to it again). The whole time I'm at work I have this general nausea, and it makes me feel very un-motivated. It is amazing to me how people who have vomitting or acute nausea can possibly go to work!!

Anyway... I haven't written anything yet about week 8 because, according to my ob/gyn, they believe I'm just starting week 7 now. I figure that if/when the ultrasound gives a more accurate clue as to how far along I am, I'd rather add in an extra week to catch up, than retract a week.

Yesterday, I joined a pregnancy message board for people who are due in June 2007. I think it will be a good way to get an idea of how other people who are in similar stages of pregnancy to me are feeling. A lot of the people on there already have at least one child, and a lot of them are VERY gung-ho about their pregnancies. I seem to be more laid back. I know it's a HUGE milestone, but I don't feel viscerally THERE yet (I think this whole thing still seems a little surreal to me). Also, I think perhaps I'll be more excited about it when the baby is actually here, as opposed to taking over my body.... (thanks to Jen for the suggestion about the message boards).

Darryl & I are increasingly thinking about finding out before the delivery the gender of our baby. I think it would be nice to know so that we can stop referring to him/her as "it" or "baby" and start using his/her name. Personally, I would be REALLY excited (and scared) to find out I was carrying twins (esp. fraternal twins, esp. if 1 was a boy and 1 was a girl).... Anyway, that's something we've got time to decide.

Yesterday I was also looking up on the internet about cloth diapers. We would definitely like to use cloth diapers. I remember my mom using them for my brother, but the styles they have nowadays have come a long way from the cloth squares and pins that I remember (possibly erroneously) from my brother's babyhood. They're kind of expensive, but can be used for multiple kids and they are better for the environment, which is a major concern for us.