down the hatch

Today: 6W5D

TMI factor: **/5

Been experiencing on-and-off queasiness for the past three days or so. No puking, just feeling "off" about certain foods. Really wanted a grilled cheese sandwich a few days ago, but when I finally got it, I didn't want it anymore. Then I was dying for tortilla chips and salsa, but now processed tomatoes sound yucky. Been trying to eat sensibly but nothing really appeals. Had a bowl of granola and part of an egg this morning. Kona stole the rest of the egg when I got up to get the paper. I halfheartedly scolded him but I probably wasn't going to finish it anyway. I did ask Scott to pick up the following things from the store on his way home today: lemon-lime soda, English muffins, potato chips, a bell pepper, a cucumber, and some tomatoes, and when he got home I toasted and buttered a muffin and it was the only thing I'd eaten all day that tasted great. Ate the bell pepper for dinner - YUM. Feel pretty good right now!

Something that hasn't been great: the PIO shots. They started off just fine - intramuscular injections of progesterone in oil. No big. Scott was nervous at first but who wouldn't be? The first couple of weeks were a breeze. The nurse drew circles on my butt so that we'd put the needle in the right place. I even looked forward to doing them because 1) we were doing them together and 2) after the nurse explained that the progesterone preps and keeps the uterine lining optimal for baby, it felt like the one daily thing we could do to "take care of the baby" (besides choking down the prenatal every morning). But in the past couple of weeks, the shots have gone from breezy to uncomfortable to bad to torturous. I'm not sure if we hit the sciatic nerve (on both sides?) but there's a weird numbness AND itching going down both legs. There are also lumps everywhere. A few times, I bled when the needle came out. And twice now, there's been an acute pain for the duration of the shot (usually about 30 seconds, I think, but I'm going to time it tonight.) I may ask if I can switch to suppositories, but if they tell me that the shots are better overall, I'll just soldier on. I think it's another 6 or 7 weeks.

Tomorrow's our ultrasound. Scott is taking off work so we can go together. Praying that we see our baby's sweet little heartbeat going strong and steady!