Hmm... that's strange

I realize in doing this, I am risking losing all of my male readers... but I figure the gals will be into it, so I'm willing to take the risk! (Are there many male readers out there anyway???)



I get asked all the time... so are you having symptoms?? Yes, yes I am. The norm... exhaustion, gas, nausea, crampiness, bloating, and a little more gas. A few other things that anyone who's been pregnant before will go, ahh yes, I know, but for the sake of keeping this site PG, and not totally freaking out guys or future pregnant ladies, I'll keep them to myself :). So, that's not really fun to hear about... because it's normal and typical, but I thought it might be fun for you to hear about the first few days of this adventure, post conception, I promise! Remember I said I was going to keep this blog PG???



I wrote all my symptoms down because I knew I'd want to share those emotional days with you!



5/19 - CRAMPING! Worse than menstrual, wanted to throw up. Not extremely painful, just annoying and uncomfortable. I remember Rich tried to get me to watch a movie with him this night, and I couldn't even concentrate on the movie. I thought for sure my period would be starting any minute, but it never came... which made me think, hmm... that's strange. I later concluded this was implantation cramping (when the fertilized egg implants itself in the uteran wall apparently).

5/20 - Abdominal area is extremely tender, even to the touch. Feels like I did 200 sit ups yesterday. Cramping all day, but very mild cramping. 23 days since last period. (My norm is a 25 day cycle) Took a test but it was negative :(

5/21 - Had stomach ache most of the day. No appetite. When I opened the freezer the smell made me gag (honestly, my freezer doesn't smell bad)

5/22-23 - Seriously? Woke up Sat. at 5:45am and Sun at 5:15am with no hope of going back to sleep! Took another negative test on Sat. Felt fine other than mild cramping throughout the whole weekend

5/24 - Officially 2 days late based on 25 day cycle. Feel so hungry and SO tired!

5/25 - Day 3 of late period. Headache, headache, please go away. Woke up a bit nauseous but felt better when I got out of bed.

5/26 - Positive!!! Cried like a baby!! Called Rich and told him over the phone because I knew I couldn't wait all day!

So there you have my emotional week of random pregnancy symptoms mixed with negative tests!