so fresh and so clean

During pregnancy, you're supposed to gain weight. Everything I read goes on and on about how hard you're supposed to work at this strict, healthy diet. Then you read about the morning sickness. What's their advice on that? Don't be alarmed if you lose weight due to morning sickness as long as you're keeping something down.

I find it very interesting that no one truly knows what causes morning sickness. We've been reproducing for thousands upon thousands of years. We've discovered our entire genome. We've been to our moon and successfully sent robots to another planet. We've yet to figure out what causes nausea during pregnancy. 75% of pregnant women experience it, so you'd imagine it's quite important.

I feel a great deal better this morning than I did on previous mornings. That's not to say I didn't wind up praying to the porcelain god at 6:03 AM.. that was unavoidable. I can at least proudly say at this moment I'm only half as nauseous as I was yesterday. That's better that the alternative.

The hiccups are annoying. Jim said he heard it's common and it has something to do with the diaphragm. I questioned that being the case so early on, but I guess I could see it being possible. Hormones are changing, the entire body is changing really, and anything can happen. I should know all too well - in a matter of days I went from normal to sick. I sleep 10 hours a night minimum (as opposed to the usual 6 or 7). My appetite is completely out of whack. I have minor mood swings.

This coming weekend is a blessing.