Eight weeks

Today I'm 8 weeks pregnant!

It was a good weekend.  I stayed camped out on the sofa the whole time.  The bleeding slowed to a trickle and I just kept picturing the u/s and relaxed.  It was good.  I was still hurting, but not too bad.

And...and...you won't believe this!  My DH even emptied the dishwasher!  We have had a dishwasher since our February remodel and this is the first time he has ever emptied it!  I think he finally realized that waiting for me to do it only works if I'm capable of standing and bending. 

Of course, things were put away in all sorts of weird places -- but I totally don't care.  It was awesome.

(Normally, I really don't care about this because he does so much else around the house and the new kitchen has become my domain which I love taking care of.  But, lately the thought of standing and washing pots and pans was not a happy one and he wasn't noticing.)

Back to work yesterday -- but I'm being good and as relaxed as possible.  When I'm not in class or lab or office hours or meetings, I've gone home -- the joy of living three blocks from work.  I took a nap at lunch both yesterday and today.  And, seriously, if students didn't keep popping in my office this afternoon I would be asleep sitting up at my desk. 

Other than sleepiness, still feeling starved/nauseous.  Thanks, someday-soon, for the oyster cracker recommendation.  Much easier to nosh on than saltines! 

I'm afraid I'm going to jinx myself -- but no bleeding today so far.  Wahoo!

I have amused myself today by looking at 8 week pregnant twin belly shots on-line.  Because my belly is still giant from the OHSS and I look huge.  I kept thinking it would go down, but my ovaries are still about 10 cm across each (which is considered the borderline between moderate and severe OHSS).  Which is about the size of a softball.  Seriously, I've got two softball sized ovaries in my abdomen?  How the hell does that work?  So, I think the belly is my body trying to find room for my ovaries.  I guess by the time they do finally go down, I'll actually be showing "for real."  When I first had OHSS, my stomach muscles were killing me because my belly pushed out so quickly. 

I feel like I need to start carrying large purses or books or groceries or standing behind plants like I'm trying to hide a pregnancy on TV.

Friday afternoon, I returned from the RE to find an extra special bonus present -- you know, beyond the ultimate present we'd just been given.  My new iPhone was waiting for me on my porch!  I upgraded from a dying 5 1/2 year old flip phone that would generally only let me make it through half a conversation before its battery died. 

So, I've been entertaining myself asking Siri questions.  For instance, I just asked her what the diameter of a typical softball is.  Then I asked her to convert the units to centimeters.  Of course I could do this myself, but it is so entertaining to talk to my phone.  Yesterday I asked her if I needed a jacket at lunch and she told me the expected low for the day and then the current temperature.  I am so easily amused.

So, yeah, the one thing I'm not getting accomplished is any work.  I really should be grading.  But, my brain is just off the deep end lately.

Hope you're all having a good week.