Symptoms and Today's Test

I have been pretty surprised at how fast my pregnancy symptoms have appeared. No, I'm not assuming/insinuating/suggesting we have multiples. :) I think a lot of it is related to the fact that my body has been pregnant before and maybe because I'm more aware of such things this time around. ? But then again, it could be multiples . . . take my poll over on the side margin to cast your opinion!

It also just dawned on me that I am slowly accpeting the reality that I'M PREGNANT. Even if the pregnancy is not viable or whatever, I will still have been pregnant. Wow. It still feels pretty unreal.

We will have the "official" test on Friday. It's a quick blood draw, and our nurse will call us with the results sometime in the afternoon. For some reason, this is when we will really celebrate--it was the same way last time, too.

Anyway, the symptoms (and the ways that I interpret/dismiss them) are as follows:

(1) The "girls" are bothering me. This started about a week ago, actually. Every now and then, I get the feeling I used to have when I was nursing Noah and KNEW I HAD to pump right then. If you've nursed before, you know what I'm talkin' about. Otherwise, they have grown and are tender, making running a bit uncomfy. This was the MAIN sign I got from my body about a week ago that something was up.

(2) I get dizzy randomly and am getting headaches. Now, I'm not convinced this is hormone-related. I've thought that maybe I have a sinus problem, swine flu, or something else. BUT it could definitely be the offspring.

(3) I'm peeing all. the. time. I'm also not fully convinced this is hormone-related. I think it's because I'm drinking more water lately because I've been more thirsty. But then again, I could be more thirsty because it's been so hot . . .?

(4) My workouts have been really bad lately. I ran a mile this morning and did my normal strength-training routine, but I was not 100%. I had to stop and go to the car for my banana. Very atypical. On my distance run days, I haven't been able to run as far, as fast. Tomorrow, I'm going to try slowing the pace down considerably and seeing if that helps.

(5) I have indigestion in the afternoons. I think this might be the progesterone, though.

(6) I'm so, so tired at the end of the day. I think some of this is because I haven't been sleeping that great. I need to pee in the middle of the night (b/c of the water) but I don't get up and pee because I'm saving up my pee for the am test.

Speaking of the test . . .

I took it at some point in the middle of the night. In my memory, I had a dream that I had to pee really badly, so I went ahead and took the test at the same time. Turns out, it was indeed reality. Had I been able to wait all night long, I know the line would've been way darker since it darkened again in less than 24 hours and that was only a few hours worth of pee/hormone build-up.



So, there you have it! And I apologize for all the pee references.