project adjustments

my nipples have been so tender and painful.  they are so engorged that even with a bra, i'm showing bullets through my shirts.  i've been wearing a scarf at work to cover them up!  mik said my boobs are definitely getting bigger (honey, high 5)!  typical virgo - i've been googling food before it enters my mouth.  it's crazy how much i cannot eat while pregnant:  sushi, deli meats, raw meats, soft cheeses, certain seafood/fish.  i really like cheese and medium rare steak, but other than that, a lot of these are fairly easy to give up.  i can't drink caffeine - this doesn't bother me much.  i've never needed coffee although love diet coke.... but all in all, i'm fine with giving all these up for our little dragon.  i've only been a little nauseous.  not much.  i do keep crackers in my purse just in case.  usually happens at night, not in the morning.  and i'm surprised that it usually happens when i'm hungry, not after eating.  i don't have cravings (yet) and i am trying to eat healthier.

i consider myself an adventurous person.  i've gone skydiving twice (first one on my 21st bday - not tandem).  bungee jumping twice (once off a bridge in new zealand).  i've been an avid scubadiver since 2003 with a total of 100+ dives.  i've seen hundreds of hammerheads and a dozen whalesharks while diving in galapagos.  i've done a marathon and a handful of triathlons (one is a half ironman).  i've traveled to 25+ states and about 40 countries... i know that while i'm pregnant and during the baby's first year or so, i'll have to give up some of these things that i love to do.  but i realize that i'm actually embarking on the greatest adventure of them all.

of course i'm not the only person who has to adjust.  mik was planning to run the la marathon next year.  it's on march 18, 2012.  after looking up my estimate due date based on my last period, i'm due march 22nd.  i told mik i was sorry.  his response was "there's always 2013".