I Do Not Like Green Beans and Ham!!

Well, here I was thinking that I was not having any morning sickness and then I take a nice walk through the break room on my way back up to my office and wham! I get about knocked over by the stench of cooked (canned) green beans and ham. The lunch ladies were selling it to all the hungry workers today. I thought I was going to puke right then and there! I got back up to my office and drank some water, but I felt like the smell was stuck in my nose hairs and I could not get away from it!!!!! It finally dissipated and I am back to feeling fine now!

I was feeling a little worried last night, like I was not having any pregnancy symptoms and thinking maybe that I was not really pregnant, like maybe all those tests were wrong. I got to talking with a Doula on the phone last night and she said that some women don't have any of those symptoms and if I am a healthy well nourished person, it may be perfectly fine not to feel badly!

I have noticed a lot of low back pain, which is slightly odd for me. Normally my shoulders hurt a lot from being hunched over a desk all day (and night, if I have a class). Low back pain is normally not my issue.

I went to the gym with Sassy last night. We did 30 minutes of the elliptical machine (about 275 calories burned) and a 10 minute cool down on the treadmill (about 45 calories burned). I feel really good about it. I worked up a good sweat, but made sure not to get my heart rate up too high. I also stopped when I started to feel slightly shaky, so I would say that it was a really good start.

Smug-Hub is taking me for a walk along the river (on the Green way) after work tonight if the rain holds off. That will be nice too. I figure that if Sassy walks with me once a week and Smug-Hub walks with me once a week and Mom walks with me once a week I will get 3 days of exercise in at least.

Also, people (family, friends, co-workers) seem to think that I am a freak of nature because I like to plan things and schedule things, so I just want to make it clear that I LOVE planning, I LOVE schedules - to be without them would be very hard for me to deal with and would cause me stress. So, I am going to plan and schedule my little heart out and if at some point something does not work out the way I plan or schedule I will be fine - just look at how I handled my wedding. I did not turn all Bridezilla on anyone, I did not throw a tantrum when I forgot to put in my contacts, I was fine!! I will be fine throughout this pregnancy too!