Model (pregnant) Student

My pregnancy has been pretty textbook. Everything that's supposed to happen week to week (according to the books and the websites I subscribe to...which all say the same thing) basically happens to me. Maybe it's all psychological and I'm willing it all to happen?? Or maybe it's all been happening and I just notice it once I read that it's "supposed" to happen? Some examples:

- Nausea & fatigue is supposed to subside by your 11th week. This is because your body should be adjusted to the wacky hormones running through your body. My nausea (for the most part...like 90% of the time) went away at 10.5 weeks and fatigue, although I'm still tired at times, has gone away significantly. I'm feeling MUCH better than in weeks 5-10.5.

- Because of the uterus expanding so rapidly at the end of the first trimester & second trimester, you start to pee like no other, every half hour. This has been me for the past month...basically when I started my 2nd trimester, I've been needing to pee. This is quite possibly the most annoying part so far. (I'm sure mentioned this plenty of times! :0)

- At your fourteeth week, you may experience stuffy nose & headaches. Guess what I've been dealing with for the past 2 weeks?? You got it! Blowing my nose like no other, problems breathing through my nose at night, and waking up with wicked headaches. Headaches can get so bad that I have to resort to Tylenol (which is allowed, btw) otherwise I just get nauseaus and have to throw up. It's almost like a migraine. yuck.

- Also at fourteen weeks, your hair and skin should start to change. Some experience hair falling out, some experience thicker hair--I've notice that my hair is a lot less oily (not like the so-oily-have-to-wash-it-everyday-hair in my first trimester) and is thicker. Also, my skin is drier and if I don't apply my lotion every night and morning, I get all itchy. (btw, Crystal, I rub the Mama Bee on my tummy everynight!)

That's about it so far. The good news is that I'm in my 16th week and the uterus is *supposed* to be adjusting and so my frequent need to pee should get back to normal soon. *whew!* I have a Dr. appointment next Wednesday, my 17th week, with my new doctor. Jerome is trying really hard to be there, but we're not sure he'll be able to. :( We're still debating on getting the amnio--I don't want to because we already know that if we find that there is something wrong with the baby, (knock on wood) we'd still keep it, so what's the point? Jerome argues that if we do find something wrong with the baby, then we'd be more prepared for whatever is to come. That makes a lot of sense to me too. I'm leaning towards "no" because I don't want a big needle in my tummy. If Jerome isn't at the appointment, I'm DEFINITELY not doing it. I guess we will see. We also *should* be able to find out the sex of the baby--but since I'm going to a new doctor, I don't know what to expect.

I should start going to sleep now. I have to drive way the heck downtown for a training and I hate driving in that part of town. Just a few more weeks and I'm back to work...it went by so quickly!