15 weeks

Body Changes
15 weeks and everything seems to be going well. Baby seems to be growing, as I'm forming a nice little bump. I notice it more when I wake up in the morning, I can feel a little lump in my lower abdomen. But throughout the day my bump just becomes a fat belly filled with gas and an abundance of food that moves sluggishly through my digestive system...(shudder). So far I've only gained 2kg, surely most of that was from last week alone...sooo many Tim Tams!

My boobs have gotten bigger and my nipples are massive! My areolas have pretty much taken over my whole boob. They've also gotten darker, and apparently your clitoris gets darker too (but I haven't checked that out).

I have also started to get a snail trail, which I'm strangely proud of. I'm not a very hairy person, so it's hardly impressive. But there are definitely a few extra hairs there. It's like an extra stripe I've earnt.

Linea Negra
Ooh! My mother-in-law bought me a pregnancy magazine and I noticed in some of the photos of pregnant bellies, they had a dark line running down from their belly buttons. I noticed last week there was the faintest line down my belly. Another stripe earnt.

Your moving uterus
This week I've been feeling some sharp pains right inside my hip bones, which I was a bit worried about. But apparently it's only because my uterus has packed up, headed north and is now moving up towards my navel. This has caused my ligaments to stretch, causing sharp twanging pains. Phew! No need to call the doctor yet.

Mood changes
Something strange has been happening over the last couple of weeks. I've noticed my levels of rage have steadily increased and my level of patience has gone in the opposite direction. I called a young lad "a little shit" at the movies the other week, because he didn't put his empty popcorn cup in the bin. I have since been reassured that getting a bit "shirty" during pregnancy is to be expected.

Pregnancy. It's a magical time.

171 days to go.