Making his/her presence felt

Tomorrow marks the end of my 7th (or is it 8th - seems to depend on the book you look at) week of pregnancy.  Woo hoo.  Tomorrow I will be exactly 20% of the way through carrying this baby. 

So far... so good.  I have been feeling some vague morning queasiness, but nothing I would describe as awful.  I have had about the worst heart burn... in fact heart burn is a misnomer since it seems to start somewhere around my toes and continue until about mid-forhead.  I told my husband I wasn't sure this baby was mine because it doesn't seem to like spicy food.  Today I am subsisting on yoghurt, tums and soda crackers to see if I can get some of the burn under control. I have also taken to eating vast quantities of fiber to keep things moving.

Is this the extent of my pregnancy symptoms?  The day by day pregnancy book that I check as soon as I wake up in the morning says that symptoms sort of reach their worst as you finish the 7th (or is it 8th) week of pregnancy. 

All I know is that every day is a milestone.  One extra day that Shmily has to tell me that s/he is doing ok, still growing and not leaving.  Every day I become more convinced that this baby is sticky.  So far s/he's stuck good.  Every morning as I wake up to pee (for about the 3rd time that night) I whisper to the baby inside me "7 weeks 6 days down... you're doing good Shmily.  Please stay safe, please stay healthy.  Please stay inside".

Step away from the thermometer

After making checking my temperature a default activity over the last 8 months I have discovered that this is a habit I now have to break.  I sent myself into a tailspin of panic last week because my temperature was 36.8, then, 36.7 then 36.6 I was panicked... I was certain I was going to lose the pregnancy.

I asked The Google.  Google gave me a good piece of advice (I hope).  Step away from the thermometer.  There will be fluctuations in temperature at this point.  That a temperature change is not the sign of a miscarriage unless it is a much bigger temperature drop.  I haven't had any severe cramping, just little cramps.  And unlike last time there has been no spotting or bleeding of any kind.

I am trying to remain calm, to not panic, to not give my poor baby any more stress hormones than I already have coursing through my body.  I keep wanting more pregnancy symptoms.  I am definitely (TMI ahead) constipated.  And I have to carry tums in my purse already.  But where is the nausea??!! Where is the morning sickness??!! I want to have every classic pregnancy symptom in the book so that I know my hcg is rising.   My husband laughs at me, he thinks I should be thanking my lucky stars.