Emotional:
Finally, a decision has been made! I'm keeping my baby! :)
The week started off still in a decision mode, I was still seeking out resources and support. This weekend was the most positive time of my pregnancy so far. On Friday, I started officialy going out with the guy I'd been seeing since I got home after March Break. Matt has been supportive of whatever choice, right from the start, and even helped me work with some names I'm considering for the baby. I'm really glad I have someone that is supporting me through this. On Saturday, I went to see my friend Krissie and her daughter, Lauren, who is around one years old. Des and I took Lauren to the park and I played with her, ran with her, helped her explore all the interesting things around her in her environment, carried her if she got tired or strayed too far from where we were and also spun her around a few times while she giggled and smiled! It was such a perfect and precious afternoon and I knew I could have many of them with my son or daughter.
I'd been leaning so heavily towards having this child that the only thing keeping me back now was parental support. If I didn't have their support (especially financial), I didn't think I could survive single-parent-hood. My father called me long distance on Sunday morning (he lives in Nepal, where my entire immediate family is moving this summer) and I finally told him the news. He took it so well! My dad is the coolest dad in the world! He says that he will support me, both financially and emotionally and that he thinks my mom will too, even though he agrees with me that she doesn't need to be involved right now.
So since that was one of the only things holding me back, I can now continue looking after this baby for the next 34 weeks!
I'm sure this will be an exciting journey.
Physical:
The nausea is now the most noticeable effect of being pregnant. I was sick to my stomach yesterday and have been feeling very queasy for the past few days. However, I'm not so tired as I used to be, so perhaps that will get better!