Week 22

The baby
This week, your baby weighs in at a whopping pound and measures nearly eight inches, about the size of a small doll. But your little doll (who now has eyebrows, eyelashes, and maybe even some hair on that little head) is a living one who can now perceive light and dark. She can also hear your voice, your heartbeat, your gurgling stomach, and the whoosh-whoosh of blood circulating through your body. And as her brain and nerve endings develop, she may reach for her face (or whatever she can reach) just to experiment with her newfound sense of touch.

Me
As if an ever-expanding belly wasn't enough — now your feet are getting in on the act! That's because the pregnancy hormone relaxin, which loosens your pelvic ligaments when you're expecting, loosens every other ligament too — including the ones in your tootsies. In turn, the bones beneath those ligaments spread slightly, which results, for many women, in a half or whole shoe-size increase. So if you haven't already stashed away your stilettos, now's the time to bid them farewell — at least for a while. Besides, you need sensible shoes to help you balance that big belly and your changing center of gravity.

There are a lot of other symptoms like: heartburn or indigestion, constipation, increased vaginal discharge, occasional faintness or dizziness, leg cramps, stretch marks, protruding navel etc. I have not notice anything special accept for the occational heartburn, so I am very happy at the moment :)

Today I did not feel well at work though, so I went home at noon. I have a sore throat, headache and a terrible cough. It is almost mission impossible to get the students quiet and relaxed when you cannot use your voice and your head hurts.

I will relax on the sofa with the cats now for the rest of the day. Mike is at work until 23 pm. If I get a bit of energy later I will sort some paperwork out and prepare for next semester in school (January - ?). I dont know yet when I will be leaving work. I guess I will just try to work for as long as I can. At least until the end of March.
I also have to see about what kind of benefits I am entitled to get while I am home with the baby. Perheps I need to book an appointment with "Försäkringskassan" to find out all the rules and regulations.