I don't need beans to pass gas.

I never knew that it could be so hard to figure out if I'm just gassy or hungry. But lately it has been. One morning last week I had the evil pregnancy triumvirate of nausea, constipation and gas...all at the same time. Yeah, no one told me that was possible when I was reading about pregnancy all these years.
The nausea is finally starting to abate, though the need to eat every two or three hours, the gas, bloating and epic belches still are around and I'm not sure they're leaving any time soon. Speaking of belches, I haven't burped like this in a good twelve years! Seriously! I think I could scare a large, predatory animal sometimes with the length, depth and volume of these suckers. But man do they feel good! I've had moments of tearing up, lamenting that I'm so unfeminine and sexy right now. Dan just rolls his eyes and tells me that's rubbish, then he kisses me and tells me how beautiful I am. He tells me that a lot lately. He's been a life saver. He's picked up some of the cleaning chores I normally do, made dinner a lot, even made special trips to the store for me. Yes, I have the bestest husband ever!
I have had a few instances of the dreaded Psycho-Pregnant woman, but not nuclear. It's mostly when I'm driving. For some reason the complete stupidity of the drivers where I live can turn me from a smiling, belching mom to be into a yelling, cursing lunatic. I'm told this is normal. That makes me feel better.
Right now, Tigger (that's our in-uterine name for the baby right now) moves around in the uterus, even though I can't feel him/her, and it's getting finger and toe nails. My uterus has gone from the size of pear to a grapefruit; no wonder I feel bloated/fat all the time now!
There's a lot that goes on the first trimester, lots of organs forming, and the baby grows really fast so it's no wonder I'm starving all the time and tired.
I really can't wait until I can feel it move. That'll be awesome.
I borrowed a belly band from my sis-in-law today and wow is that an awesome invention! I can generally walk around just fine with my pants buttoned, but sitting; especially after eating when the gas starts it's inevitable build up, that's when I feel like a glutton on Thanksgiving. I gotta say, I've been excited about maternity clothes shoping, but have been holding back. I know I"m gonna get sick of these clothes before the end, and plus I'd look pretty silly wearing them too early. Still though, I'm gonna do a little shopping this week with my mom and dad just to get ready. I honestly think about three more weeks and I won't be able to zip my pants. As it is I can't really fit into my dress slacks, and I've got a writers conference in like two weeks! Again, thank God for belly bands!