First blog ever....It's 1:15 am and I am WIDE awake. Why? I am almost 18 weeks pregnant and starting to feel the discomforts of pregnancy. Until now, I have been blessed with a smooth pregnancy...very mild morning sickness. I was slightly queazy in the first trimester, but no puking. Yes! How dumb I was to think the whole ride would be so smooth.

This Monday I woke up nauseous with intense pains in my stomach area. So first I tried Tums...nothing. Then sipped on some cola. No change. Then I sent my husband to Walgreens to buy me Gas-X. Nope. Still nothing. Biggest mistake of the day? Draggin my sick ass out to Staten Island to visit my mother in law! (Mental note - do not do so again when sick.)

And all week it's been weird like that. Like I eat something and get massive pains in my belly. I saw my doctor on Thursday and asked him about this. He said it's normal. No one mentioned this to me in any of the What to Expecting - type books I have.

Which brings me to why I am writing this...this is my reality and I want to share with other new moms. The good, the bad and the ugly. Anyone no anything about these pains after I eat - PLEASE share your knowledge!