Total pain in the a**
First off, I want to say how thankful I am to be pregnant. And I really hate to complain about symptoms when I know some women would give everything they own to be miserable and pregnant:). 
Saying that, for the past few days, I have been sidelined with the worst shooting pain in my butt/left lower back. At it's worst, I actually see stars! I did some research b/c I thought maybe I had done something to myself, but turns out it's just my uterus/baby putting pressure on the sciatic nerve. Of all the cruel things to do to a pregnant woman:). It's worst in the morning (after sleeping all night) and if I sit for long periods of time. I feel ancient because I'm hobbling around the house holding my lower back.
Some things I've read say that if it shows up early, it could mean it will go away early. I'm holding out hope that these articles are right. Seems pretty common for lots of pregnant women, though (if people's comments on my FB page are any indication).
At my next appt. I'm going to mention it to the dr. to see if she has any special remedies.
On another depressing note, I'm going out to buy some "big girl" (as I like to call them) pants/shirts today. I feel like I'm busting out of all my regular clothes, even with the unbuttoned/hair tie trick. Maybe this will make me feel better about my body image. I had a bit of an emotional breakdown yesterday (lucky DH!) about how fat I feel. It's really hard gaining weight and feeling puffy. I'm up 2lbs. as of today, but yesterday was lots of bad/carby eating (french toast was calling my name!). I keep telling myself I'm pregnant and this is kind of what's supposed to happen, but it still doesn't make weight gain any easier.
