Sixteen weeks five days

My hunger has not abated, and I have quite bad heartburn which is stimulated by most foods. I still have an aversion to food in general which has not been helped by the heartburn. Food is still disgusting and I don't want to eat it. Only I'm starving all the time to the point of pain, so I must eat.

I made a tummy band out of an old t-shirt and it works great. It's nothing special, and I only spent about ten minutes on it, but it covers me up, and I can wear my normal trousers (low or unbuttoned) while wearing it. Even some of my shirts now are too small to wear. I took off my chef jacket in front of a coworker and she said amazedly, "You're showing already!" I am, a little. I guess I'm technically four months along now. Actually my chef jackets are starting to strain a little. Normally they are quite big on me, and they're still big in the shoulders but tight in the middle. Luckily my chef trousers are also big on me, or I wouldn't be able to get them on.

A good friend of mine is due in February and she says she would like to send me a baby blanket. As we don't know what we're having yet, I've asked that she send something in bright or gender neutral colors. She's having a boy, and I would like to send her something in return. I thought I'd like to try knitting a hooded baby cardigan for her, but I'm going to make one for me first, to get the hang of it. I've just finished knitting some socks for myself (my first knitting project) so I think I can manage, but need practice. I also want to knit socks for Partner for Christmas. The first sock I made took a week, the second about five days. I'm not a fast knitter. But I'll have to knit fast if I want these done in time.

My mother also wants to make a baby quilt, which I would be happy to receive, but I do already have one. It's the one she made for me when I was a baby.