People have been asking how I've been feeling, but you know how it is. I would much rather live in my bubble......where things are JUST SPLENDID and I get to chat with you about all things sparkly......
I am 14 weeks pregnant now (YAY!) and the symptoms of trimester one are finally starting to ease up. I started feeling sick at about week 5 (in comparison to week 6 last time!) with some serious nighttime nausea. I know it's opposite of what you hear, but the timing of it was actually a blessing! It allowed me to power through the work day and teach my classes without a spontaneous exit to the washroom (BIG WIN)! But then 5 o'clock would strike (dun, dun, dun), at which point things took a turn for the worst. Quick movements became not okay and my food choices were limited (what the heck was I going to be able to eat?). There was dry-heaving and vomiting and laying on the bathroom floor. There was a fear of bedtime and teeth-brushing and getting up to go to the loo. There was the fear of losing this sweet little baby we dreamed of and the suppression of extreme excitement and........these feelings are still kinda here by the way (a mother worries from DAY ONE!). My intention was to wait as long as possible to announce this pregnancy, but at week 5 or 6 - when a colleague commented on a bump and asked Phil if I was pregnant - we knew it was going to be a tricky situation. It seems my baby abode has been upgraded since round one - it's as though God did some renos, threw on an addition and BAM - the belly button was turning out by week 8. I've been asked, "IS IT TWINS?!". I've been asked, "ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ONLY _____ WEEKS?!" Well, as far as we know, we're growing a singleton and the due date is January 16th :)
Anyways, trimester two is here and I am starting to relax a little more. Worry is slowly turning into excitement and real clothes are turning into maternity clothes. Sciatic back pain has returned (oh my sweet friend from pregnancy #1) and so have the joys of exhaustion (but this time, with an active 17 month old). It's shocking how quickly this pregnancy is going to be honest. Perhaps it's because I was working up until 10 weeks. Or that I have Nory to keep me busy. Either way, we're on a high speed plane to January and we'll be a family of four in NO TIME AT ALL!
I am 14 weeks pregnant now (YAY!) and the symptoms of trimester one are finally starting to ease up. I started feeling sick at about week 5 (in comparison to week 6 last time!) with some serious nighttime nausea. I know it's opposite of what you hear, but the timing of it was actually a blessing! It allowed me to power through the work day and teach my classes without a spontaneous exit to the washroom (BIG WIN)! But then 5 o'clock would strike (dun, dun, dun), at which point things took a turn for the worst. Quick movements became not okay and my food choices were limited (what the heck was I going to be able to eat?). There was dry-heaving and vomiting and laying on the bathroom floor. There was a fear of bedtime and teeth-brushing and getting up to go to the loo. There was the fear of losing this sweet little baby we dreamed of and the suppression of extreme excitement and........these feelings are still kinda here by the way (a mother worries from DAY ONE!). My intention was to wait as long as possible to announce this pregnancy, but at week 5 or 6 - when a colleague commented on a bump and asked Phil if I was pregnant - we knew it was going to be a tricky situation. It seems my baby abode has been upgraded since round one - it's as though God did some renos, threw on an addition and BAM - the belly button was turning out by week 8. I've been asked, "IS IT TWINS?!". I've been asked, "ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ONLY _____ WEEKS?!" Well, as far as we know, we're growing a singleton and the due date is January 16th :)
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| 14 weeks.....in slippers. Who said pregnancy was a warm thing? |
Anyways, trimester two is here and I am starting to relax a little more. Worry is slowly turning into excitement and real clothes are turning into maternity clothes. Sciatic back pain has returned (oh my sweet friend from pregnancy #1) and so have the joys of exhaustion (but this time, with an active 17 month old). It's shocking how quickly this pregnancy is going to be honest. Perhaps it's because I was working up until 10 weeks. Or that I have Nory to keep me busy. Either way, we're on a high speed plane to January and we'll be a family of four in NO TIME AT ALL!
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