So I am in week 15 of this, my first pregnancy, and I can honestly say its not a whole lot different from week 12.
Everyone keeps talking about the magical energy boost you get when you enter the second trimester, the abating sickness and the improvement in hormones.
I think you are all a bunch of liars. Week 14 came and went and I am still spending too much time ill ("ill" is my kind and non-gross way of addressing what is actually happening).
I am still experiencing illness anywhere from 2 to 3 times a week, usually for about half a day, in the morning, and it is EXHAUSTING. I am sleeping great, but its because it is taking everything to get to the end of the day. STILL! My attitude has also not balanced out as hoped. I can go from ecstatic to depressed with the drop of a hat. It is taking a lot not to yell at people or cry at people or laugh at people in an inappropriate manner these days. Last night at tennis, this girl who is very nice, and it is not her fault in the least, could not remember my name. I just about jumped down her throat, all the while realizing how inappropriate that reaction would be.
This pregnancy stuff is not for the faint of heart. However, I am excited and grateful to be pregnant. I know the end result will be worth it, and though I would never want this to be reality, I think I could spend the next 25 weeks being ill if it meant a happy, healthy outcome.
So now that my venting about the disappointing start to my second trimester is over, I'll provide the stats:
How Far Along: 15 weeks
Size of Baby: An apple.
Weight Gain: I have been holding fairly steady for the last three weeks.
Gender: TBD. My doctor listened to the heartbeat with his mini sonogram machine at our last appointment and commented that the baby had a high heart rate and that usually means female. However, a girl I played tennis with last night commented that both her sons had high heart rates. We will see! I am honestly going to be excited either way, but I have felt so strongly about what I think it is for a while, that if its the other I think I am going to feel like my maternal instincts are out of whack.
Movement: Not yet.
Sleep: Like a champ. I have become a big fan of the weekend nap. I usually take a 2 hour nap on Saturdays and a 2 hour nap on Sundays. It is heavenly, but probably cramps the other things I should be doing, like picking out a crib.
What I miss: Still missing sweet tea, I think because its so hot outside. I am also starting to have trouble fitting into clothes. I don't really fit well in most of my pre-maternity clothes and my maternity clothes, which I have not bought much of, still don't fit great. I feel like I am busting out of my regular clothes so I believe that maternity wear/larger clothing is here.
Cravings: I am not really craving anything. Such a disappointment not to have a fun "I had to eat..." story. I am eating a lot of chocolate milkshakes/ice cream because its yummy, cool and I have always liked chocolate ice cream. I don't think it has anything to do with pregnancy, other than I am letting myself eat it more than I normally would.
Symptoms: See above griping.
Best Moment of the week: I'm starting to bump out, so this pregnancy thing is feeling even more real than it did at first!
Friday, June 21, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Pregnancy: The First 13 weeks
So I am pregnant with our first child and I have already been horrible at documenting it. I mean, horrible. Kind of like keeping up with this blog, but I digress...
I have not taken one bump picture or written in any of the journals I bought. I have read one of the books I bought, but then decided that too much information might not be the best idea and to take a semi-blind approach to this whole giving birth thing. I still plan on reading Babywise and the breastfeeding books, but I am going to wait until its a little closer to time. I am also going to do child birth classes in September. I feel like that will be enough.
I have had a pretty good excuse on the maternal slacking and if my child ever asks me where all the loving journal entries are from the first 13 weeks of its existence, I will tell he/she I was too busy throwing up to get to that part.
As I feel better now, I will recap what's been going on.
On April 1, 2013 I found out I was pregnant. I was excited, we had been trying, but I was kind of shocked too. First of all it was APRIL FOOLS DAY! Who actually finds out they are pregnant on April Fools Day? That is the plot line of a bad movie. Also, I had taken several pregnancy tests not two weeks earlier when I thought I was pregnant and they were all negative.
Then the Saturday before I took THE TEST, Jake and I worked in the backyard.all.day.long. I was exhausted. We went to one of our favorite restaurants for an early dinner and I definitely had two glasses of wine (Sorry, kid. I was taking my prenatal vitamins though:)). We came home and burned some of the sticks we had picked-up that day in our new fire pit. I went to sleep earlier than usual for a Saturday night, woke up with the strangest rash all over my stomach and just knew I was pregnant. I told Jake the next day before church and I panicked a little bit about my wine. (This was not my first rodeo on the pregnancy test circuit so I also had in the back of my mind that this was my imagination and the rash was from yard work). He of course, believed that I was the girl crying wolf. He tends to be skeptical about all feelings I have regarding my health, etc. ( I can be a hypochondriac).
That Sunday I napped, which I don't usually do, and then I had my very first pregnancy nose bleed. Monday I took the test and instead of telling my husband in some cutesy way, I just called him crying. He was out at lunch with a co-worker so his response was somewhat subdued by that bit of bad timing. When he came home he looked at the test and decided it was too faint and maybe I wasn't pregnant after all. Always thinking I'm crying wolf! After about two more weeks and $100 in pregnancy tests he decided that I might, in fact, be pregnant. When I started getting sick at week 5 his belief got a little stronger and by the time he saw the baby at week 6 on the first ultrasound, I am pretty sure he was committed to the idea.
From weeks 5 to 10, I don't remember particularly caring for being pregnant. I was sick morning, noon, evening, midnight, 4 a.m.-you name the time of day and I was either sick or feeling sick. I was prescribed Zofran for the day and Phenegran to help me get through the night. Things started easing up around week 10 and though I still get sick, it is now sporadically. I have tried weaning off the Zofran unsuccessfully and may try again in another two weeks. I have stopped taking the Phenegran, which is good.
Now for my stats:
How Far Along: 13 weeks, but I'll be 14 on Saturday!
Size of Baby: According to the internet, the size of a medium shrimp.
Weight Gain: Not documenting that. I will say that I stayed pretty much the same weight for the first 11 weeks. Now, not so much.
Gender: TBD
Movement: Not yet. I am ready for the movement so I know things are okay without having to go for ultrasounds/doctor's appointments.
Sleep: I wake up anywhere from once to twice a night. Usually, I go right back to sleep. I have had some CRAZY dreams. I'll try to document the next one.
What I miss: I miss sushi and I miss sweet tea. I also miss not feeling like I have to go to the bathroom 24/7. Wine/beer has been the easiest thing by far to do without. I don't even really miss it. Giving up caffeine has also been much easier than I thought, but the first few days on the ship were rough.
Cravings: Not really craving anything. I am eating a lot so that I don't feel ill. I get sick when I don't have anything on my stomach. I am not a big snacker, so trying to eat every 1-2 hours has been hard. I also am not craving healthy things, which is a little disappointing. In fact, fruits and veggies are the main things that make me sick to my stomach. That and sudden bad smells. I am more of a crackers, cheese, bagels snacker. I also love me some pasta and some potatoes. I am going to try to reincorporate healthier foods now that I am feeling a bit better.
Symptoms: There is the obvious. I have also been extremely, extremely tired. I have had some swelling in my feet so that almost all my shoes are a little uncomfortable to wear. However, that could just be because its hot outside and not because I am pregnant. I think its too early for that symptom. I also have acne like I have never had acne before. Literally, did not break out this much when I was in puberty.
Best Moment of the week: Only being sick one time on one day so far! Also, seeing that the second trimester is literally days away brings me a great deal of hope!
We go back to the doctor Monday. I don't think this next visit will have much to it. The Big Ultrasound visit will be at the end of July!
Next post will be a house update!
I have not taken one bump picture or written in any of the journals I bought. I have read one of the books I bought, but then decided that too much information might not be the best idea and to take a semi-blind approach to this whole giving birth thing. I still plan on reading Babywise and the breastfeeding books, but I am going to wait until its a little closer to time. I am also going to do child birth classes in September. I feel like that will be enough.
I have had a pretty good excuse on the maternal slacking and if my child ever asks me where all the loving journal entries are from the first 13 weeks of its existence, I will tell he/she I was too busy throwing up to get to that part.
As I feel better now, I will recap what's been going on.
On April 1, 2013 I found out I was pregnant. I was excited, we had been trying, but I was kind of shocked too. First of all it was APRIL FOOLS DAY! Who actually finds out they are pregnant on April Fools Day? That is the plot line of a bad movie. Also, I had taken several pregnancy tests not two weeks earlier when I thought I was pregnant and they were all negative.
Then the Saturday before I took THE TEST, Jake and I worked in the backyard.all.day.long. I was exhausted. We went to one of our favorite restaurants for an early dinner and I definitely had two glasses of wine (Sorry, kid. I was taking my prenatal vitamins though:)). We came home and burned some of the sticks we had picked-up that day in our new fire pit. I went to sleep earlier than usual for a Saturday night, woke up with the strangest rash all over my stomach and just knew I was pregnant. I told Jake the next day before church and I panicked a little bit about my wine. (This was not my first rodeo on the pregnancy test circuit so I also had in the back of my mind that this was my imagination and the rash was from yard work). He of course, believed that I was the girl crying wolf. He tends to be skeptical about all feelings I have regarding my health, etc. ( I can be a hypochondriac).
That Sunday I napped, which I don't usually do, and then I had my very first pregnancy nose bleed. Monday I took the test and instead of telling my husband in some cutesy way, I just called him crying. He was out at lunch with a co-worker so his response was somewhat subdued by that bit of bad timing. When he came home he looked at the test and decided it was too faint and maybe I wasn't pregnant after all. Always thinking I'm crying wolf! After about two more weeks and $100 in pregnancy tests he decided that I might, in fact, be pregnant. When I started getting sick at week 5 his belief got a little stronger and by the time he saw the baby at week 6 on the first ultrasound, I am pretty sure he was committed to the idea.
From weeks 5 to 10, I don't remember particularly caring for being pregnant. I was sick morning, noon, evening, midnight, 4 a.m.-you name the time of day and I was either sick or feeling sick. I was prescribed Zofran for the day and Phenegran to help me get through the night. Things started easing up around week 10 and though I still get sick, it is now sporadically. I have tried weaning off the Zofran unsuccessfully and may try again in another two weeks. I have stopped taking the Phenegran, which is good.
Now for my stats:
How Far Along: 13 weeks, but I'll be 14 on Saturday!
Size of Baby: According to the internet, the size of a medium shrimp.
Weight Gain: Not documenting that. I will say that I stayed pretty much the same weight for the first 11 weeks. Now, not so much.
Gender: TBD
Movement: Not yet. I am ready for the movement so I know things are okay without having to go for ultrasounds/doctor's appointments.
Sleep: I wake up anywhere from once to twice a night. Usually, I go right back to sleep. I have had some CRAZY dreams. I'll try to document the next one.
What I miss: I miss sushi and I miss sweet tea. I also miss not feeling like I have to go to the bathroom 24/7. Wine/beer has been the easiest thing by far to do without. I don't even really miss it. Giving up caffeine has also been much easier than I thought, but the first few days on the ship were rough.
Cravings: Not really craving anything. I am eating a lot so that I don't feel ill. I get sick when I don't have anything on my stomach. I am not a big snacker, so trying to eat every 1-2 hours has been hard. I also am not craving healthy things, which is a little disappointing. In fact, fruits and veggies are the main things that make me sick to my stomach. That and sudden bad smells. I am more of a crackers, cheese, bagels snacker. I also love me some pasta and some potatoes. I am going to try to reincorporate healthier foods now that I am feeling a bit better.
Symptoms: There is the obvious. I have also been extremely, extremely tired. I have had some swelling in my feet so that almost all my shoes are a little uncomfortable to wear. However, that could just be because its hot outside and not because I am pregnant. I think its too early for that symptom. I also have acne like I have never had acne before. Literally, did not break out this much when I was in puberty.
Best Moment of the week: Only being sick one time on one day so far! Also, seeing that the second trimester is literally days away brings me a great deal of hope!
We go back to the doctor Monday. I don't think this next visit will have much to it. The Big Ultrasound visit will be at the end of July!
Next post will be a house update!
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