13 Weeks

Well, I had a horrible sleep last night. It gets awfully uncomforatble when you can only lie on your left or right side. The left side is better for baby. Needless to say, with the growth on the front of my body, sleeping on my stomach is no longer an option. And it's bad for the baby if I sleep on my back, it creates bad blood circulation to the uterus. I am apparently usually all over the place when I sleep, it's hard to get used to only two positions. Plus I get stiff in those postitions. Body pillows help, but they're not the same.

Another change are my hips. When I was walking yesterday I felt an uncomfortable air pocket in my right hip. Apparently that means my hip joints are beginning to loosen to prepare for the birth. Very uncomfortable process. With that though, is pain around my hips and lower back. Apparently those are my muscles ripping in preparation for my growth, lovely.

I also have aonther new concern. Labor... I've done it before, all natural. I couldn't then and still can't justify drugging myself up for the birth of my child. I work damn hard throughout my pregnancy to stay heathly and take care of my body. How could I possible have drugs injected into my back in my last few hours of pregnancy. Those drugs go to my baby too. While they say it's all safe... it's still a drug and that's not ok. Women's bodies were made to create life and give birth. Drugs during labor are just an excuse. We are capable of doing it naturally. Now I would never say anything to those who choose drugs over natural, in fact none of my friends or family have had natural birth, this is just my preference. So here's my issue though. I feel the first time I did it, I could convince myself that's what our bodies are made for and that I could do it. I also didn't know what it would be like. And I did do it, thankfully I had the great support of my finace too, that is a must! But now that I know what is going to happen in the delivery room and how much it is going to hurt... I'm scared! It is called labor for a reason! It is extremely hard work to give birth, not to mention painful! Despite my fears, I am definetly going to have another natural childbirth. I just need to keep reminding myself, I did it once and I can do it again.

26 Weeks until baby! 6 day until our wedding!

13 weeks

I'm 13 weeks pregnant now and that means I'm already in my second trimester! I feel like the time is flying by! I am finally starting to look pregnant and not just chubby, which is great.

The fatigue does not seem to want to go away. And with this being the last two weeks of the summer semester and final papers are due as well as regular homework assignments, I find myself falling asleep randomly everyday. Not good! This fatigue is a big pain in my butt and I can't wait till it's gone!

I have noticed I now have that 'pregnancy glow'. I always heard people talk of that 'glow' before, and now I am experiencing it. Although, for me, that 'glow' is oily skin that has a lovely shine to it... I have always had nice skin, never any pimples, ever! And now with this constant oily gloss on my face I have up to three pimples at a time. This is not what I expected when I heard of the 'pregnancy glow'...

So far my cravings have been pretty healthy. Yesterday all I wanted was spinach sauteed in lemon and garlic, it was delicious! I've also been eating a lot of fruit! And have been going through a gallon of milk every couple days.Some pretty healthy cravings so far. I did cave in last week and got McDonalds. Gross, not a good choice when you're pregnant. It was completely unsatisfying.

A new thing I get now are dizzy spells. I apparently have to move like a snail when I get out of bed or out of a chair or else my heart begins to race, I get out of breath, and the room spins. I thought I was going to hit the floor the other day it was so bad.

I feel like I have a lot of complaints when I'm pregnant, between, fatigue, dizziness, peeing, and eating. But honestly, despite all that, I feel really heathly. I try to eat just heathly foods now, I certainly don't drink alcohol, and completely cut out caffine. My body is feeling pretty good since I'm treating it the way it should be treated.

27 weeks to go until the baby! A week and a half until the wedding!

Week 12

Quick change of plans! We're going to get married on Thursday August 25 instead of the 18th. Some family memebers need to rearrange work and kid schedules. That sounds a little better to me anyways. A little extra time!

28 Weeks until baby! 2 Weeks until wedding!

Week 12 and What A Week It Will Be!

Well here we are going into week 12 and this fatigue is ridiculous! The other night I got comfy on the couch to read a book for class. I read one chapter, next thing I know it's two hours later and I'm waking up! I apparently passed out cold while reading and really wasted some valuable homework time.
This weekend was worse. I woke up at 7 am to go to the bathroom, something I do at least every 45 minutes now. Apparenlty the hormones make you have to pee more. Ugh. While I was up I realized how starving I was. Another thing that I am constantly doing, Eating! After I ate I went back to bed and slept until lunch. Woke up, ate lunch, hung out with my son and fiance for a little bit, then took a nap! I physically cannot stay awake anymore! Which really sucks when I have a ton of things to do!

Just to make life a little more hectic, my fiance and I decided that we are going to get married next Thursday, on the 18th. We have been together for 8 years and have a 6 year old son together. We've always just been comfortable in our relationship and never felt a rush to get married. He proposed to me last August, everyone expected me to start planning the wedding. Turns out i'm the procrastinater and not him. Family life and moving a lot has been hectic this past year so that certainly contributed to it. But now with another one on the way, we just want to be married. So next Thursday our friend is going to marry us in front of a few of our closet family and friends. We chose 18th because next year the 18th falls on a Saturday, then we can have a big ceremony with all our friends and family and renew our vows on our one year anniversary.

So the only planning I ever did was buy my wedding dress a few months ago. It is gorgeous and I know I look fantastic in it. But.. I wasn't pregnant a few months ago and that dress is not going to work for next week. At least I'll be able to flaunt my post baby body in it next year! So this next week will consist of planning a wedding and staying on top of my homework, and of course, hopefully not falling asleep all the time! It's a rush to plan, but I'm so excited and it's a happy time in our lives so I'm sure it will all work out!

28 weeks to go until baby! 1 week until the wedding!

11 Weeks

I had my appointment today with the ob and we heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was strong and healthy! It's so reassuring to hear. Other than that it was a quick appointment. After the heartbeat, I peed in a cup, and the ob felt my uterus by putting pressure on my stomach and said everything seemed great. Having this be my second pregnancy I feel these appointments go a lot quicker. Since I've gone through it before I have a lot less questions, makes this easier. I have another appointment in 4 weeks and they'll do the same things at that appointment. Then in 8 weeks on Sept. 29, is the ultrasound and we can find out the sex of the baby! I can't wait for that one!

29 weeks to go and feeling pretty good.

11 Weeks

I discovered a new trick that I'd like to share with expectant mother's or those who hope to be someday. I had a party to go to this weekend and had to get a little dressed up. I'm too big for my clothes but too small for most maturnity clothes. I decided to wear my somewhat dressy khaki shorts (that's dressed up for me). There was no way I could possibly button those shorts but I also didn't want to buy new ones. So rather than button them, I took a rubber band, looped it threw the button hole and around the button. It worked great! Had a little extra flexible room, and wore a longer shirt to cover up this embarrassing fashion disaster. It got me through the day without incident or being uncomfortable.

More to come this week, I have an ob appointment this Thursday. Hopefully we'll hear the heartbeat for the first time!

29 Weeks to go!

Week 10

 I have been constantly fatigued all week! I literally can't make it through the day without taking at least a 45 minute nap. I looked this up, hopefully this fatigue will pass soon. Today though, unfortunately, was one of those days when a nap was just not possible, (ya I know, poor me). That's how life goes though and we have to truck through it. I had a busy day, full of errands, doctors, and homework. While doing all of this though, my family and friends are telling me that I can't do any of this. They're all telling me 'you're pregnant, go lie down on the couch, put off the laundry and groceries until tomorrow'. I'm pregnant, not incompetent! I don't like being told that I can't give an extra hand with something, or have to delay what needs to be done so i can rest instead. I'm only 10 weeks pregnant! Am I supposed to be sedentary until the baby is born? I completely understand I need to slow down a bit more with all the changes my body is going through but I will not just sit around and be useless!

Of course though, after getting all worked up about people telling me 'not to lift that' or 'don't do that' or 'just lay down and wait till later' I got home from the grocery store before dinner... Apparently, though I hate to admit it, I should have taken it a bit slower today. I sat in the car with my son and the groceries looking at the short walk to my front door with dread for five minutes before I could get the strength to convince myself that I have enough energy to bring everything in. Well I couldn't find that energy. Thankfully my son came to my rescue and carried most of the groceries in for me. Once in the kitchen, it turned into a pathetic scene. I literally could not stand I was so exhausted, lightheaded, and starving. So I sat on the kitchen floor, pulled all the grocery bags close to me and had to load the food in the fridge and cabinets from there. And yes I did open the orange juice and drink right out of the container, the glasses were just too high for me at that moment. What am I turning into? I feel like a sloth. I was 20 years old when I had my son and had a fantastic pregnany, no complaints. Now at 26 what has changed? I really didn't think I was that much older! Does just a few years make this much of a difference when you're pregnant? Keep in mind, I've always been active, skinny, and in relatively good shape. So why does everything I do now feel like a marathon?

30 weeks to go and feeling completely useless.