I was so excited when I found out my husband and I were going to have a baby. I've always wanted kids and as friends of ours have added to their family I've longed more and more for us to do the same. Little did I know how much pregnancy wouldn't agree with me.
Within weeks of finding out I was pregnant I had no energy, I felt sick all the time, slept a lot (I think there was a 15 hour stretch when I woke up only long enough to eat) and my poor husband ended up having to take on everything himself. Since he's only one person the house became a state of chaos. Neither of us was happy, we didn't want to be home, but I had no energy to help tidy up or to leave the house. I started to wonder what the heck I'd been thinking and kept hating all those articles and books that said morning sickness usually goes away after the first trimester and that you get more energy... and I really hated the people who would say "I'm sure you'll feel better any day now".
After months and months of a not so pleasant pregnancy, I'm now well into my third trimester and I have to admit, I am finally enjoying it. I'm a little worried about admitting this since it will likely mean something will change and this will no longer be case, but that is inevitable given that this baby keeps growing and there is only so much room.
The sickness has stopped, leaving work earlier than planned means the energy I do have goes further, and I am more relaxed than I may have ever been (except perhaps that trip to Mexico).
I am so relieved that the pregnancy is finally enjoyable. I was afraid that I'd never want to be pregnant again and would never consider giving my child a sibling. I just kept hoping that that baby brain would wipe out all the bad parts. For the most part it already has, and now there's good parts too. Thank the God of Unborn Babies!!
Let's hope it stays this way from here on out and everything else (uh, that would be the labour and delivery I prefer not to think about) goes well.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
And the blogging starts...
So, I've never blogged before, but under the advice of a friend, I thought it best to start writing for me while I had the time.
I'm 32 weeks pregnant with my first baby and given all the changes that are happening now and are to come, it might be nice to have somewhere that's just for me and allows me to have a outlet for all the random and crazy thoughts that come along with this journey.
SPUD's (Special Person Under Development) bedroom is coming along. We finally got our IKEA shelves this last weekend. Now the room has places to put things and is starting to look like a room (and less like a storage room) - hooray!! We got one tall shelf that we can store diapers, baby products, etc on. We also got one tiered shelf for toys and books. The IKEA shelves don't end up being quite as cheap once you factor in getting off the island, but we were able to get a quick visit in with family, and as an extra bonus.... brought home some tasty jam from Grandma's!
The baby is squirming around all the time now, and kicking me in the ribs. I do look forward to having my body back at some point. I also look forward to being able to breath properly, which hasn't happened in a while given that there's no room for my lungs! Not to mention losing the weight I've gained. I worked hard to get down to the weight I was pre-pregnancy, and it is disheartening to weigh more now than I did at my heaviest before. I know: I'm pregnant so there's a good reason for it, but it's still frustrating so I look forward to getting the weight back off.
I'm a little nervous about having a tiny little person who counts on me for everything. There's no going back once you get that little person in your life... but then, from what I've seen, you can't imagine not having them in your life once they are there. Of course, there's no jumping in the car and running out somewhere. There's no days "off". There's no quickly planned vacations (not that we had many before). Everything will require more planning, more thought, more energy... but the thought of seeing the world through their eyes, well that's exciting!
I can't wait to meet the little dude(ette)!
I'm 32 weeks pregnant with my first baby and given all the changes that are happening now and are to come, it might be nice to have somewhere that's just for me and allows me to have a outlet for all the random and crazy thoughts that come along with this journey.
SPUD's (Special Person Under Development) bedroom is coming along. We finally got our IKEA shelves this last weekend. Now the room has places to put things and is starting to look like a room (and less like a storage room) - hooray!! We got one tall shelf that we can store diapers, baby products, etc on. We also got one tiered shelf for toys and books. The IKEA shelves don't end up being quite as cheap once you factor in getting off the island, but we were able to get a quick visit in with family, and as an extra bonus.... brought home some tasty jam from Grandma's!
The baby is squirming around all the time now, and kicking me in the ribs. I do look forward to having my body back at some point. I also look forward to being able to breath properly, which hasn't happened in a while given that there's no room for my lungs! Not to mention losing the weight I've gained. I worked hard to get down to the weight I was pre-pregnancy, and it is disheartening to weigh more now than I did at my heaviest before. I know: I'm pregnant so there's a good reason for it, but it's still frustrating so I look forward to getting the weight back off.
I'm a little nervous about having a tiny little person who counts on me for everything. There's no going back once you get that little person in your life... but then, from what I've seen, you can't imagine not having them in your life once they are there. Of course, there's no jumping in the car and running out somewhere. There's no days "off". There's no quickly planned vacations (not that we had many before). Everything will require more planning, more thought, more energy... but the thought of seeing the world through their eyes, well that's exciting!
I can't wait to meet the little dude(ette)!
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