First Trimester Reflections

I'm am officially into my second trimester, and boy am I happy! I have felt more sick this pregnancy than I did with Owen, and I don't know if I really was or if I just noticed it more because I wasn't distracted with work. I don't get super sick- I don't throw up, I'm not stuck in bed, I don't have to be hospitalized for dehydration, and I don't even need prescription medications for my nausea. I feel really really bad for people who are absolutely miserable! I don't know how I'd handle it. But, I have been nauseated enough to be uncomfortable, and I've also felt drained of energy and pretty cranky and irritable.

The first few weeks of my pregnancy I actually felt pretty good- I still had energy and I was hungry all the time. I especially craved salty foods, so I ate lots of crackers, cheese, pickles, lunch meat, eggs, etc. I also craved junk food and admit I ate at McDonalds a few times, which I normally try to avoid at all costs! At 8 weeks I suddenly started feeling miserable when I ate anything, and salty and really sweet foods like fruit made me feel the worst! I'd end up with a nasty taste in my mouth that made me feel awful so I started eating a lot of mints which helped a lot. I also started taking B6 vitamins and ginger root pills. These also helped so much! Especially the ginger- it made eating bearable. When I was pregnant with Owen eating usually made me feel better, so it I thought it was strange that eating made me feel worse this time.

Around 8 weeks is also when I started feeling so tired all the time. I'd either take a nap during the day or fall asleep at 8:30 at night. I'm not normally a nap person, and I disliked falling asleep so early at night so it was hard for me. I also felt like a monster had taken over my body! I often had very little patience and little things would irritate me, and I felt like I couldn't control my feelings or emotions. I couldn't listen to music in the car because it would annoy me so much, and it was the same way when I was pregnant with Owen. I felt really bad for Josh, but he was so helpful and he tried his best to be understanding!

I think the worst is finally behind me. I have most of my energy back and I feel like my normal self again. I think the beast is gone. :) Every once in a while something I eat won't settle right with me, but it's not nearly as bad as it was a month or two ago. I am enjoying fruit again, which is nice! I'm glad my energy came back around the same time the weather got nice because we are spending a lot of time outdoors now. I had been exercising 2-3 times a week the entire pregnancy, and I think that helped me feel better. My gym membership expired, but I'm hoping to continue with an exercise routine.

I am starting to show a little now. I think I'm showing sooner than I did with Owen, but if you didn't know I was pregnant you probably wouldn't be able to tell. I am still wearing all my normal clothes, but some of my pants are starting to get a little tight. I'm excited for the fun second trimester!