A little behind on my week 8 post. (I will actually be 9 weeks on Thursday).
Only 2 more days until we can see our little one’s heartbeat and get our first picture of him/her!
Here is what I hate right now:
- nausea!!!!
- fatigue
Yeah, that’s about it. But don’t think it is all “easy-peasy” since I only hate those two things right now. If you have ever been pregnant you know how much these TWO simple things can debilitate you.
It’s also interesting how different these two things are compared to my last pregnancy.
With Josiah, nausea KILLED me. I could hardly eat. In fact, I believe I lost 10-15 pounds the first trimester because of how little I could actually eat. And it wasn’t cute little morning sickness that went away after noon hit. It was ALL DAY LONG – literally from the second I woke up until the moment I fell asleep.
With this baby, I knew how miserable I was last time, so I have to force myself to eat, nausea and all. Same with fatigue. Last time, it was easy to take a long nap in the middle of the day, then get up and get things done. But things change when you have a toddler.
I now do not have the luxury of laying down for a mid day nap and moseying through chores when I wake up. I don’t have the ability to lay in bed all day complaining about being hungry but not being able to eat.
Welcome to motherhood. Suck it up, Kimberly. I do not have time to let myself feel sick or tired because I have another human life (besides the one growing inside of me) that needs love and constant attention. Luckily, this has actually benefitted me! Forcing myself to eat – even though nothing sounds good – makes the nausea go away! And not doing chores because I am too exhausted means more play time and attention to my little one year old who needs me. 🙂
Week 8 Stats:
- Symptoms:
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- None yet!
- Mexican Food
- Fruit Popsicles
