The first trimester is officially over. Whew!
This pregnancy has been very different than my other two. I didn’t have the violent all-day sickness that I expected. That was nice. But I definitely had food aversions and plenty of nausea. And I was exhausted all the time. I don’t remember that before. There were several days where I literally spent over half of my day asleep. And the rest of the time I couldn’t do anything more than veg on the couch. During this time, I went from being a Food Network junkie to a DIY junkie.
I must comment on how much easier it is to be pregnant with two older kids than it was with one 18 month old. Jared (4) and Esther (6) can understand why Mom was constantly tired and sick. They were so good most of the time! They could turn on their own TV shows, play on their own, and get snacks by themselves. That is how I survived.
Last Thursday is when I realized that I am really past the worst. I was able to take a shower, go grocery shopping, empty the dishwasher, make dinner, put away all the groceries, and even had the energy to go to a Relief Society class in the evening. All that was pretty amazing for me.
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And yesterday evening, I left my jacket on partly to hide that I was wearing a maternity shirt for the first time. 2nd trimester here we come…
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