At 5 weeks pregnant I thought I was doing well and wouldn't be dealing with morning sickness, but I was terribly mistaken. I spent three entire days strecthed out on the couch, trying very hard not to be ill. I then decided to start keeping track of what was "safe" to eat. So far the very short list is toast, bananas, pizza, raw vegetables, grapes, and milk. This could be a very boring diet for the next few months.
Other than the intermitten morning sickness I have been feeling fine. Steve and I have been trying to keep active in anticipation of next Saturday's kick off to football season - which will require lots of walking and standing.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Re-Learning to Sleep
Not that there is any physical change to my outer appearance, but something about being pregnant has made sleeping in the last two weeks a very difficult task. First there is the constant overheating, followed by throwing off the covers causing chills. Then there is the fact that I am uncomfortable laying in any position on the bed, short of practically laying on top of a body pillow. Sleeping on the couch, on the other hand, is not a problem at all. I have been making up for the lost sleep at night by napping as much as possible during the day, but this habit will be changing in a few weeks when I start substitute teaching while I wait for my law license. There are so many physical changes caused by pregnancy that I wasn't ready for, expecting, or even aware of ~ not that I would rather not be pregnant, but some fair warning from all of the moms I know would have been helpful.
We've past the 5 week mark, hardly a milestone but still making progress. I don't go to see the OB/GYN until mid-September, so until then I am try to eat right, get plenty of rest, and take my vitamins. And drinking way too much water, and laying off the diet coke and splenda.
We've past the 5 week mark, hardly a milestone but still making progress. I don't go to see the OB/GYN until mid-September, so until then I am try to eat right, get plenty of rest, and take my vitamins. And drinking way too much water, and laying off the diet coke and splenda.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
August 17th
Found out we were expecting our first baby on August 17th. Since we had planned to try, it did not come as a big surprise. Now on to the hard work ~ finding a doctor and getting ready for our new addition. We've decided to call him or her "Sparky" until the birth in honor of our recent camping trip to the Upper Pennisula, where there was a big forest fire going on.
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