Dear Baby,
Here we are at 11
weeks, two days. We're getting ever closer to the end of the first
trimester, and I couldn't be happier! I'm slowly but surely starting
to feel better. Today was the first day where nausea wasn't a big
deal, just a couple minutes here and there. I still don't feel
normal, but so much better. I'm still very tired, however. I went
to bed early the last couple nights, and nearly fell asleep on
Jacob's floor when I was putting him to bed. I could have stayed in
bed all morning over the weekend. We had a couple picnics to attend,
and it was fun sharing our news with a few more family members, but
thank goodness Daddy played with Jacob a lot because I was tired!
I was trying to
think back if I was this tired last time, and I guess I was. At this
point we were in Florida on vacation. Once we got down there I
started to feel fine, but I do remember conking out pretty early at
night. We'd go-go-go all day (nothing crazy, but full days for
sure), and I must have gotten by on adrenaline because I don't
remember feeling that tired during the day. But once we got back to
where we were staying at night, it was all I could do to grab some
dinner (if we hadn't already) and watch a little TV before conking
out on the couch. Seems pretty similar these days! We had barely
gotten to Bacie and Dziadziu's house on Saturday night and I had to
get Jacob in bed right away. I could barely keep myself awake long
enough to get my pajamas on and brush my teeth.
I've been pretty
tired all along, so I'm really hoping it subsides a bit so I can get
around to all of the things I haven't really done in the last month
and a half—like clean the house, get in more than one workout a
week, and not just collapse in my chair at the end of the day. It
didn't quite happen tonight, but hopefully soon. I think it works
better when I get to the gym right after work, but that's not always
easy. I can definitely tell my stomach is getting a little bigger,
but I don't know if it's you growing (you're a fig this week), not
working out enough, or eating too much food. I need to eat every two
or three hours or I get really hungry. It's a tough balance. I
didn't gain any weight in my first trimester last time and I'd like
to keep up the trend, but I'm not sure that's going to happen this
time. I want to stay in good shape and be healthy, but right now it
feels like an insurmountable hill to climb...at least until the
tiredness lays off a bit.
In the meantime, at
least I'm starting to feel better. Soon we can share the news with
everyone, and then this is going to get fun. I can't wait!
Love,
Mommy
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