Wow! I will officially be 16 weeks tomorrow. I can hardly believe that in roughly 5 months this baby will be here! Highlights of second trimester (so far): much less morning sickness (I had to switch to a battery operated toothbrush because my manual one was triggering my gag reflex…I mean, it was kind of pointless to brush my teeth and then throw up…it made me feel like brushing my teeth again, but what would have been the point?!), feeling less tired (though I can still sleep a solid 10-12 hours if allowed to), and being able to cook again (for the most part. Cooking some things still smells nasty for some reason). Not-so-great things: super sensative nose (we went to Sea World last week, and the fishy smell in the penguin encounter almost knocked me out), crankiness (honestly, I hate being cranky and not being able to know why, other than hormones, I am cranky), and minor pain coming from my sciatic nerve. Every once in a while I’ll get a jab of pain right where the nerve is…nothing radiating down my leg, as of yet, but the jabs are not fun. One nice thing is that I am on Spring Break right now. I’ve had one week off and have one more to go. I have been able to sleep in and lounge around for most of the days (something that this pregnant lady loves to do when allowed). Next thing to look forward to: in a few weeks I go for another ultrasound to see if we can figure out if this peanut is Team Blue or Team Pink. Stay tuned!
10 weeks
Wow! It’s hard to believe that I am 10 weeks into my pregnancy. I am amazed that I am almost done with my first trimester…crazy! Some days I lose track of the fact that I am pregnant (though never for very long) while other days it is ALL too apparent (have I mentioned that nausea & vomiting is my least favorite type of illness?). Today I was able to get my blood drawn >.< so that I can find out "officially" how far along I am. This way, I can pick an OB and get started on prenatal stuff. I am grateful for that. Here's to welcoming a new little person into our lives! We are SUPER excited :)
A New Goal
It is my new goal to post on here more often. I used to post a lot when I first started blogging, but then it kind of fell to the wayside. It wasn’t until I was talking to a close friend (who mentioned that she checked it to see how I was doing, but very sweetly didn’t mention that I hadn’t updated it in MONTHS) that I realized that people actually read this…lol I have also had Paul set it up so that it also posts as a note on Facebook. If anybody wants to comment, they can do so via Facebook (we had to put the security settings really high because I was getting hit with A LOT of spam…no, really, I DON’T need male enhancement vitamins!). Perhaps it would be best to give everyone a little update of what has been going on in our lives. We have been on vacation for the past 2 1/2 weeks…we go back on Monday. I have enjoyed having the time off to recuperate…lol (I am beginning to realize that breaks from school might be more for the teachers than for the kids!) but I have missed the paycheck (I know, how mercenary of me!) so I am actually looking forward to going back (please, no hate mail!). If you check back with me in a few months, I will probably be singing a different tune, but until then…let’s see…what else? I have probably mentioned this already, but I am the Primary pianist for our new ward, as well as the Girl’s Activity Day’s leader. I love working with the girls. They are so funny, cute, and sweet at this age. We are loving our rental house…the extra space is SO nice. It’s also nice knowing that we are not sharing a wall with someone else, or worrying that we are making too much noise for the people downstairs. We have been able to have a couple of parties, and it has been great! That seems to be it for now, but we are looking forward to the adventures that this new year will introduce.