Of the first trimester at least! I'm so excited to be in the last bit of this part of my pregnancy. I know I haven't had it as hard as a lot of other people do during the first trimester, but even so I'm ready to be over this part. I'll be 11 weeks in two days. I'm so tired of being tired. And while its been subsiding it has not gone away. Also I'm ready to be healthier, but because of the nausea all I've been wanting to eat are carbs, which makes me even more tired. Its like a very sleepy cycle! I miss the way veggies make me feel, I just still can't stomach them. I know soon this will turn around and I can't wait for that time.
In other news I made a surprise trip home this past weekend to visit my mom for her birthday. It was so much fun, but very short! I was only there for one whole day. I got in at 11:30 pm Friday night and left at 9am Sunday morning. I only got to see a few of my family, but I'm going back next month for my cousins birthday so I should be able to see everyone then. I only made sure to see my immediate family, since they are most important. I saw my dad for breakfast. I gave him a t-shirt that says New Grandpa established 2014. He cried when he saw it. I told him he could tell whoever he wants to, as long as he tells them not to put it on facebook. I'm not ready to announce it to the world yet. I'm sure its spread through the entire family by now though, he is not good at keeping secrets! I told my brothers too. Nothing as cute as the t-shirt I got for my dad. I just had them together and told them that they are going to be uncles. They seemed excited, so that was really great. And of course my mom already knew, but I told her she couldn't tell anyone until I told my dad and brothers, so right after I told them she announced it to everyone that would listen. I'm so thrilled that everyone was so excited, of course I didn't have any doubts that they wouldn't be, but its still nice to experience. It is so wonderful that this baby is already surrounded by so much love and support.
Next up is to tell Matthews family! His mom is in Iowa visiting his grandmother for her birthday until the 16th, so we will tell them when she gets back. Our ultrasound is on the 19th so I thought we could wait until after then and show them the ultrasound picture.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
It has been a busy two weeks since I last posted. I has planned to post once a week during this pregnancy, but it hasn't quite panned out that way. Let me catch you up on whats been going on.
Two Saturdays ago Matthew and I ran in the Color Me Rad 5k. I was a little worried, because the night before I was having some cramping and just felt off. Also I had stopped training for this run when I found out I was pregnant, which means I was not prepared for it at all. It ended up not being as intense as the races I've done in the past though. They didn't time you and a good portion of the people participating walked it. We started out running and I was actually doing great. I was afraid I would be keeping Matthew behind, but he was the one that asked to stop running first. So we only ran the first portion and a little at the end. I'd say we walked about 2 miles of the total 3.2. It was really fun, we got sprayed and pelted with different colors one at a time. By the very end our white t shirts were full of colors.
After the race I really started feeling bad. It turned out to be a cold of some sort. I had a fever and scratchy throat and slept pretty much the rest of the day. By Sunday night I felt a lot better, but the tiredness didn't subside. I've spent pretty much all of my free time sleeping and laying on the couch since then. The fatigue was so intense most days at work I'd take a nap in my car on my lunch break. It doesn't help that school started that Monday, so not only am I working 9 1/2 hour days but I go to school at night Monday through Thursday. Luckily school this semester seems pretty easy. I'm taking my last math class and a creative writing class.
Last weekend wasn't as eventful. Matthew was on call and we don't really get to do much when he's on call. He is basically attached to his computer for the entire week. I actually didn't feel very tired on Sunday so I decided to clean. Matthew has been really helpful and picking up the slack when I haven't been able to, but he just doesn't clean like I do. Its probably a guy thing! I started on the bathrooms and got both of them spotless. After that I decided to work on the kitchen so I started scrubbing some pots, but my back started hurting really bad. I've had a constant dull ache since before I found out I was pregnant, but this pain was intense. I ended up spending the rest of the day laying on a heating pad trying to get some relief. I could barely move. I was pretty disappointed because I finally had a day where I felt better and I couldn't even do everything I wanted.
So that brings us to this weekend! Labor Day weekend! We made a trip up to the mountains on Saturday. We went to Vail and had a great day. We even found a place that makes vegan Gyros in a town nearby. I was in heaven! The rest of the weekend has just been spent relaxing. We had lunch today with Matthews friends Sean and Sara. (Different Sean than the one from my last post). But other than that we have just been enjoying each others company. I love my little family and truly enjoy all the time we get to spend just being together.
As far as the pregnancy symptoms, as I said, the fatigue hit me pretty hard for about two weeks. Now it just comes and goes. I can't really be sure when I'll get tired, but it has subsided a lot the past few days. The slight nausea that I've been experiencing still comes and goes, but I bought some sour candies that are supposed to help with it. Other than that I feel fine. I'm getting excited for our first ultrasound. Its in a little over two weeks. I can't wait to see our little peanut!
Two Saturdays ago Matthew and I ran in the Color Me Rad 5k. I was a little worried, because the night before I was having some cramping and just felt off. Also I had stopped training for this run when I found out I was pregnant, which means I was not prepared for it at all. It ended up not being as intense as the races I've done in the past though. They didn't time you and a good portion of the people participating walked it. We started out running and I was actually doing great. I was afraid I would be keeping Matthew behind, but he was the one that asked to stop running first. So we only ran the first portion and a little at the end. I'd say we walked about 2 miles of the total 3.2. It was really fun, we got sprayed and pelted with different colors one at a time. By the very end our white t shirts were full of colors.
After the race I really started feeling bad. It turned out to be a cold of some sort. I had a fever and scratchy throat and slept pretty much the rest of the day. By Sunday night I felt a lot better, but the tiredness didn't subside. I've spent pretty much all of my free time sleeping and laying on the couch since then. The fatigue was so intense most days at work I'd take a nap in my car on my lunch break. It doesn't help that school started that Monday, so not only am I working 9 1/2 hour days but I go to school at night Monday through Thursday. Luckily school this semester seems pretty easy. I'm taking my last math class and a creative writing class.
Last weekend wasn't as eventful. Matthew was on call and we don't really get to do much when he's on call. He is basically attached to his computer for the entire week. I actually didn't feel very tired on Sunday so I decided to clean. Matthew has been really helpful and picking up the slack when I haven't been able to, but he just doesn't clean like I do. Its probably a guy thing! I started on the bathrooms and got both of them spotless. After that I decided to work on the kitchen so I started scrubbing some pots, but my back started hurting really bad. I've had a constant dull ache since before I found out I was pregnant, but this pain was intense. I ended up spending the rest of the day laying on a heating pad trying to get some relief. I could barely move. I was pretty disappointed because I finally had a day where I felt better and I couldn't even do everything I wanted.
So that brings us to this weekend! Labor Day weekend! We made a trip up to the mountains on Saturday. We went to Vail and had a great day. We even found a place that makes vegan Gyros in a town nearby. I was in heaven! The rest of the weekend has just been spent relaxing. We had lunch today with Matthews friends Sean and Sara. (Different Sean than the one from my last post). But other than that we have just been enjoying each others company. I love my little family and truly enjoy all the time we get to spend just being together.
As far as the pregnancy symptoms, as I said, the fatigue hit me pretty hard for about two weeks. Now it just comes and goes. I can't really be sure when I'll get tired, but it has subsided a lot the past few days. The slight nausea that I've been experiencing still comes and goes, but I bought some sour candies that are supposed to help with it. Other than that I feel fine. I'm getting excited for our first ultrasound. Its in a little over two weeks. I can't wait to see our little peanut!
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