I’m almost to the end of my first trimester! I can’t believe it has flown by so fast. I’m so ready for the energy and lack of nausea that comes with the second trimester. It was so fun to announce the pregnancy and start to pray and plan for Mini Bear.
After The Bear’s birth, it took me almost a year to lose the 42 pounds I gained during his pregnancy. It was HARD work losing that baby weight. I was back a few pounds below my prebaby weight, but still hadn’t rid myself of the dreaded c-section tummy. The second I found out I was pregnant again, my uterus said, “Oh yeah, I got this. ” and proceeded to pop back out. I made a promise to myself that I would not eat everything in sight this time and gain weight at a healthy pace. So far I’ve kept that promise.
Month One
I felt great and was super excited to be pregnant again. No big cravings took hold, and I was just a bit touchy because of the hormones.
Month Two
All hell broke loose. I was nauseous all day every day, and dizzy as well. I couldn’t even get it together enough to dry my hair for this picture, which is a snapshot into the crazy. I was so hormonal and snippy, I probably need to apologize to Jed and Fisher daily for years to come. Still no cravings to report. I had my first OB appointment and had a sonogram, which showed a little bleeding near where the placenta was forming. This freaked me out and she ordered me to have no strenuous activity for 2 weeks. She also told me about the wonder treatment for pregnancy nausea, Sea Bands. Things got a little more manageable after that.
I’ve created a little poll in the top right corner for you to vote for Mini Bear’s gender. What do you think Mini Bear will be? Vote in the poll and you have a 50% chance of being right.
