Getting My Fair Share

Thursday 08-26-10

I have been contemplating on whether or not to update again. But....why not? Right?
I can defintely say it is really weird experiencing being pregnant by the way I feel and not the way I look. I am still very early but I am just ready to have a big belly so I can have an excuse for all these "symptoms".

The last several days, I have definitely been getting my fair share of '1st Trimester Ickiness'. I had about a week where I was doing great...not feeling sick, just a little tired here and there. Well, that has all changed again. I wake up in the middle of the night to pee (which peeing is a whole different story...we will get to that shortly) around 2am or so and feel nauseous. So, I eat a few crackers and go back to bed. Then from the time I wake up, even after I eat breakfast, until around noon or so I feel like poop. I feel weak and the need to eat, but nothing sounds appetizing. So, by the time lunch time rolls around and I force myself a meal, I have the shakes from feeling queezy and not eating much all morning. It is GREAT! This has been the norm the past several days.
And let me remind you that while I describe all these uneasy symptoms...I wouldn't trade one darn thing of it. I am so amazingly grateful for what is happening. I can't say that enough.

Now onto my pee situation. (You definitely couldn't tell I am conservative by these posts could ya?)
I am sure many of you know that I normally go pee...a lot (like super duper frequent). Always have...probably always will. But since being pregnant it has gotten a jillion times worse!
I pee all throughout the day...no big deal, right? During the day it is fine because I am up and about anyways. But, no...the frustrating part is when I go to bed at night. For the first few hours I am in bed I am up every 20 mins to pee. NO JOKE!! Last night I decided I wouldn't drink anything past 8pm to see if that would help. But nope, it didn't. I still made probably 10 trips to the bathroom between 9:30pm and 5am. It is madness I tell ya'!

So, this has been the jist of me lately. I am so happy to be on this journey. Even if it means I pee a hundred times a day and feel sick 18 out of the 24 hours in a day. (okay, I don't feel sick THAT much hehe)

I have my first OB appointment next Friday. I am so excited. I really hope we get to see/hear the heartbeat. That will just make things so much sweeter. Not sure they can get any sweeter...but we will see. :)
I will take another profile pic next week and also update after the appointment.

My favorite foods recently: peanut butter/banana smoothies, pickled okra, pickles, salads, anything chocolate, orange juice, and watermelon.

This will be it for today. I apologize for the super intimate details...but it is a pregnancy blog. :)
Thanks to all of you for reading and I will update next week!