man, it's hard to find time to keep up on the blog as much as i'd like. my life is all of a sudden a lot different since the last three months!
since being pregnant with zenna was so hard during the first trimester, getting pregnant again during an internship seemed crazy. on paper it was definitely not the right decision. the risk of me being too sick to work was a huge deal. i'd have to do another semester of student teaching before i could graduate and all our plans would get pushed back. not to mention all the other symptoms of pregnancy. but, it had been on our minds for a while. drake had been wanting to start way earlier than me (like when zenna was a few weeks!) and since i had come around to the idea, it just kept feeling like the right thing. so we did it, even though it seemed crazy, and once again we were incredibly blessed.
this pregnancy has been completely different. i kept waiting for the uncontrollable nausea and gut-wretching pain. i kept waiting to hug the toilet bowl continuously for hours and the moaning and groaning. well, it never came. sure i experienced a little nausea here and there. i only threw up two times PERIOD. the nausea was never incredibly intense, just very uncomfortable, and eating actually helped this time. i constantly have snacks in my purse or my desk at work. even my byu facilitator dropped by with a bunch of treats to keep behind my desk for when it was needed. i couldn't believe that i was able to keep things down! and the feeling was almost immediate that i felt better. honestly, i can not dream of a bigger "tender mercy."
i'm so grateful that we didn't let fear get in the way of continuing our family. we felt a desire, we inquired, we started moving, and with faith- we were so blessed!
the worst part of the first trimester was exhaustion. obviously, working full-time under the pregnancy exhaustion is hard for everyone. i would come home from work and eat dinner, then maybe bathe zenna before taking her to bed with me, praying she'd be ready to sleep around 8 too. the good news is, she usually slept with me! lesson planning was almost nonexistent and i'm afraid i was a pretty terrible teacher for most of november and december :( but i was able to get through it without taking a sick day- and for that i am grateful. i won't be complaining! the second worst part of the pregnancy? definitely digestion issues. gas. bloating. constipation. everything. that just comes with the territory, right?!
also, the bump is back . . . EARLY! it's crazy how much faster the bump shows up with the second baby. i'm so surprised, and a little worried for how i'll look in another seven months! but i love that i have been able to soak up enjoying this pregnancy a little more fully and we already can't wait to hold whoever this special spirit is!
now i'm at 14 weeks and my energy level is back up. case in point, it's 9:30 pm and i've managed to find time to write this! i have so much catch-up to do, it's overwhelming and depressing, but hopefully now i can start to catch-up!
this pregnancy has been completely different. i kept waiting for the uncontrollable nausea and gut-wretching pain. i kept waiting to hug the toilet bowl continuously for hours and the moaning and groaning. well, it never came. sure i experienced a little nausea here and there. i only threw up two times PERIOD. the nausea was never incredibly intense, just very uncomfortable, and eating actually helped this time. i constantly have snacks in my purse or my desk at work. even my byu facilitator dropped by with a bunch of treats to keep behind my desk for when it was needed. i couldn't believe that i was able to keep things down! and the feeling was almost immediate that i felt better. honestly, i can not dream of a bigger "tender mercy."
i'm so grateful that we didn't let fear get in the way of continuing our family. we felt a desire, we inquired, we started moving, and with faith- we were so blessed!
the worst part of the first trimester was exhaustion. obviously, working full-time under the pregnancy exhaustion is hard for everyone. i would come home from work and eat dinner, then maybe bathe zenna before taking her to bed with me, praying she'd be ready to sleep around 8 too. the good news is, she usually slept with me! lesson planning was almost nonexistent and i'm afraid i was a pretty terrible teacher for most of november and december :( but i was able to get through it without taking a sick day- and for that i am grateful. i won't be complaining! the second worst part of the pregnancy? definitely digestion issues. gas. bloating. constipation. everything. that just comes with the territory, right?!
also, the bump is back . . . EARLY! it's crazy how much faster the bump shows up with the second baby. i'm so surprised, and a little worried for how i'll look in another seven months! but i love that i have been able to soak up enjoying this pregnancy a little more fully and we already can't wait to hold whoever this special spirit is!
now i'm at 14 weeks and my energy level is back up. case in point, it's 9:30 pm and i've managed to find time to write this! i have so much catch-up to do, it's overwhelming and depressing, but hopefully now i can start to catch-up!
OH this gives me hope for a second pregnancy... I was SO dead my first trimester, and I thought multiple times, "Holy crap, we're planning on me doing this HOW many times??" So this gives me hope that it's possibly better with the next pregnancies! I'm glad you're feeling so much better this time, and Zenna is going to be the cutest big sister!!
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