Hello everyone! So, it’s been a little while since I last wrote. Basically, a lot has happened! So, as all of you may have already heard, Andrew and I recently found out that we are expecting!!! It is super exciting news and we feel so blessed and are so grateful. The right words can’t even come to mind, but we’ve never been happier. We are just over 8 weeks, so the baby still has a little while to bake. I am just praying that the next 7 months fly by… or at the very least the first trimester!
So, with the wondrous news of our little blessing, I have decided to give my blog some direction. Rather then blabbering about nonsense and what-not-&-what-not… I am going to talk about the pregnant life right down to the niddy griddy. I know that most people might think that it’s crazy, and I know that there are thousands of books you can read that will probably be more helpful (I know, because I have them all lol) but I think that it would be good for me and more interesting than what I usually have to say. Plus every woman is different and I have yet to read a book about a 21 year old pregnant woman who looks like a 16 year old and has to endure the insufferable Arizona heat! Lol…
So to start this OFF:
8 weeks and 2 days
I can easily sleep 12 hours a night and then take an additional 4 hour nap during the day. I hate the sun and I stay away from the windows. About two hours after I wake up, I’m already tired again and I feel exhausted, even if at this point in my day my only real accomplishment has been getting out of bed. A good way to describe how I feel is like this: I just won a marathon. 30 seconds later, I get hit by a semi-truck. And yet some how manage to live. If I could just sleep the next month and half away, I so would.
To top things off; I am nauseous, always hot, and can’t walk around house without a giant blue bowl in hand, for fear of sudden projectile vomiting. One thing that I have found interesting about this experience is that is the whole morning sickness thing. The name for one is ridiculous. It has little to no credibility!!! I had heard this before, so really, I have no reason to be shocked. But I always thought that there would be a certain point in the day when I would suddenly feel like a million bucks… wrong. For me, that glorious moment that I have read about in books remains a mythical occurrence, one of which I can only dream about… I might be okay for an hour here or an hour there, but disaster can strike at any moment! And at this point in the pregnancy, it does quite often. Another thing about this that has taken me by surprise is, when you get sick, it’s not just “blue bowl and you’re done”. Nope… it’s you and the blue bowl about 30 times and then if you’re lucky… you’re done. (For the time being that is!)
Now, I am not trying to come across as just miserable wreck. I am miserable and for most of the day I am a wreck, but I have never been happier. I would go through it forever and gratefully, because I know that what’s going on inside of me is more than worth it. Do I wish it could be a little more enjoyable at times, YEEESSS, but I know it will get there and for right now I just get to go with it.
I have found some little tricks of the trade though! First! LAY DOWN… it’s okay to get off of work and go home and sit on the couch for 5 hours and do NOTHING. Don’t be embarrassed to be a slacker or a lazy house wife. Go buy the all the seasons of Reba and don’t get off the couch until you have watched every episode! There will eventually be a time in this journey when you feel well enough to reassume the position of Goddess of Productivity!!! But until then… just lay down. Next, make sure that your husband signs up for the “What to Expect When Your Expecting Daddy E-mail” lol… I know this may sound crazier then anything I have written, but it has saved my life. Andrew comes home knowing EXACTLY how I feel. And also what to do to make me feel better! Like rub my back and feet! I don’t have to struggle to describe what I am going through because his little Black Berry already told him. It’s like magic. J Last but not least... hair ties in the loop of pants. I haven’t gained any weigh yet, if anything I have lost weight from being sick so often. My pants however are getting a little bit tight… so I use a hair tie and loop it into the hole where I button my jeans! Then I wrap it around the button and VIOLIA! I can breath! Again… more magic!
So, with the wondrous news of our little blessing, I have decided to give my blog some direction. Rather then blabbering about nonsense and what-not-&-what-not… I am going to talk about the pregnant life right down to the niddy griddy. I know that most people might think that it’s crazy, and I know that there are thousands of books you can read that will probably be more helpful (I know, because I have them all lol) but I think that it would be good for me and more interesting than what I usually have to say. Plus every woman is different and I have yet to read a book about a 21 year old pregnant woman who looks like a 16 year old and has to endure the insufferable Arizona heat! Lol…
So to start this OFF:
8 weeks and 2 days
I can easily sleep 12 hours a night and then take an additional 4 hour nap during the day. I hate the sun and I stay away from the windows. About two hours after I wake up, I’m already tired again and I feel exhausted, even if at this point in my day my only real accomplishment has been getting out of bed. A good way to describe how I feel is like this: I just won a marathon. 30 seconds later, I get hit by a semi-truck. And yet some how manage to live. If I could just sleep the next month and half away, I so would.
To top things off; I am nauseous, always hot, and can’t walk around house without a giant blue bowl in hand, for fear of sudden projectile vomiting. One thing that I have found interesting about this experience is that is the whole morning sickness thing. The name for one is ridiculous. It has little to no credibility!!! I had heard this before, so really, I have no reason to be shocked. But I always thought that there would be a certain point in the day when I would suddenly feel like a million bucks… wrong. For me, that glorious moment that I have read about in books remains a mythical occurrence, one of which I can only dream about… I might be okay for an hour here or an hour there, but disaster can strike at any moment! And at this point in the pregnancy, it does quite often. Another thing about this that has taken me by surprise is, when you get sick, it’s not just “blue bowl and you’re done”. Nope… it’s you and the blue bowl about 30 times and then if you’re lucky… you’re done. (For the time being that is!)
Now, I am not trying to come across as just miserable wreck. I am miserable and for most of the day I am a wreck, but I have never been happier. I would go through it forever and gratefully, because I know that what’s going on inside of me is more than worth it. Do I wish it could be a little more enjoyable at times, YEEESSS, but I know it will get there and for right now I just get to go with it.
I have found some little tricks of the trade though! First! LAY DOWN… it’s okay to get off of work and go home and sit on the couch for 5 hours and do NOTHING. Don’t be embarrassed to be a slacker or a lazy house wife. Go buy the all the seasons of Reba and don’t get off the couch until you have watched every episode! There will eventually be a time in this journey when you feel well enough to reassume the position of Goddess of Productivity!!! But until then… just lay down. Next, make sure that your husband signs up for the “What to Expect When Your Expecting Daddy E-mail” lol… I know this may sound crazier then anything I have written, but it has saved my life. Andrew comes home knowing EXACTLY how I feel. And also what to do to make me feel better! Like rub my back and feet! I don’t have to struggle to describe what I am going through because his little Black Berry already told him. It’s like magic. J Last but not least... hair ties in the loop of pants. I haven’t gained any weigh yet, if anything I have lost weight from being sick so often. My pants however are getting a little bit tight… so I use a hair tie and loop it into the hole where I button my jeans! Then I wrap it around the button and VIOLIA! I can breath! Again… more magic!
Okay, well I think that’s a wrap! I will keep everyone updated. Have a wonderful night!
Theresa!!! I am sorry your having all the time sickness, but I am praying for you to hang in there!!
ReplyDeleteBut I LOVE your new blog direction! Keep the posts coming! Maybe someday you can publish them and make them into a book all about a pregnant 21 year old that looks like she's 16...I know I'd buy it! :)
Love you!!!
Yay! The cat's out of the bag:-)! Even though I talk to you on the phone a lot and hear most of these stories...I love reading the baby blog! Just like Meg said keep it coming...whether it's the first or 100th time I've heard the story I'll be there to listen or in this case read:-)!
ReplyDeleteLove you & Baby Lichter,
Heather
Hey Theresa! I'm so happy to hear about your big news! How exciting!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry your sick, some women get lucky and don't have any sickness and others are down and out for months! I hope it gets better soon for you! I used the rubber band trick too, until at one point there is no way the pants will pull up over your expanding hips and you just need to buy the "stretchy" ones, as my dad likes to put it.
So far, pregnancy has been wonderful and I hope it is for you too. I am getting quite uncomfortable but it happens to all of us.
I am so happy for you both!! Annalyn can have a friend to play with now!!