Signs and Symptoms

We know for sure we are expecting, not only because of the reassurance and sonogram that received from our doctor (the sonogram is a dead giveaway), but also because of how I’ve been feeling.

Most days I feel pretty well. I am certainly battling nausea all day, but eating every couple of hours can usually keep the nausea at bay. I try to have breakfast, second breakfast, mid morning snack, lunch, second lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner, and mid-evening snack. Strangely enough, however, I tend to get very nauseous in the afternoon into the evening, which makes all meals after lunch on stand-by. I try to make sure I keep something in my stomach, even something small, but there have been a few nights where I’ve simply been laid out from nausea. The only thing that seems to take the edge off is lying down. Fortunately, because this feeling is in the afternoon/evening, I haven’t really had to be too uncomfortable at work or miss any work for that matter, and because I’m so tired, I go to bed early and can sleep away the nausea. Which brings me, oh, so perfectly to my next symptom: extreme exhaustion.

It is so weird to feel so tired with no excuse. I’ve gotten enough sleep, I’ve eaten enough food, I’ve not run thirteen miles in lieu of my normal three or so, but I am still exhausted. Come 8 pm, if I’m not in bed, I could easily go to bed, and if I’ve not gotten ready for bed, I had better do so soon because in the very near future there will be a point where I am too tired to even run through my normal bedtime routine. This has happened, folks, believe me. Now, I know that my body has transformed into a baby making ma-chine (it’s more fun if you pronounce the ‘ch’ like the ‘ch’ in ‘cheese’), but I didn’t realize it would leave me so tired. My insides must be working very hard!

Despite these couple very common pregnancy symptoms, I really can’t complain. I haven’t gotten sick at all, and as long as I prepare my days by keeping snacks within reach and going to bed a bit earlier, I’m we (I suppose I should be saying ‘we’ now, huh?!) are typically good to go! I know that many of these symptoms will most likely fade off a bit once we hit the second trimester, but they are definitely different from my normal non-pregnant self.

Believe me, I know that things could be much worse, so you won’t find me complaining about the baby we’re-a-brewing - no matter what he or she throws our way!