Pregnancy With A Baby
Did you feel like this your first trimester too?
I found out that we were expecting baby number two very early on. Let’s just say my mommy senses were going off like crazy, and I knew right away that I was pregnant. And two weeks later, my intuition was proven right. I was worried about how I was going to handle being pregnant with a baby who is very much mommy’s little boy. He always wants to be held, and if he doesn’t want to be held, he wants me right by his side while he plays on the floor.
Last pregnancy, I was lucky in that I didn’t throw up a whole lot. But I was nauseous and exhausted all day, every day. I felt like I couldn’t do anything in the first trimester. I popped peppermints like my life depended on it, because the mint seemed to help a little with the constant nausea. How was my stomach going to react with a baby pressed against it while I fed him, or when he crawled all over it while we’re playing together?
Luckily, the morning sickness hasn’t been too bad (yet). There were a few days where it was really rough, and I actually was throwing up. But it passed fairly quickly, and it’s been smooth sailing since then. It hurt my stomach a bit sometimes when I would hold Ben, but that seems to have passed. Now, it’s just the constant fatigue.
As soon as Ben goes down for a nap, I do too. I feel like I am so much more tired this time around, which is probably because I’ve got a very active little seven-month-old to take care of. And because my husband is gone for training, I’m taking care of him completely by myself, with no breaks at all, unless he’s sleeping. There are times when I have to fight to stay awake, because Ben is still going at 100 mph, and isn’t showing the slightest hints of slowing down yet.
Luckily, I’m over halfway through the first trimester. I’m so ready to get to the second trimester, and hopefully get that energy surge I heard so much about the first time around (it was strangely missing last time). I’m even looking forward to wearing maternity clothes again. But I do wonder when Ben will start to notice that something is different about Mommy, and if he’ll understand that he’s going to have a little brother or sister soon. But that’s another stress completely!
