I am currently in my second trimester... thank the Lord! No more morning sickness, nausea, and zero energy. It is all behind me now... WRONG! I am currently up with what I like to call a "sour stomach," cause that's exactly what it feels like. Normally when if I lay on my left side I can go back to sleep. This morning I woke up at 4pm and haven't been able to fall back asleep. I got an Izze as it was the only carbonated drink in our frig, so maybe it's the sugar from that which is keeping me up, who knows. I still get these bouts of nausea once in awhile, so I am thankful that it doesn't hit me every day like it used to. Man... the first trimester is really something. I have never felt so lazy and tired before in my life. In the mornings my stomach would be upset but I would eat bfast and I was fine all through out the day until after work where I would come home and crash on the couch. I felt like a zombie and poor Scott had to put up with my moaning as I normally took up the whole couch. :) He was great, at times it wasn't fun because I was nauseated every day. This can get tiring and we fought a couple of times but had a really good conversation one night about how we actually felt about it. Yes, I put the feelings chart up on the frig and actually put it into practice! It works!
At these times when I am up and I can't sleep and nothing seems to work, I like to pray for my little one inside who I have never met. I still get overwhelmed at times that we are actually having a baby as I really don't think about the "big picture" until I am by myself and reflect on all that is occurring in our lives. Scott just got a promotion at work, where he will now be the Director of Service Learning and we're having a baby in Nov!? I told Scott that who knew 2011 would be such a big year for us. But it's pretty exciting as we prepare for the next BIG transition. There is so much to think about.... me being in school, work, baby's room, etc. The list seems to go on. This summer we are planning on buying a Subaru, something more reliable than my little bucket. It's been a great car, thinking about selling it for $1000, so we'll see what we get. It will be nice to have something more reliable before the baby comes and that we can drive up to Idaho in the snow. I start thinking about the baby's room and I get excited but I don't know where to start... I am more in the a color scheme that I am into a monkey theme or princess theme. I really like yellow, green, brown... something along those lines. Interior decorating is not my strong suite, so I need to call in recruits to help me! I also get inspired by others who I see sewing blankets, baby bumpers, and even making their own clothe diapers...Ah! I want to do it all! Gosh, I totally sound like a first time mom when I read this... knowing that I can't get around to everything, but it's still fun to have ideas and goals running around in my head. :)
I have acquired books from friends and coworkers about pregnancy and baby. It has been so sweet receiving books and advice knowing that I can ask those people questions about their own experiences. Pretty much to sum it all: Each child is different in their own way, and do best what's best for the baby, Scott, and myself. This is the theme I keep hearing and when I think about different scenarios I just self-talk those words. Experience is completely different than what I will read in books. However, I dont want to toss out books or not read anything either. Each book has there own bias and opinions, so it's interesting reading different ones and what they have to say. Currently, I am considering choosing to go with the Bradley Method for childbirth. I have looked online for classes and they are around $200 but I am serious about Scott and I attending one. I picked up Dr. Bradley's "Husband Coached Childbirth" and have started to read it. Yeah, it's a bit out of date as he refers to methods that were done back in the 80's but the philosophy and approach I mostly agree with. I just started this process about thinking about our birth plan... so much to think about, pray about, read about, and decide....
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