pregnancy

a few notes from the current pregnancy thus far:

I have not really been keeping track of weeks, months or referring to any pregnancy books. as soon as we got the 12-week ultrasound results coming back encouraging and positive, I chilled out a lot.

I have felt the most tired and nauseated of all three pregnancies. and in similar form with my previous pregnancy, I'm getting the 20-week ultrasound tomorrow and I'm still fighting the nausea. first trimester morning sickness is a bunch of baloney for me. try at least first half of pregnancy, always feeling sick.

because of my exhaustion and sickness, my husband moved his office back home and gets mischaela up for breakfast, eats lunch with us, puts her down for her afternoon naps, and has been changing all her poopy diapers. I appreciate him so much.

I can't seem to get enough salty foods with this pregnancy. strangely, sweets accentuate the nausea this time around. we had a near catastrophe when we ran out of instant noodles for a few days before our holiday travels.

I am carrying this baby higher than abel or mischaela. I think this will mean new stretch marks higher in my torso. awesome. but it also means that I'm not in too many maternity clothes yet, just my fat pants and long shirts.

my body definitely feels more depleted this time around. it's probably a mix of third pregnancy and a summer that was pretty tough on my system that has left me with less in my reserves. I have never felt so dependent on prenatal vitamins before. I'm so thankful for them.

and this baby feels a little more chill, so far. less amount of sharp movements like kicks and turns, but more slow stretching and little flutters. I also didn't really feel anything pronounced until a few weeks ago, whereas I started feeling lots with mischaela at 14 weeks.

baby, we look forward to seeing you on the ultrasound screen tomorrow and anticipate your arrival with joy and hope. be nice on mommy, okay? thanks.