I can’t believe I’m already in the second trimester. It seems unreal that a third of the pregnancy would already be done. Though first trimester is a bit deceptive, since the first two weeks you’re not actually pregnant and the second two weeks you normally don’t know about it. And first trimester is only twelve weeks long while the other two are fourteen. Still though, it’s strange to think about for me. And this pregnancy has been so different from my last. Last time, there was really no difference or change in the second trimester as far as my morning sickness, and only slightly less exhaustion. I wasn’t blogging during my last pregnancy, so this update will also be a bit of a comparison between the two as I try and write some memories from last time.
Last pregnancy, at six weeks when many of the moms in the due date club I was posting in were already complaining about fatigue and morning sickness, I was still feeling great. I remember saying to Kris that it seemed like I would be one of those lucky women who wouldn’t get symptoms, but that to get a little bit so the pregnancy would feel more real. Then seven weeks came and the morning sickness hit and I was throwing up every day until I was twenty-two weeks along. When I started feeling nauseous at six weeks this time, I thought “uh oh, it’s going to be even worse this time”. There were a few really bad days where I felt terrible, but I’ve only puked the one time (in the car, so it was as much the fault of motion sickness), and otherwise have had many days of feeling mostly normal. Weird! I’ve been tired, but not the passing out on the couch every night exhaustion that I had last time. Last time I had a little bit of spotting, but again, nothing this time.
I did crave fast-food burgers a couple of times right in the beginning, which is really weird. I don’t eat fast-food burgers ever, so the fact that I wanted one so badly was strange to me. And last time, I never had any cravings to speak of. In the first half, I mostly ate carbs, but that wasn’t because I was craving them. It was because I couldn’t keep anything else down. This time, I’ve been craving apples and other fruits, and eating lots of veggies and good whole foods. Much more like how I wanted to eat last time.
I think perhaps I’ve felt movement already a couple of times, but I’m not sure and it’s still really early. I felt a little swipe and then a tap a few nights ago, but later in the night I had some gas so it could have been that. I’ve felt tiny flutters a few other times too. We went swimming and I was crouched down walking through the water (you know how you do in shallow water if you want to keep your upper body still under), and I could feel a little hard lump where my uterus is, so that was kind of neat.
For the most part this pregnancy has been a non-event so far. For some reason though, it feels more real than last time. Maybe because I’ve done it once and I know that there really is something in there. Or maybe because I’ve been feeling well enough to actually enjoy the fact that I’m pregnant and get used to the idea, instead of spending most of my time trying not to throw up or pass out.
I really can’t wait until my first appointment though. I didn’t schedule it until I’m already 16 or 17 weeks along, I can’t remember exactly. I know about prenatals, eating a good diet, exercise, etc. I don’t really have any questions or concerns. The only thing I’d love is to be able to hear the heartbeat, but I’m just trusting that everything is okay.
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I’m so happy and excited for you! I hope you’re taking belly shots even if you don’t ever share them!
Yay, so exciting!! Good luck at the Doc’s
Annie we keep forgetting to take belly shots. I’m going to try and remember to take one today, I’m definitely showing already. I’ll post a couple sometime this week if I remember. We figure we’ll make up for the fewer belly pictures by actually doing a belly cast this time. We meant to with Meredith but they were sold out and then we never did get around to doing it.