6 weeks
So, I have had two first trimesters in my life already and I can't believe I forgot how much they suck! I would say about 20% of my day is spent feeling normal and the rest is either nauseous, tired, crampy, or just blah. I get hungry but nothing sounds good, then I get nauseous. My nausea usually happens at night, just when I want to relax. (Although I guess there's no good time for nausea to kick in) Another awesome side effect is that I already look six months pregnant. Granted, this is my third baby and the pre-baby body was not exactly svelte. But right now I am so bloated that normal clothes are too restricting and uncomfortable (also underwire bras). So I'm making do with elastic waist pants and tried in vain to find maternity pants at Target today. The New Braunfels Target always sucks in the clothing department.
Another thing I have been thinking about is that we need a new car. Bret is not happy about this to say the least! I'd like to have a minivan that would ideally make our existing car payment a little lower. I hate to give up the Subaru because that really was my dream car, but alas, three car seats would not fit. Whenever we go anywhere out of town the car is always packed to the absolute hilt right now. Sometimes we have to decide, "Luggage or stroller? Dog or stroller? Diapers or not?"
Other thoughts are related to the general bloated, unattractive state that I am in right now. I don't want to gain a lot of weight with this pregancy so I really need to shape up my eating habits right now. I need to get used to several small meals a day, rather than two large ones where I eat too much. With Grayson I gained a reasonable 35 pounds and actually liked how I looked after he was born, but with Ellie I gained almost 50 and twenty of those pounds are still here today. So my goal is 25 total- but I'm going to try to not focus on the scale, but on healthy habits instead. Once I get a few more weeks along, I'm going to add exercise to my week. I'm always scared to do too much at the start because I feel like that is the most precarious time. But maybe after my first midwife appointment, where I can hear the heartbeat, and get the ok - exercise it is!!!
I also want to do something different with my hair. I love Zooey Deschanel's hair, and I think we have similar volume and texture. I have tried bangs before and they haven't worked out- if I get them cut too thin, they go their own way along my natural part. And since my hair is wavy, the shorter it is, the wavier it is. I have had long hair for 11 years now, and I wonder if it is time to bite the bullet and get a "mommy" haircut?
just don't cut it too short. i regret letting my stylist chop of a bit too much where i can't pull it all up into a ponytail. it was all in my face during L&D and even more annoying when i'm trying to do those late night feedings with hair in my face.
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