In a post from the end of March I published our secret. If you missed it…Baby G is arriving in August! It’s still surreal to say it. This is the first picture we got of Baby G at our first doctors appointment in January. It’s a little blurry because the little one wouldn’t stop moving around. My doctor even said he couldn’t get a good measurement because of the wiggles.
After finding out and sharing the news with the hubs I was so excited, but also knew a lot could happen in the first trimester that wouldn’t end positively. After wanting this for so long I didn’t want to get my hopes up and I didn’t want to tell people. The thought of going back to each of those people and telling them there was no longer a baby was terrifying. So I kept my secret. When I finally heard the baby’s heartbeat and saw the movements on the ultrasound screen at 9 weeks I felt like I could breathe a little.
I am well into my second trimester now (22 weeks and more than halfway through the whole pregnancy), but still want to recap the first trimester. I thought it would be easiest to categorize my answers. I used to see blog posts like this all the time.
Morning sickness (and at night). Early mornings and late nights were not my thing! I will say, I consider myself lucky because some of my friends spent the first trimester (or longer) over the toilet bowl. I am fortunate enough that was not me. To combat the sickness I ate a lot of crackers, carbs, and protein. A friend also recommended Pink Stork Morning Sickness Sweets. Life saver when on the go. Much easier to conceal than stuffing your face with dry crackers.
Other factors contributing to sickness…all the smells.
One symptom I did not anticipate was being cold. Not only was it winter, but regardless of how many layers I wore or how much the heater ran I was still freezing. I asked my doctor about it, but he did not seemed concerned. My blood work came back normal. Did this happen to anyone else?
Character wise I struggled with irritability and patience. I’m not typically a patient person, but can usually hold it together. That was out the window for sure! After sharing the news with my coworkers I went around individually and apologized if I ever came off rude or irritated by them. I literally couldn’t help it! 🙁
Carbs and protein! I ate a lot of egg tacos in the first trimester lol I had zero desire to cook and scrambled eggs in a tortilla was super simple.
No food aversions.
The level of exhaustion is unreal. All you moms out there weren’t kidding. Other than waking up constantly to pee, I slept pretty well.
No bump for most of the first trimester. I had a slight bump towards the end (week 12), but honestly that was when I ate a big meal so I considered it a food baby.
Working out! I struggled so much with morning sickness+exhaustion I never made it to the gym and mentally that bothers me.
I also miss wine after a long day or mimosas at brunch 🙂
Having more energy and getting to see Baby G at the next ultrasound.
We found out early because the hubs and I opted for genetic testing which reveals the gender. Baby G is a BOY!
That wraps up this post. Hopefully I will get the second trimester post up sooner rather than later. Until next post…xoxo Becca
If you know the hubs or I personally then you have known this little (read as big) secret for a little while now. I have gone back and forth on whether to share it here, but decided why not! The hubs and I are excited to announce Baby G is arriving this August! We are so excited! I will do a recap of the first trimester soon.
The journey here took longer than expected, but honestly looking back I understand now it was all in God’s timing. Both the hubs and I needed to be in places (career wise) where we were both happy. With both of us changing jobs last year and becoming happier in our new roles it only makes sense He would place this little blessing in our life.
I want to take a moment to say to anyone who struggles with infertility I feel for you because it’s devastating to go month after month without a positive pregnancy test. For those women who have experienced loss, I cannot imagine the emotions you go through!
For everyone who asks childless couples when they’re going to have a baby, please stop. It only deepens the anxiety and hurt. You don’t know what is going on behind closed doors. I’ll leave it at that, but have much much more to say on the subject.
We found out mid-December. I had been feeling “off” but the thought of being pregnant didn’t cross my mind immediately. We had gone so many months that I tried not to jump to that conclusion. After being late for several days I decided it was time to take a test. I went to CVS after work and waited until the next morning to test. Within seconds the little screen said “pregnant.” I was shocked and thrilled and all I wanted to do was tell the hubs. Because of his shift schedule I only see him at lunchtime during the week. The morning I found out was a Wednesday and I had several work events that week that prevented me from going home for lunch. I quickly realized I wouldn’t see him until Saturday! It’s definitely something I wanted to share face to face so with this little secret of mine I went on about my days (maybe with a little extra spring in my step and goofy grin on my face).
Saturday morning the hubs woke up and I let him be fully awake before sharing the news in the form of a card. He was as shocked as I had been. We’ve been over the moon ever since!
I’ll leave this post here because this is the important stuff until I cover the first trimester.
Until next post…xoxo Becca
Becca
born and raised Texan
Hi all and welcome to my cozy little place in the blogosphere. My name is Becca and I'm a born and raised Texan. After college I got married. Got a puppy. Got a house. And then I decided I wanted to share daily life, struggles, ambitions, and everything in between.
