Our immediate family and close friends know, but we're not planning to announce the big news for a couple more weeks. So, I'm writing this as I'm almost 10 weeks pregnant, but you're reading it as I'm 13 weeks.
You read that right, Beck is going to be a big brother! They will be just over two years apart. Paul and I are both close to our siblings, who are pretty close in age to us, and I'm hoping that age difference will work well for our family.
We are excited, but I'm currently struggling with nausea that is a lot worse than I remember it being when I was pregnant with Beck. The first time around, I remember feeling slightly sick in the morning, and brushing my teeth was always a challenge (it sets off the pregnancy gag reflex), but I don't remember it really affecting my ability to go about my day. This time, I have to eat every two hours or I get terribly nauseous, and the number of foods that sound even remotely appealing to me is very limited. I've been living off of string cheese, hard-boiled eggs, bagels and toast with cream cheese, crackers, fruit, and tuna. I hit my limit with the string cheese two days ago, so that's off the list, and I have to limit the amount of tuna I eat because of the potential mercury. So, I wouldn't call my diet well-rounded. The nausea also seems to get worse as the day goes on. By about 4:00, it's getting pretty bad, and I'm often couch-ridden around dinner and bath time. Paul has been great about taking over the evening responsibilities. Beck seems relieved to have daddy take over, because I'm not the friendliest mama when I'm feeling sick.
That brings me to another concern, which is that Beck seems to have entered the "terrible twos" at the time that I feel least able to deal with it in a responsible manner. I've been trying to nap when Beck takes his nap, and as long as I'm able to get a few moments of sleep, I'm able to function fairly well. A couple of times over the past two weeks, Beck has fallen asleep for 15 minutes or so during a morning car ride to a play date or activity, and then not taken his typical afternoon nap. Those days were rough. He's also been so irritable that I'm wondering if he's getting his molars. I can't even get close to peeking or feeling back there to check, but I'm hoping that's the case. Otherwise, he's just a grumpy, nearing two year old. I haven't been as energetic or patient as I normally am, and I'm sure that's adding to the mix of problems.
During my first pregnancy, the nausea pretty much disappeared by 13 weeks, and I'm really hopeful that will be the case this time. I felt really good during the 2nd trimester, and I could definitely use that energy to continue to be a respectable parent to Beck. I know this is just a taste of what's to come when dealing with a newborn and a crazy toddler, so I'm trying to use it as a learning experience.
I actually woke up feeling good today. I'm at work, and I'm feeling tempted to go out and get some real food for lunch. Maybe I shouldn't test my luck.
1 comment:
I have become a string cheese addict to the point I wake up at 2am and am hungry so what do I do? I go grab a string cheese. I also would throw up every time I brushed my teeth. That lasted thru about week 17 and the only thing that helped was sensodyne toothpaste
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