Pregnancy

I found out on October 21, 2009, that I was five weeks pregnant. Finally receiving the sign that I had been looking for, I embarked onto the next phase of my life. It’s funny when what you wanted to happen, finally happens. I didn’t really even know how to react. I knew I was happy and it had been what we had been hoping for…but all the while, it was still scary, and I knew I had a lot in store for me. I know I shouldn’t make it seem like we had been waiting for it to happen forever, since we had only been trying for a couple of months, but in a sense…I feel like I had been waiting for it to happen all my life.

The first trimester was in a word…uncomfortable. I was nauseous for most of the day, and when I wasn’t, I had heartburn (and I had never even experienced heartburn before). A range of food smells would make me go running for a bathroom. I guess I never expected that I would feel so…uncomfortable. Furthermore, I wasn’t allowed to tell everyone about my situation so along with the discomfort, I felt like everyone around me was just thinking that I randomly gained a lot of weight rapidly.

It felt like forever by the time I reached the second trimester. Most of the nausea and heartburn has disappeared, which I am very grateful for. However, there is a list of other issues that have arisen. It is pretty funny that when you’re pregnant, basically everything that is usually abnormal…is normal. I could list several ailments to my OBGYN, and she can one by one indicate that they are all normal for some reason during pregnancy. I’ve had everything from nose bleeds, leg cramps, water retention, rashes etc. They are all apparently…normal. Along with the long list of ailments, my belly has expanded quite dramatically during the last little while. I guess this can be a bit of a relief, since it is now obvious that I am pregnant, rather than just getting fat randomly.

I know that there is a lot more in store for me in the coming months. I can only hope that everything else continues on schedule and we have a healthy happy baby come into our lives in June (or July if late).