I do not remember being this exhausted or feeling so blah all of the time. And I don't want to complain, but I am SO tired. Getting to the end of the work day has been a struggle. Then I just want to curl up on the couch and go to bed for the night, but I put on a happy face and do my best to be "happy mommy" and read books, do puzzles, and play games. I know this phase won't last forever and I'll get my energy back soon enough and Zoe probably won't even remember the few weeks where mommy was a blob on the couch without moving. This growing a human thing is tough business. Add in taking care of your first human who's now a moving toddler...no joke folks.
But enough of the complaining.
I'm managing to survive, but I feel like I am hungry literally 24/7. I get done eating, and I need to eat again. I'm trying to just make healthy choices. But sometimes that donut at work is staring me in the face. I had a small case of food poisoning this week. So not fun when you are starving. I basically lived on saltine crackers that day.
The spotting came back again with some clotting. See, I shouldn't have said anything in my last post. The nurse didn't seem to be worried at this point. She said baby is really starting to burrow in and it might continue to happen over the next few weeks. It made me feel a little better. Seeing baby today thought with a strong heartbeet in the 170s made me feel MUCH better. And the spotting is gone again.
Zoe's "Big Sister" shirt arrived in the mail this week! That's how we plan to share with our parents. I can't wait to see how long it takes them to read her shirt and figure it out :) We bought it on Etsy from Zoey's Attic. Awesome customer service, super fast processing and delivery, and just great to work with. I'll definitely be going back in the future.
Things were crazy busy last week with going to Grand Rapids for a birthday party and baby shower. Zoe will have another cousin this summer! She and Ida were so cute together and actually interacted this time around. Zoe was great at sharing her toys which surprised me since everything is "MINE!" most of the time at home.
I definitely feel like I look pregnant already at the end of the workday. This could prove to be tough keeping it a secret until 13 weeks...No matter what, I won't tell people, but I'm wondering if they'll start speculating. There are only so many "flowy" shirts I own. That and the fact that I eat all the time. Oh well.
Still craving all things salt. Lots of stuff just doesn't sound good at all. I'll put something on our weekly menu because it's easy and then when we get to that night, I get queasy just looking at the word on the paper.
Zoe is finally feeling better, knock on wood. And of course I think I'm getting a cold. Hopefully I don't give it to her since all colds seem to turn into sinus infections with her. She's back to her regular old eating self. She put down THREE pancakes and eggs the other night. More than either Aaron or me. I finally had to hide them because she kept pointing to them and saying "more."
All in all, I'm hanging in there. The weeks seem to be going pretty fast this time around!
My next appointment is in 4 weeks! Then we can finally tell everyone since that's right around 13 weeks. Perfect timing!
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