Friday, February 12, 2010
Pregnancy Blues
I figured while I was sitting here doing nothing, I could post on my blog. I have cleaned the whole house and there is still so much to do. I am nearing the end of my second trimester and I am still so tired. I have had the whole week of school off and and accomplished many tasks, but I feel like have not done anything. I think it could be because things seem very overwhelming. I have been thankful for the time off (we have had alot of snow), because I have been fighting a cold. But today I realized I don't have a cold, this crazy congestion that I have had for several weeks has to be a pregnancy symptom. So I grabbed my What to Expect book, and it looks like I am going to be congested for about 4 more months. So I am congested, tired, have back and side pain, and I can't sleep. I hear it gets worst, but I am still very excited about the little girl that God is forming in my whom. Mark is finally about to leave on his trip. He may leave today or early next week. He packed everything this morning and loaded it in the car expecting to go. Then he fixed the sink, tore down the bed in the office, so I could work on organizing things in their for the nursery, and then cleaned our bathroom. I figured that was his way of nesting because he was going to be gone for so long. Even though I haven't felt fantastic over the last few weeks, I have been able to feel her kicking and pushing away. It has been so strong at points that Mark has been able to feel her too. I have a doctor's appointment on Monday and I am excited to hear her heartbeat. So to sum things up, if you made it through all my complaining, God is good, and we are so excited about our little girl!
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Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteI am Amy's sister. I am sorry to hear about how you are feeling during this time in your pregnancy. I remember those days (especially since they were only months ago for me). I am not very good with advice (and you did not ask for it from me) but...when I felt that way I first hid my What to Expect book away. I found that book to be more frustrating and worrisome to me than helpful. It told me I should feel sick when I felt great, and it told me I would feel great when I was feeling horrible!
Second, I reminded myself that my projects did not all have to get done before the baby (this helped me not get so overwhelmed). Grace is two months old and I still am not done with her nursery!
Best wishes to you, Mark, and your little girl. I hope that things start to brighten up for you.
Hi Lana,
ReplyDeleteI have been meaning to tell you congrats! I feel like I was able to have little updates from your sister, and stories from Austin. Thank you for the advice. I will keep it in mind through the rest of the pregnancy. I hope that you are doing well, and just enjoying time with your little girl. Congrats! Christine
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteI was going to say something similar to Lana's comment.
I'm sorry you are not feeling the best right now. However, it does not last! And it is amazing how quickly you forget. With Austin I had been on complete bedrest for 6 1/2 weeks, Adam I was on modified bedrest for 5 weeks. So, it was not a fun pregnancy either time, but as soon as I saw my baby and got to hold him, I knew that everything I went through was so very worth it!
As far as reading...Austin was born about 3 1/2 weeks early. He had some complications and was in the "sick baby" nursery for some time. I was in contact with the Dr.'s (probably more than most mom's) One time I said "...the book says he should...." The Dr. looked at me and said, "it's awful dark in there, I don't think he could read that." His point being, each pregnancy and baby is individual. So, with Adam I mainly looked at the books to see how big he was, and what was developing. I skipped over all the other stuff! :)
Rest and enjoy this time.