First Trimester

Sometimes I think if I could do birth twice to skip the first trimester, I would. This first trimester is the most taxing on the mother, and the baby is growing unbelievably fast. It really is incredible when you look at the stages of growth. I have to remind myself of that when I feel like I'm lugging a thirty pound weight behind me at my heels wherever I go. Or when the punishment for not keeping my blood sugar happy is nausea.

It's this way every time for me, and I know on the spectrum of discomfort, it could be worse. But I would never tell the lady with a giant splinter in her hand to stop complaining, because, after all - she still has a hand. Bottom line is, I feel like a whiny baby and I hope I can keep what friends I'm making and not drive my family crazy. Add fuzzy weird pregnant brain to all this and things could get dicey.

According to my blood work done, I'm probably about 7 weeks.

from: pregnancy.org

My baby has fingers, toes, and elbows - (s)he can flex, bend and move! I'll never forget the first sonogram of my daughter. It was eleven years ago, and my husband and I had only been married for a handful of  months and we found out (I wasn't really paying attention, but a co-worker suggested I was pregnant - haha!!). We went in for the visit and were told to bring a VHS tape. They taped the live sonogram. I was expecting to see a lump of coal or something. To my amazement, I saw a kicking, flipping - and I swear - dancing, baby!!! Everything was already formed and she was dancing in my still little belly. I still can't believe she's ten. Lately I've been able to see little glimpses of her newborn face. I don't know why - maybe it's God's gift as we go through some trying times. As she gets closer to becoming a teenager and asserting her will (when HASN'T she asserted her will?!?), it's harder to remember that she's my baby!!

I do have a little mommy feeling that this baby is a girl. I wouldn't say it comes from a point of "wishing", although I would like another girl! I just have a hunch.