Monday, February 28, 2011

11 Weeks Today!

So I know I haven't posted like I said I would or like I want to, but truth is, I mostly see the back of my eyelids lately.

When telling people you are pregnant, all they tell you is how excited they are for you. Which is compoletely fine and I am very excited as well, but they don't tell you how difficult the first trimester can be. I am unbelievably exhausted the majority of the day 7 days a week. I get up tired and hungry, work with children all day and am hungry, come home and either have dinner then take a nap or take a nap, have dinner, and then go to bed. Poor Carey. All he gets to do is watch me sleep. Although, he is getting a lot of his school work done. :) There are few times when I have spurts of energy, but they don't last very long. My body is starting to really feel the fact that a baby is growing inside of me. I am starting to feel the stretching and it is such a weird feeling! I am sick off and on, but when it is on, it is rough. Not that I am complaining too much because with Baby #1 I was not sick at all. So the sickness, although terrible, is welcomed. Some days. My hormones have completely gone haywire!! Poor Carey has to deal with my drastic mood swings. And let me tell you, that man can take them like a champ! :) He has been very sweet in all that he does to take care of me. He really is my Superman. :)

I am beginning to get a little bump, which is super fun! The only downside became evident in Sunday School on Sunday morning. I needed something out of my purse and bent down to get it and it was extremely uncomfortable to do so. Carey now does a lot of the picking things up for me. :) We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to see pictures of our Bean so early this time. Being high risk, I have gone in to check on Bean every 3 weeks starting at 6 1/2 weeks. It has been very beneficial to my worrying side. I am constantly worrying about whether or not Bean is still around and healthy. I know that with the miscarriage last year, worrying is completely normal, but it is maddening! I am just so ready to hold that sweet baby in my arms and see Carey pour his love on our baby too.

We have been very blessed with such wonderful friends who are just as excited about Bean as we are. We got a surprise yesterday when we visited some friends of ours and it is sitting in our living room ready to be assembled. They gave us the 4 in 1 convertable crib that I have had my eye on. It was such a blessing! I definitely cried. We are just so blessed in so many ways and that was just one more added to the list. We are very blessed to have them for such great friends and that love us like we are family.

Well, there is a lot more going through my head right now, but I seem to be rambling along as it is, so I better stop. Hopefully I will keep up with my weekly posts for those of you who actually read this. :)

Baby should get up to the size of a lime this week.

Only 2 weeks left in the first trimester!!!! :) I've read and been told that the second trimester is like a walk in the park. Bring it on! :)