1st Trimester

Hilarious how I thought I would start up a blog and immediately fell prey to the nausea and unmotivational fog of pregnancy’s first trimester. Although I may not have been blogging, I was keeping a weekly journal of my experience. Now that I’m safely in the second trimester and feeling GREAT (comparatively), it seems like a good a time as any to glance back at the last–dear god, has it really been–five months.

Week 1-4

December 13 – January 9

• We celebrate Christmas my birthday and New Years Eve. From Austin to St. Louis, Waynesville, Bolivar, Columbia…Chicago and Las Vegas…we took our little embryo on all kinds of adventures before we knew anything about.

Week 5

January 10 – 16

• I take a pregnancy test and it’s positive!
• I decided to stop running, but start walking daily.

Week 6

January 17 – 23

• My weight is down about 5 pounds.
• I start trying to focus on more nutrient-rich meals…

Week 7

January 24 – 30

• …aaaand then the nausea begins and all those nutritious meals are not appetizing.
• However, constant snacking is essential. Thank you @emiliesmith for all the nausea advice.

Week 8

January 31 – February 6

• We have our first ultrasound (just a little peek with the doctor) and hear Baby’s heartbeat. It feels so unreal and exciting, we’re just gushing.

Week 9

February 7 – 13

• As the nausea continues, I discover some new favorite (tolerable) foods:
  • “Coffee latte” (equal parts coffee and milk)
  • Apples + peanut butter
  • Cheese sticks
  • PICKLES
  • Soup
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Panera blueberry muffin

Week 10

February 14 – 20

• My weight is back up to normal.
• I’ve stopped yoga and pilates…walks are few and far between.
• I picked up some neck pain that lasts for a month.

Week 11

February 21 – 27

• We moved to a new rental house this week and it was tough to manage the nausea between packing and moving.
• The #1 rule of nausea becomes clear to me: EAT BEFORE YOU ARE NAUSEOUS OR NOTHING SOUNDS APPETIZING.

Week 12

February 28 – March 5

• We went on a ski trip with my Dad and uncle Wes. I took it very easy–calling it quits for the day shortly after lunch.
• I also told my Dad about being pregnant. Although he isn’t a man of many words, after an initial excited congratulations, he proceeded to give me a quick hug every so often for the next hour.

Week 13

March 6 – 12

• We have our first official ultrasound and are amazed that he already looks like a human (alien?) baby.
• Abbie comes to visit and tell her the news. She shows her excitement by making me the most delicious, nutritious soup and tacos. What an angel!

By the way…want to know how all those optimistic resolutions are going through all this?? NOT WELL. First of all, since one of my daily habits was no alcohol (which I couldn’t do now anyway), I switched it up to “resting.”

	January	February	March
Achieve 80% of daily habits	85%	69%	64%
Spend 500 hours outside (42 hours per month)	14	8	31
Generate $50,000 income ($4,167 per month)	$5,396	$4,828	$8,497
Read 10 of 100 greatest books	1	2	1
Read 4 parenting books	–	–	1
Visit 4 new places	–	–	Breckenridge, CO
Meet 12 new people	–	–	1