Maybe I just haven't gotten to that lovely glowing stage yet (though I'm sure my face is quite flushed post any-time-of-day-sickness), but frankly, I'm not into nausea and nausea's all I've got right now. Emily has informed me that that misery is mostly confined to the first trimester, but that new miseries await you in the next. Oh boy! I did, however, appreciate the honesty, and will therefore pass it along.
I am aware that goodness comes out of this misery, and so I will persevere, but let me say it is a big relief that you all now know that I am pregnant so I no longer have to feign feeling well (which I wasn't very good at anyway). So bring it on, second trimester! I want to start showing so I can get a little recognition here—and maybe start feeling like it's real. Because right now, TK really just feels like what Caleb refers to as a "stomach bug." (That's what he called TK pre-announcement.)
And on a side note, I have concluded that TK is a boy. I have no real evidence of such a thing (though according to the Chinese calendar Lacey told me to look at, we're both having boys), but still, I have decided it must be. A friend at church said that when she had boys she was really irritable, unlike with the girls. When I shared this little tale with Daddy, his response was, "Well that's nice, but how will you tell?" Oh, ha ha, Father ... Still, I have been a little testy lately—even for me. But I guess we'll find out for sure at our appointment in approximately 8 weeks.
Another side note: I really don't have the energy to do much of anything, let alone exercise. Do you think all the work my body's doing to make the baby grow counts as exercise? It doesn't really seem to be improving the state of my thighs, but I think I've actually lost a few pounds. And if it does count, does that mean I can continue sleeping for rather large portions of the day? I sure hope so, because I've never been much for jogging ...
yay! i have to say i knew you were preggers for a while but didn't think matt was supposed to tell me so i shut my mouth.
perservere through the 1st trimester! you can do it
So fun!!!!! I didn't know!!! Have you told our class yet?? I won't tell if you haven't. I figured Julia knew, but I won't say anything to anyone until you tell the class. When is your due date? We found out last year right before thanksgiving too and our due date with wells was Aug. 1 Let me know! Can't wait to see you! love, dana