I know this is a weird way to announce to the general
public, but its true! I'm pregnant. I began this blog shortly after I
discovered that my eggo was prego. That being said, this blog is a shout out
for all those ladies out there who have either given birth or are currently
pregnant. You woman are goddesses!!! Man, oh, man it is impossible to truly
prepare for pregnancy. The amount of changes my body has gone through already,
is outrageous. The first 5 weeks were a breeze, the only thing I dealt with was
feeling tired. Then came week 6 and 7, then came the morning sickness, or in my
case the constant dry heaving and nausea. And the dog-like ability to smell
doesn't help with my weak stomach. The
sight or smell of creamy or greasy foods sends me running towards the bathroom.
Which when you live in America, is everywhere! I had no appetite to eat, and
what I could eat, wasn't very much, I often thought of how would I survive the
next 9 months without checking into a hospital.
I know the baby would be fine and take what it needed, but how would I
keep from being malnourished and stay hydrated? It was rough going there
for awhile and very difficult to go to work every day when all I could eat was
crackers. And trying to eat during my lunch breaks was another challenge. I'd
eat a half a cup of food and start dry heaving again. It seemed my reaction to
everything was dry heaving. I got hot, I dry heaved. I got stressed I'd dry
heave. I had to learn how to adjust my diet to avoid the milky, creamy and
greasy. I pretty much felt like I had an eating disorder. I'd shop like I had
Celiac, and I felt super weak all the time. I had seriously considered quitting my job,
and I had a desk job. A desk job! How do single mothers do it? How are
you supposed to support yourself if you feel uncomfortable, weak and absolutely
ill all the time? I rested as much as I could, but it wasn't enough, I
was stressed all the time due to the fact that I couldn't eat anything! When
week 9 and 10 came around, I could eat again!! YAY! It was a miracle!! I was
starving and had lost 5 pounds, which the doctor said was normal. Uh thanks,
doc. I still couldn't eat greasy or acidic things ...like tomatoes or
lemonade... yeah not joking here. And eating out became an undesirable thing. I
wouldn't know if I could eat what I ordered, until I took my first bite. “Uh,
waiter? Can I have a sample of everything before I order here? Thanks!” We can
call it the prego sample platter. I think it’s my best idea yet! My husband
does the best he can to comfort me, and sometimes I have to laugh when he puts
on “What to Expect When Your Expecting” to help sympathize with me. He cue's it
up to the part where Emily Banks character is ranting in front of a baby
convention that “Being pregnant sucks. I have no control over my emotions or my
body!!” It’s true. I've lost count on how many commercials I've teared up over,
and don't even get me started on all the movies I've cried over, movies I've
never cried over before the hormones kicked in... When week 11 came things got
weird. I developed an aversion to toothpaste. And I'm a frequent brusher! I now
have to brush carefully or chew gum. Gag reflexes are the worst! But alas I've
just moved into my 2nd trimester, and from what I hear it’s the best
one... you know, besides the pure joy I'll get when it’s all over and I get to
hold my little bundle of joy in my arms. And, I think once it’s over I will eat
nothing but sushi and seafood, on top of a whole large pizza. I've made the
decision to intentionally get fat after all this because I've been so deprived
of food! Oh well, that’s life I suppose. Until my next blog!
