I’ve officially been pregnant longer than my last pregnancy (which ended at 11 weeks, 6 days) and it feels really good. Almost as if she knew, Ellery drew me a family portrait this morning; it had Mommy, Daddy, Maya, Ellery, Asher, New Baby, and Winter. Bring on the tissues.
I am feeling so much better. Oh, I’m still exhausted, and I probably overdo it too often. (If you could see my kitchen, you might disagree, but I promise that I’m working hard on other things.) But the Debilitating Nausea has been downgraded to Minor Food Aversions, and I’m able to eat more. Still can’t stomach a plate of steamed kale (not even topped with cheese!), which is too bad, since we have a ton of kale that needs to be eaten. (Locals, come by and pick it!)
I just ate the best lunch. Jason took the girls on a date ice skating (weird for a heat spell in June, but they really wanted to go), and Asher is sleeping. I’m all alone, but enjoying the solitude. And the food. I sliced up some fresh homemade bread, topped it with cheddar and mayo, and scrambled up an egg in bacon grease. Oh my. Would it be gluttonous to go make another one? I suppose I should save some bread for the kids.
And to drink – iced red raspberry leaf tea! (With nettles and alfalfa, of course.) I decided that since I’m 12 weeks and my herbs came in the mail, I’m good to go. And it tastes so refreshing. I did some math and settled on 1 heaping tablespoon of rrl, 1 tsp of alfalfa, and 1 tsp of nettles per quart of boiling water. Steeped for a while, strained, and refrigerated overnight. I might need to start making larger batches, because the kids wanted some, too. Even Asher held out his sippy cup and pleaded, “Tea!”
I’m in that awkward phase where nothing fits but t-shirts and yoga pants. (Guess what I’m wearing this very minute, even?) I need to get rid of a ton of maternity clothes that either don’t fit or I’ve never worn due to the style (I received hand-me-downs). I don’t have much that’s actually usable after four pregnancies, so I need to start shopping or sewing. Just a few basics: some skirts and dresses for summer, a few pair of jeans/pants, and some shirts that actually cover my belly past the second trimester.
Yeah! I’m sooooo glad your are feeling well and everything with this pregnancy has gone well so far. And as for clothes, don’t worry, you are still next in line to receive the coveted pregnancy pants. They have been making their way around the bible study group and Kelly is enjoying them now for one more month.
Then I will mail them to you and you can keep them. I gave all my other clothes to Kelly too and I told her she didn’t need to give them back. But, if you need a few more things, let me know and I’ll send them along to you. I think I have at least one pair of jeans that were nice and a nice jean skirt that are both probably still wearable. Like you, a lot of my other things have become too worn out!
The Pants! Hurray for The Pants! I will have to frame them when I’m done.
Ah, the downside of not being the same size…can’t share clothes! Alot of people told me to look on ebay for good maternity clothes deals…I never looked but it may be worth it.
Happy 12 weeks! It’s gone by so fast. Hooray for downgrading nausea to food aversions.
I know. I probably could have worn your maternity clothes during my first pregnancy, but no longer…
(I just saw belly pics from back then, and man, I was teeny!)
Congratulations on making it to 12 weeks!!! I have been thinking about you and praying for you. We found out our little one is a boy and I am so excited!! He is such an active little man. I don’t remember Andrew moving all the time like this one does. I am very excited that all is well.
Angie