The first few weeks of us finding out we were pregnant, I was suffering from a terrible cold.\u00a0 As a first-time mother, I was so afraid that it would harm the baby’s development.\u00a0 Luckily, the doctor assured me that it’s quite normal to be sick and in fact, it’s actually a good thing because the mother is sending antibodies to the baby as she is fighting the cold.\u00a0 What a relief!<\/p>\n
This week, for the first time in a long time, I have been able to sleep through the night without coughing, sneezing, or blowing my nose.\u00a0 I am finally able to enjoy my pregnancy (which is the #1 advice mothers have been giving me).\u00a0 I’m not quite at the “glowing” stage of the pregnancy yet, but I think my excitement has shown through.\u00a0 I haven’t been moody really, but I suppose that’s something only Dan can answer.\u00a0 I have been sleeping pretty much any chance I get, which is mostly during the weekend.\u00a0 On average, I’d say I sleep and nap about 12 hrs\/day on the weekends.\u00a0 Not so much on the weekdays since I have school and work.\u00a0 But I do get extremely tired.<\/p>\n
Some of the perks of being pregnant is that my family has been spoiling me rotten.\u00a0 My great-aunt refuses to let me carry Genevieve (my 3.5 y.o. cousin) even though I’m not even 3 months pregnant yet.\u00a0 Every time I walk by, my uncles all joke around and make room for me and say, “pregnant lady coming through!” Both my parents call me almost everyday to check up on me to make sure I’m doing okay and my mom is always offering to make me any food I’m craving.\u00a0 And Dan has been the best of them all.\u00a0 While I was sick, he went out to the drugstore to buy me medicine.\u00a0 After work, he stopped by to buy me a humidifier to help me sleep better at night.\u00a0 After dinner, he’ll see that I fell asleep on the couch so he puts my plate and cup away for me.\u00a0 Little things like that help me feel more comfortable during this tough part of the first trimester.\u00a0 I feel so lucky to have a husband who is so involved with the pregnancy.<\/p>\n
My next appt. with the doctor will be on Feb. 1st and it cannot come any sooner!\u00a0 I will keep you all posted as to how that goes.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
-J<\/p>\n
