First Trimester

I didn't blog much about my pregnancy with Tristan, and I really didn't at all with my pregnancy about Noah, and I kind of regret it -- I just don't remember many details about my pregnancy with Noah.  So, I plan to blog, at least a little, about this pregnancy.  More so for me than for anyone else. 

I am 13 weeks now, so I made it through the first trimester once again.  With Tristan, I remember being tired, the smell of coffee was HORRIBLE, and I couldn't eat cauliflower (which was a big stir-fry dish in China that I normally enjoyed) or oatmeal (which I eat EVERYDAY normally).  I wanted cereal, and being the wonderful husband he was, Nate bought me the only box of Raisin Bran he could find in the city for $10!  When family came to visit a few weeks later, they packed several boxes for me in the luggage!  But I never really was sick or nauseous though.  Every once in a while, the smells of China would make my stomach quiver slightly. 

With Noah, I don't really remember much of anything about my first trimester...or at least, nothing really sticks out in my memory.  Actually, the one craving I got was peanut butter, and that craving stuck with me for the past 4 years! Seriously, up until this pregnancy, I would eat it 2-3 times a day. Other than that, I don't recall being tired, sick, anything.  It was an easy, forgettable first trimester.  Guess I can't complain about that though! 

This first trimester was definitely my hardest of the three...which didn't take much to be the hardest though...since my other two were so easy.  We did have a foster baby for the first few weeks and having two active boys didn't help either.  I was often tired, especially in the afternoon.  If I didn't take an afternoon nap, I was dragging horribly by 4:00-5:00.  The smell of coffee hit me once again, the smell making me nauseous.  Still does slightly.  But the interesting thing is, any time I have tried to get off coffee before, I would get horrible migraines.  I went cold turkey this time, not by choice but it hit me that fast, and I haven't had one headache due to it.  Guess the body really does know what it needs and doesn't need!  Peanut butter has suddenly stopped being a craving and instead is just "good" when I eat it.  Veggies were a no-go for several weeks and slowly getting back into them.  My biggest craving right now...and Nate LOVES this...is Mexican hot sauce and the bottled hot sauce (Louisiana Hot Sauce, etc).  Craving more salt/spicy than my normal sweet tooth.  I add the hot sauce to almost everything now -- sandwiches, eggs, veggies, etc.  So good! 

So far, I'm still in normal clothes.  I'm fortunate, being so tall, that I have a lot of room for the baby to grow.  I can tell I have a slight baby bump, but to most other people, it's not obvious yet. 

I won't have a first trimester picture...or any pictures right now.  Again, our computer can only be used in safe mode...because normal mode doesn't work...and it won't pick up my camera card.  Getting a new computer is on the list of things to do...but just not quite yet. 

First trimester down, two trimesters to go! 

An Update...Finally!

A little update from us...the first one in over a year.  I know...I'm horrible at this blogging thing.  But I do have an update...but for some reason, I just don't have the desire to post it on Facebook.  There actually is a reason for that...and I'll get to that in a moment...but here's our newest news:

We are expecting #3 baby in September :)  (There will be no pictures of an ultrasound or anything...because our computer is dying and refuses to allow me to upload pictures...sigh...)

Today is my last day of the first trimester, so starting phase two tomorrow!  We are excited, the boys are thrilled.  And no, we are not fostering anymore.  Little Miss changed placements about a month ago, and although this was one reason, there were many other reasons that helped us make this decision.  She is, however, in a home that desperately wants to adopt her, although I doubt that will happen (I'm thinking she will go to kin). 

With my previous two pregnancies, I never thought twice about putting it out on Facebook, making that wonderful announcement so the whole world (or all my FB friends) could see it.  However, since Noah has been born, I've seen so much heartache in others with infertility, miscarriages, loss of babies during pregnancies.  Everything from Anencephaly (born without a brain -- happened with two different couples I know)...to tumors causing death at 24 weeks gestation...to sudden stillborn birth days before due date...to water breaking at 18 weeks and giving birth too prematurely to do anything life-saving.  I don't say all of this to sound depressing or make it seem like I'm worried about my pregnancy.  I'm not worried...although I know anything could happen...but I have to trust God with this precious baby.  However, I've become much more sensitive to those around me that have endured such hardships (the giving birth at 18 weeks just happened last week), and it's made me feel that announcing something so exciting should be, for me, a more private announcement. 

So, if you are reading this, thanks for wanting to see our update!  And we know...everyone wants us to have a girl...but since it's already determined, we will just be happy with a healthy baby!