Baby News

My family has had some exciting news in the last 4 months. We are pregnant. For a long time we weren't going to have additional children but we changed our mind around our anniversary in October. It seemed like a good thing to do. Now, almost at the half way point, I think we may have overshot the 'good'. The pregnancy is going well. I have been very lucky. I didn't get sick, was mostly just tired and lazy. But it has changed everything for me. From diet to household stress, everything has been amplified. To top it off there have been so many people just talking to me about the baby all the time.

I am starting to reach the point where I like being pregnant. Mostly because I no longer look fat, I look like I might be pregnant. Some of my previous issues have settled and some have been replaced with others and that is ok. I keep trying to remember I am building a baby and to take it easy. However, that is easier said than done when you put on your underwear and rip a hole in them during the day because your arse has expanded beyond the confines of the Large underwear.

My biggest issues have been as follows:

• I crave carbs right now in a way that I have never craved them before. Sure I was an apple fritter and candy junky but I limited that pretty well. I could overcome the mental cravings and just ate pretty closely to the weight watchers diet. Over the last year that has slipped a bit, but for the most part it was more veggies, salads and meats over pasta, cakes and candy. But this has changed. I need bread, cereal, bagels and french fries with gravy more than I need water. There are days (like yesterday) where it was all I could do to get through the day in order to have my fries. I know this is ok but darn if it isn't the hardest mental thing to over come - letting myself have what I want.
• Water - Pre-pregnancy I loved water. I could easily drink 200 oz of it a day. I preferred it cold but I could knock back a water bottle in record time. Now I struggle to get 100 oz of freezing cold water in a day. This is getting better but it is still such a radical shift.
• Veggies - Pre-pregnancy I loved peppers, celery, cauliflower. I loved almost all veggies cooked or raw. I had them with every meal, including breakfast. And I had a LOT of them. Now, I am lucky if I get 5 servings of fruit and veggies a day. 

Pregnancy should be enjoyed. I know it is a glorious thing that I am so lucky to get to experience. So far I have been really healthy and there seems to be no issues. My stress level is low, especially considering that there is a countdown to get a lot of stuff accomplished. I am trying not to complain too much about the small things. I notice changes but the only person I really tell is my husband and I try not to even think about the negatives because I am so lucky.