The top 5 things I hate most about morning sickness:
1. Throwing up
2. The fact that for me "morning" sickness can last all day and is often worst at night. (which is why this year on Christmas night my dinner consisted of saltines and ginger ale--festive.)
3. The aroma of most food, especially food that I know is leftovers.
4. Sheer and utter exhaustion.
5. I'm sometimes not a very nice person. My poor husband never knows whether to hug me or just get out of my way--and the appropriate remedy can change from day to day, hour to hour.
The top 5 "silver lining" things about morning sickness:
1. I have no tolerance for cola so I have successfully kicked my Dr. Pepper habit.
2. My oldest is old enough to make dinner when I'm just not up to it and dad's not home. (Granted he makes Eggo Waffles and cereal, but at least no one goes hungry!)
3. This time I'm not changing diapers of older kids.
4. I'm not alone. I know at least a dozen people who are also pregnant. It's nice to talk to other people going through the same thing.
5. My second trimester officially starts next week and if past experience is any indication, I should start to feel better soon. (At least I really hope so.)
The top five random, neither here nor there, things I've experienced this go round:
1. I have wild cravings for Ruffles potato chips. It's got to be Ruffles and I've got to have them when the mood strikes. Which is a bummer because Ruffles are rarely on sale.
2. The only kind of eggs I can stomach are boiled and sometimes I really crave them. The texture of scrambled is icky and there is something about the buttery edges of fried eggs that totally grosses me out.
3. My belly seems to be growing up as much as it is expanding out. For the most part I'm still in my regular clothes but my body is just a really weird shape right now.
4. My doctor has suggested I take half a Unisom and 100 mg of vitamin B6 every night to help with the nausea and I can totally tell a difference. If I miss it I can almost guarantee I'll throw up the next day.
5. I don't know if I'm honestly sicker this time or if my memory is just bad. It's been almost six years since I've gone through this and it's almost like everything is a brand new experience. Perhaps it's just that there is a big difference between pregnancy in your late twenties and pregnancy in your mid thirties.
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So . . . this is all news to me! Congratulations! I am happy that your little family is expanding again. Hope the morning sickness eases as the 2nd trimester gets underway. Yeah for another Austin baby in the works!
I vote for the fact that you're older now and your body is protesting. A friend of mine is 39 and pregnant after an 8-year gap. She says in no uncerain terms that 39 is too old to have a baby. I'm thinking I wouldn't do too well at 35 myself, were I to do that. Which I won't. :D
Here's hoping you're feeling MUCH better very soon!
Congratulations! I think you must forget what morning sickness is really like or else no one would do it twice. I also get great sympathy for people with chronic sickness, but luckily as soon as I think I will never feel better again, I do.
this is all too familiar--this was the worst morning sickness I've had out of 4--and it was bad! Thank goodness I'm now 17 weeks, and have really felt decent for about 5 of them--thank goodness! Hope 2nd trimester is good for you too.
Yea! I am so excited for you. I must say it is way different being pregnant in your 30's. Not very fun! Let me know if I can take your kids.
Yeah, this is news to me too! Congrats! Morning sickness just got worse for me each time! The B-6 and Unisom totally worked for me too! When are you due exactly? We will be there the end of June through the 4th of July so I am hoping for the traditional Babes lunch!
Wow!!!! Congratulations!!!!
Having been pregnant in my 20's and my 30's, I can say the 30's are a more exhausting but much wiser. What a blessing and the best part of all, you have 3 build-in helpers.
It will be a very Happy 2009 for y'all!
Well congratulations you! What a cute blog!!! (Rebekah Sellers)
Congratulations my friend! Best wishes on the sickness part of the deal. I have to say that I really enjoyed having a 5 year break in between my last two. Kids older can do more to help especially when you are in a lethargic coma on the couch!
It looks like I am behind! Congrats on the baby and your helpful children. You seem to be handling ALL of it well. Even if it doesn't feel like it, your posts say otherwise. (I never did pregnancy in my 20s. But those darn 20 year-olds look like they have more energy)
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