It's out now

By now I think it's pretty well out of the bag that I'm pregnant. :D And boy am I glad y'all know now because now I can talk about how I'm really feeling! And of course you know I'm going to start with the issue that's been plaguing me most over the last few weeks...

Let me just say that the term "morning sickness" is totally misleading and it SUCKS!! Before I had always thought that I'd probably be sick in the morning or evening but would feel basically fine the rest of the day. WRONG! Morning sickness means I will be sick (and by sick I do mean running for the bathroom) at some point during the day or night. And when I'm not in the bathroom I will feel queasy and nauseous and wonder if I should be running for the bathroom. It should be termed 24-hour sickness. And the ironic thing is that the best thing to help with the nausea is to eat. Now, the last thing I normally feel like doing when my stomach is upset is eating but it really works. So I've been snacking on things constantly.

Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that I'm pregnant and super excited about our baby. But I've also been learning a lot about pregnancy and just how much that changes your body and even your outlook on certain issues (I won't go into those issues now, we'll save that for a later post).

But overall things are good. I'm feeling better all the time; every week gets just a little bit better. I still have my moments but it's not as frequent and now I feel like I'm regaining some control over my life again. I can eat some meats now, I can cook a little and am able to clean more frequently. A month ago I didn't have the energy or the stomach to do any of these things. So it's nice. :)

I'm pretty open about how I'm feeling, especially since this is all new to me, so if anyone has questions please ask. I'll try to update a bit more frequently now and, if I'm especially talented, may even post some pictures of The Incredible Expanding Me. ;)