Woke up feeling sickish this morning – not nauseous, but the tired, throat a bit sore, pre-sick feeling I know means I need to rest. I slept in a bit more and skipped my ride and caught the bus a bit later (not so late – 9:15) to get to work by 10. I seriously …
I’m gaining a new appreciation of the word “normal.” In my work – human rights education, equity issues – normal is not a great word. It means there is a standard that humans should live up to, and if they are different from this standard – if they are not “normal” according to whoever sets …
Today we met baby! Sweet adorable smart strong intelligent little cutie! Sweet and adorable is a given for such a little wiggly being. Smart we learned about today: when M said hello to baby on the screen, baby waved back!! And definitely strong, seen in the powerful kicks last night in bed and today at …
Lying in bed at night, half asleep, and feeling a gentle wiggle followed by a couple of “Hey mom, how’s it going?” kicks from the wee one.
Since getting pregnant I’ve been torn by two contradictory impulses: the desire to clean, organize and finish as many things as possible before baby comes; and the desire to rest. For the first time ever, I have a really good reason NOT to push myself as hard as I can to finish as much as …
On a library visit recently I thumbed through a copy of “Mothering” magazine and happened on a picture of a rich, chocolate pudding. I love chocolate pudding. And I never have chocolate pudding, especially now, because it’s a high sugar, usually heavily processed non-food. Imagine my delight to see this picture in a raw food …
Since those first two kicks, the inhabitant(s) of my womb have been getting active. I can now feel them flipping and swimming all over the place: fluttery flickerings, wishy-washy sensations, clear moving around of little bodies. And the best part, the most fun part, is that they (yes, we continue to be pretty sure there …
Two weeks ago we went in for our first ultrasound. We weren’t planning on having any medical tests but our midwife subtly told us that we really needed this one to confirm how many babies we were growing: “If it’s twins we need to know.” So we agreed, and were excited and nervous to officially …
No at home + exhaustion = not blogging for 2 weeks. We had a really positive 13 week check-up. Our midwife soothed some of our concerns about what might happen if complications arose. All my vitals look good (yay!) and the baby feels fine. Wow … so amazing to now be in the 2nd trimester …
With this prenatal nausea, I’ve learned that my stomach doesn’t always or even often know best. I still feel (at 13 weeks!) sick for a lot of most days. My food aversions continue – BLECH to broccoli and a whole bunch of other foods that are normally delicious and healthy. But once I get something …