That Pregnancy "Glow"

The beginning stages of pregnancy pretty much suck. Obviously most of it isn't that big of a deal and you forget about it afterwards or else no one would ever want kids. My pregnancy this time has been very similar to when I was pregnant with Harper- I felt sick all day, every day for the first while, with Harper I only threw up three times, with this one none so far, just that yucky, blah, nauseous, unsettled stomach feeling. I am 14 weeks now and thankfully it has gotten mostly better, I have to be careful to eat pretty often but not eat too much at a time.

My aversion to smells is EXACTLY the same as it was with Harper too. Smells of food, just fine, smells of anything artificial (deodorant, shampoo, dish soap, candles etc.) makes me want to throw up right then and there. I switched over to a "no fragrance" deodorant right away but this time I CANNOT find one that has no smell for Kyle to wear. So poor guy can only wear his normal deodorant when I am not around; if he is home, I ask him to use mine...the one with no smell. Haha 

So of course the feeling terrible is always the thing you remember about that first trimester of pregnancy, but there are lots of other things you forget about. One of which is being totally and completely exhausted for the first couple months. To function I felt like all I could do was lay on the couch all day and go to bed right after Harper did. Being pregnant with your second is SO much different than with your first. I felt like I was being such a bad mom to Harper because I couldn't do anything but lay down. 

A friend of mine who is a few weeks behind me in her second pregnancy asked me what I did with Harper when I felt too terrible to entertain her. I told her do not feel bad, it's totally normal! Thankfully Harper got a lot of new toys for Christmas so I had her sit and play in the living room while I moaned and groaned on the couch. I let her eat too many snacks to entertain herself, watch lots of a Curious George (her favorite) and let her play in the shower while I laid on the bathroom floor. At that point in time I had to focus just as much, if not more, on myself as I did on her. And that is what makes you feel like you are being a totally lame mom. But guess what, they won't remember! And they love you anyways! 

There are the breakouts and the crying over nothing all because of those crazy hormones trying to balance out in the beginning. All things I forgot about with my first pregnancy and I am sure to forget about again soon. 

However crazy and unfun those first few months of pregnancy can be it is all so worth it once you get to meet that new little addition to your family. I know Harper will be an amazing big sister, as she is already obsessed with babies and I can't wait to see our family of three grow to a family of four. 

I am hoping to blog more throughout the pregnancy, I did a terrible job writing anything down during my pregnancy with Harper and there are now things that I wish I remembered. 

Here are some pictures from our announcement of the pregnancy. Enjoy!