As of today we are about sixteen and a half weeks and here is what has been going on with us pregnancy wise. I am making adjustments to what I like/don't like and what I can/should not do. This is all much harder than I thought but I know the reward of hopefully having a healthier and better pregnancy because of some of these changes is what we are going for.
This past Friday I worked about a 13 hour day! That is something that is pretty much a staple of our job at the science center ;) We have a little staff and lots to do so it has never really phased me and I have never given it a second thought. That is until I got home at 10:30 pm this past Friday and my feet were swollen up and my feet and ankles looked all puffy and I could feel the fluid on the top of my feet swishing around. I was actually a little freaked out! Not to mention that I was mush the next day. My body was not prepared to do all that work in one day when I got up that morning. This is going to teach me that boundaries at work are GOOD for me. I am going to have to start being more friendly to my body and not be on my feet all the time and to keep my work hours to 8 a day and leave the rest for another. There is no one to do it for me so it will still be there ;)
Eating is another area where we have had to make some adjustments. For some reason the past three weeks I have been pretty unable to smell food cooking at home or be the one to actually do the cooking. It has just not been appealing to me at all. Luckily, I have a husband who does not understand what is going on but understands that I am serious when I say I just need to eat out and does not question it. So, we have had quite the rise in eating out expenses but it has allowed me to actually be consistent at getting food down and not feeling sick as much. This week we did make some chili so I am hoping next week can go for making two meals at home and continuing from there.
Another area where we have had to change things up is the house work. I have always been the organizer and one to keep things clean and tidy but it is all I can do some days to get the energy to get ready for work and make it through the day. That aspect is getting better but I still have given up alot of duties and temporarily turned them over to Trey. He has willingly accepted the challenge and has made my life so much easier. He is not always the best at some of the smaller details but who cares! He gets the big stuff done and that is all I am looking for these days. I also have to thank my mom in this area too. She came over and spent about 5 hours cleaning last Saturday to help Trey get caught up. She said she is available any time so I am sure she will be helping out again from time to time.
Overall, this whole experience has been pretty good. I have so far only had about three weeks of pretty bad sickness just recently. Other than that it comes and goes and the tiredness is getting much better. I hope that some of the cutting back I am trying to do will only make things better. This is definately a learning experience!
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Bri, good for you for making those changes. I don't know how you managed that 13 hour work day!!! I'm glad that you are starting to feel better. We need to have you and Trey out sometime for dinner. I think that it is so sweet of your mom to come out and help. Let me know if you need anything!!!
I can't believe you're already that far along. I can't wait to find out what this baby is. :)
Okay this is hilarious because I could have easily written this myself several months ago. I am just now getting back into the kitchen and being able to help cook dinner. And just now in the past month started taking my lunch again. The only way I was getting actual nourishment for awhile was if I went out to lunch and sometimes even dinner. Schlotsky's, Arbys, and Panera were my faves and I ate them ALL the time. Luckily, gas prices went down right around to when we started eating out all the time so it was nice on the budget. If I had to make I was not eating it!! And my parents came and cleaned once too and then took us out to dinner. Taylor was awesome through all of that and it sounds like Trey is doing just a good a job. Hang in there girl; I promise it gets better. It is just a slow process. 16 weeks--Crazy!!
I'm sorry things have been a little crazy for you lately. I am convinced that pregnancy is God's way of preparing you for what is to come. While things will get better (don't worry) you will be able to cook again and get back to your regular schedule the needing help part will not change for sometime. If you are like me I found that I like to have control of things, have the house the way that I like it, and be independent enough to do it all by myself. Now I am sure that my pregnancy (including a little bed rest) was God's way of teaching me to let go.
Having a baby is such a wonderful journey and will truly change life for the better. I am so happy that you have been given the blessing of this journey.
If there is anything we can do to help please let us know.
I am right there with you Bri. It is hard making the adjustments and changes, but oh so worth it in the end. Thank goodness that food smells haven't bothered me. But I can't do any housework right now, except laundry. But thankfully, Danny is helping out. Good luck in the next few weeks, I can't wait to hear what your little bundle of joy will be.
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