Before I dive into all of that, I have to acknowledge that I continue to be terrible at keeping this blog on a regular basis, which I will attempt to remedy in order to keep as close a watch on this pregnancy as the last. Well, maybe not AS close since I have a toddler to keep up with, but I will at least try to keep it updated after all doctor's appointments (especially sonograms), bump updates, and major milestones such as gender reveal (tomorrow, eep!) and nursery completion. "Try" being the operative word. I will also do my best to post pictures of Willa from the past few months including Christmas and her third birthday. As always, your patience is appreciated :-).
Anyway, back to this pregnancy! As of today I am 19 weeks and feeling great. My first trimester was a little rough, plagued with extreme fatigue and very little appetite (even applesauce made me green, crazy!). Luckily enough, around the new year/second trimester I felt good enough to eat. Still pretty tired, but I think I can attribute that to Parenting While Pregnant. So sleeping past 7, no semi-weekly yoga classes, no long hours lounging on the weekend. Jeremy is an absolute CHAMP when it comes to relieving me as much as he can, but the man is human and works a full day, and I just love being with Willa, so tired it is!
The biggest difference between my pregnancy with Willa and this one is how fast my bump seems to be growing this time around (and no, dozens of people that have asked, I am NOT carrying twins!). See below:
Two months (?!)
Three months
Four months
As you can see, I am rapidly expanding! It definitely made concealing the pregnancy a little more challenging at the beginning, since we didn't want people to know before we shared the news at Christmas, but luckily I had some strategies that I used with concealing my first bump that worked again, Granted, I didn't have to use them until the fourth month (I didn't blab until I was 17 weeks the first time around), but I am choosing to not focus on that!
Other that that the only real difference has been my cravings. Whereas I could eat donuts, waffles, and vanilla soft serve non-stop with Willa, this time around it has been olives, cornichons, and salt bagels with cream cheese. I actually can't stand anything too sweet (sorry, Duck Donuts!) and have been SUPER thirsty thanks to all the saltiness, but I still find myself with a jar of olives and a fork most nights. No judgment!!
So overall we are very excited to take this journey again, planning for it to be the last time I'm pregnant. I'm looking forward to keeping track of my memories at this time, which will probably go by in a flash! Here's hoping I keep it up!
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