Here we go again! It feels like just yesterday that I was capturing bump photos in my Minneapolis studio while pregnant with Priscilla. We were hoping to add to our family, and while this is a touch faster than what we anticipated, we are grateful and happy.
I can already tell that this pregnancy is going to be different than my last. Mostly because I’m chasing after a little toddler. So many things in our life are more settled, which has already made this a significantly more peaceful process: we’re married, we have a home, and things feel so much more established.
I’m realizing (and this is probably a longer, different post) how traumatic my first pregnancy was. I was miserably sick, emotionally stressed, scared, I felt isolated, and then resented by people who couldn’t get pregnant/those who had losses. It was intense. I am still healing from those wounds.
This experience already feels so much more redemptive. What a joy:
This go-round I’m taking our bump photos at home. I realized last time that climbing the stairs at Calvary to my studio while in the heat of summer wasn’t my most favorite. While I love those white walls, we’re embracing the green. How cute is Seth for popping into one of these?!
Symptoms | I’ve feel a little sick in the mornings and need to eat right away. Such a change from being able to eat a late breakfast and surviving off coffee in the early mornings. I also am ready to go to bed pretty early, no more late nights.
Mood | Feeling normal, not crazy swings yet 😉 I did get grumpy and tired at our Halloween party and on Halloween. I wanted to sit in my house by myself with my water cup.
Weight gain | None so far! I’m hoping and planning on a healthy pregnancy! I gained a little under 30 pounds last time and would like to stay around that number. I am also hoping to be more active this pregnancy. Seth and I just joined our local CrossFit gym and I’ve been to a few work outs and love going! I am also adding in Yoga that I find on Youtube.
Sleep/energy | Mostly good! I have moments where I feel fatigued, but for the most part am feeling normal. I do notice that my nighttime sleep is amazing. I sleep all the way through the night and wake up rested. I never sleep through the night when I’m not pregnant.
Food cravings | I feel like it changes with the wind, by the hour, and by my mood. I am wanting all sorts of random things. I just like food!
Food aversions | Nothing yet. I have been more hungry than usual, but eating smaller portions. I eat lots of snacks throughout the day it seems. One of my favorite things to much on are the mini trail mix packs from Target.
Midwife Appointments | Not yet, my first appointment is scheduled for November 5th. I did message my amazing midwife Rebecca (at Roots Community Birth Center) and shared with her our news the day we found out. She was so excited for us and shared in our joy. I also shared our news with our previous doulas Anne and Aileen of ByWater Birth. I had an amazing experience with ByWater and Roots and plan to work with them during this pregnancy. I love, love, love the midwifery model of care. I’m thinking we’ll either birth at Roots or do a home birth {if you can’t say something supportive don’t bother messaging me, thanks! Instead you can read up on evidence based birth.}. We also loved our birthing course, Hypnobabies, and I plan to go that route again. Basically everything we did for Priscilla we hope to repeat because we were THAT happy with her birth. Fingers crossed, can this one be as great? A mama can hope and pray!
