First Trimester

Overview: I lost about 8 lbs from week 1 through week 10. I can count on my hands how many days I have NOT been sick. It's been rough. The doctor was able to prescribe me some medicine, which worked like magic. Other than making me extremely tired and give me bad headaches, I'd take that over getting sick every day. Things in my head sound soooo good, but then my stomach says 'no way!' It's hard to find something that my stomach and head agree on. I have driven across town to a restaurant a few times and sat in the parking lot and then said "nope!" and had to drive away.

My "go-to" foods: protein shakes, bean and cheese soft tacos from Taco C, Schlotzkeys, chocolate milk, Gatorade,

Things that make me nauseous: uncooked meat - well all meat, eggs, opening our refrigerator (I have basically stayed out of the kitchen for the most part), pictures/descriptions of food (I was so shocked at how many food commercials there are! I have sprinted to the bathroom a time or two just because of a commercial on TV. Now I just have to change the channel each time)
Showing: only in the late afternoon due to being bloated. a friend called it my 5 o'clock shadow/belly :)

Sweetest thing hubby did: he made all my meals for me and even cleans the toilet for me!

Senses: there was one week where my  senses were so strong, I could walk in a room and tell you what was in the trashcan. It was a fun game to play at work (left over cup of starbucks, left over ramen noodles from the night before, chick-fil-a)

Things I miss the most: eating out with friends, going to the grocery store, wine, ramen noodles, eating a whole meal (it's sad when you go to Chuys and you are so excited to eat your "as big as your face burrito" that you have been eating the whole thing since you were 5 and you can only have a few pieces.)

What I look forward to in my second trimester: being normal again, getting my energy back, starting to show more, getting things done, and putting together our registry!

Goals for second trimester: drink more water!

I am so grateful for my sweet husband. He has been there for me every step of the way and trying to make it easier for me as possible. He makes every meal for me, going to the grocery store for us, taking me to work, and the list goes on. The good thing is he gets a lot of studying done at night or in the mornings because I sleep so much. I have already told him how I only want to have 1 kid, because I can't imagine being this sick and chasing a toddler around and having to cook for them (I mean I can't even open our fridge without sprinting to the bathroom!) At the end of my first trimester, I said to my sweet husband "ok, I'm tired of being sick and tired all the time. I need to start taking care of myself." and his response was "Let me take good care of you now because in future pregnancies you will have to do this all by yourself." Something I hadn't thought about. I definitely wouldn't have made it through this without him and so I said "ok, you can keep taking care of me then. :) "