Going Strong

Here I am folks, 26 weeks pregnant and still standing, barely!

Well I suppose I owe an update to the blogging world. Here are some things that either are new to my pregnancy or just the same old:

a) Sickness is still upon me. In so much, actually, that Doc has put me on sick-leave from work. I guess that has taken a little stress off of my back having to call in every morning saying I won't be in, not getting any pay at all for our little growing family, and pretty much putting my mat leave in danger. I can't say that I'm surprised at how sick I've been. I've always had tummy troubles and throwing up, so pregnancy was basically going to be the same thing and I sort of assumed that. Still, would've been nice to enjoy this a little more than 4 weeks. Le sigh. 

b) Change in eating habits. Not only do I like to eat lots of food, I like to eat lots of food all day. I've noticed that my appetite is usually the strongest around 1:30 in the afternoon and usually the weakest around dinner time. Strange, yes, but my pregnancy has been full of strange-ness.

c) Sleeping. I am very upset with my body right now. It's decided that sleep is not important anymore. And by that I mean, I haven't fallen asleep before 1:00 a.m. for 2 weeks and I only sleep till about 6:00 a.m. then the hourly potty breaks begin. I've been hoping that after a few days my body would be so tired that I'd crash at 8:00 p.m. and get back into a normal sleeping pattern but nope, nothing. The sad part is watching Dale fall asleep within minutes at decent hours. Sometimes, he sleeps so soundly that if it wasn't for his chest rising and falling, I'd think he was dead. Oh, and then there's the snoring, that tells me he's still alive too. Basically, I am super jealous that I won't be sleeping like that any time soon.

d) Wardrobe. Thankfully even though I've been so sick still, baby is growing at a good, healthy pace and enlarging my belly along with it. With the belly growing, it leaves all of my clothing a little tighter. My closet is divided into two sections, the clothes that I can't even think of squeezing into, and the clothes that are going to last me a couple more weeks. Sadly, each week, more and more pieces of clothing makes their way to "the dark side" of the closet. Luckily, Dale is bigger than I am and has very generously allowed me to wear his t-shirts around the house. Thank goodness I sit around the house all day so I don't have to show everyone my awesome style in pajama pants.

Okay, I think that's all the ranting/complaining I'll do for today. But after complaining, I have soo much to be thankful for! We have so many people who care about how we're doing, if we need anything, or even just how they can help out. Definitely feeling so loved by all.

Dale and I have been so blessed by our family who have been graciously helping us get the bigger items for us and baby. Car seat, stroller, baby swing, playpen, crib. Not to mention the little outfits and washcloths, odd diapers here and there.. Our baby collection is growing and we're saving tons financially. All these blessings totally out-weigh the complaints that I can come up with. Faith, my friends, is my secret. (And loving and caring families, they're a huge support, too!)

Stayed tuned for an upcoming post sometime in the near future about birth/labour help, advice and tips, from all you, that will be welcomed to calm my newbie fears and concerns. :)