Sick is Good!

"Sick is good" they tell me. I'm 10 weeks pregnant and have been sick for a good 5 weeks. This means everything is operating according to plan. Hormones, hormones, hormones pulsing through my veins, and boy, is my heart pumping. Often at 90 beats per minute. It's been very exciting sharing the news with family and daydreaming about our little bean, but I gotta tell ya- I'm ready to get off this couch and out into the world. I want to be big and fat and glowing. Instead, I'm skinny, bloated, and queasy. I can see the light at the end of this first trimester tunnel though. It's a mere two weeks away. I get the sense that this whole pregnancy thing is going to be a waiting game- intense anticipation for the next stage, the next appointment, the next test results. I probably give the impression that I'm a rather uptight, nervous sort of mother-to-be, but I really don't think so. It's just that this major event is taking place inside your body and your daily life is measured by it's progression. At the moment, tiny fingernails and wispy hair are on order. If that means a bit of fatigue and nausea for mom, so be it.

Graphic courtesy www.3dpregnancy.com