Into the mundane

12 and 13 weeks.  Whew!  Made it through the first trimester....

In the beginning, I feel like we're never going to get to this point.  Meds and transfer, more meds and ultrasounds, going to two different doctors, constantly waiting for the results of something.  With that all going on, who could think that the first trimester would drag by?  Me.  I'm always so glad to get to the end of the first trimester; Our risks for many different things decrease, I start to feel better, the baby gets much bigger, and I start to relax about it all a little more. 

Awesome things that are happening:  I'm done with all the clinic meds!!!  No more shots, no more "gels", and no more extra pills.  I'm on to just taking a prenatal vitamin and my daily acid reducer.  I'm just starting to eek out of that "chubby" stage (well, to me anyway).  I feel like things in the belly area are starting to look pretty round, and my patients are starting to give me the "are you pregnant, too???" eyeball.  My nausea is pretty much gone, and the appetite is back to normal.  This could be considered good or bad.  ;)

The little discomforts:  Well, I have raging heartburn if I forget a dose of zantac; good thing I stay prepared for that.  I have more trouble day sleeping now between work shifts.  This happened with my last pregnancy too.  I sleep great for the first four or five hours, but if anything wakes me after that, I have a really hard time getting any more sleep.  Staying hydrated is a challenge for me; but it always has been and it probably always will. 

Things are going well, right on track.  It won't be too much longer and I'll start feeling the baby move for sure.  I get little flutters now, but hey, that may just be gas.  This is the time that I say we slide into the mundane.  Life slows down without a ton of doctor's appointments, everything gets pretty much back to normal, and I forget to blog.  The milestones are fewer and farther between, and not a whole lot changes week to week.  I might just have to start telling stories about my crazy kids instead.....