Sick and Tired???

The first question someone asks when they find out I’m pregnant is, “How are you feeling?” As terrible as it may sound, the answer usually amounts to, “sick and tired.” Yep. Sick and tired.

Sick: Everyone has heard the term morning sickness. Everyone knows that morning sickness is a clear symptom of pregnancy. Here’s the thing: IT DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN IN THE MORNING! Seriously. Sometimes it’s more like all day sickness, which is exactly what I experienced until about two weeks ago. To be clear, I have always been able to keep food down. There has been no actual throwing up. Just constant nausea. I did my best to consider every moment of nausea as a reminder of the little miracle growing inside me. Some days that was more difficult than others. J

Tired: Growing a baby is exhausting. I don’t know another way to say it. So, while the nausea has stopped, I’m still just tired. And, the fact that I’m waking up randomly one, two, three, sometimes four times a night doesn’t help. I’ve come to the conclusion that this is God’s way of preparing me for sleepless nights and functioning on little sleep.

Some of you may be thinking, “wow, only the second post and all she’s doing is complaining!” Actually, I’m just being honest. I am THRILLED to be pregnant! I can’t tell you how much I love it. There are no words. But, when people ask (and you did by reading my blog), I’m honest. I’ve been sick. I’m still tired. However, I am also immeasurably thankful for this baby and all that pregnancy brings with it. Now, I may go take a nap. J

Mandy

15 Weeks

Many of you have asked if I was planning to start a blog to track my pregnancy, so here it is. To be honest, I could go on for hours about this pregnancy business and all the excitement Jason and I are feeling as we prepare for Baby Keyes, but I’ll try to stick to the highlights. If you want more information/details, you know where to find meJ.

To begin, you should know that Jason and I are SUPER excited about this whole thing. I’m not sure which of us is more impatient about the lengthy 40 week process of pregnancy. We just can’t wait to meet our little one. We’ve been married for 10 ½ years, so for our family and close friends, this has been a long time coming. I would like to clarify that we waited on purpose. We decided back in February to start our family.  So many couples try to get pregnant for years and years, so we truly feel blessed to have this gift in just a few short months!

The most common request I’ve gotten is for belly pics. My sweet friend Katie even offered to come to my office every week and take them for me if I didn’t promise to take them myself. So, here they are: weeks 10 – 15. And, before you ask, NO it’s not twins (and I’ve had three ultrasounds to prove it)!! J

  

    

 So, that’s it: the first post of many to come. I’d like to ask up front that you ignore any typos or grammatical errors. I’ll try to use there, their, and they’re correctly and I’ll use spell-check, but I make no promises. It’s a blog folks. Not a published novel. However, for my favorite grammatically correct friends out there (you know who you are), feel free to edit as you see fit and please let me know if I’ve made a terrible blunder. J

I’ll end this first post with a huge THANK YOU to all of you who have extended well wishes and who are praying for our family and Baby Keyes. Our family and friends mean so much to us and we are truly thankful for all your love and support.

More another day…