FIRST TRIMESTER

I've been a little MIA from the blogging world since we made our big announcement and shared our story, but I'm not feeling too bad about it because I SURVIVED THE FIRST TRIMESTER. There were honestly moments where I didn't think I would haha. I'm fully planning on blogging each week of pregnancy from here on out so stick with me and keep me in line :)

How Far Along: This post is dedicated to the WHOLE first trimester. Bear with me :)

Maternity clothes: Very early on I became annoyed with pretty much anything touching my tummy haha so clothes became an issue! I pretty much stuck to night gowns, leggings, and huge shirts or sweaters. If I absolutely had to leave the house I'd wear a loose dress ha. Scarves, shirts that were too close to my neck, or anything tight around my tummy at all drove me crazy!

Weight Gain: I didn't gain any weight during the first trimester. In fact, I was so sick I think I actually lost a few pounds! (spoiler alert.. I gained them back pretty easily once I entered the second trimester :)

Showing: I didn't start showing at all during my first trimester (another thing that quickly changed when I started the second, haha). It was so weird to me how much clothing bothered me even though (from the outside) my tummy looked exactly the same!

Sleep: This is what I spent most of my time doing the first trimester, haha :) I would go to bed as early as I could and sleep in as long as I could to avoid feeling nauseous for as many hours as possible! I did have some difficulty staying asleep through the night and started waking up multiple times to go potty, something I never did before! Also, pregnancy dreams are WEIRD.

Best moment this trimester: It ending? Ha. (warning, this part could get a little lengthy) In all honesty, the first trimester was pretty rough for me. Even though I was (and still am!!) thrilled beyond belief to have this AMAZING privilege to be a mama, that didn't make me any less nauseous! I spent most of my time in our teeny apartment sleeping, not eating much, puking, and trying to stay on top of my homework. It was one of the hardest things I've done and I felt so guilty because I felt like I wasn't being grateful enough or doing enough. I searched through mommy blogs to find women who would validate what I was feeling because I was feeling pretty bad about myself and the fact that my husband had to do pretty much everything for me. However, all I found were women talking about the joys of pregnancy, which made me feel even worse! So, I'm putting this little rant out there for the one first time mama struggling through the first trimester who reads my blog and is feeling what I felt. You are not alone!! You can be grateful for the little miracle growing inside you and still feel crappy all day long. It will get better (even though it feels like you will be sick 24/7 for the rest of your life). You are doing great! Take it one day at a time and remember how AMAZING your body is for being able to grow a human (even if it hurts). On a lighter note, the best moment was definitely having our first ultrasound and seeing our babe's heartbeat. What a comfort to know that there is actually a baby in there!

Weird pregnancy moment: Super smell. Pregnant women apparently have the super power of smelling EVERYTHING. This is mostly really bad and adds to the nausea but can also just be random like walking up to the temple grounds and smelling the flowers while we're still on the street or smelling someone's perfume in the store an aisle away. I don't think I'll mind when this symptom goes away :)

Food Cravings: Food aversions were more prominent this trimester than cravings! When you feel sick all the time it's hard to really crave anything! A few random things I was able to get down most of the time: homemade bean and cheese burritos, coco pebbles, starburst (never liked these before!), and bagels. The weirdest thing was not wanting anything to do with chocolate and sweets. If you know me you probably don't even believe that!

Anything making you queasy: Anything not? ;) The thought of most foods, being touched (sorry ben :(, and SMELLS. I couldn't walk into our kitchen because the smell made me instantly gag, deoderant, perfume, body wash etc,  the smell of eggs, and the smell of laundry detergent (so all of our clothes hahah that was interesting) were the most frequent culprits!

Best advice learned: Take it one day at a time! When I was feeling so sick all the time I would think about how long 9 months was and get really freaked out not knowing if I'd be this sick the whole time. When I started focusing on the present and thinking less about how sick I felt all of the time things got a lot easier!

 What I'm looking forward to: The second trimester!! Haha. I heard that nausea and sickness usually subside once you get to the second trimester so I counted down the days and prayed that would be true for me! THANK GOODNESS it was :)

Due Date: June 16, 2016

Gender Reveal: January 15th!!

I cannot end this post without expressing my gratitude for my sweet husband and my Heavenly Father. Ben literally did just about everything for us while I was sick. We're talking cooking, cleaning, laundry, errand running, making me anything that sounded good at any time, and the list goes on--all while he was still in school and work! Talk about wonder husband!! Also, Heavenly Father never left me alone or let me down. Without Him by my side I honestly don't know what I would have done the past few months. I definitely wouldn't have been able to finish out the semester. MIRACLE. I am so grateful for this privilege I have to be a co-creator with Him. Ben and I couldn't be more excited raise one of His precious children. We are so in love with baby already!

 We announced our pregnancy December 1st by telling everyone Santa's not the only one coming to town :)

 

Our first picture of our babe! 

xoxo,

Mama Martin