Goodbye First Trimester, Energy where are you?

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ROUND
I’m officially getting round.  Ive gained 5 pounds…  my clothes don’t fit.  I bought some new shirts this weekend…  not maternity shirts but maternity-like shirts.  You see i am short short short – so maternity shirts kinda fit like dresses right now.  The midwife told me to expect to show early since I am so short wasted but i didn’t expect my belly to start poking out of my normal t-shirts so soon.  So now I look roly-poly rather than pregnant.  We neglected to take belly shots so we missed the big pop that happened last week.  We are in desperate need of a new camera – so we just haven’t taken lots of photos.  But if it worked I would insert a picture of my belly here and a picture of the easter basket filled with onesies and socks that A’s mom dropped off today.

NESTING
I think both A. and I are nesting in our own ways.  Yesterday I made flan – from my grandmother’s recipe and made raspberry cream cheese coffee cake for easter breakfast.  I also cut the pattern for my maternity dress that I am going to try to make. (I am currently taking a sewing class)  A. grilled veggies last night a delectable assortment of portabellas, corn, squash, bok choy, and zucchini.  It was super yummy.  Today she is building me a bookcase desk.  I came across it a few months ago in a magazine.  It is two bookcases hinged together.  The outside one is on casters so it swings open.  Inside one side is shelves the other side folds out to be drawer.  This will function as our new office as we move the office out of the baby’s new room.  Its great and will fit snuggly in an empty space in our dining room.  I love how handy she is…

PREGNANT BRAIN
Ive always been a good studier…  But it has been three years since I finished my Masters and now I have pregnant brain which doesnt seem to work the same.  This weekend I am studying for my CFR.E exam…this is a certification exam for nonprofit fundraisers.  I’ve been eligible to take it for awhile and kept dragging my feet…  so i applied and scheduled it and it is tomorrow.. a four hour multiple choice exam… yuck.

I think thats about it.  I’m doing okay… still tired and seem to be tolerating my stinky pre-natal vitamins a little less than before.  I’ve had more non-descript sickness this past week.  My hair has changed – it is more flat and doesn’t blow dry right and none of my favorite products are working so I am experimenting around.  It is growing super fast as are my finger and toe-nails.  Looking forward to this magical time that is supposed to occur any day now where i feel more energy and less sickness.  I still think its insane that it has been 12 weeks already…  goodbye 1st trimester.

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