So, I am just about finished with my 9th week and still experiencing symptoms of pregnancy, obviously, since I am still pregnant this is a very good thing.

Physical Symptoms

I am still feeling a bit fatigued, although that seems to be dropping off a bit. For awhile there, weeks 4-7ish, I couldn’t make it through the day without a nap. Now, I can make it through easily, but I look forward to getting to bed by about 9:00pm.

The nausea also seems to be getting a bit better. Either it is getting better, or I am just getting a bit better at managing it. The biggest trick I have learned is that it is ultra-important not to let my stomach get empty. This means that I have to eat something every 1.5 to 2 hours. It seems like I am eating constantly, but it really helps. Once I have gotten hungry, it is usually too late to ward off the nausea and once the nausea has set in it is insanely difficult to get it to go away. I also wake up in the middle of the night and drink a glass of milk. This helps fill up my stomach so that I can sleep all the way through to the morning and not wake up sick as a dog.

My boobs are still huge, but they seem to have stopped growing (for now) at about a size larger than usual. They don’t hurt nearly as much as they did before, but they are still a bit tender.

I am definitely getting a bit wider around the middle. Whether this is baby, extra weight or bloating from the constipation, I can’t be quite sure, but I am definitely changing. 

I am still peeing constantly. It seems I spend more time on the toilet than off of it.

Emotional Symptoms

I feel that I am a bit more prone to teariness than usual. I have always been a bit of a crier, but I definitely cry more now than I usually did.

I am feeling very excited about this little one. I am starting to find myself imagining our life once this little person comes to join us. I am excited to meet him or her and start taking care of them. I am excited about going to the zoo together as a family and eating meals with three of us. I know these things are all far in the future, but I already find the thoughts entering my daydreams. I am really excited about parenthood.

I am also very nervous and stressed. I am still not quite sure how to deal with all this and make it all work. I am not sure how things will go with my workplace and my need to take some leave, but I am hoping it will all work out. I am worried about disappointing my co-workers and my students. I am worried about how we will work things out financially on only one income. I am worried about a lot of things, but I guess that is probably quite normal.