First Trimester, Month Three, Week 9

Halloween is here!! This year was especially fun because I feel like Layla really got into the trick or treating spirit. She took her orange pumpkin bucket and filled it up with candies from the neighbors, and was excited to tell everyone she was a “happy chicken” as she bounced from house to house covered in yellow feathers while Sophia was giving the 90’s nostalgia as a classic pumpkin. The week as a whole was quiet and our only other real activities were taking the girls to an apple orchard and picking out a Christmas tree! It’s even more true having young kids, but they’re not kidding when they talk about how fast time goes! Last holiday season felt too quick, so Jon and I agreed we wanted to decorate for Christmas early this year – we’re normally team #realtree but in doing so we wouldn’t be able to get the tree decorated until after Thanksgiving. So fake tree shopping this week it is!

Symptoms have been *blah* but stable. I’m still pretty nauseous and low appetite, with no specific cravings or things that just always hit the spot. I definitely am not always doing myself any favors because for the first time you’ll hear me say that I “forgot to eat” (don’t get used to it lol). I’m also noticing that I’m not really having a lot of daytime fatigue or struggles getting out of the bed in the morning like I did previously, but I also CANNOT for the life of me stay awake through our bedtime routine with the girls. Luckily Layla is in a big girl bed and Soph has a floor mattress so there’s actually room for me when I fall asleep in there, but there’s still nothing quite like my own bed. I’m happy to get the rest, but evenings are the only time I really feel like I actually get to see Jon during the week and to be honest, I’m really missing him these days!

I’m still nursing Soph first thing in the morning and last thing before bedtime, but I’m definitely thinking that starting to pull back on the morning feed might be our next step in the coming weeks? She seems totally fine to get up and start her day, get a cup of milk and some breakfast, etc. so maybe she won’t even miss it? I don’t know, it’s hard and really making me realize just how much time and effort was able to go into breastfeeding this time around! Before having kids and really understanding the process and bonding and everything that comes with breastfeeding it feels so simple – have a baby, breastfeed until they turn one and then cows milk. Okay, done, next on the list. But it’s definitely taking up much more of my headspace and giving me all kinds of different feels these days realizing that it really isn’t so simple.

• Baby Size: the size of a classic gumball! 1 in long
• Weight Gain: +/- 0
• Symptoms: some nausea/sickness, low appetite, evening fatigue
• Nutrition (Cravings? Aversions?): Nothing sounds “bad” but nothing sounds “good” either
• Exercise: Kept things light with a couple outdoor walks (always in halloween costume of course)
• Overall Mood: Does tired count as a mood?
• Movement: None yet!
• Best Moment This Week: Watching Layla LOVE Halloween
• Looking Forward to: Next week is a big week of work events, including our GOTR Celebratory 5K for the Fall 2024 season!