Thoughts On Pregnancy: Week 9

Yesterday I made a pretty big announcement and now it’s going to be pretty difficult not to continue blogging about it! It’s exciting in a way that feels like I’m the first pregnant person ever! Don’t worry though – I get it that it’s probably not that interesting, so I’m really thankful to those of you who will read these posts and pat me on the back and make me feel special. ;] I haven’t been great with making sure I take “the bump” photos just yet but to be honest there hasn’t been much of a bump to photograph! At this point I typically just look like I’ve eaten too many cheeseburgers or maybe I’ve had a few too many beers (BYE BEER!! I’LL MISS YOU.) But I really want to be one of those people who takes the time to make the pretty sign and stand next to it wearing the same form fitting outfit once a week. Maybe not the same outfit. The first trimester has made me pretty lazy so ya know, I’ll just do what I can!

Symptoms Up To This Point: I’ve been beyond blessed (so far) to have very few symptoms. So few that it’s made it a little hard to believe that I’m actually pregnant. I found out pretty early on and I kept waiting for the impending doom of nausea, but it never really came. The only TRULY odd symptom so far is that I got Chipotle one evening and couldn’t eat it. It disgusted me. I’m hoping that was a weird ONE TIME thing because Chipotle is my favorite food. And the only time I’ve gotten uncontrollably sick was after I smelled rotten Chipotle once it sat in my lunch box over night. Sigh. The other “you’re pregnant” signs have been very faint – I smell everything (but I always have), I’m a little crankier, I get emotional more easily (like at concerts and when the football team runs on to the field at a UK game. LOL. Ridiculous.), I wake up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night (I never used to do that), I don’t sleep very soundly, and I get tired pretty quickly. But none of those things are so off the charts that I would call them real symptoms, if that makes sense.

Aerial Training During Pregnancy: A lot of people have automatically assumed that I will give up Aerial Silks. But fortunately, as long as I continue to feel well I should be just fine to continue on with my training (per my doctor). I have some limitations now and I can’t do ALL of the things I was doing, of course, but I’m pretty excited to keep at it and stay in great shape throughout my pregnancy. I fully believe in listening to your body though and I plan to take it day by day! We have a showcase coming up in December so I’m hoping I’ll get some of my energy back towards the second trimester and be able to perform a routine. I have to start working on the choreography now though! I’m really looking forward to having to get a little creative with it since I won’t be able to incorporate a lot of my favorite moves/drops! If I can’t do it, that will be okay too! But it’s so much fun knowing that I have a little aerial baby flying along with me and I think it would be wonderful to perform a routine during this special time!

Feelings On Boy or Girl: I have no feelings what-so-ever, though I did have a dream two nights ago that it was a boy. Most people are leaning towards it being a girl, for all of the obvious reasons. Nate is completely convinced it’s a girl. We will definitely find out as soon as we can! I’ve thought about how fun it would be to be surprised but I just don’t have it in me to wait. We have a few names picked out and it will feel a lot more real once we can truly pick one and call them by it. <3 Current Focus/Obsessions: Right now I’m obsessing over our house – cleaning, organizing, completing projects we’ve been meaning to start/finish, and turning our office into a nursery. Being extra tired and having a cold has kept my butt on the couch while thinking about all of the things I want to do. I’m determined to make some progress this weekend!