First Trimester Done!

Today is 12 weeks, and that means the first trimester is pretty much done! A friend of mine told me that when his wife hit twelve weeks it was like flipping a switch - her nausea was gone, fatigue was gone, all the awfulness was over! I was hoping I'd be the same. While the fatigue is still there somewhat - I fall asleep by 10pm most nights, and I used to be one of those that would gladly stay up till 2 or 3am - it's not like I'm ready to sleep for ten hours by the time lunchtime comes around anymore.

As for the nausea..I'm not sure if it's because the first trimester is finally over, or because I've cut down my dosage of calcium pills from three per day to once a day (I just drink lots of milk, like more than a gallon per week, and eat yogurt instead). I had a sneaking suspicion that the calcium supplements were what was making me sick at night, so about a week ago I cut out my morning and evening calcium pills because I drink at least a glass and a half of milk for breakfast and dinner anyway. Either way, I don't wake up at 1am with a fluttery tummy anymore. I'll still wake up in the middle of the night and be up for an hour or so most nights, but I've been like that my whole life anyway.

Our next appointment isn't for another three weeks, and while that's a good thing considering they take up time and a little bit of money (and no news is good news, at this point), it's a little disappointing that we won't get to see what Bean looks like until then. I'm not even sure if we'll get an ultrasound at that appointment, or if it's just a check-up with a heartbeat listen. Although, the heartbeat was almost more incredible than seeing Bean, so that will be exciting too.

I'm planning on making a baby play blanket with stars and a moon, once I retrieve my sewing machine from my mom's house - and now that I'm not so wiped out every day, that will be a good thing to keep me busy when Alex is at work most nights.

Maybe it's dumb, but we also started a wishlist on Amazon.com for books for the baby. It's a little silly because it's books like Dr. Seuss and Curious George and Courduroy, books I loved when I was little and want our baby to grow up with - but those are for little kids, not little babies. (And Dr. Seuss books are actually pretty long.) Still, books are expensive and we want to start the collection early! We already bought One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Green Eggs and Ham, as well as a couple other books Alex remembers from when he was a kid. I'll be reading to Bean before birth, so I guess we'll put the books to use right away. :)

I also made two playlists of music. One is just mellow music, hopefully to help the baby sleep once it's born, and also to calm me down into a sleepy mood when I wake up in the middle of the night now. I put on the iPod and drift off. I know the baby still can't hear outside noises, but I want to get into the habit now, so when it can, I'm already playing music. Another playlist is songs that I love: bouncy happy songs, songs to sing along with, and songs I remember listening to with my parents (mostly my mom) when I was little. I figure once baby's born, and Alex is at work and I'm at home a lot of the time, I'll be able to spend musical time with the baby.

We're both so excited! I know time will pass quickly but for now we just can't wait!