I am a fit and active person. Pregnancy is going to be a walk in the park. Nothing will change. My muscles will stay the same. I’ll keep doing the same things I was before falling pregnant. Yeah right. Hahaha. I tried, but I guess you can never be fully prepared for how your body will react in pregnancy, just like you couldn’t predict how your body will perform during any given marathon.
1 – So so soooo tired
I’m tired like every day. Going to work is exhausting. Sitting at my desk for 8 hours a day is exhausting. Mind you I do try to get up throughout the day to go to the bathroom, wander to the kitchen, the photocopier or to someone’s desk for a chat instead of picking up the phone. I’m still exhausted. A walk at lunchtime sometimes helps but not always. The fact that I am tired is frustrating. Ok, I know I know. I’m pregnant. Lethargy is only natural. I should expect it. But I’m not used to feeling so useless and unmotivated when it comes to work. Some days I feel like a slacker and I don’t like that about myself. I’m a go getter who hates making excuses.
2 – Bodily limitations
My body has limitations that I had not considered before. Yes, I was running slower and lifting lighter. That was expected. But I didn’t think trying to stretch my back was going to be difficult. The twisting movements in yoga are a thing of the past, at least for another 2-3 months. My abdominals are non-existent which means I feel like a beached whale every morning. I have to roll to my side and help myself up. Then there’s trying to reach my toes, I mean how in the world am I supposed to give myself a pedicure with the belly in the way? I guess J will have to help me out in that department. The only thing I can do is grin and bare it. I did choose this after all.
3 – Pregnant Breeze
Until recently I’ve really enjoyed being pregnant. Like really. It’s been an amazing and eye opening experience. My body has been changing every day from my belly to my breasts and hips in ways that I couldn’t have envisioned. Yes, I’ve seen other pregnant women but it’s different when you’re experiencing it first hand. You actually learn to appreciate the changes (or hate them). Then came the swollen feet. While they don’t happen every day when they do it’s painful and unattractive.
Cheers to pregnancy. Cheers to the next ten weeks flying by.
