Early Pregnancy: Ten Weeks!

Written 3/30/16

I'm officially a quarter of the way through the pregnancy, and things continue to be weird. On the one hand, it feels like I've been pregnant forever. All I do anymore is eat and sleep. On the other hand, I barely feel pregnant at all, mostly because my body isn't really changing. I've gained some weight, but not a lot. And most people (especially people at work) have no idea. I'm looking forward to hitting the second trimester for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I suspect that this will finally start to feel real.

I'm also eager to put this fatigue behind me. It's getting better. Lately I can go two or three days on a mere 8 hours of sleep a night and I feel normal. But then I crash hard. Yesterday I spent the last couple hours at work fighting the desire for a nap. The exhaustion inevitably brought on a headache (and I can't even take Advil), which landed me in bed by 7:30. I would have been there earlier, but I had to wait for Connor to come over after his class to scoop the litter box. Which I still find absurd and silly. Maybe I'll get better at asking for help in the coming months. Or maybe I'll still feel silly, but I'll suck it up and do it anyway.

Other than feeling more awake generally, if not constantly, my favorite part about week 10 came from my pregnancy app. It's common to have a tracker that tells you how big the embryo/fetus is throughout the pregnancy, usually in terms of fruit. But I found a nerdier one that's more aligned with my interests and knowledge. So this week kicked off with this notification:

I'm pretty excited to have a lego-sized person inside of me. It's also officially a fetus now, which is a nice milestone to hit. Though it's still more than half head.

I'm hoping that this increase in energy will translate into a renewed motivation to write. (It seems to be working at the moment). I've completely abandoned my blog recently because I've been too tired to write. But everything says that should be ending soon, and I'll be able to get back to my normal life for a few months. I may even have a surplus of energy, which I'm really hoping for. So long as the insomnia stays away for as long as possible.