Saturday, Saturday

This is actually from last Saturday, a friend's birthday party.

At about 17.5 weeks pregnant, I am (hopefully) slowly coming back to my normal self. Surely, some things, like my belly, are going to continue veering in the "abnormal" direction. But emotionally, nothing crushes me like the nausea I experienced, especially until about 13-14 weeks. Thankfully it's really really close to being gone. Fingers crossed.

I'm being reasonably productive at work, and enjoying being in the office. I'm finding many aspects of it interesting again! Getting M ready for school or doing bedtime no longer feels like torture. And since we definitely are done at two kids, I'm pretty certain that this will be my last pregnancy.

Today I got up at about 6:40, had a little coffee and started on the spin bike at a relaxed pace, while O was out for a run. I went for a run/walk at about 7am. It was a cold, clear and beautiful morning. I ran/walked for about 30-40 minutes. My pelvic joint pains have really kicked up in the last week, so I don't expect to do any running at all for much longer. During my last pregnancy, even walking became painful by about 20 weeks, which was tough for someone who loves to run. But I am somehow less concerned about it now... Maybe because I know it will end, and then I will hopefully never deal with it again!

After my run, we had breakfast, puttered around, I showered and took M to the playground around 10:30 while O went to Trader Joe's. We got back at 12:15 or so, ate lunch (scrambled eggs with spinach, then a bunch of crackers with cheese and ham for me (heated the ham to avoid listeria), then bedtime for M, some cleanup. O went to a friends' one-year-old's birthday party in SF. I browsed the Corporette Moms website and snacked more, including a bunch of chocolate, which was delicious. But also tough to feel OK about because at my OB appointment two days ago, I learned that I gained 9 lbs in the last month. Oops. My OB assured me that my total gain is OK, but ugh. Doesn't feel good. But if I don't eat, I feel nauseous, so there's that. And many healthier foods still kind of gross me out.

The plan for this afternoon/evening? Read or maybe pick up around the house a little more until M finishes her nap. Go for another walk outside. Go out for dinner or do takeout, hopefully something reasonably healthy. Get ready to do it all again tomorrow!