Monday, January 23, 2012

13 Weeks Update

Well, my diet plan is a complete success! I'm eating healthier than I ever have. Tons of veggies and fruits. I'm walking at least once a day and riding our new exercise bike like a fiend!

Ha. That's just a "little" untrue. How do you keep up a diet/exercise plan during pregnancy? Well, you don't. The good news? My morning sickness is calming down and I'm finding it gets worse the junkier food that I eat, thereby forcing me to eat healthier. As in no pizza or mac and cheese, but McDonald's burgers are still my favorite. I am oddly craving salads which would be nice if I liked salads from home or if my hubby approved of any joint with good salads. I also lost a pound and have found I have to keep my meals moderate to small or baby spits them back up.

What I can't do:
- Exercise
- Walking
- Getting up off the couch
- Cleaning
- Some days, playing with or feeding my son

You get the idea.

I thought by the second trimester I'd be past the pregnancy zombie mode, but it's still going strong. Our whole house finds this frustrating. I hate watching my house gain dirt before my eyes and being unable to form any plan of attack. My husband tires of doing the majority of chores, fetching things for me, and listening to me whine about my inability to do anything. My son misses having mommy play with him and doesn't understand why mommy can't just roughhouse and swing him all 24 pounds of him around all day. The cat gets really annoyed to find me asleep and his bowl empty yet again.

Once again, pregnancy is about survival. What do you do when you do what you can, but you can't really do anything? My one comfort is that this doesn't last forever. In fact, in a few months I'll become a nesting monster who can't stop cleaning and has to be told to sit down. For now, I'll just yearn for those days and enjoy my close relationship with my couch.