Starting the second trimester
Posted by Ashley on February 22nd, 2007So, I’m hopelessly behind on all my grading — due to extreme exhaustion during the first trimester — so I’ll just let that keep piling up while I type. 
I’m starting the second trimester of my pregnancy and am starting to feel much better. I have more energy (although I still also have a pile of dishes to do!). I’m less nauseous. I can sometimes even stay up past 9:30. I can stay at work for a full day now, too.
We had an ultrasound a few weeks’ ago and all looks good: 2 arms, 2 legs, etc. I have an appointment in a week but it should be boring as we won’t get another look at our in-utero child until the beginning of April, at which point we should be able to tell if baby is a he or a she. A friend at church thinks it’s a boy and he’s been right on the last 5 pregnancies he’s guessed on, so we’ll see!
My clothes now pretty much do not fit. When I lost some weight a year or so ago, I gave away all my size 6’s, which I could really use now, as my size 4’s were snug even before baby. So instead of buying a wardrobe of clothes a few sizes up, I decided I’d jump into maternity clothes — well at least the trousers. Before we went away last weekend, my mom came and took me (and Bryce) to lunch and then we went shopping; I think she was more excited about it than I was. I got this really cute maternity swimsuit (we do live in southern CA): 
, some stretchy khaki trousers, some denim capris, and a few fun shirts that don’t look like maternity shirts! I now am pretty comfy and even have a few things which will expand with me during pregnancy. I am looking forward to actually looking pregnant and not that I’ve simply gained about 7 pounds!