This first trimester nearly took me OUT. I found out early on, around 4 weeks, though I didn’t start having symptoms until about 6 weeks – mostly nausea/vomiting and increased fatigue. With Tatum I threw up pretty much every day – multiple times per day – up until my due date. Luckily I didn’t have all day nausea with her, which is different from this pregnancy – for about 7 weeks I experienced all day nausea, frequent vomiting, and the worst fatigue I’ve ever felt. Of course I know taking care of a toddler definitely adds another level of difficulty, as does working night shift on limited sleep. But, thankfully, since I turned 13 weeks, I feel like I’ve turned a corner, though I still throw up most days. I also started taking zofran as needed (I’ll just take a tiny 2mg dose at a time) and that has helped so much.

All that aside it still feels like this pregnancy has been flying by. I haven’t taken a single bump photo (with Tatum I started taking them at 10 weeks). I pretty much have had the same cravings and aversions as I did with my first pregnancy (more on that here). So really the only differences are that I have felt even MORE sick and tired than I did with her – but I know it will all be worth it! This first trimester really took so much out of me and I am so thankful I am finally starting to feel like myself again. Of course we’re mostly just excited now and am so happy to finally be able to talk about this pregnancy. We can’t wait to see Tatum become a big sister and get to hold this baby in our arms!