A bit of a scare

    I had a bit of a scare yesterday when I noticed a little spotting. I'm supposed to wait for my appointment in a couple of days because it can be normal. Having to wait is miserable! But I seem to be ok now, so hopefully everything is good! The worries never stop; you worry through your first trimester to get past the higher probability of miscarriage, you worry the rest of the pregnancy for a healthy birth, the first four months about SIDS, and then the rest of their life that they'll always be safe. Call your mom today if you can and tell her how much you appreciate her!
    I have struggled a lot this last week with an unstoppable appetite. I don't want to gain too much weight and feel miserable. On top of matters, I haven't gotten nearly as many workouts in as I usually do. When I tried to work out yesterday I got a bit dizzy and light-headed for some reason.
    I've also been dealing with the social scene full fledged and not drinking. I am blessed with a great neighborhood who gets together often, and who enjoy having wine:) I've still been able to enjoy myself, although I will admit I do miss a soothing drink with friends.

A down kind of day...

I'm having a very off, kind of down day. It's apparant my patience is on edge lately due to hormones and bad sleep. I keep snapping at my poor kids. Ugh. Here's hoping tomorrow is a much better day!

I know you're not supposed to diet when you are pregnant, nor do I want to. But just what I feared would happen has started to. I was already on a healthy eating plan when I got pregnant and the first couple of weeks seemed pretty easy, which surprised me (I have a very big love, even addiction, with food and overindulging). Then I let one bad day turn into a slippery slope. My husband keeps getting on me any time I mention having to watch what I eat. But just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I want to let it all go. There's no reason I need to get three chins during this pregnancy! It's just very difficult for me to get back on track once I lose it.

Other than some nausea here and there I've been feeling pretty good. However, the overwhelming exhaustion is making housework suffer tremendously! I also had a mild panic attach when my slight nausea and extreme lack of energy was going to interfere with me teaching a Zumba class. Needless to say I did not do well. I hope that doesn't happen too often! But I've been trying to use my good energy with my kids, and I'm just trying to accept that the house is going to come second, or third...maybe fourth...