First Trimester.....Reflections

What I learned during the first trimester of pregnancy (July 8 th to Sept 30):

Morning sickness and vomiting is an urban legend. Food went in only one direction. Down.
I felt one of two ways all the time. Tired or hungry. I ate just enough to be tired and then slept just long enough to get hungry.
There was no point in reading pregnancy books. Was asleep before the third sentence. Except 'Girlfriend's guide to pregnancy'. The laughing out loud kept me up.
Hubby has way more patience than I knew. The other way you can feel all the time is bitchy or weepy. But he always held my hand.
Boobs double in size....hubby also liked holding something else :)
Cottage cheese is not part of my diet, but it's sure a part of my ass.
So much for not showing in the first trimester. That is also an urben legend. 6 extra lbs on a frame that always had a belly, I was showing at 8 weeks.
Was in maternity clothes before the pregnancy stick dried. And here, they are either hideous or expensive. Online shopping to the rescue.
Don't bother to explain what a genetically normal embryo/baby is and what it means to the probability of miscarriage. Mankind is not ready. Millennia ingrained notions will prevail.
Don't sneeze or cough laying or standing straight. Not at 40. The tendonds around the uterus spasm and it hurts like a damn. Must be bent over or curled in a ball to sneeze or cough.
And...even though I'm thrilled and greatfull to be pregnant, the preparations in the next few months and having to give up my birds (thankfully to my parents) is overwhelming at times.

Second trimester goals: yoga, swimming, Birthbilss Hypnobirthing classes, change Will and life insurance, book a Baptism, get a registry, get the nursery ready, de-clutter the house and.....find out the sex of the baby. Can't wait!!