The Joys of Pregnancy

First off, I'd like to apologize to my readers for the lag in between my blog entries. I know it's easy to lose interest in a blog when there are no new entries. I will try harder to make my entries more frequent…

I find myself, once again, experiencing the mixed emotions that come along with pregnancy. Oh, for those who didn't read our Christmas letter closely, or didn't get one, I'm pregnant with our third child, who is due July this year.

For me the most frustrating of ALL pregnancy symptoms is 'pregnancy brain" or "brain mush" as I like to call it. The sudden loss of simple words, the forgetting of everyday routines and tasks, or simply forgetting what I'm doing half way through. (According to my Mom, these are also symptoms of menopause, oh the joys of being a woman!). Of course, the nausea, fatigue and discomfort all compete for second place as annoying symptoms.

I have to admit, that for all three of my pregnancies, trimester one has really been the trimester of non-excitement and frustration. It’s easy to focus on all the negatives of pregnancy and forget about the unique and precious life God had entrusted me to love and protect. I find myself far too often having to remind myself of the joy that comes with a new baby. One positive; a baby’s first smile, or when a new baby holds your finger, or the smell of a new born, or just the awe of holding a brand new life; is quickly followed by a negative; sleepless nights, fatigue, the pain of child birth etc.

These days I am grumpy, tired and snappy. Thank the Lord for my amazing husband who put up with me, and has even go to the store for late night snack items. My sons are also a true blessing and often a hug from one of them is all I need to remind me of how lucky I am to be caring another little one!

So as my first trimester is coming to an end (Thank you God), I look forward to my second trimester which is often called the best trimester. May it last long enough for me to forget what’s coming in the third trimester!!