A glorious vomit-free day that is! Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, I seem to be on an every-other-day schedule with the vomiting. That means I have one totally crappy day and then one okay-ish day. I guess I will take it. Even though I am not vomiting daily, I do find myself making breakfast choices based upon what I wouldn’t mind throwing up later rather than what I actually want to eat.
This stage of pregnancy is just so difficult. I generally feel crappy (nauseous, fatigued, etc.) and yet there is no physical belly bump there to justify my symptoms. (I am glad to hear that by the time I have a bump, I will likely feel better though.) Even with the ultrasound picture on the bulletin board, I can’t help but feel sometimes that this is all in my head.
I feel like I am barely pregnant, just beginning my 8th week, and yet so many choices are beginning to be made. Where will we have our baby? Who do we want to be there (made more complicated by the fact that we are not living in our home country)? What kind of parents do we want to be? What sorts of medical procedures do we want done during the pregnancy? What kind of delivery do we want? How much maternity leave should I take? How can we achieve a good experience in Japan? When should we leave Japan?
It is enough to make my head swim! And it does tend to interrupt my sleep a bit. It almost seems as though nine months isn’t nearly enough time to prepare for all the changes we are going to experience and make all the decisions that have to be made. But, since everyone else seems to manage, I am sure we will too!
