Last week, we reported that things were going very well and I had not been experiencing any morning sickness. Well, we knew it was too good to last. The dreaded nausea reared its head this week. Though the nausea seems to be present most of the time, the worst of it appears to have a schedule. I can expect to feel awful from the time I get up in the morning until about 20 minutes after I eat lunch. Then I have about a four to six hour reprieve before the first afternoon waves of nausea start crashing down on me again. Despite fighting down dinner, the nausea generally hangs around until I fall asleep for the night. Unfortunately, occasionally the nausea is coupled with dizziness when I close my eyes so this makes it very difficult to fall asleep at night.
We told a few more people about our news this week. We are realizing that we're not very good with secrets. We both intended to keep the news between the two of us and a few select people until we reached the 12th week and the risk of miscarriage drops. However, it appears that we're too excited to keep the news to ourselves. I guess our big mouths have been helpful in a way. Eric works with a whole bunch of nurses so every-time we have a question or a concern, he's able to get helpful advice from his colleagues.
We're looking forward to our first appointment with the midwife on April 21. I'm not sure if we'll get to hear the heartbeat, but I am hoping we will. We bought a bunch of books this week. Because our first appointment isn't until 8 weeks, I have found myself with so many questions that need answers. I've been reading up and finding answers in books, but the books also bring more questions to mind. I'm sure we'll use all of the time we're allotted at our first appointment.
