More than fatigue

I'm not showing yet, and here's why. That baby takes up NO space yet. I read in yet another pregnancy guide that my belly is all swole because of my "excessive bloating and distended bowel from gas or constipation." So my pants may be tight, but it isn't baby... I just have to fart.

The newest change for me is the fatigue. I'm pretty sleepy all day. Not sure if it's from getting up to go pee at various times during the night, if it's the strain of growing a parasite from scratch, or both. I'd say, both. It's really hard to get used to the fact that my heart is pounding just from walking up the stairs to go to bed. And I'm all out of breath, and not even working that hard!

Turns out, I'm increasing blood volume to support the little growth I have inside me, which makes my heart work harder, thus making me a big wimp when it comes to "strenuous" activity. I got all hot and tired today after watering the grass. WATERING THE GRASS!!!

We've been given the option of seeing either an obstetrician or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) for this pregnancy, thanks to the Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis. Since I'm in good health and this doesn't seem to be a high-risk pregnancy so far, we've opted for the CNM. If I decide that she's too "touchy-feely" for me, I can switch over to the doc at any time. Also, an obstetrician will be on-call for me during the birth so if anything goes horribly wrong that the midwife can't handle, a doc is right there anyway.

I've registered on Babies-R-Us and "spent" a friggin' fortune already. I had no ideas babies were so expensive. And I'm not even looking at the nice, expensive stuff. I sort by lowest price before clicking. To give you an idea, when you click the Babies-R-Us link, click on Registry, and then put in this number: 47809796 (or you can search by my name). I'm not even close to being finished with the stuff we need, and it's already crazy-high!

All this excitement has gotten me (yet again) a bit sluggish. So I think I'll take a late-day nap. Or maybe just go to bed at 6:30. Either way, I need to rest.