rolling along

One of my favorite bloggers, Dooce, recently posted about how her and others' mindsets in a second pregnancy tend to be far more relaxed than in the first. As I am sitting here munching on frozen, raw, cookie dough I suppose I should not be surprised to discover that on the Scale of Pregnancy Relaxation I'm all the way down in the islands smoking a joint while listening to Enya and enjoying a full-body massage and a caiprihinia laced with prozac. Most of these things pertain to "DOs!" and "DON'Ts" that people swear will make or break your child but in the end I would argue that a deprived, vengeful woman could do far more damage than a sip of wine and a piece of deli meat. Do women in Japan stop eating sushi every time they are pregnant? Do the French forgo wine and those scrumptious cheeses for months at a time? It's probably not worth getting into it too much since for every person that feels as I do there will be one that feels exactly the opposite, and really, that's fine. What I'm excited about is not being totally paranoid for 9 months and doing what feels like is in tune with my body. That's all I have to say about that.

In other news, this first trimester business is almost over! Was that quick? Because wow, it sure felt quick.
Things I liked about the first trimester: Being pregnant; the subtle feelings of pregnancy, reinforcing the fact that I am, in fact, pregnant; eating lots of spicy, delicious, food; telling people, "I'm pregnant"; the slightly protruding belly that I am proud of, not wanting to hide; meeting with my midwife; talking with Keith about being parents; replacing migraine pills with acupuncture; knowing the size of Baby Spice has progressed from that of a sesame seed to that of a medium shrimp; Keith and I deciding on a place of birth for our child.

Things I did not like about the first trimester: feeling queasy; not wanting to eat and then starving and then feeling more queasy; feeling hung over for weeks at a time; slowing down my workouts as my pelvis painfully readjusted itself; reading BabyCenter threads about why c-sections are not a big deal and epidurals not having side effects.

Looks like the pros outweigh the cons, so I'm happy.