Sleepy return to work

It was difficult to get up at 5:45am this morning when my body was used to sleeping in until 9am! But, I managed to get to work and am feeling okay right now. I’m sure I’ll hit a brick wall around 2pm, and I will really miss the afternoon nap that I’ve been enjoying all week. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer until I get my energy back. Only another 3.5 weeks and then I’ll officially be in the second trimester. It’s going to be a long month, I think! I am already looking forward to my next week off which isn’t until the end of August.

The rest of my week off went well. Friday and Saturday, I didn’t do much of anything. Just some stuff around the house. Yesterday, we did some errands and then went to my parents house in the afternoon for a swim and BBQ. Nice way to end our vacation.

Now it’s back to work. My boss is on holidays this week, so it will be nice to have a quiet week here at the office. And Friday, we have WHMIS training in the morning and a BBQ at lunch, so Friday is pretty much a write-off.

I am really glad I got some maternity clothes last week. My clothes are getting tighter by the day. The pants I’m wearing today were loose a couple of weeks ago and now they are tight. I have a feeling it will only be another week or so before I have to start wearing my new maternity clothes. I’m really glad I have them for when none of my regular clothes fit! I’ve now gained a total of 5 pounds. Which isn’t too bad. My midwife said that in general, you can expect about a 40 pound weight gain, but it varies from person to person. I figure that since I’m not a small woman to begin with, I may be a little less than that. We’ll see. She also said that they don’t put too much emphasis on weight gain, that it’s more about how the baby is doing. Which is nice.

I definitely notice that my belly is getting bigger, but I think I am hiding it well so far. I think it won’t be long before I have to spill the beans at work. I figure I will tell them by the end of the month for sure. I am really hoping that we can hear the baby’s heartbeat at our next appointment, which is on July 25. I will be at almost 13 weeks by then, so it is a possibility, but not definite. The midwife said that sometimes you can hear it as early as 12 weeks, but definitely by 15 weeks. I am certainly hoping! I will try not to worry if we can’t hear it though as I know there is only a chance that it can be heard that early.