We are finally through the first trimester. I didn�t have it as bad as some pregnant women have it. I am still working out, teaching kickboxing and yoga, though I am getting more tired and restricted in what I am doing. This week was the first time several different individuals stated that I was starting to show, which I am. Which resulted in us buying my first maternity pants from Old Navy (that�s the place to go). They are comfortable and cute. Other things happening this week: face acne. O boy! It�s coming back like I was in high school (well not that bad). Gas� stay away from the pregnant woman, she�s about to blow. And eating habits are off; I want grease burgers. Not the ones from fast food places, but good ones from local places. If I can�t have that, I want pasta with light sauce. Goes down my stomach better and I don�t feel so weird (I guess I was making faces when I am finished with food because my sister and Karl noted it). This is the middle stage � I�m not �pregnant� in sight but feel padded everywhere. My regular clothes don�t fit but maternity clothes are too big. I can�t wait to start showing because then I feel like we�re getting somewhere. Karl got us all signed up for childbirth classes for the summer (in July). I have read every pregnancy book we have. Karl is doing great helping around the house and feeding �the cookie monster�. Yep, those Girl Scout cookies had no hope of surviving in this house for more than 5 minutes.
No one said anything about the �Crying Game�. Up and down emotions and feelings. One minute I �m CRAZY lulu, next I�m weeping lulu. What�s going on? �honey what�s wrong?� � Karl will ask. �I just saw a cat get saved out from a wall on Animal Planet� as tears are running down my face. �Honey what�s wrong?� �Stay out of my way � I�m PISSED!!!!!!� then I tried to explain as fast as I can why I�m pissed and words are messed up and Karl just sits there with a blank look on his face. Yes another thing � words. I can�t remember much of anything. Thank goshness for my Palm but ever then you have to REMEMBER to check your palm to see what�s next. I�ve been late to meetings, forgetting how old Karl is and his birthday, yoga moves when I�m teaching yoga (�O, just do this� � which I�m starting to not be able to do certain moves) and the list goes on. It is quite entertainment I�m sure. Otherwise the week was good. I�m starting to show (look at picture). We bought a digital camcorder (thank you IRS) and have been playing with that. I created the baby�s website (www.geocities.com/lukababy05) and everything I write nad pictures will be updated there weekly too so if you missed anything and want to look at pictures more, go visit it. I�m so ready to look pregnant and get into cute clothes (Old Navy and Kohls� are the places to go). Bring it on � otherwise I feel good�.wait� there�s a tear coming�. what the��.
There�s not much to say for this past week. Still hungry, getting back into my �normal� energy level, and still emotional while watching certain TV shows. Biggest fun this week was getting a new shower head and massager thing-e for our bathroom and showering hasn�t been the same. J I sometimes get sharp pains in my abs or cramps in my feet � as we figured it out it�s the baby making room in my stomach (go ahead there�s plenty of space to take up � right!) and cramps because I haven�t drank as much water as I should so now I am making more of an effort to do so. Definitely stuck between clothing sizes right now - come on stomach pop out so I can look more pregnant. Karl�s been very sweet even writing letter to our baby (check out the Lukababy website). We�re coming up to the last week of the 4th month � it goes by so fast!