I'm Still Here

So I realize I haven't posted in about a month and I have a good reason...

Yep, that picture does indeed indicate the existence of a new little Marx baby. This Marx baby is due to arrive Oct. 9th (which just happens to be my mom's birthday), but if this delivery follows suit and goes like the others it will get here a little sooner, maybe even in September.
I had been using this blog to document my goals for the year, the biggest being to be more active I haven't really had much to say. To answer some questions...yes I have been sick. Like really. A lot sicker than any other pregnancy before. I never threw up, I just always felt like I could. Nothing sounded good to eat except apples, carrots, potatoes (in any form), jelly beans, and bread. This short list of food that sounded good resulted in losing 5 lbs between weeks 8 and 12.  Nothing to worry about though as this is common in women that suffer from the all day and all night sickness (yeah I renamed it).
The pregnancy hormones must be strong with this one since I was crazy sick and I knew I was pregnant a week before anything was late... if you have questions about that feel free to ask. I also have had just about every pregnancy symptom already with this little one. Including heartburn, back pain (so bad I could barely walk), fatigue, food aversions &  cravings, moody, hard time sleeping, and the list goes on. Thankfully no cankles...yet. I have had zero energy and my house is proof of that. Thankfully Sterling has filled in where needed! I'm not complaining though. All the hormone induced delights have served as a reassurance that things are going well. Thankfully I am feeling a lot better now. I don't know if every expectant mother is the same, but I worry pretty much constantly that something will go wrong. Thankfully everything looks good so far. The baby is growing fast and is a few days ahead size wise compared to the weeks I am-if that made any sense.
I had decided this year to keep a calendar with a daily thing that I loved about myself. Well that goal has suffered. Whilst sick and suffering from no energy I couldn't really think of anything to put on my calendar. The month of February is pretty much a blur of yucky sickness and longing for a nap. I had good intentions and thought that pregnancy would give me tons of extra things to love about my body. And while that is true, it was just extra hard to see through the negatives and find something each day to celebrate. So my hope is now that I am starting to feel better I will get back at it.
If the wee babe cooperates we will be able to find out the gender at my next appointment just after Easter.