Oh baby, do I have some morning sickness!

Full swing. That's what my morning sickness is in right now. Ways to get around it?

1. Breathing- I always made fun of my mom when she took deep cleansing breaths on roller coasters...Yeah. I don't even have to be mobile and I'm imitating her these days!
2. Giving into cravings- and man are they weird! This isn't good considering I'm supposed to be watching my weight. And though it makes my gag reflux calm down, those chile limon potato chips make my heartburn star spangled later on.
3. Water water and more water-That's right! Drinking water somehow suppresses the need to get rid of stuff in my stomach. I guess if stuff is busy going down, it's not so inclined to go up. However, my bladder has made sleeping a bit more difficult.
4. Heat- Believe it or not, I'm glad that this first trimester falls in the South Texas summer. The heat from outside, most of the time, shocks my body into thinking "man it's hot!" rather than "man I don't feel good!" When does this not work? Right after drinking or eating a lot of dairy so that I can get the calcium I need.
5. Sleep- My favorite!! Of course I could be out walking around the apt complex, swimming in the complex pool, exercising lightly, but the couch is too comfy. And if I exercise, my nausea might get the best of me! Again not good for helping my weight watch.

Those help me. Maybe they'll help other big mommas out there!

On another note, I bought my first baby thing. I was out couponing with my sister, and she had told me that she had already started buying little things here and there, and setting them aside. I thought "hey, that's a good idea!" I had a coupon for baby lotion, wash, and other baby bath type concoctions. Apple Honey baby wash (no tears of course) will be in my closet until baby needs it! My hubby wasn't even mad.

Speaking of Hubby. Last night I was having trouble getting comfortable to go to sleep. I accidentally kicked him whilst tossing and turning. I apologized and he said "If you have to kick me to get comfortable, you go right ahead." I hope I didn't take advantage of that statement! I think we'll both be excited when first trimester is over.

Until Then,
Big Momma