Being Sherwood's mommy August 9-15

This has been a rough week. I'll just start out with that statement.

Aaron had last Monday off, and I was super grateful. He took care of Sherwood and allowed me to get some much needed rest. I love my little munchkin but he can be so draining sometimes!

Tuesday we went to the Ob/gyn. Dr. Hartmann is amazing and I was grateful that he was the doctor I was scheduled to see. We talked to him about the new pregnancy and what the steps were going to be. I am to eat 2200 calories a day (which is hard because I have troubles getting 1000 calories in a day, unless its junk). I am also supposed to try to lose some weight during the first trimester. Then during the next two trimesters I am only to gain between 11-20 pounds. That's alright with me because I have only lost about 20-25 from Sherwood's pregnancy.

Dr. Hartmann did a transvaginal ultrasound and confirmed that there is indeed a gestational sac in my uterus. It is too early though to see how far along I am. There was also some implantation bleeding, which I found interesting since I had experienced some of that two weeks prior. But he was not in the least bit concerned.

Sherwood and I ran a few errands that morning, on base. The only reason I put it here is because he discovered his thumb! It was the first time that he had managed to get his thumb, and only his thumb into his mouth to suck on. He's been trying for a while now. He loves to suck on his fist and his arm but he would be happiest if he could just get that thumb to cooperate! I was very proud. :)

Tuesday night I went to the psychiatrist. I needed to talk to her about the best way to handle my depression. If you don't know, I was diagnosed with bipolar depression a year ago. I have been fighting depression since I was a kid and have been on anti-depressants off and on since I was 17. I went off anti-depressants completely while I was pregnant with Sherwood but had a really hard time with it. It was decided that I needed to be on them while I was pregnant with Baby "A" (as we are calling it).

Wednesday night I went back to the office and talked with a therapist and was given a prescription to zoloft. The therapist said that I have a lot of issues to deal with (which I already knew) and that we needed to meet once a week for awhile at least.

The rest of the week Sherwood and I had horrible sleeping patterns. Neither of us did well sleeping at night all week. He's definitely my little night owl. Baby A has been causing me to be sick at night. It usually hits around 11 o'clock at night and then continues through the majority of the night and into the early morning. Makes it hard to sleep.

Sherwood and I were trying to take walks in the mornings. He got to ride in his stroller for the first time without the car seat and he loved it! But it has been rainy the last few days, and that combined with my lack of sleep has kept us hiding inside.

He also got to hang out in his high chair for the first time this week. I put him in his high chair on Thursday so he could sit at the table with us while we were eating. I think he really liked it. Next month he will begin eating cereal. That will be a fun adventure all on its own!

I've been experiencing all the joys of the first trimester. The fatigue, sickness, lightheadedness, moodiness (my meds haven't kicked in to help with that), the little bit of cramping, etc. But the fun part is that I am also having symptoms of the third trimester like insomnia (horrible to go with the fatigue), achiness (sciatic nerve in particular), heartburn, etc. So I have a feeling it is going to be a long pregnancy. Then again, it basically will be two years straight being pregnant with about 2 months in between.

Next week Sherwood and I go in for a WIC appointment. That ought to be fun. They will measure and weigh him though, and I am excited to see how big he has gotten. We also have an appointment with Dionne, our parents as teachers person, and I have a therapist appointment. I also need to try to get in to see my normal doc because I hurt myself by falling down the stairs a month ago and it doesn't seem to be getting better, but rather, worse. It promises to be a busy week for the two of us.

Sherwood is sleeping better though and we have gotten him on a nighttime routine. I try a daytime one but it is constantly being thwarted by one thing or another. But at least he is going to bed at a regular time every night. Hopefully soon he will stop being a night owl and will sleep through the night. Hopefully soon so will I.

And that's this week in a nutshell.