2nd trimester

Wow! Time flies. Tomorrow will be the official start of the second trimester at 14 weeks. My body/Baby is changing accordingly. It does seem like my belly has "popped" all of a sudden, and I only have one pair of pants left that I can button.

A big plus is that my energy is picking up quite a bit. Walking up and down the stairs with a laundry basket doesn't quite seem like the marathon it once did. I've also been taking advantage of the great weather here to get outside and walk a couple miles each day right after work. While 18" of snow were piling up back home, it was 74 degrees here in VA. Yesterday I got a special treat---Dustin and I went for a walk together, enjoyed a beautiful sunset, and found an absolutely amazing view overlooking the James River and the Blue Ridge mountains about 1/4 to 1/2 mile away from our apartment, down a little side street we had never explored before. Quite frankly, it was more beautiful than any of the scenic overlooks from the stretch of the Blue Ridge parkway that we explored last fall.

The only thing I'm not enjoying thus far is that about two weeks ago I started getting headaches. Last Sunday and yesterday evening I was nearly incapacitated. Other times, it's just a dull ache. At first, I thought it was because of caffeine (which usually causes any headache I get). However, I've since ruled that out since yesterday I had my usual cup of tea with breakfast. Sleep helps, but doesn't seem to completely cure it.

Here's the latest bizarre trivia I've learned while reading/researching pregnancy and nutrition: A full grown man will die from eating a polar bear liver because it has such a high concentration of Vitamin A in it. So don't go and eat any polar bear livers!