Reasons to be thankful for morning sickness
Posted on November 13th, 2007 by kimc
- I’m pregnant.
- If morning sickness is any indication, the pregnancy seems to be strong and well-established.
- I’m not gaining weight in my first trimester. I never do. I sometimes don’t gain in my second trimester.
- I rarely have a significant amount of “baby weight” to lose after the baby is born.
- I’m getting plenty of rest.
- The girls are getting lots of practice at building their homemaking skills.
- I’m
wastingspending far less time online. - I get breakfast in bed nearly every morning, courtesy of 6yo Becca under hubby’s supervision. She has learned to fry a pretty good egg, and always remembers to bring water and a prenatal vitamin.
- I’m reading more, with and to the little ones.
- I’m also finding more time to read grownup books.
- I have learned to highly appreciate those first few minutes in the morning - the ones in which I can lounge about in bed, not feeling a bit nauseated. With hubby’s encouragement and assurance that his daughters can take care of his breakfast and lunch, those morning minutes have stretched to unprecedented lengths.
- Even The Boy is learning to look out for me. Yesterday, I was lying on the couch and he wanted to wallow around on my belly while I read a book to him. This wasn’t working out for obvious reasons. At hubby’s suggestion, I set a little chair right next to the couch where I was lying and told him to sit there while we read his book. Later that day, he saw me flinch as he wallowed his way up onto my lap. My little man froze and looked at me with concern. “Chair, mama?” And he went and got his chair and sat next to me.
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I’m hoping you are feeling better really soon!!
My daughter loves to cook and stuff like that so we would be OK except for the retching… I hate that part..
God bless,
Sallie
I’m more than a little bit jealous that you do not gain any baby weight… might not even pray for you now… guess that isn’t very holy though….
Praise the Lord for all of the lessons your children are learning in serving!
I so appreciate your thankful attitude in the midst of what could be a very trying time! God bless you!
It’s fantastic that you’re getting some time for relaxation and recuperation from your bouts of sickness! Way to go, daughters! Their dedication to serving their parents is truly edifying, both to you and your husband and to God, I’d imagine! This is not meant as a “lifestyle conversation starter” or anything, so I will try to convey my non-offensive question well. Will your husband perhaps do his own breakfast preparation while you’re abed? As I said, please don’t take this as anything more than just a question. We live much the same way you folks do, and aren’t critiquing or judging.
I am glad that you are able to see a bright side to morning sickness. It is often hard for me to see the bright side of the inside of a toilet bowl, which is where I spend most of my time in the first 2 trimesters. :o)
Ok number 12 is just so sweet! And like the previous poster I am jealous about the no weight gain!
Elisa,
I suspect he would be perfectly willing to make his own breakfast and mine, but I’ve never asked because it’s something that I (and the girls) like to do for him. Ditto for packing his lunch.
These are two small ways that I delight to serve my honey, and our girls enjoy doing them as well. He serves us in many ways too, doing things for us that we could do for ourselves. I daresay he gets the short end of the stick. At any rate, I sure get a lot of chocolate.
What an inspiration to count your blessings like that! I hope you are feeling better soon, and that your pampering doesn’t stop when you do!
Boy, do I know how you feel. My last pregnancy (at 40) was by far the worst. Your last 2 posts brought back lots of memories of those difficult months! Even in the midst of the struggle, there is so much to be thankful for!
Sweet!
I have to tell you that I was struggling with being jealous of my friends who are pregnant, just for the simple fact that we weren’t, and we want to be soooo bad….but God spoke to my heart the other day and said that I needed to be happy for my friends that were pregnant and stop holding it against them, so I am striving and endeavoring to do that very thing, by His grace and His sufficient strength. It’s a painful lesson….
Your children are a shining example of fruit that you and your husband have toiled to sow into their hearts and lives, and now some of the harvest is yielded up for your benefit. It’s a perfect picture of how it’s really supposed to be in a home. I have something to shoot for should I ever become pregnant again, or even get sick. We have confidence that our children are probably up for the task too….
Thank you for fighting the good fight, and don’t grow weary in well doing, for in due time, you will reap the harvest if you do not give up!
Leanne in Longview WA
What a sweet little boy! My son is empathetic, too. I hope you feel better soon.