Morning Sickness

Hey kiddo,

I think I'm about 7-8 weeks pregnant. We've been lucky so far. I'm unusually grumpy and annoyed but so far no morning sickness. Take your time doing this, parenthood definitely isn't for the faint of heart. I've told my closest friends about you and we've mostly stopped calling you it. Sorry about that. On some level it sounds better than some of the weird nicknames that your dad and I have come up with.

I'm so tired, all the time. You aren't here yet and everyone says you never sleep again after the baby is born.

I'm just glad that I haven't gotten the typical throw up in the toilet sick. I can smell everything too intensely. Even ice cream. You seem to hate the smell of ice cream. I love it, usually. I think I've done well because I eat plain, healthy, and exercise a lot. I just can't get over how big I already feel.

I constantly feel like I'm carrying around a bowling ball. It's weird because a little extra fat moves out of your way but pregnancy fat is solid. I took you biking through Seattle yesterday. They have electric bike rentals. It was fun. We're camping today.

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