Growing a Human
by Melanie Bettinelli on March 28, 2007
This post at Testosterhome made me remember something I meant to write last week.
As Lent began I was so tired and I felt so lazy. I knew that a lot of it was the first trimester sleepies. I’m not being lazy, I told myself. It’s the baby. (And the fact that Isabella was still not sleeping through the night.)
And then the miscarriage. And about a week later suddenly I found myself bounding down the basement steps to throw in a quick load of laundry before breakfast. Well, not literally bounding, that would be foolish and land me with a broken neck; but I was bounding on the inside. And I realized I had my energy back. Suddenly those steps didn’t seem like an insurmountable obstacle, to work my way up to, maybe after a full breakfast and then a little rest.
I knew pregnancy was taking a lot out of me, but I didn’t realize how much. After all, after Bella was born there wasn’t this sudden surge of energy. I was recovering from surgery at first and then dealing with being a first time mom with a baby who never slept more than half an hour at a time.
Of course, now I don’t have any excuses. If I don’t get up off the couch to do the laundry, it really is laziness.
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Of course, now I don’t have any excuses. If I don’t get up off the couch to do the laundry, it really is laziness.
Ain’t that the truth? I wrestle with this every day.
Posted by mrsdarwin on 03/29/07 at 11:12 AM
I found that I had the same experience after a miscarriage, too. Feeling more physically “normal” helped me to feel more like myself on the inside, not so sleepy/woozy/emotional.
Of course, I still think and pray about the whole miscarriage situation, but having my energy back definitely helped me.
Posted by Benedicamus on 04/2/07 at 04:29 PM