This week, week 5, our baby is the size of a sesame seed. Wow! This week the heart might even start beating, which is so amazing.
I have been feeling really healthy and good. My first indication that I was pregnant, was that my breasts became swollen and incredibly sore (way more than I’d ever experienced before.) Now I’m experiencing something else as well- fatigue. Suddenly I am feeling more tired than usual. Today I was struggling with this new feeling. I am not used to feeling tired like that and I had a lot of things I wanted to accomplish- so I was pushing against the fatigue. My new physical limitations made me feel a little grouchy with frustration. I wanted my body to keep going and going and it wasn’t cooperating. Good thing my husband Jeff is so silly and can make me laugh no matter how grouchy I am. He was continuously cracking jokes all day that I couldn’t help but laugh at. Then we were getting gas in our truck, when I saw a truck pull into the gas station with a message on the back of it that said ‘Lighten Up.’ I started laughing. This was a timely message from the Universe and I was grateful for the reminder.
Between Jeff’s humor and the message on the truck, my perspective shifted. I realized that my body is going through so many changes right now and my body is going to get more tired than usual (even if the baby is only the size of a sesame seed.) I need to go with the flow right now and embrace all the changes my body is going through, with grace. And I’m sure I’ll need to be reminded again and again…