SarahEMcCormick's Pregnancy

View All My Journal Entries

My Journal

Feeling Pretty Great!
By SarahEMcCormick » Posted Aug. 27, 2015 10:32am - 389 views - 4 comments

Although I'm still plagued with 'All Day Sickness' (let's be honest here; morning sickness? Yeah right!), I am feeling pretty damn fantastic, if I do say so myself. I am pretty confident that this pregnancy is going well, and will continue to go well, and once I head in to see my Midwife on the 9th of Sept. to go over bloodwork results, I will feel a lot better.

I can frequently feel the baby move already (yes, really!) and it's such an amazing feeling.

I feel a lot better mentally today than I did the other day whilst suffering with depression issues. Thank the Lord...because that was completely miserable.

In the meantime, I am looking for new writing jobs as I no longer work for the beauty/hair/skin care companies I was working with for the past few years. To be honest and keep a long story short, the woman I worked with was a total b*tch and didn't respect me as a human being, let alone as a writer. I am more than content enjoying my time catching up on housework and being a housewife while I search for new work. I am thinking about switching up the genres in which I write for, thanks to some advice from my hubby. He suggested I give it a shot working as a writer for family based magazines and or websites as a blogger; to me, that sounds like a FANTABULOUS idea and I am so totally ready to give it a shot! We have some local family based mags in the area that I am going to pitch to, as well as a plethora of blogs online I am going to reach out to, so we will see how it goes!

The kids are all back in school, and it's beginning to feel nice having a completely silent house throughout the day, save for the lullaby of the fish tank. I do miss them something fierce all day long though - don't get me wrong. I am just enjoying the peace and solitude somewhat more now than I was, because I know soon enough, there will be a tiny baby to care for and no free time or silence to speak of.

I feel like my belly looks so huge. I am going to post a pic. For only 8.5 weeks, I'm looking pretty large in the belly area - and honestly, my husband keeps telling me I'm pushing it out! lol I wish that were the case! Either I just look fat, or I really do look THAT pregnant already.

How is everyone's week going? Fill me in! I'd love to hear from you all. xo Hugs!

Comments for this Journal Entry

	Comment from MalPal85 » Posted Aug. 27, 2015 12:28pm Looking good and glad you're doing well! You definitely don't look fat but you do have a bump, haha. Glad you're enjoying the peace and quiet. All is well over here. Nothing new to report. No news is good news, lol.
	Comment from pbc910 » Posted Aug. 27, 2015 11:45am At 8 weeks I was so hungry but hated food at the same time. I remember crying because all I would do was watch food shows but not feel like eating. How those days are long gone! I do the same with my husband we text throughout the day but I know he can't always answer - but that's the problem with marrying a talkative wife! I thought about it but was trying to get my skill level a bit higher. I make necklaces and earrings. Nothing fancy, things you can find in any store (fashion jewelry). I probably have 50 necklaces hanging up in my room that I don't wear. I'm hoping to get back into it and maybe when I am on maternity leave I can work more on it.
	Comment from SarahEMcCormick » Posted Aug. 27, 2015 11:20am Thanks so much! I had some terrible bloating early on as well - but it's since subsided. Now, whatever you see in the pic is either fat because I've been eating like there's no tomorrow (I've been SO hungry lately) or baby. Or both. I don't know. lol It definitely is nice to have some silence during the day, though I do miss the sound of the kids at different points throughout the day. I miss my husband a LOT these days, with him working so far away all day. I feel like I'm being selfish because I text him too much throughout the day, though he tells me it's fine - I feel like I'm keeping him from what he has to take care of and do, and then that makes me feel bad. Ah well - I'm rambling. Working from home is fantastic if you are able - then again, it takes a certain mindstate to be able to push yourself every day. That's awesome that you make jewelry! Have you considered opening an Etsy shop?
	Comment from pbc910 » Posted Aug. 27, 2015 11:06am You look great! I felt really huge early on because my bloating was horrendous but then somewhere past 10 weeks all was normal. It was bad enough that I had more issues with my pants fitting at 8 weeks then I did just last week. The silence during the day is great! Although I am at work each day, when I take time off occasionally, it's nice to sit at home and be alone, minus the dogs barking at every little thing. I need to find a way to work from home doing something online. I wish my jewelry making skills were good enough to sell my items online. I love working and getting out of the house but damn, it's a lot to be gone 40 hours a week then come home and work all night.