The Pregnancy Yo-Yo

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Marissa K. | Filed under: | 2 Comments »

Energy! No energy. Burst of energy! No energy… muuuussst sleeeeeeeppp…

That’s the Yo-Yo I’ve experienced in this pregnancy thus far. As it turns out, my mid-January cold lasted until the beginning of February, so most of January was spent in “no energy” mode. Thanks to my G.P. and a dose of antibiotics, I was able to kick the cold by SuperBowl weekend. Not that we had Superbowl plans… Instead the weekend was spent skiing and redeeming myself from a January spent on the couch.

We headed out to the cabin and Mission Ridge Ski Resort where the snow was AWESOME, the company was a barrel of laughs, and the food was phenomenal. That’s my kind of weekend, and it definitely got February off to a good start.

Nate is getting really good on his telemark skis, even if he takes a spill once in awhile in the steep stuff. I learned that my weak legs can’t take two full days of telemark. I switched back to my alpines on the 2nd day, but I can still tear it up

My burst of energy petered out just in time for the work week to start (doh!). I found myself in bed by 8 or 9 p.m. every day of the work week, totally unable to think critically and barely able to process a sentence beyond 6 p.m. That really sucked because it was an incredibly busy week at the office, full of meetings during the day and needing additional attention at night. I’m sitting here on a Sunday at the Mission Ridge Lodge with my work laptop open, not skiing because I need to catch up on some work stuff.  Dammit.

There shouldn’t be anything to complain about though… it’s my sister-in-law’s bachelorette party, I’m with an amazing group of girls, and they are HILARIOUS.

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OK – I started that blogpost on February 14 (Happy Valentine’s Day), but it’s now March 5 and I’m a LAME-O for waiting this long to post to the blog. I got distracted. Ailey, the girls and I had an amazing weekend in Eastern Washington for her bachelorette party, her and Ritchie’s wedding was too gorgeous for words, and it was family, family family (and friends we would consider family) for awhile there.

The pregnancy Yo-Yo is still if effect. I had planned to work from home on Thursday, but all I managed to do was get up for my 1-hour conference call between Geneva and D.C., and then go back to sleep… for the whole day. Sigh. But I’m in my fifth month now and overall, feeling pretty good. Let’s hope the sunshine, 60-degree weather, and return to a “normal” schedule help keep my and Dim Sum’s energy up through these remaining four months.

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