Maternity Update

It's amazing how the days can flipflop. The last few days I've been feeling great, I have energy and no nausea. I'm cheerful and laughing and enjoying some long walks in the fall foliage around the community with my husband. I had a good week around week 8 as well. But then as soon as the good days start they end, and it's back to the couch feeling lethargic and headachey all day, not wanting to do anything or go anywhere.

The fall here is still beautiful, in the Sierra Nevadas. Some trees are are red and yellow, while others have already dropped their leaves. But when I walk I can smell the damp leaves and earth. I love the fall for that reason, the sights and smells. Being pregnant most normal smells can be a problem. Even smells you've never noticed before are suddenly strong and repulsive or make you feel like gagging. Getting outside into the fresh air is best, no unnatural smells to bother me. It's the house that has bad smells, each room it's own hovering haze (not that I can actually see it).

So just for kicks I looked up the weather in Homer, Alaska where we'll be the end of this month and it reads 19 F. Yikes! That's winter weather already. So forget packing any of my summer clothes, it's back to long johns, thick pants, turtlenecks and sweaters. By the time I could wear any tank tops or summer pants, I'll be pooching out a basketball belly or perhaps already breastfeeding, which brings its own clothing needs. Big changes coming up. I just hope they salt the sidewalks, so I don't slip on any ice. As I get bigger, they say it's hard to keep balance, plus your joints are softened and less stable due to the pregnancy hormones.

I'm hoping to get BearHunter to blog some of his side of things: living with a pregnant me.

Survey: anyone have experience with cloth diapers? How does it compare to using disposables? What's the cost difference and is it horribly annoying to have to rinse them off all day long? Thanks!
-CallaLily