Sarita Garg's Legal Blog

That’s right, yours truly, is going to be a Mom in 13 weeks or so, and what an experience it has been so far!  We’ve found out that we are having a baby boy, and judging by the amount he moves around inside me, I can already tell he is going to be a handful.  So I am about to enter my third trimester, and aside from frequent back pain and feeling my ligaments stretching, I have been feeling a lot more energetic than the past six months.  For me, the first three months involved insomnia, extreme nausea, horrible hormonal headaches, and I couldn’t touch meat or fish…even the thought of eating it made me feel sick. So I lived on fruits and vegetables during that time, and ironically that is all I craved.  It was like… suddenly, I no longer controlled my eating and drinking preferences…the little baby inside me was, and still is, making all my decisions for me.  I didn’t miss or crave alcohol, or coffee for that matter, which for a person who normally does not start their day without a Starbuck’s in hand, was pretty shocking…especially for those around me.  Fortunately, I didn’t gain any weight during that time.  Then my second trimester came, and so did the weight.  I have gained about 23 pounds so far, and I am hoping not to gain much more.  I have been trying to exercise at least three times a week, and I joined a prenatal yoga class a month ago, which I go to three times a week…and I love the class.  It really is good for muscle strengthening, stretching of the spine, and just good old fashioned relaxation.  I have started eating meat and fish again, and occassionally having a cup of decaf coffee.  This past month has been especially fun, because not only did he start kicking, and having the hiccups, but now he moves all the time, and sometimes he kicks so hard…it actually hurts a bit!  When it first started, I really had to touch my belly and concentrate to feel him.  Now, I actually watch my belly move around, and balance things on top of it just for fun…it really is a trip.  Other things that I have had to get used to….hmmm…drinking milk when I hate it, sleeping on my side when I am used to sleeping on my belly, eating breakfast when I never did before, taking prenatal vitamins in the morning and night, and getting used to being a little bit more clumpsy and absent-minded than usual…but it is all just part of the experience.  Of course, I would gladly do it all over again and again, just to experience the wonderful miracle of life growing inside me.