i had my second appointment with my midwife today. mostly just paperwork and discussing previous health and births. she also listened for the heartbeat! and it was there, pounding about 150 beats per minute! perfect! that was such a great feeling (: then she took my blood pressure and it was 80/35!! in the past it has always been around 120/65 or so. but honestly i wasnt that shocked to hear this. i have been extremely faint-ish (i know that isnt a word) all of the time in this pregnancy! doesnt even matter if i have just eaten or not, i am constantly feeling fatigued and very tired and dizzy. i just thought i wasnt eating enough, but that wasnt the only reason. so it made sense to me. it is frustrating going out and running errands or standing very long, i get light headed very easily and do not feel well. even if i eat something healthy, it is challenging. but i read this is common in the early stages of pregnancy so lets hope so!

also we went over what i have been eating, and i knew before she even said anything what i should be doing differently, but it is so hard in this trimester, which is almost over!!! spinach makes me want to puke and i can only handle a small portion of salad if any at all.... it ends up going bad in our fridge so i just havent been buying any since becoming pregnant. and im not getting enough whole grains. i probably only eat 4 servings a day, and i want more than that but it seems so hard. you would probably think that carbs would be the easiest thing to get down right now, but not so. she suggested eating more brown rice and quinoa, which i have in the cupboard but never feel like making. but i did tonight, gosh its so easy... it just seems like a lot of work, but it wasnt at all! and i thoroughly enjoyed my meal unlike most nights!  and breakfast she suggested eating something with more protein, but again, eating anything in the morning is near torture..... soon oh very soon i should be back to normal! well close to normal!!