More energy on the way…

I have officially crossed the threshold into the second trimester. A big milestone according to the pregnancy books, but I feel pretty much the same. I am looking forward to the big energy boost everyone keeps promising in this trimester, but I am also not holding my breath waiting for something that may never come.

Overall, I’m feeling quite well and can’t complain about how this pregnancy is going so far. Just trying to take one day at a time and enjoy all the sensations — good, bad or otherwise.

Current reading list:

Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood; Sandra Steingraber
One of my all time favorite books, that I’ve read over and over. Here’s an excerpt from the book jacket: “… looks at the environmental hazards that now threaten pregnant and breastfeeding women, and examines the effects these toxins can have on a child. Having Faith makes the metamorphosis of a few cells into a baby astonishingly vivid, and the dangers to the continuation of healthy human reproduction urgently real.

The Doula Advantage; Rachel Gurevich
About half way through the book now. interesting research/statistics presented.
-Melissa