14 weeks and counting!

Well, we've arrived at the 2nd trimester! It's been a long few weeks of exhaustion, nausea, and really busy schedules! I'm still wondering how with my last pregnancy, I drove an hour each way to work, taught thirty 10 year olds all day, and still felt great through the whole pregnancy! Now all I have to do is chase after a 2 year old and find myself nodding off during storytime before her nap!

I spent a few weeks feeling nauseous and not being able to eat, and then feeling nauseous because I didn't eat anything! But now at 14 weeks, I am starting to feel a little better, eating more, and have a little more energy.

However, week 13 also brought a whole new challenge with it! I have been having some severe hip pain to the point where I can't stand, walk, or roll over. We see the chiropractor regularly and it has been helpful with sciatica, but not so much with the hip pain. He helps me with muscle stretches and I have been doing them on my own at home. My nighttime routine now includes ice on my hip and lots of stretches. I just ordered a lumbar support belt which hopefully might bring some relief. Was not expecting this kind of pain this early in the pregnancy. Anyone have this problem and have any advice, I am up for trying anything???

With that said I am also "growing" much quicker than I did with my first pregnancy, so that might have something to do with it! Here is a belly comparison!

14 weeks pregnant, pregnancy 2,  11/9/2011

16 weeks pregnant, pregnancy 1, 3/23/2009