[Hormones!]

I don't remember being this out of whack last time.

Moldy strawberries at the supermarket will send me to the verge of tears. Hanging my laundry will result in a expletive-laced tirade about the benefits of "these things we have in America called dryers." The dog looking at me the wrong way will lead me to storming out of a room. My son not sleeping will send me into a spiral of self doubt, wherein I convince myself I'm a terrible mother and in no way fit to parent one child, much less two.

Then I'll be completely blissed out at how sweet and wonderful my child is! How brilliant the flowers are!

Of course it's these nutty pregnancy hormones, compounded by exhaustion and feeling so ick all the time. I'm optimistic that they'll even out as the first trimester comes to an end. But...

I want to be prepared just in case they don't. My goal for a healthy pregnancy requires me to be stress-free, and being an erratic caretaker of the most important thing in my life stresses me out a lot. Am I messing up my firstborn with my pregnancy hormone-afflicted behavior?


So, I'm going to be sure to bring it up when I get in for my first visit (still two weeks away). Maybe I just need to talk to an adult. Maybe I'll need more than that. Or maybe I just need to start eating seaweed or something. Whatever it takes to do this right, I'm game.

What about you? Are you experiencing hormonal mood swings that seem excessive? Have you overcome them? Any advice?