Compare & Contrast

As of 12 weeks, this is a comparison of my first and second pregnancies.

1st Pregnancy, with Jonah

•    Didn't drink coffee, except a couple times maybe. 
•    Didn't have many cravings, but craved carbs a bit
•    I remember wanting french fries and potatoes. 
•    Ate a lot of chocolate
•    Drank hot chocolate in the mornings.
•    Brought snacks with me everywhere (homemade crackers, popcorn, fruit)
•    Started getting morning sickness around 8 weeks ( I think).
•    Threw up quite a few times, but I can't remember how many 
•    Would throw up, and then usually feel much better.
•    Threw up at lunch time once.
•    Felt sick in the evenings sometimes.
•    Had food aversions (to healthy foods, salads, and chicken)
•   Continued running, walking and working out with weights frequently.
•   Was super-tired during the first trimester!  I would take naps almost every day after school and still      be exhausted and ready for bed at 8:30 or 9 pm.     
•    Took my prenatal vitamins, cod liver oil and calcium/mag pills every day.
•    Took Tylenol maybe one time.  
•    Frequently fell asleep watching television
•    After the morning sickness ended, I had a season where I had headaches every day
•    Never had heartburn.
•    Never gagged (that I can remember) while brushing my teeth

2nd Pregnancy, with "Peanut"

•  Drank coffee until about 6 weeks.
• Crave salty foods (like french fries, potato chips, popcorn and pickles!)
• Haven't really craved carbs, but pasta is my favorite thing to eat.  
•  Haven't wanted to eat chocolate much
•  Haven't drank hot chocolate, but drank chamomile tea some.
• Haven't needed snacks, but have eaten crackers in the middle of the night to stave off morning sickness
• Started getting morning sickness around 6 weeks.
• Thrown up a few more times than last time. 
• Would throw up and then usually feel much better.
• Threw up at lunch time once.
• Haven't worked out, at all.
• Been pretty tired, but not nearly as bad as last time.
• No food aversions really.  (Except eggs in the morning time)
• Haven't felt sick in the evenings (except around week 6-7)
• Have only had a few headaches (caffeine usually makes them go away)
• Haven't taken ANY pills. 
• Couldn't stomach my prenatal vitamins for awhile.  (2nd trimester, I've been taking them)
• So far, haven't had heartburn.
• Gag when brushing teeth sometimes.  (Twice, it has made me throw up!)
• Starting around the end of November, I started craving OLIVES.  I don't even like olives!