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Rebellious Chi

I am 7 weeks pregnant and what is happening to me follows a checklist of symptoms. Google "symptoms first trimester" and you get this: sore breasts, fatigue, changes in mood, nausea and vomiting, frequency of urination, gastrointestinal symptoms, heartburn, dizziness, headaches, insomnia. Sometimes I lie awake (like now-it is 4:40am and I can not sleep) and wonder: How many billions of people are on this planet? And each one had a mother who went through some symptoms of early pregnancy?? How is this possible? I also remember having a similar thought after giving birth to Asher. Billions of people? And they all had to go through labor and childbirth? I also thought it might have had something to do with how darn cute babies are and how a smile from your child can erase all thoughts of nausea, insomnia, and even the painful labor.  Back to my symptoms. I have food aversions: "How could anyone ever eat an omelet when it is obviously so disgusting?" And the th...