It’s all going downhill now…I have read and
heard a million times that the second trimester is the best and you feel the
best you will throughout your pregnancy. Wow, is that true! I feel like I woke
up one day and my body said, “Hey, you are in the third trimester now. You are
going to feel like crap from now until the baby gets here…and maybe a little
after that as well!” It’s like I went to bed one day feeling on top of the
world and then woke up the next as if I was hit by a truck.
Let me tell you about my current
complaints:
- My back- OH.MY.GOSH. It is so painful. It hurts when I walk too long. It hurts when I sit too long and it hurts when I stand too long. Oh, and it hurts if I am laying in the wrong position for too long.
- My stomach- this one has two issues. First, I feel a bit nauseated at times, not like the first trimester, but it’s not too fun. Second, it gets in the way. It’s getting hard to lean over, to bend down to pick stuff up and to put clothes on.
- My head- I now get headaches a few times a week. Luckily, they are not too bad.
- My lungs- Yep, my lungs bother me. It seems that baby girl is pushing on them every now and then. Because of this, I have a hard time breathing every now and then.
- I’m sleepy- I know it’s a difficult time in the year (we just finished report cards, are about to go on spring break and grade 2 had their assembly this week), but I feel like I could sleep at any time of day if I just closed my eyes.
So when people ask me how I am doing and I
respond with, “Good!” I am either lying or they happen to catch me at a good
time. I can’t believe I still have more than 9 weeks to go…
On a happy note, baby girl is moving like
crazy still! She loves to move to fast music. The movements always increase
when I am listening to music and a faster song comes on. I am not really sure
when she sleeps because she moves so much. Travis has felt her move a lot now
and we laugh at how crazy some of the movements are. We had a trip to the
doctors last week and he said she is already head down, which makes this mama
really happy! I now know when I am being kicked or punched because I know where
her body parts are located.
Not too much else has been happening around
here lately. Tomorrow we go to Istanbul and we are really looking forward to
it. I will be going to the NESA conference for a few days and then both of us
will have some time to do sightseeing. I think this is our first spring break when we haven’t gone to a beach. I am missing the beach a lot and am really
looking forward to our summer on the lake. This trip will also be our last trip
before baby comes!
Here are my 29 and 30 week photos.
Mama, Daddy and Baby this week:
- Mama is feeling tired and can feel baby girl a lot!
- Mama has swollen ankles and a very sore back.
- Mama eats too much junk food!
- Daddy loves to lay with mama and keep his hand on her belly to feel all the crazy movements!
- Baby is close to 3 pounds.
- Baby is the size of cantaloupe.
- Baby is about 17 inches!
- Baby may be able to recognize mama’s voice.
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