That's right....
As of last week, I am officially in my third trimester. I know I say this every time I post about the pregnancy, but it's more true every time! Where has the time gone? I am going to be a mommy of 2 in just a little over 10 weeks. That's really no time at all. I'll have 2 princesses to adore instead of 1.
WOW.
David had been going out of town mon- fri and coming home on the weekends for the past 2 weeks. So, I haven't had him to be my "monthly bump photographer". I still don't want to miss out on the chance to document my ever increasing "greatness" as I like to call it. I guess these mirror photos will have to do for now, until I remember to have him take a decent picture of me. You get the idea. It's pretty straight forward.
I'm getting bigger. There you have it :)
I'm actually 29 weeks as we speak, but I took this 2 weeks ago.
Updates: (disclaimer...these are just things I should be writing in my journal. I have yet to do that and I don't want to forget. So, I'll share them with you.)
- I am experiencing the lovely joys of heartburn quite frequently. TUMS just don't do it for me. I did find that eating some of an apple, or drinking apple juice after a meal (usually dinner time) cuts down on the intensity quite a bit. The same thing happened when I was prego with Madi, but somehow I forgot that it was coming.
- I took my glucose test (you know the one where you drink that wonderful thick sugar drink and then wait an hour to get your blood drawn) on friday and the results were great!
- Usually after my appointments, I go the the front desk to schedule the next month's appointment, but this time I scheduled an appointment every 2 weeks for the next 2 months. After that, it's every week. Seriously? It's already that close? Where have I been?
- Oh and last time I mentioned all my sugar cravings. Well, I'm happy to announce they are officially a thing of the past. It must have been a 2nd trimester thing. I can walk by cookies or ice cream without totally dying to have some. It's a good feeling to want fresh food again :)
Just a few thoughts to wrap this up:
When I was at my 29 wk check up on friday, my midwife asked if baby was moving alright, to which I responded with a big huge "YES". This girl is a mover and I love every minute of it. Anyways, I lifted up my shirt so she could measure my belly and listed to my girl's heart beat. Just as she was about to put her heartbeat machine on my belly, baby did an acrobatic move that caused a ripple affect across my belly. The midwife's eyes got huge and she said "that was incredible!" She said that despite all the bellies she sees on a daily basis, that is a rarity. She gave me the award for "the most perfect check up of the day".
Honestly I tend to take hearing those words for granted because with both of my girls so far, I've never has anything less than a perfect pregnancy, if that even exists. I get pregnant the week or 2 after we decide it's time. I don't get sick. Every check up is "perfect". I can't count how many times I've heard that. Growth is always spot on to the day. Movement is crazy (which is a wonderful thing). All tests come out completely normal. Honestly, I dread the day that I hear anything else. I really need to step back and count my blessings. Creating a person is not something that comes easily to a whole lot of people. There are a million different complications that can occur throughout and I am so grateful that I haven't had to experience any of them so far. Who knows, maybe it won't always be like this for me, but for now, I thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with the health and strength to be a fully functional mommy of 2 (soon!!!).
Words can not express how excited I am to hold one of these little peanuts again :)
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