So perhaps I have been slacking on this just a bit (Well for 9 weeks really) but I thought it was time for another pregnancy post.
So now that I am in my last trimester I am starting to get all the uncomfortable pregnancy side effects. For instance, my feet swell up like balloons at the end of the day. I have been told to drink lots and lots of water to help with the swelling, I do, and I still have Flinstone feet! I have now found out what heartburn and indigestion feel like (I have never experienced those before.) Also, this child, although I love him dearly is OBSESSED with my rib cage, and will not leave it alone. One morning about 2am I woke up with the WORST pain in my right side right by my rib cage. I had no idea what was going on and it was so uncomfortable I was nearly in tears thinking something was wrong and maybe we needed to go to the doctor. I got online real quick and looked in some of my books about rib pain, and found out that it is possible for the baby to lodge itself in there, and that there were certain exercises I could do to get him to move back down where he belongs. Anyway, after about 3 hours of walking around and doing these exercises I finally got the little critter to move. However, during the day he still seems to find his way over there, so I am thinking this will just be one of those things I have to deal with.
Also, this whole gaining weight thing sucks! I know you have to, but man you feel it. It's weird to feel so "Heavy" and to struggle to bend over and put on your socks! I will never take that small act of putting on socks for granted again!
However, overall I feel really good. I know so many people who have had terrible pregnancy's so I will not complain anymore, I have been very lucky.
He is moving all of the time now, and often times think that he is holding his own private aerobics session in my womb. Andy gets a kick out of watching my belly move and contort in all sorts of funny ways. Sometimes Andy will push on my belly and then he pushes or kicks back, we find that amusing anyway.
We are in the process of figuring out what we want to do with the baby's room, so over the next few weeks I should be able to post pictures of our progress.
This time is just going by so fast, I can't believe I am almost 30 weeks! Were in the homeward stretch now and are getting very excited yet nervous at the same time. I think we have both decided that this will not feel completely real until we see him, then I am sure that will be one of the most "Real" moments of our lives.
Until the time comes we are just keeping busy with the nursery and reading all sorts of book on all different kinds of topics hoping we will have a clue what to do with this child when he arrives!
Picture at week 25
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