Third Trimester!!

Wow how time flies...looks like I shouldn't have bothered with having this as a separate blog since I really don't seem to update it much (ever).

I'm in the third trimester now and am getting pretty big!!

Halfway there!

Yesterday marked the completion of 20 weeks of pregnancy...that's out of 40 so we are halfway there!!

Ugh...growing pains...

Okay, so I'm just about halfway there, just under 2 weeks to go.

Not to whine but:

I totally puked yesterday, sucked. I had just taken my vitamins and eaten an apple, poor Kenzie was home alone with me and was so sweet, she hugged me back as I vomited. I also got sick a week or two ago...more than through the first trimester when I was nauseous more, but not actually getting SICK.

Round Ligament pain is present...that is defined here: ROUND LIGAMENT and it hurts, it's been hitting me when I get up sometimes, walk, or bend over to say, get something out of the trunk of the car. I think it's just my body getting ready to grow but ouch! Feels like the cramps I get when I jog or run.

Also my uterus is definitely up and sticking out, I can feel it, and it hurts WAY more than usual to be bumped or to have it pushed on at all, say by a hand trying to feel or by Kenzie being playful...sucks means I'm not as fun.

I'm a little frustrated I'm not feeling the baby move...I wonder if it is because I'm so distracted with life or something...I think I've felt it a few times, but not every day, and not strong enough to be sure. I really thought I felt it a month ago but kind of question that now...why wouldn't I have felt it since if that was the case?

zzzzzzz...I'm tired a LOT. Geoff told me he read my blood is increasing 50% about this time...and heart is working way harder, probably has something to do with it.

I was very much wanting to do a home birth, but after talking to Kenzie's pediatrician, I'm a little nervous...talking to midwife about it on Wednesday and will talk about hospital options that are natural birth friendly. I'm also of course nervous about the house not being done, but this decision would totally take that pressure off which I think all would appreciate.

I'd like to take a birthing class soon, I never took one with Kenzie and think it would be nice to know what I'm getting into ahead of time this time, since I ended up being kind of drugged up last time.

Kenzie and Geoff are great, love them to death.

November is here!

Pregnancy is going great!

I just passed the 18 week mark and for the most part am feeling great...pretty tired a lot of the time and getting some of that 'round ligament' pain only. I know there is more to come though!

Kenzie and I had a blast last night trick or treating, loved it!

Beat

I'm feeling so tired today, and my left side feels all crampy.

Geoff is working on the house so it's me and K, I do not have energy to do much of anything with her, I feel bad about it.

I wonder if I'm coming down with something...I'm scheduled to fly to California this week to help my grandmother too...hope I'm healthy and it all goes well.

Ugh...

Today was good and bad.

I swear I felt the baby move at work today, which was a pleasant surprise compared to the other events occurring at the same time.

During my morning commute...I read while we were on the bus, and came SOOOO close to getting sick it's not even funny...I swear I even lurched a little bit. There was a smell like bad breath and it almost killed me, plus there was bad traffic (see my regular blog for today's picture) and it was just a loooong slow, stale commute. Didn't throw up though.

Towards the end of the day though, I had a pretty bad headache...bad enough that I stayed later than I intended, and drank a caffeinated soda thinking maybe it was a caffeine headache.

I made it home, and promptly puked my guts out. It was bad.

I still have a headache and hope this doesn't continue.

Dreams of babes...

I had a dream last night that was very very vivid...I usually dream but forget them right away, last night was funny because it took FOREVER to get to sleep and when I finally did I was having this dream...basically I was with my daughter, at some kind of birthing center, and I knew my sister was having her baby (she's not pregnant) and I felt like I would be soon too (but no pain) and upon walking into the building (clean place, no where I have ever been) I found her lying in bed peacefully with her new baby. I calmly walked back to another room thinking "it's my turn" along with my daughter and we got into a little tub/pool thing, very shallow, like a wading pool. I had a feeling like I should push and I heard someone tell me basically if you can feel it with your hand, it's ready, and in my dream it was like I felt down between my legs and the head was RIGHT there! (still no pain strangely enough) and so I peacefully reached down with my hand, and pushed/pulled the baby up to my breast. I remember in my dream my daughter watching with with joy as the wrinkled little newborn hungrily latched on for the first dose of mommy milk.

It was a WONDERFUL dream...and I hope I have it a few more times at least...I think just thinking about the dream will help me sleep tonight.