34 Weeks

Almost every morning I think to myself "I need to get a blog done today!" but by the end of the day my mind is complete mush and all of my brillant thoughts have disappeared.  So I apologize to my still-unamed-unborn son for not being as diligent as I was with your brother's pregnancy blog.  On the flip side, let's be honest here, I will have two SONS they will probably never even read this blog!

(Jack left- BV2 Right.  Even though I feel huge I'm about the same, just lower.)

So it's been about 8 weeks since my last update and my body is no longer even remotely my own.  I started to get uncomfortable around 30 weeks.  I have been sleeping fairly well (on the nights that Jack sleeps well) but there is definitely a "science" to getting my pillows perfectly positioned.  My heartburn was terrible up until about 30 weeks and I was having a lot of pain in my ribs and sternum but he has since dropped.  Being so low in my pelvis has caused a lot pain in my pubic bone and hips.  Walking long distances is out as is sitting for too long as my sciatic nerve acts up frequently and my once sexy swagger has been replaced by very distinct waddle.  Anytime I change postions I have to pee .  And I have continued to have terrible shortness of breath and dizziness.

On the upside, slow and steady has been the motto in the weight gain department as I am sitting at +18lbs, my skin has never looked better and (while my husband may disagree) my hormones have been pretty even keeled thus far.  Don't get me wrong napping is a beautiful thing but I am REALLY looking forward to the day when I can make it through the day without laying down.  Ah the 3rd trimester exhaustion….

On a side note, I have had the strangest craving during my 3rd trimester….dairy.  I could count on one hand how many times in the last 15 years I have a had a glass of milk.  Nowdays, every morning the first thing I do is drink a huge glass of chocolate milk…ahhh it's so good!  And once or twice a day I will indulge in a bowl or Breyer's Vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce on top.  Again, I don't think I have ever bought a tub of ice cream unless I was serving it with a dessert for guest.  Cannot get enough dairy!

I FINALLY got the nursery painted!!! And over Labor Day weekend I was able paint and distress the dresser.  This week J will have to seal it and put on the hardware and then we are ready for baby clothes!

We had a little slap of reality yesterday.  Around 2 pm I started to feel strange. I was having a lot of pressure, cramping and contractions coming ever 10 minutes.  I laid down for a few hours and drank some water, thinking I had just over done it.  If anything I became more uncomfortable.  So we went for a nice long walk and fortunately on the way home I started to feel back to normal.  But J and I were a little freaked out for a few hours.  Now I am definitely sensing some urgency to get all loose ends tied up!  This boy will be here in no time…


Lindsey