With six weeks and two days left until our whole world changes, here are some of the changes my life is already seeing...
-I. Hurt. All. Over.
-"Good sleep" is a thing of the past. Refer to the hurting all over. Great training for when baby comes along.
-This baby feels like a giant. Cole never felt this big! Uh oh! Cole was 8lb 7oz and I delivered him with an epidural.
-This baby will be delivered without medications. (I am scared.)
-Baby moves all the time. This can be downright painful, considering how huge he/she feels!
-I have lost all energy for living. Sorry about the laundry, D!
-The recliner needs me and I need the recliner.
-I have prepared 7 casseroles that now wait in the freezer. I hope this is helpful after baby comes. I hope they taste good. I hope I didn't waste HOURS over the weekend cooking my tail off!
-We have begun 'training' with our doula. I am also beginning my 'pain training' with an ice water exercise. Research says that IF I do this exercise 4 times before I go into labor, I will be able to better tolerate and cope with pain!
-Heartburn. I could do so much better with controlling this - but chocolate is so good.
-At my last visit I learned that baby was head down and ready for take-off. This may be proven wrong but I am betting that this baby doesn't wait until April to make an appearance.
-I am emotional. Even more than usual.
-All of this being said, I am so excited to meet this baby. I am trying to remember these moments, as this will likely be my last pregnancy. I know that I will downplay these "cons" when I am not pregnant. Obviously pregnancy is amazing and such a miracle. I am so lucky to have this experience twice, to be healthy, and to be nurturing a healthy baby. I feel connected to baby through the kicks and movement - in some way I think those are telling of personality - and this little one is spunky!
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| Self portraits @ 33 weeks, 5 days |
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Derek is amazing.
He is....
...taking good care of me.
...massaging my back in the middle of the night when I am huffing and puffing in discomfort/pain.
...offering repeatedly to do whatever he can to help me.
...doing laundry and housework that I can't bring myself to do.
...teasing me only a little about the lunacy of my casserole making.
...looking forward to Cole 'needing' him more when I am consumed by nursing/caring for baby.
...remarking on how much he looks forward to having an infant again.
...working Saturdays so he has time to take off when we transition to a family of four.
...painting, fixing, organizing, and readying our home for it's coming change in inhabitants.
...overall, being a great partner for me as I deal with above noted changes.
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