Turtle

I know I said I would try to complain less, so let's look at this as an observation instead of a complaint. I feel like a turtle lately. I usually run on one speed.... fast. I can usually clean my entire house from top to bottom and make it shine like the top of the Chrysler Building in 3 hours no problem. Now that we are in the beautiful trimester number three I feel like I can't do anything at a speed other than slow. It's driving me nuts. I think it's a combo of my ever growing mid section with a complete energy zap. If I clean one room in a day I feel like I have conquered all. Now I just hope to get toys put away before I go to sleep. I just cleaned my kitchen. It took about 30 minutes and all I can think about now is getting a nap. I think it's time to bring in the Molly Maids.

Sleep

How is it possible to be so incredibly exhausted, but still unable to sleep? Warren has been napping for 3 hours now. I have tried to do the same but can't do it. I am lucky if I get 4 hours at night. I am uncomfortable, but not enough to keep me awake yet. I think it's nerves.

27 Week Check Up

Besides the fact that we waited almost 2 hours to see the doctor, this visit went well. Here were some of the questions we had...


Q. If I lift something heavy (like my 35 lb. 2 year old) will it cause harm to the baby, or just me?

A. It won't hurt the unborn baby. It could just cause me to pull something and put me in bed, so be careful. How do I not life my little angel when he's looking up at me with massive blue eyes saying "hold you mommy, hold you!"


Q. How much Diet Coke can I really drink??

A. His answer was actually funny. "You tell me how much you want and I'll tell you if it's too much." I told him when I'm not pregnant I can easily do 6-10 a day. He said it really won't harm the baby at this point. Where it can cause problems is in the beginning where it can cause miscarriages. Now that I am well beyond that point, 2-3 is fine. If I have a bad day and need 4 we will all be ok. Fabulous news!


Q. You said you would deliver me at least a week early... what are the chances it can be sooner? I have a golf tournament to get to.

A. Again, with a chuckle.... we may be able to fib it a day or two more. So in my mind what he said is plan on it.


Q. How long after the surgery/delivery before I can drive?

A. 2 weeks..... followed up by another question from me?

Q. How strict is that rule?

A. Why, do you have somewhere you need to go?

Me: Yes, the Utah Open.

So to sum up the delivery/ drive thing.... I should be able to go to the Utah Open if all goes as planned.


Q. I am having a tough time breathing. Especially when I yawn it sounds like I am choking to death. Is that weird?

A. No. Your baby is already 15" long and your uterus is the size of a basketball. It tends to crowd your lungs.


Q. Is it possible this baby has already taken up residency in my ribs... I still have 3 months to go you know.

A. Yes, he is making his way there. He if facing up and down as opposed to sideways. SO, no wonder I can't slouch or breath or get comfortable no matter what I do.



He also told me about labor pains... since I have never felt real labor. With Warren my water broke 2 weeks early. So I was medicated before it all really started. Granted, I was in labor for 22 hours and my epidural wore off a couple of times, but I have never been at home or away from a hospital experiencing true labor. I never even had those Braxton Hicks things with Warren. He told us what to look for....... weird to be thinking about that already.

On our way out they gave me a bag with a bunch of info on pregnancy, nursing yada yada. There was a formula sample (wahoo since I don't nurse, I'll need all of those I can get my hands on). But, the best part was the tiny little new born diaper that was in there. Oh my word, my fist is bigger. It got me super excited!

So. There we go. All is well.

Amazing

This pregnancy has seemed so much different than my last. I realize I seem more complacent than the first time around. I think it is a combination of us not really being ready for baby #2 and the amount of responsibility we have now versus the last time. Now I have a 2 1/2 year old that needs constant supervision. He wants to be held, and that is getting more and more difficult. We own a business that we didn't when I got pregnant with Warren which brings on a whole new meaning of stress. I almost don't think about being pregnant as much as I did last time. I will be honest, life is so overwhelming to me right now the only time I think about this little guy is when he is kicking, or my body hurts so bad I can't go any further. Well, in the past week I have become very excited to meet him. As exciting as it is to feel this little squirt kick, it is a whole new ball game when we get to SEE him kick. Watching my stomach go up and down and all around is incredible. I have a feeling he will be active like his brother. Warren needs someone to keep up with him. So, after seeing this little guy in action this week I will try to be less of a complainer and more grateful for the little miracle that is less than 3 months away from making his big entrance!

Aching

Maybe this has something to do with the fact that I just put in a 52 hour week and it's only Friday afternoon (I love high school golf), but I am super achy (is that a word) today. My entire mid section hurts. My hips feel like they are bone on bone and I have lost any cartilage that was ever there. My back feels like it is one bend away from giving out. My head feels like I have been hit about 42 times with a baseball bat. I can't sleep to save my life. I am so exhausted I can hardly see straight. I can't cross my legs because the combination of enlarging thighs and my gutt doubling in size this week. Maybe next week will be better.

Oh my!!

My brother stopped by to see me at work yesterday. He was sitting in my office and we were talking about the summer. He was telling me about all of the trips he had scheduled. I volunteered to take his daughter for one towards the end of July..... he said "Ummmm, aren't you going to be like 8 1/2 months pregnant then?" Oh my word I thought. It is really happening. In about 90 days I will have 2 kids. I started to really think about the major surgery I get to have to bring this little squirt to the world. The last c-section I had wasn't planned, so I didn't have any time to really think about what was going on. Plus after 22 hours of labor and my blood pressure shooting though the roof I had slipped into shock a little and was so medicated I wasn't fully aware of what was going on. This time I will be much more alert and aware that I am laying on an operating table completely naked with about 15 people in the room while I am being cut in half to have a baby pulled out of me. Kind of made me panic a bit.