Hello, Third Trimester

Yesterday was the first day of my 28th week of pregnancy.  Which means we are now in the third and final trimester, and counting down til D-day.

I guess it is time to do a prenatal update of sorts, seeing as how I haven't actually written about this pregnancy as much as I had planned.  So, as I begin the home-stretch, my darling daughter is currently rolling around, doing some sort of uterine gymnastics inside of me.  She does this every day.  She is incredibly active, although the bigger she gets she does seem to be calming down a bit.  She loves to play a game with Daddy where he tries to find her kicks, then she moves once he finds them.  The two of them can keep this up for a good 30 minutes.  I am still suffering from nausea and occasional vomiting, depending on the day, what I eat, when I take my meds, and the ever-changing sensitivity level to chicken or vegetables.  Some days are better than others.  There are days when I can go the whole day without drugs, be on my feet shopping or working on the nursery or cleaning for several hours and stay up late without a problem.  Then there are other days when I'm too sick to even get out of bed, when I struggle to stay up and get anything done, when I fight back throwing up in the shower or sink (or cup in the car), and when I can't even function without a nap.  But I am very grateful that those days are not every day.  The biggest struggles of the past couple weeks have been incredible back and hip pain, unrelenting heartburn/acid reflux and restless legs syndrome.  On the other hand, the greatest joys of the past couple weeks have been my little Bean's kicks when I'm feeling lonely at night, sitting in her room adoring how cute it is now that it is almost finished, Ryan insisting that we buy every pink thing he sees in every store for his baby sister, and my crazy hormones keeping me warm in this new winter weather.  As of today I have gained 10 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, which makes me cringe...but I realize many women have gained much more than that by the third trimester, so I'm trying not to think about it. This morning I had my blood drawn for my gestational diabetes test (which I am not worried about) and liver function/bile acid tests (which I am very worried about).  I have had uncontrollable itching on my legs which is a symptom of Cholestasis of Pregnancy, and we are very much hoping the test comes back negative or else the rest of this pregnancy will be very, very different.

In other news, I began my day crying thanks to the continuing issue of my insurance settlement, we have no idea what we are doing for Thanksgiving next week, and my baby shower is on Saturday :)  And the very best news of the day is that we finally got Netflix back on the TV, so I get to watch Friday Night Lights over and over again - again. I guess that's it for now...here's to the next 12 weeks of backaches, throwing up and dreaming of my sweet little K.

28 Weeks