Passing 30 weeks just felt like SUCH an accomplishment and milestone to me. It is the last real "decade" of pregnancy, if you will. If I'm lucky, I won't be pregnant for too far into week 40. However, I have a feeling this little guy will be overdue. Probably because my mom never had her babies early (some were even 2 weeks late) and my sister Michelle never even went into labor with any of her 6 kids! We must have very cozy wombs. I am due March 29th but am fully expecting an April baby. We shall see!
I have had another major growth spurt in the last couple of weeks. There is absolutely no way to hide the bump anymore and people are finally starting to notice that I am pregnant! I wore the shirt from my picture to church this Sunday and 3 women came up to me and said they had no idea I was even expecting haha. It's even more fun when I tell them that I am due in March! However, contrary to popular belief, at my 27 week appointment I measured right on track so I'm not concerned at all.
As far as 3rd trimester symptoms go, I'm pretty textbook on some things but have still been fortunate enough to avoid anything too major. I'm usually tired and ready for bed by 9:00pm and bending over has officially become a total struggle. Richard and I were deep cleaning our apartment for a few hours the other day and after we were done I really had to just sit down and take some breaths. My lung capacity is definitely being squished by the little man. This has also prohibited me from doing too much cardio while I'm at the gym. I'm sure that totally doesn't sound like a big deal but I am normally always on go-go-go mode and can usually be non-stop all day without a problem so it has definitely been an adjustment to learn my new boundaries,
I also just noticed the other day that I can no longer see my feet when I'm standing up and looking down...so that's something! Sleep has been kind of a hit or miss. I have two body pillows (I know about the Bumpnest but it just wasn't in our budget) that I'll prop on either side of me. Sometimes I'll forgo the one that separates Richard and I because it can be depressing but my back is always mad at me the next morning. However, I usually don't need wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night so that somewhat makes up for it. I have been fortunate enough to avoid heartburn and any type of acid reflux which according to all the wives tales means that my baby will be born a little baldie. If he takes after his mom that will be kind of hard to believe, but will make sense if he is a little toehead blonde like his dad was!
His movements have been very different lately. Instead of kicks and punches they are more like total body shifts. It is SUCH a trip. I'm not able to distinguish what body part is doing the moving yet. How are people able to tell that? He definitely prefers to hang out on my right side and it is so much fun watching him do his routine every night.
Other big news is that Richard and I found a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment to move into. It was a struggle for us at first but after lots of prayers and research everything kind of fell into place to make it work and we can't be more excited. We move first thing in March which is slightly stressful since we'll be cutting it close to the due date but I'm just excited to know that I can really start thinking about a nursery space and getting everything ready. Let the nesting begin!
I ordered a childbirth DVD that was recommended to me by my coworker. It should be here in a couple days so I'm eager to get started. I was pretty skeptical about the whole thing at first but literally everyone I've talked to have said that it is good to do some type of preparation class, especially for your first baby. With both of Richard and my crazy schedules, real life classes would be impossible, so I am happy that there is a DVD option so we can do it on our own time.
Overall, I am just getting so excited to meet this little man. He will be here before we know it and I can't wait to see how he will change our lives. I know things will NOT be easy but he has already brought so much joy to Richard and I that I can only imagine how things will be when we have him in our arms. I am reminded constantly about what a miracle this whole process is and I just feel so incredibly lucky.
62 days left! But who's counting ;)
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