Hello THIRD trimester!!
It is pretty hard to believe that I am in the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy. And with the craziness of Christmas being next week, then New Years, and then lots of baby prep...it's going to be no time before our "still no name" little girl is going to be here!! While I am already seriously dreading the no sleeping at night and walking around like a zombie, I have to say I am a ridiculous kind of excited to get my hands on a tiny little baby again!! And I am still so lucky to have a current cuddle bug, but there's just something about a sweet innocent baby who isn't trying to wiggle their way out of you, that just brings a smile to my face.
Baby Size :: 3 pounds...15.7 inches...think head of a cabbage size
Weight Gain :: according to the doctor I'm doing okay, so we'll leave it at that. she notices i have my boots on every time i'm in there, so said i could probably even deduct a few lbs from what they have recorded...i'll take it!!
Current Cravings :: ice is still a bad one...like really bad! grilled cheese + tomato soup...multiple times a week! fritos with cream cheese. chocolate...nothing new there. oh- and this might be my first really strange craving, but i was at the grocery store earlier and walked by the hot bar and spotted an egg roll that i just HAD to have. i came home and devoured that thing like i hadn't eaten in days....it was SO good!! oh, and red wine...really been getting the itch!!
**see picture and don't judge. we had a night out...so in one hand i have a giant cup of crushed ice and in another, a giant glass of red wine. now mind you, i ended up splitting that glass into another, but it was delish**
Baby News :: not much news here. it feels like she is swimming around in there all the the time. we're having lots of poking and prodding near the belly button, which is kinda freaking me out. i have a majorly weird thing about belly buttons and with this pregnancy it has popped. so you can only imagine how that weirdness has only escalated.
Complaints :: my neck and back are killing me! i can feel that now the weight of my belly is pulling me forward therefore creating this terribly annoying strain! my circulation problem has been about the same lately, but can't say i'm thrilled about (2) 8+ hour drives coming up very soon. and only the past couple nights has sleeping been an issue, but that is mainly due to the fact that i have been hot!
Exercise :: gym...what gym! i had still been doing good with going, but then the hubby passed along his sickness to me last week and well that came to a halt! and unfortunately with this crazy time of year, i just haven't had the time to get back in there. being healthy (and keeping current baby girl healthy) is a little bit more important right now since Christmas is a week away! i'll get back in there after the new year...and hopefully walk this baby out!
Maternity Style :: more and more yoga style pants. i seriously live in them while i'm at home. i usually can't wait to get back to the house so i can throw on the lounge wear.
Life Happenings / Baby Prep :: we have sort of stalled in this department and i have to say i'm finally starting to get a little stressed about it, but figure i'm going to have plenty of time in january while i'm mourning that Christmas is over. last weekend we did manage to completely rearrange the furniture and re-hang some pictures. it's kind of nice to stare at a different setup considering everything else is going to be the same. but for some reason the way we switched it makes the room look a lot bigger and even higher ceilings. i've also started all of my "to-do's before baby" lists so we're slightly getting there on the organization front.
