Week 28: Third Trimester!!

Howdy Humble Readers...

Well, here we are... technically in the home stretch!  It's so hard to believe that this is my life.  My Beloved asked me today if I'm scared about the future.  I admitted that I am, not just about the relatively short term... getting to May 10th with this Halfling healthy and safe.  I'm concerned about life after... being mommy to two wee creatures. 

This isn't an O-M-G-I'm-panicking type of post.  This is more a wondering-about-what-the-future-holds sort of thing.  My Beloved and I have been married for almost 5 years, and for 4 of those years we (meaning mostly me) have been focussed, if not obsessed, with building our family.  That phase of our lives is quickly drawing to a close.  I know that I will have plenty to occupy my mind, but I wonder what that will look like.  I know that IF and RPL will always be a part of who I am... I just wonder how they will impact the next stage of my life.  Does that make any sense at all?

And now for something completely different... Ginny has always had this bizarre habit of trying to stick her hands down the top of my shirt.  It seemed to fade considerably in the fall, but now she's back at it regularly, always trying to cop a feel, as it were.  It makes me wonder, even though I was only able to breastfeed for three months, does she remember?  And now that 'the girls' are producing again (righty is anyway, lefty was always less productive)  I can express almost as much now as what I could when Ginny was first born.  Admittedly, it's not a heck of a lot, no more than a teaspoon.  But I wonder if she can sense it, or maybe even smell it or something?  Something to ponder...

On to this week's update...

How far along? 28w0d (only 10 weeks to go!!  HOLY CRAP!)

Maternity clothes? Yup.  Sadly, some of my mat clothes are starting to show some wear.  This time around I only bought a couple of long sleeved shirts, a sweater, and a pair of cords.  Of course I still have all the tshirts and jeans from last time, but they are looking very tired. 

Body Oddities? VERY dry skin, alternating constipation and IBS flares, acne, bruises from insulin injections, back ache, cracking joints, super sore & slightly leaky boobs, dry/itchy eyes, leg cramps, round ligament pain, tingly fingertips, tired, gassy, Braxton Hicks NEW THIS WEEK: shrinking belly button!!

Sleep? Not as tired as I have been.  Maybe the iron pills are working?  I seem to be able to get by with just a brief nap in the morning, and I'm not falling asleep in the evening.  Still sleeping like the dead.

Intense Dreams?  OMG... they just don't stop!  Being stalked by my bio-mom, finding a pure white yorkshire terrior in the dairy section of Safeway while shopping with my Mom, singing karaoke with Minta (yes... Minta, you were in one of my dreams), and last night's was set in a weird variation of my college, but it was also a hospital, and I found out that there were problems with the halfling (he only had one eye... and yes, I said he.  The halfling has been a 'he' in several dreams this week.)

Best moment this week? Making progress on my to do list!

Worst moment? A dizzy spell while I was grocery shopping.  Nothing like clinging to the shopping cart in the middle of the dairy section, seeing spots (thank you GD... grr).

Movement? Lots and lots!  As the Halfling is turning vertical, it seems like he/she is opposite of what Ginny was.  Throughout the third trimester, Ginny was on an angle, with her head on my right hip and her feet and bum under my left lung/ribs.  Halfling 2.0 has his/her head on my right hip and likes to kick and stretch out under my right lung/ribs. 

Food cravings/aversions?  Fruit!  But it has to be icy cold.  Pineapple, strawberries, oranges, etc. 

Rings? Surprisingly, still on.

Gender? I still think it's a girl.  But it appears that boy is winning in the poll on the right.

Medical Concerns? Gestational Diabetes (insulin 5 times a day), High blood pressure (on 50mg of lobetalol 3x daily), continued heartburn (on 60mg of Pan.taloc daily), kidney stones (they're back!), low lying placenta, low iron.

What I miss? Nothing too big this week.  I just wish I could have some of my favourite tempura maki rolls!

What I look forward to? Making some serious progress on my to do list.

Emtional State?  Pretty mellow this week.  No extremes one way or the other.

Week 28: In the Home Stretch

Greetings Humble Readers!  Long time no talk! 

I can't believe the third trimester is here!  Wow!!

Sorry I haven't been around much.  I've been taking advantage of my last week of vacation combined with the long weekend to get some much needed household chores done.  The kitchen is now sparkly clean (walls included, thanks to the efforts of my Beloved), a few little fix-it things are fixed, and...

wait for it...

the nursery is cleaned out and painted!  Woohoo!  I think I might still have to do some touch-ups tomorrow, but it looks good.  I was concerned as I was putting on the first coat that the grey looked a little too blue, but now that it's got two coats and almost dry, it looks how I wanted it to.  Next on the nursery list is to paint the repurposed furniture we are going to be using.  We're going to be stopping by Ho.me Dep.ot tonight after dinner (I'm soooo not cooking tonight... mexican here we come!). 

Here's the update...

How far along? 28w0d


Maternity clothes?  Of course!  A couple of shirts are actually starting to show some wear... hmmm...

Body Oddities?  I think I'm finally showing more.  When I was painting today, I ended up getting more paint on my belly than any where else on my anatomy.  My hips hurt and crack/pop all the time.  Oh yeah, and apparently I have hit the wonderful flatulent part of this journey.  So special...

Sleep?   Still off and on... I was able to sleep in yesterday whicle is amazing. 

Best moment this week?  Ordering all the decor stuff we'll need for the nursery from Etsy.  It was so much fun!

Worst moment? When I realized that after this week off, I only have another three weeks of work, and about a month and a half worth of to-dos.   *Sigh*

Movement?  All the time.  I think he/she is turning a lot.  The Halfing has been transverse at a lot of my OB appointments, but I'm feeling movement in other areas now... more vertical. 

Food cravings?  Seafood, sushi, dairy

Rings?  Back on (and they look bee-yoo-tee-ful after getting prettified!)

Gender? Not going to find out, but I think it's a boy. Let me know what you think... there's a poll on the right.

Intense Dreams?  What is it with travel dreams?  Aside from the nightmares of death and loss, in all my dreams I'm travelling.  The other night, I was on my way to China with one of my staff... odd!

Medical Concerns? High blood pressure (on 50mg Trandate/Lobetalol, 3 times a day... bp holding steady at 130-ish over 70-ish), Gestational Diabetes (closer to getting it under control), on prescription Zan.tac for heartburn.

What I miss?  Being able to sleep on my stomach.  I miss this so much!

What I look forward to?  Being able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want it.  Getting the furniture painted.  Putting the crib together.

Emotional State?  I'm feeling pretty good.  More even keeled than I have been for the last few weeks.  I can still snap at the drop of a hat, but I'm not feeling so anxious or frustrated.