'labor' day.. will it ever come?!

[metalmama86]

(31 weeks, 2 days)

We're nearing the end.. yet, it still seems so far away! My pregnancy has definatly had it's ups and downs. I've tried to stay positive from week to week and just focus on finally seeing my baby boy instead of my aching back and swollen feet (which happened for the first time the other day and freaked me out!). Here's how it's gone down so far..

1st trimester.. oh that morning sickness! Before I was even for sure that I was pregnant the morning sickness set in. It was actually my first inclination that, "hey.. I might be pregnant!" Sure enough, I was two weeks along. I seriously felt like walking death for three months after that. I couldn't wear makeup, it took too much strength that I didn't have to apply it.. I didn't even want to take a shower, it took too much energy that I was lacking. I felt so weighed down and gross. I couldn't eat anything that didn't make me sick, so I actually started losing weight.. 13lbs in total, I believe. My hormones were going crazy. I'd be happy one minute and then balling my eyes out the next. I'd get pissed off at the slightest thing and then laugh about it, and then want to cry because I was pissed off in the first place. Wow! Hormones.. 'gotta love 'em. The first three months were definatly the worst.. but then..

2nd trimester.. holy crap! I felt like doing stuff. My fiance' Jorge (he's the best) really helped me feel motivated to stay active. Going on walks, eventually when it warmed up swimming, and just moving around. I felt a lot better and more ready to tackle everything that was going on. When we hit 20 weeks, we had the ultrasound to find out the sex. I couldn't stand it anymore, I HAD to know! We found out that we were having a boy :) I'll never forget that moment in the room with Jorge after the sonographer left.. we were so happy. Then the unstable emotions from the first trimester returned.. noo!! I was being so positive, what happened?! I'd become very weepy. Anything made me cry. A commerical on tv, the fact that my jeans no longer fit.. everything. Poor Jorge, he's had to deal with me through all of this!! He's been wonderful.. he really has been. I doubt I could do this without his love and support.

3rd trimester (in progress).. I'm currently at 31 weeks & 2days, so we are approaching month eight. Bring it on!!! Oh my goodness, I'm so so SO ready to have my baby boy!! I can't see my feet anymore and when I position myself to where I can, I discover they are swollen and don't ever want to see them again. My back aches, constantly. At night, my legs get horrific cramps and I have to get up and walk around. My hips KILL me when I wake up in the mornings, sometimes I can't even drive until I've walked a pretty good amount. Everything is achey, that's a pretty broad way to describe it. No worries about losing weight anymore.. I've definatly been gaining. I'm up to 24lbs, and with 8 weeks and some change left to go, I know I'm just going to gain more.. but that's good! It's obviously supposed to happen, and I'm glad that I'm gaining.. but who likes gaining weight? Seriously? No one. I've promised myself (and Jorge) that I'm going to lose the baby weight in a healthy, hopefully speedy way. I can't wait to be able to work out again; run on the treadmill, lift weights, crunches, pilates.. everything. That's my 3rd trimester up to this point, and all in all, I'm ready for it to be over :)

We've started the nursery, arranged the baby shower and set up our registry.. we want to see our baby boy so bad. I want him in my arms instead of in my belly. We've decided on the name, finally! He shall be Nicholas Jayden, and he shall be perfect :)

[MSugarKane]

Sep. 8, 2009 at 7:15 AM

The longer you incubate him, the healthier he will be.  Congratulations !

[Laura913]

Sep. 11, 2009 at 8:40 PM

aw what a great journal. makes me want to write out mine. i might tomorrow right now i'm kind of spacey and not comfortable enough to think about everything and use good grammer and sentence structure. lol :) So excited for u