The Final Third - 28 Weeks
I've found myself caught up in all this beautiful weather we've been having lately. Totally uncharacteristic of Pullman, or even Washington for that matter, we've had a record number of days with clear skies and sunshine - and not the horrid windy cold clear days of winter, but genuine warmth radiating from the sky. Sure it's still way below freezing at night, and poor Ian has to do battle with the layers of ice that are on his car every morning (Thank goodness for remote start, which was my Christmas gift from Ian this year), but by noon, there's that hint of spring in the air. Crazy, I know it's only February, and probably haven't seen the last of the snow this year, but wow, it's just been so nice!
The arrival of Spring is really making me anticipate both graduation and the baby being born. Maybe it's instinct or something, you know, springtime, new beginings, but I can't believe in only 10 weeks he could be here. Despite my constant complaining, this pregnancy has really flown by.
Actually today I began to notice some Braxton-Hicks contractions, which is weird, not painful, but just slightly uncomfortable. Ian said it was because I'm getting practice in for the "monster baby" - he's anticipating a 10 pounder. I'd be just fine with a nice average size, you know 8 pounds or so - I have no doubt the baby will be larger - but really, 10 pounds? I'd like to avoid nasty things like episiotomies, thank you very much. Most medical things I'm fine with - broken bones, surgery, blood (as long as it's not in a movie), all of that I actually think is kind of cool - but a episiotomy? But then there's worse - there's tearing. Odly enough I'm not afraid of labor - I'm even planning on trying to go without an epidural, but oh god, this baby better not have a large head. And at this point, those of you who know Ian are having a pretty good laugh. Oy.
On to less disgusting topics - I passed my glucose screen, which is good. Everything is looking really good, my blood pressure is at a record low, around 106/72 on average. Overall I'd say so far the third trimester is looking much better than the last two. I'm feeling much better - except for the acid reflux, which has been pretty constant throughout the pregnancy - I have a little more energy during the day. So except for the fact that I feel enormous now, things are pretty good (knock on wood).
The arrival of Spring is really making me anticipate both graduation and the baby being born. Maybe it's instinct or something, you know, springtime, new beginings, but I can't believe in only 10 weeks he could be here. Despite my constant complaining, this pregnancy has really flown by.
Actually today I began to notice some Braxton-Hicks contractions, which is weird, not painful, but just slightly uncomfortable. Ian said it was because I'm getting practice in for the "monster baby" - he's anticipating a 10 pounder. I'd be just fine with a nice average size, you know 8 pounds or so - I have no doubt the baby will be larger - but really, 10 pounds? I'd like to avoid nasty things like episiotomies, thank you very much. Most medical things I'm fine with - broken bones, surgery, blood (as long as it's not in a movie), all of that I actually think is kind of cool - but a episiotomy? But then there's worse - there's tearing. Odly enough I'm not afraid of labor - I'm even planning on trying to go without an epidural, but oh god, this baby better not have a large head. And at this point, those of you who know Ian are having a pretty good laugh. Oy.
On to less disgusting topics - I passed my glucose screen, which is good. Everything is looking really good, my blood pressure is at a record low, around 106/72 on average. Overall I'd say so far the third trimester is looking much better than the last two. I'm feeling much better - except for the acid reflux, which has been pretty constant throughout the pregnancy - I have a little more energy during the day. So except for the fact that I feel enormous now, things are pretty good (knock on wood).
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