I'm officially 31 weeks today, and my belly is EXPLODING. I'm sure there are plenty of women out there who will be quick to tell me to stop whining and eat a few dozen cupcakes (seriously, I realize this could be a lot worse) but I'm starting to feel like a whale.
I've accepted the fact that my body no longer belongs to me, but is rather the property of the squirmy frog-legged child growing inside me (whose favorite pastime is ramming his hip directly where my belly button used to be). I've also decided that my mom was probably right when she said that God designed the last trimester of pregnancy to BLOW so that by the time your water breaks, you'll put up with just about anything short of actually dying to get this baby out of your body.
Don't get me wrong, pregnancy is an incredible adventure. Nothing will ever compare to feeling those first little flutters, or the first time Mike could feel Little Man kick. It's a crazy wonderful thing to watch the changes happening from week to week, and to know that we created this little person (that we finally get to meet in two short months!). There are some days that I just want to keep him snuggled up in there forever, safe and sound; I get emotional just thinking that one day, he'll be all grown up and too cool for me (yea, I'm not hormonal at all). But most days, I want him to hurry up and get here already!
How far along? 31 Weeks
Weight Gained 17 lbs.
Maternity Clothes? Lots of maternity tops (some pre-pregnancy tees and tanks still fit), but I'm still managing to fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans! The belly band has been saving the day lately when it comes to dress pants for school, and leggings are definitely a staple of my wardrobe.
Stretch marks? Still none on the belly! A few small, silvery ones made their big debut on my hips recently (fingers crossed they don't get worse).. the girlfriends up top have probably taken the biggest hit =[
Sleep Status When Little Man is on the move (which is basically all the time), it's pretty hard to fall asleep. I wake up once in a while through the night, mostly because rolling over takes a concentrated effort these days.. and usually wakes up my husband (sorry I'm not sorry).
Best Moments this Week We finally scheduled our maternity pictures! One of our close friends happens to be a cinematographer, and put together an amazing video for our wedding.
So excited that he could squeeze us in!
Miss Anything? My old clothes =[ My collection of summer dresses are looking pretty sad and lonely. It would also be nice to get a good night's sleep and maybe, just maybe be able to eat anything without a handful of TUMS in tow.
Food Cravings chocolate milk, iced coffee (oops), and all things fruity
Aversions anything that might remotely result in heartburn (it's a growing list), seafood, and meat
Showing? Oh yes! I'm pretty positive I feel a growth spurt coming on. Yikes!
Rings? Still on!
Belly button? Getting weirder by the minute-- almost completely flat.
Mood Good! A little overwhelmed with the start of student teaching this week, but tomorrow's Friday and I'm still alive so we're doing pretty well!
Looking forward to... Baby showers! One of my best friends is actually due on the same day as me (INSANE!) and her shower is next weekend. Can't wait to spoil her with even more goodies and catch up with some old friends =]
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