Third Trimester!

It is official, we are on the count down. We only have 7 weeks until we meet our little guy! Part of me is super stressed about it because I am not ready in any way but on the other hand I can't wait for this pregnancy to be over and our little guy to be here :)

How has the third trimester been going? Well I did not expect it to be this hard. I don't want to complain but this blog is like my journal so I am going to use it to remember the "pregnancy experience". I knew I'd be uncomfortable and everything but it's different then I expected.

I usually only have to get up once a night to use the restroom, which is really nice because I need my sleep :). I have been super tired this trimester too, like the first but not quite as bad. Of course I feel HUMONGOUS too. It is so hard getting big when your whole life you're taught to not gain weight. I know it's important and eventually I will lose it but it's hard. haha

The hardest part of this trimester has been the swelling. I honestly can say I don't have any clue how people are pregnant in the summer... I think I would die, Literally! I took a picture of my feet the other day and put it on Facebook, needless to say many people asked if I had preeclampsia because I was swelling so bad in the middle of march. My feet and hands look like little sausages. My hands keep getting all splotchy, red and white, because my hands are so swollen! It's kind of crazy to see and sometimes I just stare at my feet and hands because they look so freakish! Sometimes I lose the creases in them because they become so swollen. I'm drinking as much water and fluid as I can and wearing compression socks daily to help. My doctor even wants me to use compression gloves but I haven't done it yet... we will see what she says at my 33 week appointment. Unfortunately there is not much you can do for swelling but keep cool and try to keep your feet elevated when possible.

I keep hoping I go a little early because I don't want to feel like this for the next 7 weeks but whatever keeps my baby the healthiest and strongest is what is important to me.

The great things about this trimester....!
I love feeling my little guy move as much as possible. I sometimes freak myself out if I don't feel him move in big movements but I really think I just am oblivious to the smaller movements because I am used to them. It is so crazy to watch my belly move and wiggle because my little guy is so hyper and moving. He loves to do these rolling movements, I think it is somersaults but I am not sure. He loves it, even though it doesn't feel that great to me.  He is going to be just like his daddy go go go.

The other really weird but fun thing that I am feeling now is the hiccups! I never knew that my baby would get the hiccups let alone that I would be able to feel them. The first time I felt them I was lying in bed trying to sleep, so naturally it's baby boy's party time. I started feeling a heart beat type feeling. I knew it wasn't my heart beat but I couldn't figure out what it was. The next day I felt it again and someone at work told me it was the hiccups. Duh! It makes total sense now. It is so funny to know he has the hiccups and wonder how he got them!

Finally the best thing about this trimester is being on the count down. I am so excited to meet my little guy. No I don't have his room ready or a name officially picked out for him but I already know and love him so much. I worry about him and wonder what kind of mom I will be. I want to be the best mom possible and I pray on a daily basis that the Lord will help me be the mother that this little boy needs.

As difficult as this trimester is turning out to be, I am staying positive and trying to get everything done. I am focusing on the fun of the baby showers, the baby movements, and the cute the little hiccups that my little man is having and knowing I only have 7 WEEKS LEFT :)