I am finishing up the seventh month of pregnancy, currently about 31 weeks; which means I have just a little over two months left. With all of the holidays to prepare for, I'm sure it will come up fast. With the exception of the first two months, this has been my easiest pregnancy. I really believe that exercising makes all the difference. I have done my best to either go walking or go on the exercise bike at least 5 days a week. I also think I have done pretty good with my eating habits. I have completely avoided buying flour for months now to make sure that I don't bake. I really lack self-control in the sweets area. That doesn't mean that I don't give into it...I have my binge days. I really haven't craved much else though. In the earlier part of my pregnancy I wanted spinach. Spinach salads and sandwiches were my main meals everyday. McDonald's French fries always sound good, but I can only give into those when I take the kids on those rare occasions. As far as food diversions I have no desire to eat chips and salsa. I had too much of it in the beginning and now it just grosses me out. As far as weight gain I have a certain number that is my max, and I am slowly creeping up to it. But overall I hope this will end up being my lowest. I cringe every time I see a half a pound gained, but I just tell myself that it's the baby.
27 weeks along:
The only things that I have to complain about are heartburn (which comes and goes), my terribly annoying restless legs when I'm sitting or lying down, and unfortunately varicose veins. My legs were hurting pretty early on, mainly after standing for too long. I just figured it was due to the pregnancy. It wasn't until a month ago that I saw them, the most ugliest blue things I could ever imagine on the back of my legs. I now look at them all of the time. They only bulge out when I'm standing for too long, but they are always visible. And they hurt! I can only hope they go away after the baby comes.
To be quite honest, dealing with this new baby coming has been hard. I block it out majority of the time. It's hard to imagine life with a new addition anyways, but to not feel ready for it emotionally is tough. I have noticed a change though within this last month. Trying to think of a name (another post on that later) and feeling stronger movements have started to get me more excited. I am still terrified of delivery, and I have a strong birth plan this time which I will probably share. I even seriously considered a home birth. After she is here I am not quite sure logistically how everything will work out in our normal routine, but I'm sure I will be able to handle it. I will somehow manage to get Isaiah to and from school, cook meals for the family, and keep the house semi-clean. It will be a special time for our family having her at Christmas, and I am actually looking forward to that instead of dreading it like before. Soon I will need to go through everything to see what we need, and then the reality will probably hit, but until then I'm just chugging along with my ever increasing belly. I really do love being pregnant, and even though my OB tries to convince me that I may not be done, this will most likely be the last time.
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