THIRD Trimester

And.... Here we are in the third trimester. I can't believe it. The second trimester flew by, the first trimester seemed to last forever... We will see what the third trimester has in store.

Rick and I are enjoying a little get-away to California this week.  I feel pretty good, just bigger... Each and every day. The shortness of breath has really started with simple tasks. I am hungry all the time. My back is really starting to hurt more quickly and more intensely when I am standing and walking or even laying in bed. I'm certainly more tired than usual... Constantly tired actually.

The babies movements are really evident now. The baby seems big enough to really pack a punch, yet small enough to really move around. Rick and I can feel feet and hands rolling over the inside of my skin almost daily... Amazing but kinda creepy. The baby seems to have a routine of sleeping and waking. It also seems to be reacting to stimuli more often such as our voices, music, car rides, stillness, temperature, and light. It is very active at night between 9:30pm and midnight and then most of the night after like 3am. The kicks often wake me because they are so large. Rick says he can sometimes get woken up by them if he has his hand on my belly in the early morning when he is starting to wake up. He even said, he isn't sure how I sleep through them they are so big.

Sleep... I don't do it well... I wake very often, to pee, to eat, because I'm just restless. I toss and turn a lot. Although turning is getting harder. Some nights are better than others. My goal on this trip in Cali is to catch up on rest (and get some color on my pastey skin, of course) because it has been terrible recently.

I am still staying active however my workouts are so different than what I'm used too.

I am getting excited for baby showers and family events! Spring brings summer... My two favorite times of the year! Yay!

100 Days to Go

It's 100 days until the babies due date! I get more excited every day! It is going to be an exciting 100 days with finishing up home improvement projects, decorating the babies room (which got painted this past weekend), a little California trip, race season starting for Rick, baby showers, family outings and so much more.

I still feel pretty good, a little uncomfortable at times and some sleep issues but pretty good overall. :)

6 Months - 24 Weeks!

I missed a week... I know, I got busy with work.  Stupid work.  Anyways, today marks 6 months/24 weeks! I am really excited about it.  As my dad would say, "pop goes the weasel."  Apparently, I 'popped' this week - I am really showing.  We go to the doctor this week for our 24 week check up- so I will do a picture update at some point after that.

I celebrated 6 months by swimming 100 meters for each month.  Last month, I decided to combine two things... my want to get better at swimming and my pregnancy.  Swimming is so good during pregnancy, as it un-weights the baby and it is great exercise.  So, last month I made a commitment to myself that for each month I would swim 100 meters x whatever month I am at, for as long as I am able.  I usually swim twice a week, in combination with lifting weights and some traditional cardio - so I thought this is a good goal to keep my fitness in shape and accomplish a long time goal of mine to become a better swimmer and to become more comfortable in the water.  Month 5 and 500 meters down, started month 6 and 600 meters today!  I feel pretty good about it.

The baby is still kicking a lot, however seems to also be resting more than he/she used too.  I think there is a lot of developing and growing going on - I can certainly tell in how much my belly is growing.

I hope everyone has a good week and I will update after the doctors appointment this week.