ummm, heck yes another week has gone by. and? this is officially the start of our THIRD trimester!! how this is possible? no one knows. but it means we're on the last & final stretch of this baby growin' process.
i really only have one complaint: my whole body feels like it's falling apart. that's it. no seriously, i know i've complained about having a bad back/pelvis/hips/whatever before, but seriously, pregnancy does a number on those bad boys. it takes me like five minutes to get up from the floor or out of bed & i'm starting to waddle already because when i push off my left leg a pain shoots up my back. you guys, being pregnant makes me 80 years old.
how lame is that?
the good news is that once i am up & moving i feel pretty good. i'm still making it to stroller strides & walking quite a bit & doing strength training & stretching & such as. i'm gonna look into some spinning classes here pretty soon because that's what i did with parker up to 36 weeks & it was pretty much my favorite thing EVER. after 36 weeks i swam until the day i delivered... i may be in an old lady's body but i'll be danged if i let it get away from me.
in other good news? baby boy is moving in there lots & lots & i loooove it. i can see my belly poke out from his little jabs now & then & every once in a while i swear he's doing flips because it feels like my whole belly just rolled over.
and in even more good news? we get to see the little man this week in an ultrasound. since we did his "big" ultrasound so early {about 18 weeks} he was measuring a little on the small side & they just wanna do a follow up to make sure they like the way things are progressing. my doctor assures me there's no cause for concern {my belly is measuring right on} & this is totally being over-cautious but what do i care? i'm just excited to see him again. and sam gets to take a half day & come with me so that's pretty sweet too.
anywho, i hope everyone had an awesome mother's day weekend. sam & p-ray went out of their way to make me feel loved & appreciated & it gave me serious heart flutters. we're talkin' flowers & a handmade card {with traced toddler handprints... LOVE.} & my favorite meals & snacks & activities all weekend. but sam informed me that starting tomorrow there will be no more special treatment. at least he's honest.
so happy {belated} mother's day to all you amazing ladies out there & to all the moms that have influenced me in one way or another... there are lots of you & i'm grateful for that.
Sorry you're having so much back pain. I do not miss that. I didn't have anything with Aiden and I had really bad pain with Rebecca. Like you said the back, hips and pelvic area. My husband had to get me out of bed if I happened to roll the wrong way in the middle of the night. Hopefully the swimming will add some relief for you.
ReplyDeleteI think you are lying! You CAN'T be in your 3rd trimester already! You are going to blink your eyes and he will be here!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by your work outs! You do more pregnant then I do not pregnant!
Happy belated Mother's day!
so cute! :) Love your belly! Hope your aches and pains go away for you!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and updates! I'm so glad you had a great Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteyou look amazing! and i always love to see those little ones on ultrasounds! sorry for the aches but you are so amazing!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're hurting and aching all over! I would never know it because you never complain! Way to be a trooper. :)
ReplyDeleteMy fitness routine goes out the window when I am pregnant and I still haven't gotten back to it 13 months later. Isn't it crazy how fast the second pregnancy goes?
ReplyDeleteoy. I remember the third trimester as the worst, in terms of pain. I hope it either flies by for you or you find some relief. swimming sounds wonderful. when I was preggers I would have committed some serious crimes to have a pool and a lazy boy recliner at my disposal. :) anyway. happy (belated) mothers day, amy!
ReplyDeleteyou look so good. i was just looking back at old prego pictures, and i was not looking good. i think at the time i thought i was, but looking back? notsomuch.
ReplyDeleteand about the shaved ice? heck no it wasn't my first ever. are you kidding? we LIVE on those things. i meant it was the first one of this summer :)
Very nice site Good work and keep it up
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Oh the start of the third trimester - so exciting that you're that far along already! I thought my 2nd pregnancy was actually easier than the 1st because I stayed so dang busy chasing around the toddler! You look darling! (Also...I've been reading for a while, new to comment! Hi!)
ReplyDeleteYou look great. I'm not even sure how I ended up on your blog but glad I did. I have a Parker too, don't you just love that name? We had a hard time coming up with a name for our youngest once we found out he was going to be a boy because we were so in love with the name Parker.
ReplyDeleteOuch. I bet it's because your so small!! That's a person in there. Yeah I'm scared to carry #2! Congrats on 3rd trimester woohoo!! This is awesomeness.
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