Baby this Week? Malcolm is about 14.8 inches and 2.25 pounds! This week is a big milestone as it's the first week of the 3rd trimester! Baby has developed a bit more of a regular sleep pattern, sleeping about 20-30 minutes at a time. He's basically just working on fattening up!
Symptoms? Whew! Let's see. I had a tummy bug this last week (TMI warning) and I had the shits for 3 days straight. I even went into labor and delivery because my stomach was cramping sooo bad that I couldn't tell if I was contracting or not. Turns out, my uterus was irritable but most likely due to the tummy bug. So they gave me fluids and the most amaaaazing heartburn medicine and I was able to come back home! I'm still sort of recovering from that bug but I'm not super nauseated so that's a nice relief. As far as the other symptoms, I still have a little of that yeast infection in my armpits, I have a pregnancy rash on my belly still, I can feel the carpal tunnel really starting to flare up. My fingers feel really stiff when I make a fist. This really aucks because last time, my hands were numb for a few months after I gave birth and I couldn't work for a while. I have insane acid reflux. I'm peeing every 5 seconds. I can't sleep. My calves are cramping up. And everything stinks! Lol.
Cravings/Aversions? Not too many cravings. I have noticed that I want chocolate twizzlers this pregnancy. Last year, it was red vines. But I can't find chocolate twizzlers at the regular places I shop so I usually just go without. One weird one that I am craving is lime yogurt! I typically hate lime anything.
Goals this Week? Masons birthday party is this weekend so I'm using it as motivation to deep clean my upstairs and organize a bit for Malcolms arrival. The basement is still as total disaster and it's the one thing I reeeeaaaallly want done before baby comes. I got paint to paint an accent wall way back when I first found out I was pregs so I want to get that done before I am too big to function properly. Lol
Mason this Week? A big development with Mason is he's walking a little bit assisted by his little walking toys. Which, reminds me, I need to finish childproofing some cupboards in our kitchen.
Every now and then, I realize that soon, Malcolm is going to be on the outside!!!! As weird as it sounds, it's easy to forget that fact. I think that's maybe because it feels like pregnancy lasts forever. But as I was saying, we have 11 weeks at the most...and that's if we make it to 39 weeks. Reality is starting to hit. This is really happening and soon! We'll have 2 little boys. And we will be done with this chapter of our lives and we can move on to the chapter we've worked soooo hard for. It's going to feel like such a weight being lifted. It sounds like tubal litigation is covered by insurance so it's happening! My tubes will be tied in a couple months. Done and done!!!!!! Never EVER thought I would be even considering this. But the decision feels right. I'm at peace with it. Onward and upward!
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