As of the date of this post I am 37.5 weeks along. I'm having mild-moderate contractions just about every day, which kinda frustrates me. Especially due to the fact that I'm an hour from the hospital AND both my boys came in less than eight hours of labor AND by the first hour I'm ready for that magical potion with pain-free granting abilities. . . The Epidural! So with all this seemingly false labor, Joey and I are living life on a constant "is THIS the real thing" roller-coaster. This is our third time around! We should be Pros by now, right?!
Wrong! Any woman who has been pregnant at least twice will tell you that every pregnancy is different. Just as the boys are like night and day, so were there gestational period! For starters, with Bae, I was the classic first time mom. I read all the books (cause I actually had time to read), and did everything just like they said. I watched everything that I ate and actually exercised (gasp) the whole way through. I was determined to be as healthy as possible. The nursery was completed before I even hit my second trimester. I did have morning sickness, but around that magical 12 weeks, I was done with that and actually enjoyed the rest of my pregnancy. Hey, we even squeezed a childbirth class in there and toured the birthing suites at the hospital.
With Brek, however, I read NO books, as I barely had time to actually THINK much less read! Keep in mind that Bae was only 12 months old when I got pregnant with Brek! I was sick well into my fifth month, but when I could eat, I DID! Anything I wanted; hot wings, ice cream, and my very favorite. . .Fazoli's fettucine alfredo! Yum! Despite all that indulgent eating, I gained the EXACT same amount of weight with both pregnancies. AND I didn't exercise at all, unless you count running around after a toddler all day long! :) Brek's nursery didn't get completed until just before the beginning of my third trimester and my poor husband barely even knew how to get to the hospital before I was in labor and headed in that direction!
So, it's no surprise that I've been even more lax with this one! I did break out a couple of books, though I was drooling on the pages while I slept far more than I was actually reading them! I've been sick pretty much the ENTIRE time, but luckily have felt like eating enough to enjoy most of my favorite things! The big difference with this one for me is my apparent lactose intolerance. This creates a multitude of problems for me. For one, I LOVE ice cream! Anything chocolate of course! And cereal is my favorite bedtime snack. But, I've been nearly unable to even think about these things without knowing that apparent heartburn was soon to follow. Which brings me to my next point, the HEARTBURN!!! Seriously, we should've bought stock in Tums this time around. I think total, I've consumed about six containers! Not the little rolls either, the huge FAMILY size boxes! And as I speak, Brodie's nursery isn't done! The walls are painted and the crib is up, but none of the finishing touches are done. Hmm, perhaps that's what she's waiting on!
So, anyway, my bags are packed (and the boys and Joey's); I'm ready to go! The only thing we're waiting on is the new little boss of our house to decide she's ready to make her debut! She better hurry too, or my patience is going to take a turn to impatience and you know the old saying, "When mama is impatient. . ." ok, that's not a saying, but it should be!
Until D-Day,
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