So, I do love being pregnant, I really do...BUT I am completely ready for this to be over! Here is what has been going on during weeks 31-32 of pregnancy...
Last week I went to the Doctors office, learned that Little Bryan is measuring a week ahead...told the doctor that Big Bryan weighed 11lbs at birth and found out that Little Bryan could in fact take after his dad! We will have an ultrasound around 36 weeks to see how big little Bryan is measuring, and if he is measuring big, I may have to be induced! Which will be nice, because it will cut down the time I have to spend being pregnant! YAY! and I will get to meet my son sooner! DOUBLE YAY! Either way, time is flying and before I know it, I will be a mom! Unbelievable! I am finding myself picturing what his face will look like, and it is such a hard thing to do-I just can't wait to see who he takes after! The suspence is killling me!
The downside to being pregnant, and I am sure everyone has the same issues as me, is the weight gain, waddling like a duck that started last week, hip pain, back pain, stomach pains, rib pains (from little Bryan kicking the crap out of them), breathing issues, I feel like a turtle when I walk (...there is no speed walking for me!), sleepless nights, you feel like you will never have a "good looking" day again (you know..the ones where you could get out of bed, brush your teeth, pick off a little of the leftover mascara and think "hey, it's not so bad, it almost looks like I tried!")... I have given up wearing makeup or doing my hair...really, what's the freaking point?! My face is like a damn balloon right now! Big Bryan has to fight with me when we go out just to put a pair of jeans on and take my pajamas off...he should try being pregnant! Even my freaking fat clothes don't fit! I bought a few things in a bigger size, thinking I could wear them like my last two weeks of pregnancy...well I have been wearing them for a MONTH now, and they have been quickly getting too small (I yell at Bryan for shrinking them in the dryer, but I know the truth-I am turning into a WHALE!) and now that I am wearing my too small clothes in the big size, I have nothing to move up to and that is a depressing feeling! :(
Plus apparently being 32 weeks pregnant means that you have to be up 32 times a day peeing! The other night I made the mistake of drinking a glass of water about 2hours before bed (I was thirsty..was I supposed to be thirsty all night?!) and was up literally every hour on the hour taking a leak! The part that made me the maddest is that I BARELY could squeeze any pee out...Little Bryan was just resting a little too much on my bladder! grrr!
The other day I was brushing my teeth, getting ready for bed, and of course, out of no where, a sudden urge to pee occurs....so here I am trying to brush my teeth while peeing... and you know what I discovered? Brushing your teeth without a mirror is seriously like trying to learn how to brush your damn teeth all over again! or like trying with the other hand! It felt sooo wrong and awkward! Don't believe me? Go try not looking and see how well you can brush your teeth! It sucked! and I ended up having to brush my teeth twice as long, because after I got done peeing, I had to stand in front of the mirror and brush them all over again, because whatever I was doing to them while peeing was NOT cleaning them!
There are some pros to being pregnant though, and before I forget completely what they are, I will write them down as well! I LOVE feeling little Bryan move! It is such a cool feeling (don't get me wrong...seeing his feet hanging out on top of my ribs is a little bit weird, but mostly cool). I love the fact that Bryan, whom I love so much, and I are going to have a baby together!!! It is really neat knowing the baby will be half him, half me! And the love I have for LB, before he is even born, is amazing, I can't wait to meet him! ..... so yeah, for now those are pretty much the only pros to being pregnant I can think of! ;)
I also stopped babysitting too....which is nice! I was so tired all the time, and it is amazing how much energy watching a nine month old can take out of you! I don't know how parent's can have kids back to back! The worst part for me I think was that I was taking care of a baby ALLLLLL day every day, with no patience, no energy and sleep deprived and she wasn't even mine! I think if it were my child and I was pregnant, it wouldn't be as hard because I love my child :) BUT now that I have not been baby sitting for two days, I am finding myself with NOTHING to do! I was watching her for so long, I forgot what I used to do on my days off! I bet I will find something I enjoy doing, and then right after I do, I will have little Bryan and NEVER have time for it anymore! :) So I am trying to enjoy these last weeks by myself, it is just hard not to find myself bored! (call me crazy! lol)....it probably doesn't help that I don't have a car to drive myself anywhere! But HOPEFULLY that changes soon!
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YOU'VE STARTED BLOGGING!!! yay! :D
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you are considering getting an Epidural? I have no idea how much they cost. Um, I really wish I was home around the time of Bryan Jr's departure so I could come visit you! Well babe... My spring break is in one week! So, lets get together and hang out and give you his gifts. Oh... btw isn't your Baby Shower this weekend?!~?
ReplyDeleteNatalie, I know! I love it! I have LOTS to learn still about how this stuff works!
ReplyDeleteand Kels....I am PLANNING on having a 100% natural birth, but considering that Little Bryan is measuring big, that might not happen!
I can't wait for your spring break! and yep, my baby shower is Saturday! I wish you could come :( but I think this way is better...because when I see you on your spring break, we can spend more one on one time together :)