This whole not knowing exactly what my due date has been frustrating, but not only that, I feel like I entered into the third trimester earlier even though technically (according to my doctor's due date of April 8) I shouldn't be in it until tomorrow. My body seems to think otherwise as this is the message Mother Nature decided to drop by recently:
Dear Danielle,
Without warning, your sleep is going to get crappy again and you are going to feel about as tired as you did during the first trimester. Your acne is going to start popping in at two a day on your chin and you will start feeling more hormonal. Maybe not sad, but angry and irritable, mostly due to lack of sleep. As far as sleep goes, you have a couple of options: you will be up in the middle of the night, around 2:30, and will stay awake for an hour or two, just wide awake thinking about things you have no control over nor any way of accomplishing at that hour, nevertheless you will be wide awake and have no way of just rolling over and going back to sleep. You will be getting up to pee at least 3 times during the night and as for getting comfortable? That's a thing of the past. Some nights no position will feel at all comfortable. I'm really sorry about all this except for not really because it gets better! Finn will start kicking at all hours, day and night, as soon as you get comfortable on the couch you will have to get up to pee and again 5 minutes later. Your tummy will continue to stretch so good luck putting on your shoes or picking things up off the floor in a dignified manner. Also, remember how people say that birth is so beautiful and such a miracle? While that may be true to some degree, there are lots of yucky things that will be coming out of your body, so have fun with that especially because most people do not understand the degree of your squeamishness and will have no regard or sensitivity towards that.
Best of luck to you (you're going to need it).
Sincerely yours,
Mother Nature
Ok, so those are a lot of the negatives that I have been experiencing recently, I mean I JUST went to the bathroom a few minutes before I started writing this and even mentioning going to the bathroom has made me feel like I have to pee again...Brett and I started our pregnancy classes last Tuesday which seem like they will be good and informative; amazing how much your organs all move around in your body which explains why singing has been significantly harder (it's difficult to get good support for breathing) amongst other things. We also learned that the placenta is the only organ the body creates and then disposes of which is crazy. I also apparently have 50% more blood (bring on the steaks and burgers! Just kidding, I don't really eat steak...) not to mention am creating baby bones and organs, which is so fascinating to think about. I am super squeamish as mentioned earlier and started to get light-headed at the mention of certain things in my class, which is going to be interesting come birth-day. For example, the woman leading the class was really excited about (as she mentioned two times) the fact that as soon as the baby is born, they will put him on my chest. Nope. No thanks. If he is all cleaned off and ready to go, sure, but otherwise, nope. I know I will be super excited to see little Finn, but I want to see clean little Finn...that's not too weird, is it?
Another thing we learned is that the traditonal way of giving the birth is not only the most painful, it's not the most logical. Your pelvis tilts upward and the baby has to not only go up but also over your tailbone...ouch. They talked about different positions of giving birth which I thought intriguing as I would like to avoid an epidural so if there is a more effective way to deliver that is also less painful, I'm willing to try it out :)
In other news, we are completely moved out of our old apartment and are well on our way to getting our new place organized and then setting up the baby's room! I also have a new job. I am working as a Kindergarten Aide at Sacred Heart Elementary School with the potential of being considered for a full-time 4th grade teaching position next school year! Hooray! But as exciting as that is, it is still stressful to change jobs yet again (4th time in the year since we've been in Boise) and I am ready to start crossing stressors off my list...
My next doctor's appointment is on Thursday so stay tuned for updates! :)
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