Okay, so now you're scaring me in a different way. I'm ENORMOUS. And there's still ten weeks left to go! You only weigh about 3 pounds, and you're supposed to double in size? Why is my belly so big? How much bigger am I going to get? It's already difficult to put on boots, get into hubby's new RzR (yup, he made the purchase), and I can't eat the amount I normally do at one sitting without getting winded. I guess this is all part and parcel of the whole pregnancy experience, but it does leave me wondering - just how big are you going to be when you finally emerge?
Apart from the squish on my lungs and stomach, the past two weeks of your residence in my uterus have been relatively comfortable. My back hasn't been causing me the same pain it did two weeks ago, thankfully. There was one day I called in sick at the beginning of 28 weeks because I could barely walk, but that seems to have subsided... anything could happen, though, so I'm careful to follow guidelines for "getting out of bed properly" and "getting in and out of vehicles properly" as to not twinge my back. Sitting for long periods of time seems to aggravate it, too, so keeping active is my best bet!Speaking of keeping active, although the third trimester has brought on some exhaustion much like first trimester exhaustion, I feel stronger and more powerful during my workouts. I could barely lift a 12 kg kettlebell off the ground during T1, and now the 16 kg kettlebell feels easy. I'm not pushing it too much, although I have noticed that I've had to stop myself during some workouts and slow down. That definitely didn't happen during T1 or even T2. Maybe I'm gearing up for the greatest workout of my life, coming in ten weeks...
Ten weeks! Give or take a couple... then you'll be a little bundle in my arms. For now, you're a rolling (not much of a punching or kicking) life inside of me, growing steadily and squishing my lungs, tummy, and bladder. Oh, and making me super forgetful. I think I'm getting hit with "preggo brain". There was something deep and inspiring that I wanted to write about, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was...
We have moved on from seeing our fantastic family doctor to appointments at the Maternity Clinic at the local hospital. My 28 week session included a glucose challenge test (which I believe I passed, unless they hand me the bad news at my next appointment), a weigh/measure from the nurse (I'm teetering dangerously close to 200 lbs!) and the shortest doctor's appointment I've ever had. The doctor measured my uterus, sized up your position with his hands on my tummy (I still have no clue which way you're facing/aimed, and the doctor was so quick I didn't even ask - I figured I'd wait til my next appointment), took your heart rate (161 - pretty high, said the doc, but safe), and told me that I sound and look great so come back in three weeks. You're passing with flying colours!
Love,
Mama
