How Far Along: 32 weeks! 8 more weeks to go. Two months. So close, and yet so far…
Size of Baby: Baby boy is the size of a large jicama! I have no idea what that is, so I googled a little further and he’s about the size of half a gallon of milk. From here on out he is pretty much just bulking up, which means that I will also be adding to the scale quite quickly.
Symptoms: I have hit a wall. I have no desire to do anything. I don’t even have a desire to nest. I’m impatient with Theo and Tera and I just don’t wanna. It’s funny, because I thought it was all because of the sickness that I’ve been dealing with around my house, but when I read Tera’s 32 week update I realized that I felt the same way at this point in my pregnancy with her (only I was able to do absolutely nothing! This time…I don’t have a choice!).
It’s not that I feel exhausted (although there has been plenty of that), it’s just that I can’t for the life of me muster up the mental energy to tell myself what needs to be done. People keep asking me what I need to do to “nest” and I pull a complete blank. I know that my to-do list is three miles long but I’m in complete denial and I don’t even know what’s on that to-do list.
I’m struggling with finding a comfortable position to sleep in and having a hard time feeling rested in the morning. Alas, welcome to the third trimester. Too bad I still have 8 weeks to go!
Food Cravings/Aversions: So much sugar. I really need to lay off the sugar, and so that is something that I will be working on. I’m also hungry all the time. No aversions this week, and I’m SO thankful that I managed to make it through a really tough week without any bouts of nausea! Yayyyy!!!
Best Moment This Week: The day that Theo came home from work. Ok, it was a horrible day…so horrible that he told his captian that he needed to be home with his family instead of at work. This is a BIG DEAL, people. He has left work approximately three times in the last four years. Once when I was in labor with Tera, once when Tera was really sick and we were going to take her to the ER, and then once this past week. I sobbed with relief when he walked in the door.
Worst Moment This Week: Tera caught a nasty virus and it was one of the hardest weeks of mothering EVER. She was sick for a full seven days. And none of us slept hardly at all during that time period. It was rough. It was strange because she would have a blazing high fever, then nothing, then a fever again, then she developed a horrible cough, and then congestion. It was like a reverse cold. Then her cough got so bad that she was throwing up. She couldn’t eat or chew because she would start coughing (and then throw up). She slept not a wink because she was coughing (and throwing up). Let’s not do that again. I’m super thankful that so far, neither Theo or I seem to have ANY symptoms, so here’s to hoping it came and went.
Exercise This Week: I have actually done a little bit better this walk by going for four consistent walks with the family! We are trying to go every evening after dinner when it’s a little bit cooler outside. It’s been especially needed this past week when Tera has been so sick. I literally haven’t left the house in a week except for those walks!
you look amazing! you’re so close! love that little banner too!
How exciting! It’ll be here before you know it!
With Tera so sick and you being up half the night with her every night, no wonder you have no energy! Growing a baby takes a lot of energy out of you, too. Try to get in lots of naps. I know, easy to say when I don’t have a toddler!!
I am so glad we are in the trenches together! haha!!! You look great!
Sick kiddos are the worst!! Glad you didn’t get it!
You are so cute and I love the updates. I couldn’t help but laugh because I don’t know know what a jicima is either!
I think maybe it’s like a squash…? I honestly don’t know where all the fruits/veggie comparisons for pregnancy came from. I know there is an app out there that does funny real-life objects, but my phone is a dinosaur and I can’t get the app!