The Third Trimester Update

It has occurred to me that I am well into my third trimester and haven’t provided an update on how things are going since I announced the pregnancy in November/December. Whoops.

I know nobody asked, but I would like to remember a couple things about this pregnancy and if I don’t document it here, there is a slim chance it will get documented anywhere.

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baby update.

I am just about 33 weeks pregnant with my second child, Norah Mae, and it is going. She’s measuring right on schedule, which is about the size of a pineapple. She kicks me almost constantly, and has made her home on my bladder. In the last week or so her movements have shifted from very noticeable to uncomfortable, so I’m really looking forward to the coming weeks of growing a tiny gymnast.

how am I feeling?

This pregnancy has been very similar to my son, Will’s pregnancy, with one major difference - Will exists. While he is a very sweet boy, he is still two, and he isn’t concerned one bit about my growing belly or the fact that he will have a baby sister in almost two months. He still wants to play and be picked up, throw his imbalanced body around and play with cars on the floor. It is a very different lifestyle than when I was pregnant with him, when I could nap and rest and work out whenever I wanted. As a result, I’m a bit stiffer, a bit more tired and grumpy and don’t feel quite as good as I did the first time. But, I only have a couple months left of him being our only child and I am soaking up all the time I have with him now.

Two weeks ago, I started bumping into objects around the house that I didn’t bump into before. I am officially “large and in charge”. Other than that, I’m generally doing well - trying to stay as active as I can. I’m still mobile and I can still put my own compression socks on, and that is my win.

Oh, and my entire body is swelling. Naturally.

food.

As with my first pregnancy, I have raging heartburn and post nasal drip, leaving me with this really fun cough that will not go away until I give birth. I’m currently on a prescription Pepcid, which sort of helps, but I really can’t have more than half a cup of coffee, one slice of pizza or sometimes even water, if I want to continue enjoying my existence. Oat milk is my best friend - I don’t know why but it helps tremendously - and I am loving a good chicken sandwich these days.

baby prep.

Last weekend, my mom and sister threw me the most beautiful and intimate baby sprinkle. It was a lovely gathering of my closest family and friends, celebrating my little girl. She is so spoiled already and I am having so much fun putting away all her adorable little outfits and things. Her nursery is also coming together and I’m thrilled with how pretty it is with the girly accents. The room already feels so much lighter and brighter just with some pinks mixed in and I love it so much.

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.”

Psalm 139:13-16