Monday Musings: Installment 15

Today I might complain. Let me rephrase, today I will complain. I am not a fan of whining and moping and complaining, but, for a moment, I'm going to give in and get real because so far: 3rd trimester = no bueno!!

Seriously, I've been reading enough about 3rd trimester woes: tired, yet unable to sleep; aches with occasional pain; both constipation and hemorrhoids; varicose veins (you know how I feel about those!); leg cramps, especially at night; and so on. I had kind of wrapped my mind around some of those possibilities, but then I was sideswiped with nausea!! What?!? I thought that was a first trimester thing? It started off semi-manageable, not wanting to eat even though I was so hungry -- it progressed into not wanting to eat and not feeling very hungry -- then it moved to full on throwing up/sleeping/moaning on the couch! And then last night, to add insult to injury, every time I rolled from side to side (which was a lot!), there was some sort of rock lodged in my throat...heartburn?!?! To boil it down, I'm at the point of -- Constant: stomach is topsy-turvy; Variables: I try to eat because I know I'm hungry and should eat, I can't put down much and afterwards I feel like my stomach is a cyclone and I try to sit very still until it calms down somewhat, then Baby Z is like "Yay Mom! Thanks for the food! I'm so happy I'll do somersaults! and fist pumps! and, hey, why not a couple full body slams!! WHEEEEE!!" While he's having a party in my uterus, I take cleansing breaths and practice my focused breathing which is supposedly what I'll be using for labor, and start second-guessing myself and my ability to actually deliver this baby when I can hardly take some nausea, kicks from a baby, and a ride on a roller coaster. Then to finish off my "I don't want to eat but I should so I do and then I feel terrible" time, I get some lovely heartburn to really sweeten the deal and reward my efforts of eating. Thanks pregnancy hormones! You're my faves! *Sarcastic eyebrow raise*

Whew! Ok, I feel a little better now. And, to be sure, my stomach isn't as bad today as it was the past few days, so I'm thankful. And now, on to what's cool. I was sitting at our friends' house on Friday night and I looked down, well first I felt serious movement, then I looked down at my belly and it looked like a serious earthquake was happening. I mean, it was shaking top to bottom, left to right. I haven't been able to distinguish hands or feet yet, but it was one of those times you didn't have to touch my belly to feel anything, you could *SEE* it!! It really is pretty neat! Sometimes I like to just look down and check it out because I know what I'm feeling, but it's fun to watch too :o)

To life... full of 3rd trimester woes!