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August 1, 2007
Not myself
Andy's parents just left after a great 4 day visit. The girls had so much fun and were going 110% the whole time. We're still recovering a bit. :)
My stressful period of freelance is almost over and I will be so glad when its done. I'm tired and even more tired of all the juggling. I have been avoiding posting (not to mention too busy this month) because I'm afraid it will be mostly sound like whining and no one wants to read that. But the reality is I just don't really enjoy being pregnant and its a big part of my life right now (emphasis on big- HA) and I thought I'd just go ahead and write about it anyway.
We're now rounding the corner to 29 weeks and I have a mixture of relief and excitment to be in the third trimester and dread over the kind of winter we will have. So while I want it to hurry and pass, I realize she is much easier to take care of inside. I feel like I'm trapped in someone elses body, someone shaped like a buddha statue with dark circles under their eyes who has to use the bathroom all the time. This is not an exaggeration, we were at dinner the other night and I left the table to go use the restroom and on my walk back to the table I thought I was going to have to turn around and go back and use it again. It's completely ridiculous, I'm wondering if this is because I've already carried two babies and this baby is super low. I've been getting up 2-6 times a night which seems early in the pregnancy to me and just adding to the super good time I'm already having.
I'm still trying to walk 3 times a week although its getting much slower with heavier breathing. But I keep pressing on, mostly because I am trying to finish the audio version of the last Harry Potter book. How sad is that, I really didn't want to walk last night but wanted to get further in the book and get to be by myself for a bit so I forced myself to go. All the while dreaming about the two cartons of ice cream we have in the freezer, lol. I ended up not having any, I just think its wrong when they make ice cream buy one get one free- I mean what are they trying to do to me!
I see the high risk next week, and I'm actually looking forward to getting another scan. I haven't had as many this time around and it'll be nice to make sure fluid levels are good (they'd be low if the blood thinner shots weren't doing their job) and everything checks out. Andy and I each have our own name idea but neither will give in to the other, I'm thinking of holding out till I'm cut open and see if he gives in to me during the c-section! Knowing him, he won't.
Reluctantly we'll start potty training Julia in the next two weeks. She goes several times a day on her own I just haven't put her in panties yet and focused on her for an entire day (or more). I'm waiting till my work slows down and I also want to do it during Aug because they are out of mothers day out during this month. I really don't enjoy this process and am not looking forward to it. But already I think it'll be smoother than with Lizzie, where we were more trained than she was and I was nursing a newborn and lifting her up to the potty. I originally didn't want to train Julia till she was almost 3, I wasn't going to push this child. But the little stinker is doing it by herself, so there's no avoiding it now. It's more stressful for me to think of having a new baby and having Lizzie run up to tell me that Julia had an accident than to change two sets of diapers.
Bring on the M&Ms and the silly cheering you find yourself doing when your child has used the toilet. :)
| By JennR | 10:27 AM
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hello jenn! okay, i'm only 17 weeks and i get up at least 2-3 times a night to pee. so don't feel bad! i'm glad that you posted, i've been wondering how you have been since our one meeting that we have had! hang in there, we'll be praying for you. oh, and can you email the recipe for that egg and sausage dish you made when we were over?? take care!
Posted by: erin at August 1, 2007 4:31 PM
In all my abounding experience with pregnancy and motherhood, NOT! (is it lame to use the "NOT" joke?) I was going to give you some fake advice, but instead I'll tell you to keep trucking on that Harry Potter, so we can talk all about it! It's Awesome ;)
Can't wait to come visit next weekend, we'll make sure and have lots of low-key fun.
Posted by: valerie at August 1, 2007 6:23 PM
It's your blog - whine if you want to.
Posted by: Lisa at August 1, 2007 9:25 PM