A Little Pregnancy Update

I totally planned to be one of those women who takes a picture every week of her pregnancy, but then that horrible morning sickness happened for 3 months and by the time it settled down enough that I could actually function again, I thought it would be lame to start 1/3 of the way into the pregnancy so it never happened. But I thought I should write at least 1 post about pregnancy before this little guy comes. Also, I haven't had a single official "this is what I look like right now" type of pregnancy picture taken of me this entire pregnancy. Just a few unintentional bump cameos here and there, so here you go:

I know, I'm huge. Not a very flattering picture of me and my hugeness, but there you have it.

Aside from the morning sickness (which I am thankful to say has lessened to only be in the mornings since a little into the second trimester) things are going pretty well. Not that pregnancy is a walk in the park for me--there have been a few stressful hiccups along the way, like not being able to do the glucose test because I can't keep that liquid down while I am trying to fast at the same time, or that I apparently have low platelet levels which the doctors are just keeping a close eye on. Sometimes I really feel like people only ask about/care about the baby and that they don't really care to know how I am doing, which can be a little frustrating. But those people will at least be happy to know that things are still looking right on track for baby! He is measuring perfectly and he kicks away all day (and night) for me. I am feeling pretty tired and a little anxious and nervous as the due date gets closer, but overall I am doing well. People are always asking me if I am sick of being pregnant and if I am ready for the baby to just come out already. I think my answer would be yes, but then I think about labor and delivery and decide the answer is no--he is more than welcome to keep on incubating in there as long as he wants to! I hope this doesn't sound like a complaining post. I'm trying to keep the negatives to a minimum and I'm not mentioning a lot of details because of that, but this blog is basically our family journal, so I don't want to leave out information just to make our lives seem flowery and perfect; I want to be honest. Still, I know I am lucky and that things definitely could be worse. I still have random hormonal moments--there have been a couple of times when Jon says something that makes me laugh, and then I keep laughing and then I am laughing so hard that I am crying, and then suddenly I'm not laughing at all, I'm just crying.

I always feel so humiliated when that happens, but I'm just grateful that the 2 or 3 times it has happened has been in the privacy of our home, with only Jon as a witness. Speaking of Jon, he has been such a help to me during this pregnancy, I don't know what I would do without him! From taking off work so that he can come to my appointments with me, to being there for me emotionally, or even physically when I literally need someone to lean on or help me get off of the couch. I don't feel like anyone else really understands me as well as he does and for that I am extremely blessed. He is going to be such a good Daddy!

Less than 1 month to go!