Week 31 Update

Finally, a pregnancy update!

Today (Friday) I'm 31 weeks and 1 day pregnant . We're getting close! Somedays (like today), I feel really ready to meet Beckett, and watch Colt and Cash interact with him, and other days I feel like, "WHOA, whoa whoa! Time is slipping away from me!" By this time in my pregnancy with Cash, everything was done. The room was painted and decorated, the baby gear was all put together, and my hospital bags were actually packed. Weird, right? Like I was expecting to go into labor any minute, at 31 weeks. Haha! I wasn't going to be caught off guard, that's for sure.

This time is a bit different. Cash's big boy room is the one we are really focused on renovating. Beckett is going to inherit Cash's old room, complete with all the decor except we are buying a new crib bumper (as Cash had destroyed his old one), and a new picture for his wall to replace the one that says C-A-S-H. I have all of Cash's big boy room decor sitting in a corner in that room, but we are planning on getting new carpet for that room, and the office, and new wood flooring for the guitar room (aka the living room), and dining room. We have been "planning" on getting the new flooring installed for several weeks now but have frivolously squandered our time away on Colt's days off by doing fun things like going to the aquarium or Busch Gardens, or running to the mall, Target, etc. I don't regret the seemingly wasted days though, as I know our days as a family of three are numbered now. The three of us have so much fun together. I can't wait to see how much fun another boy thrown into the mix will be. Cash and Beckett will be the terror of the Busch Gardens water park. Anyway, our renovations are on hold until we get the flooring installed.

Another reason we have been slow to get things done is I have been SO TIRED. The third trimester wasn't that much different than the second when I was pregnant with Cash. I was a little bit more uncomfortable because of my size, but other than that, nothing really different. This time, I feel A LOT more uncomfortable. My back has been killing me, in part because I'm carrying a lot lower with Beckett than I did with Cash, and also because I am toting Cash around everywhere. Its really my own fault. I need to put him down and let him walk more often, but I love kissing on him and if he doesn't want to sit in the buggy at the store, I'll hold him on my hip as I shop. I pay for it later though. Tonight is one of those nights. As I type I'm sitting in my glider, lazy-boy style chair from Babies-R-Us, feeling like I've melted into the seat. I told Colt, I feel like my back has been hurting forever, but I remember when I wasn't pregnant, my back never hurt. Finding a comfortable position to sleep in is very difficult. I have been sleeping with a pillow half way under my back, another one half way under my belly, two under my head, and one between my legs. Sometimes I feel like I have just gotten comfortable when I realize I have to get up for one of the 2 or more bathroom breaks during the night. Colt and I usually put Cash down between 9:30pm and 10:30pm, and he sleeps until around 9-10am. We go to sleep around 2am and wake up when Cash does. Lately, our sleep schedule has been off. Ever since we came back from our cruise (with a few exceptions), Cash has been getting up usually once a night. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, but when you're waking up to go to the bathroom a couple times, and tossing and turning to get comfortable, on top of waking up with Cash, it can be difficult to feel rested. Stupidly, we keep going to bed around the same time thinking that Cash will sleep until his normal time (9:30am-ish). Today he woke up at 6:20am. Thankfully after some coaxing he went back to bed around 7am, and I fell back asleep at 7:30am, only to be awoken again at 9am to start my day. Add that in with the back pain and its a perfect storm.

Other complaints...well the nausea has started back up occasionally. Not nearly as bad as the first trimester, but it resurfaces every once in a while. Heartburn is a daily occurrence which I have been combating with Tums when its tolerable, and Pepcid AC when its not. Last week the OB's office called me to tell me they were putting me on an iron supplement that I was to take twice a day along with my prenatal vitamins. Apparently I'm a little bit anemic. They said this was normal in the third trimester, but I still needed to take the supplements. The directions say to take it several hours before a meal, or an hour afterwards. I have discovered that if I don't take it with a pretty good amount of food, immediately after a meal, that I will violently throw it back up. If I take it with food, I'm good to go.

I realize that I have complained a lot in this post, but this pregnancy really has been a lot more easy going in that I haven't had to worry about my blood pressure or protein spillage this time around. I feel like I've been a lot more relaxed about everything, even though I wasn't "not relaxed" with Cash. I told Colt last night, even with all the complaining I do at times, I really enjoy being pregnant. Sometimes I feel like I'll be sad when this pregnancy is over because I won't be pregnant anymore. Other times, I can't wait to unstrap this boy from my abdomen. I hope I come to a point one day when I can say to myself, "I'm done being pregnant, and I don't want to have any more kids." I love the whole process of finding out that you're pregnant, the thought that you have a baby growing inside you and watching your body change (for better or worse), then finding out the baby's gender, and feeling him or her move around. Its all so magical to me. For a woman to say that in her third trimester, with 9 weeks left, she must really like it. Unless different circumstances arise, or I completely lose my mind with the work load of two young children, I would love to have a whole slew of kids, Lord willing.

I have my 32 week doctor's appointment on Tuesday. I think its a routine, no-fun, in and out appointment. They may take my blood again to make sure my hemoglobin is up from the iron supplements, but other than that I don't think they'll be any new testing done. I'd love to have another ultrasound before he's born, but I don't know if they'll do one or not. At my last appointment, they said I wouldn't have another one unless there was a problem. I think I'm going to ask if they'll give me one just so we can see the baby one more time, and get an idea of his size. I'd love to see him now that he's gaining a little weight and chubbier than at 20 weeks.

That's it for now. Thanks for reading!!!