I am so thankful to still be enjoying this pregnancy... well, except when I need to roll over in bed! ;) After so many months of not feeling well, the past 6-8 weeks of energy and good spirits has been such a blessing!! I told Joshua that I feel so well, I'm not in any hurry to have the baby now! ;)
I'm still faithfully drinking my pregnancy tea, taking my vitamins, and drinking lots of water. I have had increasingly frequent (and intense) Braxton-Hicks contractions, which are a good reminder to drink extra water, since dehydration can cause BH contractions to be needlessly painful. :) I think I drink about a gallon of water each day, including my herb tea (I refill gallon jugs at the grocery store for our drinking water, so it's easy to keep track of how much we're drinking!). :)
I've also been trying to get a nap most afternoons. Eliyahu usually naps for about 2 hours, and Yehoshua will either play by himself in the living room (by me as I nap) or else lay beside me and fall asleep himself. I'd rather Yehoshua didn't take a nap, since he then has so much trouble falling asleep at bedtime, but I can't really complain about a quiet, restful afternoon, either way. :) I am NOT a very good "napper", since I feel groggy and horrible if my nap is any less than 2-3 hours long! My mom can take 20- or 30-minute naps and wake up feeling great. Me? Waking up from a nap is like waking up in the middle of the night! I just want to go back to sleep! :P I am getting better about starting dinner before my nap (like today, I seasoned a chicken for the oven) because it takes me a while to wake up afterwards. :)
I can't sit too long at a time these days without my legs swelling, which is uncomfortable, and a good reminder to not spend much time at the computer. ;) I noticed this earlier in my pregnancy, but drinking the tea with nettles in it seemed to help a lot. :) I still have NO heartburn/acid reflux which is amazing to me! I wonder if I will have a bald baby? :)
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Here are two pictures that Joshua took this evening after my shower. I am outgrowing my maternity clothes! Several of my shirts are too tight, and my skirts? I have two that still fit, but I can't bend down very well in them... unexpected guests might find me wearing a pair of Joshua's sweatpants around the house. It feels a little frumpy, but I can't deal with too-tight skirts.
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For comparison purposes, here is a photo of me that was taken the night before Eliyahu was born! I went to bed that night and woke up in labor... Eliyahu was born early that morning. :)
Eliyahu weighed 8 lbs... so maybe this baby will be bigger?! :)
Let's see... what else... I have been getting things done around the house, but most of it has been little stuff, not worth blogging about. I still have things I would like to do before the baby is born, so I'm not worried about getting bored or anything. :) Of course, when am I ever bored?! :)
One thing we did recently, was Joshua and I bought a few gifts for Yehoshua and Eliyahu, to be saved until after the new baby is born. :) I am partly hoping that a few new toys will be a good diversion for them when I am busy with the new baby, but mostly I just want them to look back on the arrival of a new family member with only good memories and excitement! They are already excited about meeting the new baby, so why not just add to the excitement?! :) I should make a birthday cake for the birth day and put it in the freezer. Although I'm not sure how much fun a birthday cake with no candles would be... ;)