Week 26

So I know I lagged again this week and this post is a bit late, but better late than never right. So I have the undeniable belly now. And a very active kid growing inside me. There are so many wonders of pregnancy that I thought I might escape.

I have been doing my kegals hoping to avoid that little bit of pee I hear about when sneezing. It didn't seem to help in the end. I still remember the first time it happened. It used to be only when laying down, but now it happens just about every time I sneeze. Oh joy let me tell you its fun when the first thing you do after you get to work, before you even have a chance to sit down is sneeze and realize yes you did indeed pee yourself. Thank god for panty liners.

There is also the heart burn, which I am not normally prone to, so thought, again mistakenly, that I might not have to deal with this. Oh no, I get this too, but I get the kind where it just sits in the throat all day long. I mean I didn't even feel like this in the first trimester why do I have to get it now.

Oh and all pregnant woman have to love the constipation. Yes I know for those who have never had a child grow in you, this is way too much information, but for those who have, you will totally understand the frustration of this. Nothing has ever felt so frustrating in your life. It makes me wonder how I am ever going to push the baby out if I can't even make my bowels work. I know I know all you mothers out there will tell me it can be done, and I am sure it can, since there are kids running around just about everywhere, but it does make me stop to think, maybe just maybe I won't be strong enough to get this kid out.

So as I look forward to the few weeks I have left before I get to meet my son, I wonder what else is in store for me. I just can't wait for the day when my son is here and we get to just hold him and be in awe of the little boy we created, and the memories of the pains and anxieties that went into the 9 months of making him are but a distant memory (nature's way of encouraging more offspring from the same mother).