Week 29 & 30

Week 29












Week 30

I have finally entered the stage where I go to see my doctor every 2 weeks. She was quite impressed with my pace of weight gain, which made me happy since prior to that I was kind of upset up by it. I know I know, I am pregnant I shouldn't worry about such things, but lets face it, there is a healthy amount of weight to gain, especially for someone who was over weight to begin with, so I worry.

I am not sure you can tell from the above pictures but I felt like I looked down yesterday and my belly grew a lot over night. I swear it wasn't nearly as big as when I went to sleep the night before. I think Roman might have been trying to show off his size for our doctor's appointment yesterday. I measured at 28 at my last appointment and jumped to 31 at the appointment yesterday.

I also think Roman has finally moved out my left side that he loves so much and into the center. This might have helped my stomach growth. He could be tired of me sleeping on him at night. I mean I can't help it, I am sleeping in the medically recommended position, on my left side. It's not my fault he has decided that is the side he also wants to stay on.

There are a couple of things I am pretty happy about during this pregnancy. I have still yet to feel the normal back pain I get during my period, which I was expecting to experience through most of this pregnancy. I am also not showing pregnancy in my face or anywhere else on my body except for the ever growing belly. My rings actually fit me better now that I am almost eight months pregnant than they did prior to being pregnant. I have not yet started to waddle, although I am told that will come. I also have no stretch marks as of yet. I know it might be naive of the to think I might escape that little blessing of pregnancy, but I still keep my fingers crossed on that one.

I think I am really starting to prepare for my son's arrival. I am holding my dogs in the baby position a lot more. They are both more than thrilled to oblige me in this as they will take any type of attention and affection they can get. I am starting to feel bad that I probably won't be able to hold them like that as much once Roman is here, but I am determined to do it as much as possible when the Husband has Roman in his arms. I don't want the dogs to feel like they are now exiled because we brought a new little thing home.

There is still so much to do and so much to get to prepare for our son, that it seems a bit overwhelming. I am trying to take it day by day to keep my stress levels down. We will see for how long that works.