Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A rumbly in my tummy

I can't believe how much this baby is moving!!! She kicks my bladder all day long. She's up in my rib cage which kinda hurts and she crowds my lungs so it's hard for me to breath. She sits on my stomach and gives me heart burn, which I've never had until being pregnant and wow is it uncomfortable! Up until a couple weeks ago I've been awesome but lately I've been really uncomfortable. It's a lot harder for me to get comfortable enough to actually fall asleep and not being able to breath fully is pretty bad too! But it's so worth it! Being able to feel her move and know that she is growing stronger and bigger is such a great feeling! Last night I was laying on my right side which is when I can feel her the strongest and it's my most comfortable position. And I'm pretty sure I felt both of her knees digging into my skin. She has a habit of that. I feel like I have a bruise on the inside of my stomach on that particular spot because apparently she likes to kick that same spot all day every day. She likes to stick a boney elbow, foot or knee there and keep it as long as she can. She is a feisty one already! We can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like!
It's crazy, this whole time I've been counting up 4,5, now 6 months, but when I thought, wow I only have 3 months left, it hit me! This has gone by very quickly! Maybe it's because we didn't announce that we were pregnant for the first three months, but three months to go is so soon! I'm so excited and also starting to freak out a little. I want to get her nursery started so I can relax. We haven't gotten anything yet furniture wise. Luckily I won $200 from my work so we decided that's going to be her crib money...thank you Uinta! I have a doctor's appointment next week and that begins the twice a month appointments. We still need to go take a tour of the hospital because we decided not to do any of the classes...our doc said not to worry about the classes since I decided to do the epidural! Thank goodness for the epidural option! My mom and sister bought me a pregnancy book that explains each week of the babies growth and my body changes and it also preps you for labor, birth, taking the baby home, breastfeeding, the whole shabang. I feel so clueless! So for you mother's out there, any advice on anything related to going into labor, the whole hospital experience, breastfeeding, anything. Any advice that could be helpful, I'm all ears! I'm going to post about Hawaii soon I just need to get my pictures together so stay tuned!