Lately I’ve been REALLY feeling pregnant. I'm 27 weeks now.
My belly feels heavier, my arms feel like huge fat Michelin
Man arms stuck on my body, my ass has dropped from its original position on my
lower torso. Seriously… one night I turned to Joel and said,
“Excuse me, why is my ass down here? Seriously babe, I’m
going to have to resume doing squats or actual exercise cause this is ridiculous”
(Like the good husband he is, he pretended not to know what
I was talking about)
And yet, most of my days are spent relatively happy with
myself and my pregnancy. I see a TON of pics of other moms-to-be at 27 weeks
and they are much bigger than I am in the belly. And since my doc and the
ultrasound tech all say that the baby is perfectly on schedule and weighs about
2.2lbs, I know that all is well in there! So the urge to work out…it’s minimal
due to my inflated sense of self-esteem. Then again, that’s been a problem I’ve
had my whole life. In my earlier 20’s I always WANTED to be thinner, however
when I looked in the mirror most days, my thoughts were more often than not:
“I look good!” (Shut up, I was or am vain. I like to think
of it as my confidence was just high)
But lately, I’ve been feeling pregnant. And I’ve been having
so many different issues that I never had before. Let’s go into them one by one
shall we?
1.)
Acid Reflux: Which I like to call “The Nasty
Taste in My Mouth”. It’s seriously so bad, some nights I can’t sleep. Nothing
really helps. I’ve tried brushing my teeth and using Listerine. I’ve tried
Altoids by the bed, drinking a ton of water, baking soda and water gargle. That
last one is the best so far, but it’s only a temporary fix. It’s the worst at
night, or anytime I lay on my back. I’m really looking forward to another 3
months of this <-- NOTE SARCASM
2.) Tons of Dental Issues: Seriously? My mouth lost
all immunity to protect itself. I’m hoping my baby girl is the healthiest kid
around, because my mouth sure can’t protect itself. I had to have a root canal
on February 4th, temporary crown February 27th, a filling
fell out around mid-March, I went in to get a temporary filling on March 10th
only to have it fall out 7 days later, and today I went it again to get that
same filling taken care of. Turns out, I need a root canal on that tooth as
well. I said “Let’s just patch it up with a filling again and when it starts
hurting, I’ll get that root canal done.” So that’s what’s been done thus far.
She said she can see about 3 cavities that need to be taken care of and that
root canal. Awesome…cause dental work is SO cheap!
3.)Charley Horses: Ever had one? Ever heard of
this? By Wikipedia definition it states: “A charley horse is a popular North American colloquial term for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles,
typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day”
What I
call it: “a feeling as if a horse kicked you right in the leg and stomped
around on it until you wake up screaming and rubbing your leg as if it’s being
chopped off” I may be a little dramatic in this, but it hurts like a mother
f**ker. Sorry for the language kids, but the pain is REAL. The struggle is
REAL. I hear the cause during pregnancy is not having enough potassium or not
drinking enough water. I chug water like I’m in the desert after a long walk so
that’s not it. Therefore, I must need to resume my Curious George ways and eat dem’
bananas. Also, they say when you are stretching in bed, to turn your toes upward
instead of outward to help prevent these muscle spasms. I haven’t had another Charley
Horse since I started doing these three things. If you ever have this problem,
please take note that this is what helps me, let it be a lesson I have learned
on your behalf!
On another note, we got our crib from Babies R Us this past Saturday and got it
put together the same day. We really love it! It’s one of those crib and
changer combinations sets.
Slowly but surely the nursery is coming together.
Honestly, we both agree it’s going to be the most decorated and nicest room in
the house. It’s the room we definitely have put the most effort into. Just goes
to show you that we already love our little Savannah more than ourselves, so
much so that we are making sure her room is nicer than our rooms. Cause that’s
what parents do right, they make sure their child has a better life than they
had? Or at least that what parents try to do anyhow?
We may not stay at our current house forever, probably just
until our lease ends, but while we are there, this house will be filled with
love and joy and Savannah can spend her first 1.5 years in a huge home with
horses in the back and dogs running amuck. I can’t think of anything better for
her. It’s all I ever wanted.
XOXO
