that's right ladies and gents. i'm at the end of the lovely pregnancy journey. it's weird this time around because I have definitely experienced way more aches and pains this time-yet it has gone by at lightening speed!
i started off this pregnancy being extremely nauseous. no throwing up, but feeling like I was hungover for the first trimester was the pits. especially mixed with quitting a job, packing a house, moving to another state, moving in an apartment for 3 months and then moving to a house--all while wanting to hangout with the porcelain statue. but whatever we made it!
due to the above activities I then acquired a lovely inguinal hernia-pretty rare I guess for women. this was a pain, literally. however; i was good and babied it and it's not as big of a problem as it was!
and then there was the third trimester...which has been an experience. for those of you who know me, know that I'm not a holder-in of my gas. if you gotta go, you gotta go. but I can't even begin to tell you the pains that I've had this last trimester. and I was watching what I ate, and still to no avail I would be miserable. i tried alot of things, but often the cure was for me to just go to sleep and in the morning-it would be better. i also managed to get either the flu or some type of intenstinal thingy the past 3 weeks for only a day at a time. lovely. i finally did puke once (tmi-I know), but I'm telling you that is NOT cool when you're doing that and you have a baby in your belly. i know there are many people who can relate, but I seriously have never experienced that and it was no good.
the other thing that is taking some getting used to--is how to navigate this belly with Aylen John! the above picture was taken when Aylen and I were cuddling this am. he had a fever and needed some good momma time. biscotti was not a fan of sharing my stomach, but Aylen was totally asleep. so biscotti got the short end of the stick-which I think actually meant I did and I dealt with some leg/knee/foot/hard body part in my rib cage for 30 minutes. needless to say I was relieved when Aylen decided to be awake and i could finally move. Ohhhh let the games begin of sharing Momma's cuddle space. it will be okay.
people have babies close together, people have twins and triplets and their babies are well loved. we will find a way and it may be uncomfortable, but we will find our system of sharing space and love and lots of kisses.
i'll leave you with some pregnancy photos!
love you all,
momma!
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