I’ve been pretty quiet about my pregnancy on my platforms! It’s not that I’m keeping it all hush-hush, but there’s actually so many things going on my head it’s overwhelming. So I thought it’s time to take this to writing. Gonna get up close and personal in this one. Here are my current thoughts in my third trimester – I’m almost at the finish line!
How my pregnancy has been going
Pregnancy has been relatively easy for me since the beginning. The worst symptom I had was extreme fatigue, and the occasional carsickness when we’re on the road. It’s uncomfortable, but nothing that bothered me enough. I know every pregnancy is different. Many of my friends had the typical rough first trimester symptoms, or had an amazing second trimester. Then they were just done by the third trimester. I didn’t feel much different through the three stages, until the last 3 weeks. Everything is feeling heavy and it’s been much harder to get up. Besides that, it’s been relatively smooth sailing!
My favorite things about being pregnant
I love feeling her move around in my belly. I love moments when Patryk and I are jamming out to our favorite songs, and she kicks around when we sing…terribly. I will miss mornings when I wake up and she says good morning with a small kick. I will miss when I startle her with my 15 sneezes. I will miss when she’s being really active, but freezes when I jump in the pool or a stranger starts talking.
I really enjoyed going to the store and looking for stuff for our nursery, and Patryk is actually excited about anything shopping-related! Making date nights out of baby-prep appointments, like birthing classes and doctor visits. Then we imagine what our date nights will look like when she’s here.
Another thing I loved about this time is experiencing it with a few of my friends who just became moms too! Three of my good friends just had babies, and I was also pregnant at the same time as my other close friend for a couple months. Getting to exchange advice and stories with your girlfriends during such a special time in your lives is such a unique experience. Not only as part of my pregnancy, but also in our friendships.
What I will not miss at all
Needing to roll out of the bed or the couch as I got bigger is not a fun experience. I’m a very independent person and needing help with so many little things I never needed help with before was a little…challenging for me. Lifting anything heavy, reaching for stuff, making the bed, moving around furniture – I always did all of these things by myself. I can’t wait to be able to do all that “normally” again!
I had phases when I was constantly hungry. To the extent that I was stressing about what else I can eat because I was just tired of eating already! I can’t even eat a big meal because there’s not much room in my body, but I was still hungry. What a dilemma… I will not miss that!
Not being able to walk long(er) distances in my third trimester. It’s frustrating when you’re not even tired yet but your body disagrees and you need to sit your booty down. It felt like I was gonna break my back walking, like in Twilight when Bella just broke her back doing absolutely nothing! That is a visual I always have whenever I feel any back pain, and I am terrified of that. But then I’m not pregnant with a vampire baby after all. I’m probably okay.
Mood swings?
I am definitely a lot more emotional while pregnant, but it’s usually just me crying over the smallest things. Many pregnant people get irritable, but I was actually the opposite. I was overly patient with most people. What usually made my blood boil in 2 seconds, I was completely okay with. In fact, I was overly clingy with Patryk that I would get sad when he wasn’t next to me. Even when he did something that would usually piss me off, nothing phased me. I just wanted to be near him all the time. Haha. Definitely a perk for both of us!
I also noticed I laugh a lot more, and it’s usually a loud, boisterous laugh too. I think my laugh changed a bit in this pregnancy, especially in my third trimester. My guess is that my organs are all squished together in there, so now it sounds different!
What I’m excited about
Besides getting to meet our new best friend, I am so excited to see Patryk become a dad. He is truly an amazing husband, and he takes care of me and his loved ones as best he could. I can only imagine how he’ll be with our daughter. He will literally just melt into a puddle when he meets her, I know that for sure. I’ll just be chopped liver at that point, and I’m completely okay with it. I hope she becomes a daddy’s girl. I can’t wait for her to get to know her dad, and realize she has the best one a girl can ask for!
I’m really excited for the new memories we’ll be making with her. Not only with our new adventures, but also having her become part of our lives as we know it. Our dance party of two will now be a party of three. Movie nights will now require a bigger tub of popcorn! Wednesday salmon nights will now have an uneven amount of leftovers. I will officially have a teammate when convincing Patryk I want ice cream after dinner (hopefully)!
She’s almost here! Are we ready?
We only have a couple weeks left. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions for me personally. I’m feeling nervous about giving birth, but excited about finally meeting her and this new chapter we’re about to start. I’m constantly anxious about postpartum, but feel really prepared to go with the flow logistically. But are we actually ready? Mostly. Probably never gonna be completely ready, but who is when they’re expecting?!
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P.S.
I was hoping to share more about the getting ready process for baby, in terms of what gear, furniture, and items we bought. As I accumulated these things, I realized I would rather share them once I’ve already started to use them. I wouldn’t want to recommend items without my thorough thoughts, so I can let you know if they’re worth having!
