38 Weeks: Reflections on a Pregnancy

Little Boy is busy digging his foot into my ribs. Yay! I wanted to take some time to reflect on the pregnancy a bit since LB can officially come out and it appears his time snug in my uterus is limited.

The good stuff.

Growing a baby is a good thing. It's an amazing thing. It's a challenging thing.
The third tri has been mostly good.
My wife, who has been an amazing support.
Yogurt. It has protein, makes a good snack and tastes good.
Feeling LB move.

The challenges.

14 weeks of nausea and getting sick of every single non-medical intervention.
Sciatica and turning over in bed at night.
Eating for two. I'm SO SICK of protein.
My health and being scared about my health.
Working and realizing that I needed to stop.

Things I couldn't live without.

The damn bella band. Seriously.
The support belt.
Tylenol. Yes, mostly useless, but it's the only thing that will let me get to sleep at the moment.
High fiber cereal.

The useless.

That stupid snoogle. I'm sorry, but it's crap. It's poorly made, has broken down and for the money we paid for it, I could have gotten a nice body pillow from The Company Store. Ridiculous.

What I'm looking forward to.

Being a coyote-ess in labor!
Lying on my BACK!
Being able to get up and down without whimpering.
Having a bowel movement without it being an event. Seriously. Sorry if TMI.
Peeing like a normal person.
WALKING! FAST!
Remembering something, even the smallest thing, versus nothing.
Having a BABY. A freakin' BABY!